Post your project!!!

**tyromeo55** · 07-28-2011, 11:42 PM

ATTN: all you DIY peeps

How about everyone who has a current project that they would like to share with everyone post a picture here. It could be about anything.

So, Anyone want to guess what I'm cooking up?

**264Magnum** · 07-29-2011, 12:10 AM

Automatic pop-up target?

**Biggsly** · 07-29-2011, 06:22 AM

A bomb?.......................... I would say pop up target.

**tyromeo55** · 07-29-2011, 10:43 AM

Originally Posted by 264Magnum

Automatic pop-up target?

Yup, I've wanted one for some time now but there so darn expensive. THere is a guy on snipersgide who built one and I thought to myself....... " I could do that". So, hopefully Ill have time to get the cam made in the next week or two. If I can get that to work the the rest is all butter

Originally Posted by Biggsly

A bomb?..........................

Biggs, This is for you!

**alank2** · 07-29-2011, 08:56 PM

Hi,

Looks cool Ty, How is your target going to work?

The picture below doesn't look like much, but here is the latest thing I've been puttering around with for the last couple of weeks:

The idea here is a very tiny 5x7 led matrix that can display animations and scroll messages across it. Obviously being small it isn't going to look anything like a scrolling message sign you might see out in the world, but the plan is to use it for diagnostics, debugging, or even just a small display for an electrical project that otherwise wouldn't have one. It was designed to require only a small amount of parts, so it could be added to another project easily. What is going on in the picture is that the top breadboard is driving the display and the bottom breadboard is telling the top one what to display by using two wires to communicate with it. It looks sort of like a basketball shot clock right now and just counts... Now you guys know what a geek I am!!

Thanks,

Alan

**Biggsly** · 07-29-2011, 09:06 PM

Originally Posted by tyromeo55

yup, i've wanted one for some time now but there so darn expensive. There is a guy on snipersgide who built one and i thought to myself....... " i could do that". So, hopefully ill have time to get the cam made in the next week or two. If i can get that to work the the rest is all butter

biggs, this is for you!

lol. ....

**twocan** · 07-29-2011, 09:17 PM

I posted this in the rifle section but better off here.
Added a picatinny rail to my Nagant today, Ill put one more screw on the other end of the rail tomorrow. Im going to order a stock next week and wack the barrel down to 20"
What do you think so far?

**Shoot Summ** · 07-29-2011, 09:18 PM

My Daughter is moving in a week, she talked me into helping her build a dining room table and bench.

Start with an old door from Habitat for $25.

Add a bunch of 1/4" ash strips I got from a friend's estate.

Add a solid ash edge and a custom base, stain it and you get...

**Shoot Summ** · 07-29-2011, 09:20 PM

I've been working on a huge outside project for 2 months, I will post pics when I get it done...

**alank2** · 07-29-2011, 09:22 PM

Hi,

Wow, Steve, that table turned out cool!!

Thanks,

Alan

**Shoot Summ** · 07-29-2011, 09:43 PM

Thanks Alan, not bad for about $150, here is the base of the bench I just finished the glue up tonight....

PS: my garage floor is a poster child for "DO NOT PAINT YOUR GARAGE FLOOR!"...

**n8thegr8** · 07-29-2011, 10:28 PM

Originally Posted by alank2

Hi,

Looks cool Ty, How is your target going to work?

The picture below doesn't look like much, but here is the latest thing I've been puttering around with for the last couple of weeks:

The idea here is a very tiny 5x7 led matrix that can display animations and scroll messages across it. Obviously being small it isn't going to look anything like a scrolling message sign you might see out in the world, but the plan is to use it for diagnostics, debugging, or even just a small display for an electrical project that otherwise wouldn't have one. It was designed to require only a small amount of parts, so it could be added to another project easily. What is going on in the picture is that the top breadboard is driving the display and the bottom breadboard is telling the top one what to display by using two wires to communicate with it. It looks sort of like a basketball shot clock right now and just counts... Now you guys know what a geek I am!!

Thanks,

Alan

What micros are you using? I'm guessing AVRs with those ICSPs, no? Bonus points if you're using assembly

**alank2** · 07-29-2011, 10:46 PM

Hi,

Originally Posted by n8thegr8

What micros are you using? I'm guessing AVRs with those ICSPs, no? Bonus points if you're using assembly

Yep, they are AVR's. I've written one simple project in assembly to see if I could, and I certainly see the advantages of total cycle level control, but my usual language is C.

Thanks,

Alan

**MoBoost** · 07-30-2011, 01:40 PM

Not sure where I'm going with this yet - so far mauser-style bolt conversion, bridge welded and Mossberg rail installed ... I think I'm going for Mannlicher-style stock ... but who knows.

**n8thegr8** · 07-30-2011, 02:19 PM

Originally Posted by alank2

Hi,

Yep, they are AVR's. I've written one simple project in assembly to see if I could, and I certainly see the advantages of total cycle level control, but my usual language is C.

Thanks,

Alan

Nice, I've done several projects with AVRs which have been my micros of choice, but lately I've been working with the ARM and Renesas dev boards I've got. Here's my semester project from Spring '10 with an HC12. It's a laser turret controlled by a playstation controller, with an autonomous motion tracking mode (with horrible range, lol):

Here's a video of the project I was working on for the Renesas RX62n design challenge. It's an alarm system using PWM audio to play custom sirens (+1 internets if you recognize the siren, lol). It's running a FreeRTOS based webserver to arm and disarm the system. It's since been on the back burner due to lack of time