3D Printing

Introducing Lab Rax: A 3D Printable & Modular 10″ Rack System

Today, I’m excited to introduce Lab Rax, my latest 3D-printable project—a fully modular and customizable 10-inch server rack system for homelab enthusiasts. Whether you're managing Raspberry Pi setups, mini PCs,...
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Electronics Projects

This Is the Most Overkill Raspberry Pi 5 Cooler I’ve Ever Built

The Pi 5 is the most powerful Raspberry Pi that is currently on the market, and with the increase in power comes...
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Electronics Projects

I Ran AI on a Raspberry Pi… The Results Were Unexpected

I tried running a ChatGPT-style AI model locally on a Raspberry Pi… and the results were not...
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3D Printing

I Built a 5″ Portable Raspberry Pi Homelab

What if you could take your entire homelab with you when you travel? In this project, I...
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Electronics Projects

This Is the Most Overkill Raspberry Pi 5 Cooler I’ve Ever Built

The Pi 5 is the most powerful Raspberry Pi that is currently on the market, and with...
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Electronics Projects

Beelink ME Pro, A Small Form Factor NAS with Serious Home Server Potential

Today, we’re taking a detailed look at the Beelink ME Pro, a new two-bay NAS that packs...
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Raspberry Pi Projects

Explore my projects which all use a Raspberry Pi

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I Ran AI on a Raspberry Pi… The Results Were Unexpected

I tried running a ChatGPT-style AI model locally on a Raspberry Pi… and the results were not what I expected. When you use an...
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I Built a 5″ Portable Raspberry Pi Homelab

What if you could take your entire homelab with you when you travel? In this project, I designed a portable Pi homelab by...
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This Is the Most Overkill Raspberry Pi 5 Cooler I’ve Ever Built

The Pi 5 is the most powerful Raspberry Pi that is currently on the market, and with the increase in power comes an...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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,...
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Projects

Some of my other projects I've been working on, typically not electronics related

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I Designed A Mini ITX PC Shelf For My Lab Rax 10″ Homelab

I’ve built a lot of Raspberry Pi and Mini PC setups in my Lab Rax system, but they all hit the same limitation,...
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I Ran AI on a Raspberry Pi… The Results Were Unexpected

I tried running a ChatGPT-style AI model locally on a Raspberry Pi… and the results were not what I expected. When you use an...
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I Built a 5″ Portable Raspberry Pi Homelab

What if you could take your entire homelab with you when you travel? In this project, I designed a portable Pi homelab by...
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My latest projects, tutorials and reviews

Homelabs

I Designed A Mini ITX PC Shelf For My Lab Rax 10″ Homelab

I’ve built a lot of Raspberry Pi and Mini PC setups in my Lab Rax system, but...
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Electronics Projects

I Ran AI on a Raspberry Pi… The Results Were Unexpected

I tried running a ChatGPT-style AI model locally on a Raspberry Pi… and the results were not...
Michael Klements -
Read
3D Printing

I Built a 5″ Portable Raspberry Pi Homelab

What if you could take your entire homelab with you when you travel? In this project, I designed a portable Pi homelab by shrinking my original 10" Lab Rax down...
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Electronics Projects

This Is the Most Overkill Raspberry Pi 5 Cooler I’ve Ever Built

The Pi 5 is the most powerful Raspberry Pi that is currently on the market, and with...
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Electronics Projects

Beelink ME Pro, A Small Form Factor NAS with Serious Home Server Potential

Today, we’re taking a detailed look at the Beelink ME Pro, a new two-bay NAS that packs...
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Electronics Projects

Turn a Raspberry Pi Zero into a Global Ad Blocker with Pi-hole and Tailscale

Today I’m going to show you how to block ads and trackers, not just at home, but...
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3D Printing

I Built an AliExpress Homelab, Is It Surprisingly Good or Total E-Waste?

Today I’m building a complete 10-inch homelab using only components bought from AliExpress. No name brands, no...
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