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Sensor node with somfy window shutter

After a recent renovation I wanted to be able to control my newly installed window shutters from my home automation setup using Home Assistant. I found out the installed system is Somfy RTS so after a bit of searching online … Continue reading

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A Light Conversation

In this project I converted an old desk telephone into a lamp. It’s an old black bakelite/metal desk phone made by Heemaf type Norm 1938 made under Siemens license in The Netherlands for PTT (Dutch telecom company): As can be … Continue reading

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GameBoy Zero

Intro I came across this post on Reddit and thought it was a great idea so I wanted to make one as well. I used to play games on a NES and the C64 so this would be a great … Continue reading

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DIY Micro FPV Quadcopter

So what do you do if you want to fly FPV but the winter weather is really bad? You build a micro FPV quadcopter you can fly around the house! It is an easy build and the parts are cheap. … Continue reading

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Fixing a Topfield single tuner TF6000COK (Digitenne)

For a couple of years I have been using this Topfield single tuner TF6000COK tuner to watch Digitenne (Dutch DVB-T service). Recently the reception got really bad and I tried to find out what was wrong with it. After rescanning … Continue reading

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Halftone Hebe

For a Dutch tradition called Sinterklaas I made a friend of mine a gift; a halftone picture of his daughter Hebe in wood using my CNC router. I found some great software online called Halftoner by Jason Dorie that allows … Continue reading

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DIY CNC Router

I have always wanted my own CNC router but they are really expensive to buy. After seeing some people build them online I thought it would be great to build my own. I found a great site called buildyourcnc.com by … Continue reading

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Burning Man RGB LED Suit

I went to Burning Man in 2010 for the first time and knew I had to have some lights at night as it can be really dark out on the playa. So I bought some EL-wire and attached it to … Continue reading

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Hello world!

I normally don’t write about the projects I work or have worked on but I noticed people are interested in some of my projects or they would like to know about  stuff I work on, so I decided to create … Continue reading

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