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The DIY Life
The Best Resource for Tech & Electronics Projects, Tutorials and Reviews
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3D Printing
I Built A 4-Bay Raspberry Pi 5 Based NAS
Last year, I built a Pi-based NAS as cheaply as possible using a Raspberry Pi Zero 2W. It was a great project to learn what a NAS is and how...
Michael Klements
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May 15, 2024
Laser Cutting
Gweike G2 Pro 30W Fibre Laser Unboxing & Review
I've been using diode and CO2 lasers in my home workshop for quite some time. Combined with a 3D printer, they've been...
Michael Klements
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November 13, 2024
Electronics Projects
Raspberry Pi 5 Case With An Integrated Water-Cooling Loop
A while back, I built a water-cooled Raspberry Pi 4 computer using a Pi CM4 module and...
Michael Klements
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December 11, 2024
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Electronics Projects
Add an OLED Stats Display to Raspberry Pi OS Bookworm
Raspberry Pi OS Bookworm has been out for a little over a year now. It comes with...
Michael Klements
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November 27, 2024
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Laser Cutting
Gweike G2 Pro 30W Fibre Laser Unboxing & Review
I've been using diode and CO2 lasers in my home workshop for quite some time. Combined with...
Michael Klements
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November 13, 2024
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Electronics Projects
Khadas Mind 2 Unboxing & Review
Over the past two years, I've tried two of Khadas' single board computers which were aimed at...
Michael Klements
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October 31, 2024
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Raspberry Pi Projects
Explore my projects which all use a Raspberry Pi
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Raspberry Pi 5 Case With An Integrated Water-Cooling Loop
A while back, I built a water-cooled Raspberry Pi 4 computer using a Pi CM4 module and the official IO board. This computer...
December 11, 2024
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Add an OLED Stats Display to Raspberry Pi OS Bookworm
Raspberry Pi OS Bookworm has been out for a little over a year now. It comes with a few visual changes like a...
November 27, 2024
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Personal Cloud Server Using A Pi 5 – Made With The Omtech Polar
The cost of cloud services might not be that significant for one month, but the recurring costs quickly stack up. In a couple...
August 28, 2024
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Arduino Projects
Explore my projects which all use an Arduino or the Arduino IDE
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I Turned PET Bottles Into A 3D Printed Pi Case – PET Bottle Recycler Part 2
A few weeks ago I published a project on the controller that I designed for a PET bottle recycler that I've been working...
October 12, 2023
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PET Bottle Recycler Part 1 – Using An Arduino Uno R4 To Control A 3D Printer’s Hotend
Today we're going to be using the new Arduino Uno R4 WiFi to build a controller for a PET bottle recycler. I'm doing...
July 19, 2023
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Meet Bittle, an Advanced Open-Source Robot Dog by Petoi
This is Bittle, a ready-to-run advanced open-source robot dog by Petoi that is based on the OpenCat robotic pet framework. If you’ve ever wanted...
May 26, 2022
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3D Printing
I Built A 4-Bay Raspberry Pi 5 Based NAS
Michael Klements
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May 15, 2024
3D Printing
I Turned PET Bottles Into A 3D Printed Pi Case – PET Bottle Recycler Part 2
Michael Klements
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October 12, 2023
Arduino Projects
Arduino Based Obstacle Avoiding Robot Car
Michael Klements
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July 13, 2020
Arduino Projects
Mechanical 7 Segment Display Clock Using An Arduino & 28 Servos
Michael Klements
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April 14, 2020
Arduino Projects
PET Bottle Recycler Part 1 – Using An Arduino Uno R4 To Control A 3D Printer’s Hotend
Michael Klements
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July 19, 2023
Tutorials
Guides to getting familiar with components or programming functions
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What Makes TMC2208 Stepper Motor Drivers Silent
A while ago I did a bit of an experiment to compare the sound level between TMC2208 and A4988 stepper motor drivers. At...
June 30, 2022
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Grafana Weather Dashboard using InfluxDB and an ESP32 – In-Depth Tutorial
Following one of my previous projects where I built a weather station dashboard using InfluxDB and Grafana on the reTerminal, I had quite...
January 27, 2022
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Making An Ultra Low Power Arduino Pro
This 3.3V Arduino Pro Mini uses over 600 times less power than a traditional Pro Mini, using a couple of simple, low power,...
March 8, 2021
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Projects
Some of my other projects I've been working on, typically not electronics related
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Gweike G2 Pro 30W Fibre Laser Unboxing & Review
I've been using diode and CO2 lasers in my home workshop for quite some time. Combined with a 3D printer, they've been fantastic...
November 13, 2024
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Elegoo Mars 5 Ultra Unboxing and Review
The Mars 5 Ultra is the latest revision to Elegoo's successful Mars series of SLA printers. Its product page advertises an impressive set...
October 23, 2024
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Personal Cloud Server Using A Pi 5 – Made With The Omtech Polar
The cost of cloud services might not be that significant for one month, but the recurring costs quickly stack up. In a couple...
August 28, 2024
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Latest Posts
My latest projects, tutorials and reviews
Electronics Projects
N97 vs N100 vs Raspberry Pi 5: Which Is Right For You?
I recently did some testing to compare the performance and features of an N100 mini PC as...
Michael Klements
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January 8, 2025
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Electronics Projects
Raspberry Pi 5 Case With An Integrated Water-Cooling Loop
A while back, I built a water-cooled Raspberry Pi 4 computer using a Pi CM4 module and...
Michael Klements
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December 11, 2024
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Electronics Projects
Add an OLED Stats Display to Raspberry Pi OS Bookworm
Raspberry Pi OS Bookworm has been out for a little over a year now. It comes with a few visual changes like a Wayland native taskbar with plugins like a...
Michael Klements
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November 27, 2024
Laser Cutting
Gweike G2 Pro 30W Fibre Laser Unboxing & Review
I've been using diode and CO2 lasers in my home workshop for quite some time. Combined with...
Michael Klements
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November 13, 2024
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Electronics Projects
Khadas Mind 2 Unboxing & Review
Over the past two years, I've tried two of Khadas' single board computers which were aimed at...
Michael Klements
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October 31, 2024
Read
3D Printing
Elegoo Mars 5 Ultra Unboxing and Review
The Mars 5 Ultra is the latest revision to Elegoo's successful Mars series of SLA printers. Its...
Michael Klements
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October 23, 2024
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Life In General
LincStation N1 All-SSD NAS by LincPlus, Unboxing & Review
Today we're going to be taking a look at the LincStation N1, a 6-bay all-SSD NAS by...
Michael Klements
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October 9, 2024
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