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Watch Time Slide by With This Electromechanical Clock

February 27, 2023 Robin Kearey 27 Views3D printed clock, electromechanical clock, rack and pinion, sliding 1 min read

Back in the 18th century, clockmakers were held in high esteem, as turning pieces of metal and wire into working timepieces must have seemed like magic at the time. The

Simple Wi-Fi Cat Door Solves the Extra Critter Problem, and Nothing More

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Simple Wi-Fi Cat Door Solves the Extra Critter Problem, and Nothing More

November 2, 2022 Dan Maloney 109 Viewscat, cat door, Critter, ESP2866, feline, lock, rack and pinion, stepper 1 min read

Anyone with an outdoor cat in their life knows their propensity for bringing home offerings, in the form of critters in various stages of the process of becoming ex-critters. And

I’ll See Your Seven-Segment Mechanical Display and Raise You to 16 Segments

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I’ll See Your Seven-Segment Mechanical Display and Raise You to 16 Segments

October 8, 2022 Dan Maloney 134 Viewsdisplay, flip-dot, multi-segment, punch card, rack and pinion 1 min read

Mechanical multi-segment displays have become quite a thing lately, and we couldn’t be more pleased about it. The degree of mechanical ingenuity needed to make these things not only work