We all had our projects during one of the many lockdowns and an 'Alexa Enabled Secret Bar' was mine! This project started out with building two industrial sideboards for the corner of my dining room. The question: what to do with dead space in the corner ...
How to build an ‘Alexa Enabled Secret Bar!’ Part 2: Electronics
We all had our projects during one of the many lockdowns and an 'Alexa Enabled Secret Bar' was mine! This project started out with building two industrial sideboards for the corner of my dining room. The question: what to do with dead space in the corner ...
Alexa Enabled Bar?!
This one was a lot of fun. I built some sideboards for the corner of our dining room. But what should I do with the awkward corner unit...well, a secret Alexa Enabled Bar of course! https://youtu.be/iccb6QF4mDs Above not working? Check it out dir ...
Stepper Motor Driver TB6600 and ESP32
I have read all sorts of information on the internet about the compatibility of the TB6600 and ESP32. Some suggested level shifting was needed, some said it just wouldn't work, and others said it it fine. Well, I've tried it and here is what I found. ...
How to ‘Control a Stepper Motor From Alexa’
I thought this project was going to be really difficult. I'm not a programmer and Internet of Things (IoT) is a long way out of my comfort zones. But how I was wrong...so, let's control a stepper motor from Alexa! Among other things, I wanted to contr ...
Repairing a Stepcraft HF Spindle 500W
Several months ago I working on my Stepcraft 840 using the HF Spindle 500W. I was cutting some plywood and got a little over confident. I took things a little too deep too fast and ended up stalling the motor. Luckily I was able to get to the kill switch ...
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