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RC Knight Rider Car With Touchscreen Control
Posted by Chris Carpenter on

When I was a kid I loved Knight Rider. I had a plastic toy KITT car that would play sounds from the show when you pressed the license plate. It was a great toy. I recently looked it up online and was thinking about buying one. They weren't crazy expensive. But then I got to thinking, I could make that car and something better. The best thing about all of the affordable tech we have now is that you can affordably make a lot of things you dreamed of as a kid pretty easily. I figured 3D printing would be...
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- Tags: 3D print, 3D printed, 80s, arduino, DFPlayer, EdgeTx, FrSky, KITT, Knight Rider, Lua, resin, S.Port, script, X8R
LCD Buffalo Sabres Jersey
Posted by Chris Carpenter on

The Buffalo Sabres just recently brought back the famous black "goathead" jersey as a throwback. I love this jersey. What better way to celebrate its return then by making a version with an LCD screen! Yeah, I know thats exactly where your head went... Turns out to be way easier than I imagined and I think one of the coolest things I've ever made. This really just mounting an app controlled super thin 64x64 LDC screen on the front of a blank jersey. Sourcing and getting the jersey setup was actually harder than setting up the LCD screen. I just...
E-11 and IB-94 Blaster Mounts Now Available
Posted by Chris Carpenter on

I finished two more blasters and had to make to two more mounts. The E-11 stormtrooper blaster and Mandy’s IB-94 pistol. The IB-94 is a Rubies repaint. I’ve had it laying around waiting for a repaint for quite a while. I tried a few new techniques with this one. I initially filled the plastic Rubies blaster with sand to give it some weight. It worked surprisingly well and it now how a good feel in the hand. I also used alcohol ink on the grips to give it a wood look. You apply the alcohol ink in drops and use...
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- Tags: blaster, cchobbyfun, disney, display, E-11, mandalorian, mount, star wars, stormtrooper, wood
Hasbro E-11 Blaster Conversion With Simple Blaster OS Install
Posted by Chris Carpenter on

My first install of Simple Blaster OS is going in a Hasbro E-11 conversion. I’ve been meaning to do a E-11 blaster for while and just haven’t gotten around to it. I actually have two Hasbro E-11 blasters now. The video below goes over the resin printed parts I’m using. I really liked the old DoopyDoo kits but they are not available any more. Plus I wanted to get a bit more accuracy by resin printing the parts. So I’ve made some modifications to E-11 parts I’ve found online to both fit a Hasbro E-11 and accept the electronics. ...
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- Tags: arduino, blaster, conversion, cosplay, display, E-11, electronics, hasbro, neopixel, star wars, stormtrooper
G540 Enclosure and CNC Computer Station
Posted by Chris Carpenter on

I've had a CNC machine for over 10 years. This is actually my second machine. The first was a small machine that I mainly used for cutting foam. The first control box I built was a mess and I built it in a plastic container. It was poorly done and I won't even show a picture. I've been meaning to build a proper enclosure for my G540 and just redo my work space in general. First, I designed and laser cut a box for the G540. My machine is from Avid CNC and I use the limit sensors they...
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- Tags: AVID, CNC, enclosure, G540, lasercut, lasercutting, MACH 3, woodwork, workstation