#tinkering

[papiliomame]

Tinkering

On some ghostfree nights Valerie tinkers with her weapons to make them more efficient for ghost hunting and to learn so that one day she can make ghost hunting weapons on her own.

#valerie gray #fanart #danny phantom #digital illustration #my art #tinkering #nighttime

[heartnosekid]

🧱 ironclad brigitte 🛠️

w/ handcrafted vibes, handmade things, & tinkering in brown, gold, green, & deep reds for @bamboozlin-maxie!

🛠️-🧱-🛠️ / 🧱-🛠️-🧱 / 🛠️-🧱-🛠️

#stim #stimboard #overwatch #brigitte lindholm #sfw #brown #gold #green #red #machines #welding #metalworking #gears #hot coals #tools #wrenches #metal #tinkering #machinery #fire #flames #sanding #woodworking #gloves #hands #brigitte overwatch #overwatch 2 #requests #sparks

[darthvaderofmiddle-earth]

I've never had a problem with this, but it seems everyone I've ever met has.

When something goes wrong with any device, I try fixing it on my own, I use all available device commands, buttons, options, etc. to attempt a fix, and I'm not at all afraid of messing up said device because these are simple, built in features made to be used to allow the user to fix things on their own. Even with simple webpages freezing, to getting a virus on my phone or computer, to the whole device bricking itself, I've never needed an outside service worker to come fix something for me, I've fearlessly handled everything on my own.

But every single person I ever met is afraid to touch any of this stuff, unless they are professionally contracted to do this type of fixing for a living. I was literally the IT guy in my middle school who got called to everyone's classrooms across the school during the middle of classes, just to fix stuff, because nobody else knew what to do and was too afraid to try something, anything at all.

And that makes me wonder:

#tech #technology #programming #tinkering #poll #tumblr polls

[stonerzines]

Took a little 360 photoshoot of my chair while camping recently :)

I still have to adjust pieces of it but I’m slowly getting to a stable form of the chair! Next up is adjusting the camber bar (meaning brakes will have to be adjusted too), shortening the footplate height, and fixing the angle of my freewheel (not pictured) so I can use it for rougher terrain.

#wheelchair #wheelchair user #tinkering #disabled tattoo artist #disabled and proud #disabled and cute #disabled and queer #queercrip #crippunk #crip punk #cpunk #cripple punk

[nedemai]

NATG 2023 Day 10 - Draw a pony doing something you like to do in real life (outside of drawing) / Draw a pony trying something new

#natg 2023 #natg2023 #soldering #nintendo #megaman #commodore 64 #coffee #tinkering

[vrrronica]

i be in her guts like a tapeworm

#shitpost #transgender #transfem #rizz #tinkering #electronics #ps2

[randomreasonstolive]

Reason to Live #9071

  Tinkering with and collecting old radios and TVs! – Guest Submission

(Please don't add negative comments to these posts.)

#sad #help #hope #reason to live #depressed #depression #empty #alone #mental illness #anxiety #trauma #guest submission #mental health #tinkering #collecting #collection #radios #tv #television

[dawdlingbiscuit]

#tinkering #blake's 7 #kerr avon #paul darrow #tinkering with new apps #anti lobster outfit #roj blake #gareth thomas #the liberator

[slimeydeath]

fixing away

#my art #OC #Utau #utauloid #android #cute #os-tan #windows OS #ibm #retro #retro computer #tinkering #drawing #doodle #please do not steal

[the-almighty-drawing-tablet]

for the first time since upgrading to win11, i finally got my beautiful boot menu back! (after tons of research and terminal typing ofc)

#tinkering #grub #bootloader #customization #grand unified bootloader #linux #windows 11 #aesthetic tech #nerd stuff

[fidget-the-kitty]

Doc stimboard with themes of tinkering and tech for anon! 🧪 ⌚ 🔧 | 🎛️ 🤖 💽 | 📚 ⚙️ 🖥️

#fidgetykitty #rq #stim #stimboard #sensory #stray #stray game #doc #doc stray #tech stim #flashing #clusters #tinkering #tinkering stim #robotic stim #realtalk when i found out he was a reference to doc bttf #i screamed #cc

[ctntduoarchive]

YOUR DIVORCED ???? available 😏 - @tommycroft

umm ah Yeah i guess now …… gonna do something about it😏

#tinkering

[robodinos]

Creating a GPS Treasure Box

Andrew did a write up of one of his projects that we would love to share. We wish you all a happy ❤️Valentines Day!❤️

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Many years ago I came across the idea for a GPS treasure box, from a post originally by Kenton Harris (I think - apologies if it was somebody else). Some called it a reverse geocache too, but in simple terms, it's a locked box that only opens at a certain location. 

The idea behind the box was a very simple interaction - one button, and a screen. The process would go like this:

Press button

Screen lights up, and GPS begins scanning

Screen tells you how many attempts you have left

Once GPS has location, the distance from the target location in kilometers is shown

One attempt is removed from total # of attempts

Screen turns off

Eventually, the target location would be found (and the box unlocks), or the attempts will run out and the box will be sealed shut forever! 

Inspired to create a fun adventure for myself and a friend on a weekend in Spain, I ordered all the relevant components including GPS module, Arduino Uno, batteries and a servo motor to lock the box. This was back in January of 2020. 

Ah, how times change...

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Fast forward to January of 2023. I'd moved back to Sydney years prior and still had all of these components sitting around. I knew I'd get to this project one day. 

I came across a local makerspace with access to a laser cutter. This was the missing ingredient I needed - not only were there the facilities I needed to create the treasure box, there was also vibrant community of people who had done similar things before. 

I started out by gathering some code to power the project, and thankfully found a number of helpful repositories on Github. 

I was able to clone one, and adapt it to the paricular hardware and display I was using pretty easily. Annoyingly I had to learn all about Baud rates and GPS modules - but I'm glad I did as I'm sure it will contribute to projects in the future. 

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At long last, the finished project was here. 

Not too shabby I thought, but it was time to put it to the test.

I enlisted the help of my girlfriend. We began at home and she pressed the button. 

As a guess, she told me to head to Pyrmont, an inner-city suburb. So off we drove.

Getting warmer! And still with heaps of attempts left.

With the sun setting, we headed to a nice spot in Rose Bay, by the water. 

It was close enough to continue on foot, so we decided to put the dog in a backpack (I didn't realise prior that he was not allowed in Sydney Harbour National Park, so I hope this was an OK compromise! Apologies to the national parks service). 

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Here, my true colours were revealed. I'd actually added some extra code into the mix - getting the box to ask a very important question on my behalf. 

And sure enough, the box opened on cue, revealing an exciting treasure hidden within!

#tinkering #member's projects #valentines day #engagement

[smak-annihilation]

i was looking around my house cause i was bored and found a bag in a drawer behind some old clothes, it contained:

a micro sd card

a macro sd card

an mp3 player

a goPro camera

3 pairs of headphones

i am currently working on ye olden technology, tinkering even, so i will update you when i do some more device maxing

#old tech #mp3 #tinkering #device maxing

[heyyallitsbeth]

tomorrow is a sad day. i try to fix every broken computer i find, since all of them deserve another chance at a good life. unfortunately, not everything can be saved, and tomorrow a whole trunk of unsalvageable electronics are going to the recycling center. their parts will go on in other computers, their screws finding new homes in future projects. and even the parts i thought unfixable will one day be recycled, made anew and find new homes once more.

if i havent mentioned, im autistic and get attached to things easy-

#pc #electronics #computers #tinkering

[art-of-mathematics]

Cyan, Magenta and Yellow Cartridges

#random craft #crafty #ink #cmy #colors #crafts #tinkering #tinkering project