If you are looking for new ways of getting your Arduino gear to become productive why not try programming it as a state machine. Via: Electronics Labs “Did you ever program an Arduino? Have you ever been worried about complex control flows written in pure C? Maybe you have already heard of statecharts and state machines? YAKINDU Statechart Tools for Arduino is based on Eclipse, YAKINDU Statechart Tools, and
NYC CNC has built a CNC machine that is accurate and made from inexpensive parts. “Products used in the video: GRBL Alternative for Arduino CNC: http://amzn.to/1C4KZxt Dial Indicator: http://amzn.to/1DuvGQC Indicator with Mag Base: http://amzn.to/1ABvkba 2-4-6 Blocks: http://amzn.to/11EBDwt SMW Aluminum Brackets: http://bit.ly/1U1VhMz Arduino Uno: http://amzn.to/1E0gxVU GRBL Shield: http://bit.ly/1vJbWY9 24V Power Supply: http://amzn.to/1BlwmF4 My Favorite Multi-Meter: http://amzn.to/1qppo2C or http://amzn.to/1siEp1C Linear Bearing Slider: http://ebay.to/1BugvYh 8MM Linear Rail: http://ebay.to/14rPWXB Stepper: http://ebay.to/1xNEJ02 Timing
When you need a Waveform Generator but just have a Record Player the obvious solution is to create a Waveform Generator Record Player.  This creation uses a 3D printed head for the record player arm and has some simple optics mounted. Similar optics that would be used in a line following car feedback the pattern. Swapping the disk changes the pattern. “The light sensor is a 3 mm Everlight ALS-PT204-6C/L177. It was
DIY PCBs are quite simple to make these days but DIY Flexible Circuit Boards are still something that is not easy and also not common in most PCB production houses. With this technique you can now dabble with flexible boards in your next project. Via: 3ders Thanks to Wheedal for the tip “A fairly new elastomeric rubber filament is now available that sticks quite well to copper. It
The Tesla Gigafactory is still being built. It is huge but the building will be much larger when completed. Tesla and Panasonic are in a joint venture in this building. Full production is slated for 2018. Full production will be 500,000 to 1,500,000 packs per year! Automated battery construction for the win.
Keep your fingers clear of these machines! If you are looking for a job that is bound to eventually take off one of your fingers some of these machines are sure to help with that. Fantastic machines but most are very dangerous.
