Pentax IR Trigger
Several years ago I was into astrophotography and I ended up building a barn door tracker, or Scotch mount, for use with my camera. For… Read More »Pentax IR Trigger
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How NOT To Use Pushbuttons
I decided to try my hand at making a simple ARM Cortex microcontroller board. I based my board on the ARM Pro Mini design. The… Read More »How NOT To Use Pushbuttons
New CNC Router Control Board
Our current CNC router is controlled by an Arduino Uno board with a perfboard shield on top that breaks out the connections to the motor… Read More »New CNC Router Control Board
Free Virtual Machines from Windows
At PaxSpace, we tend to use free and open-source software(OSS) for mostly everything we do. Most of our computers are setup with Linux. Most of our classes, workshops and workflows utilize OSS so that the everyday maker can use everything we use at the space at home.
You will notice that I’m adding a ‘most’ qualifier to the above statements because Read More »Free Virtual Machines from Windows
2015 PaxSpace Ornaments
The 2015 PaxSpace Christmas ornaments are here! We have scheduled several group build sessions to work on assembling and programming your ornaments. See the sign… Read More »2015 PaxSpace Ornaments
Ornament Update – Solder Stencil
The solder paste stencil for the surface mount parts has arrived for the PaxSpace Christmas ornament. The stencil was ordered from OSH Stencils. For… Read More »Ornament Update – Solder Stencil
‘Tis The Season To Hack Blinky Ornaments
We’ve been working on developing a PaxSpace Christmas ornament this year. A bunch of Christmas ball-shaped PCBs have been designed and are on order from… Read More »‘Tis The Season To Hack Blinky Ornaments
Evening Open House
We’re joining forces with the St. Mary’s County Library to hold an open house at PaxSpace this Friday evening, September 18th, from 6pm to 9pm.… Read More »Evening Open House
Getting (Box Joint) Jiggy With It
I recently put together a box joint jig for the PaxSpace router table. Box joints are used to join two pieces of wood using interlocking… Read More »Getting (Box Joint) Jiggy With It
2015 Ham Radio Field Day
Every year the fourth weekend of June beckons ham radio operators from across North America to leave safety of their ham shack cocoon and head… Read More »2015 Ham Radio Field Day