Recently, I was searching for Xmas gifts ideas and came up with a crystallography toy called [Atomix] which use thousands of steel balls to simulate atomic motions. The original toy was created by the French Canadian designer Francois Dallegret back in 1966. After watching the very well explained introduction video covered by Steve Mould [Self... Continue Reading →
Blackberry Pi
Update 2023/08/13: Thanks to Tom Nardi's introduction on Hackaday, and also David Crookes' article on the official Raspberry Pi Magazine - MagPi (Issue135, Nov2023) I feel obligated to provide a bit more details about this project. So more information and some small updates are included now, and more will be updated in the future to... Continue Reading →
My Ender 3 v1 complete rebuild note
My Ender 3 after assembled in 2018. The Ender 3 v1 was my very first 3d printer purchased right before the 2018 Xmas. For the last four years, it has served me well and taught me quite a few things about 3d modelling and mechanics. Although it's one of the most popular printers on the... Continue Reading →
Gameboy Zero Plus
Ever since Raspberry Pi announced Pi zero 2, I have been planning to build a new Gameboy handheld based on this new board with a performance boost. However, there is still no sign that this popular single board computer will get restocked in Australia. Therefore, I decided to thin down one of my Pi 3a... Continue Reading →
My Improved Dish Washing Sponge Holder
As the main workforce doing most dish washing at home, keeping the sponge holder clean and dry has been a tedious job. Every now and then, I have to pour out accumulated drips and reach into the small and awkward corners inside the sponge holder to clean up the gunk. To make this job easier,... Continue Reading →
A 3D Printed Training Kit for TEM Sample Loading Demonstration
After a few months' practice 3D modelling in SOLIDWORKS and successfully delivered a number of 3D printed birthday gifts, I guess I'm ready to take off and start something more sophisticated. I have always considered myself as a TEMist and been trying to help beginners to understand this fascinating technology. However, TEM (Transmission Electron Microscope)... Continue Reading →
