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Orrery · mechanism running
Animated orreryThree planets on brass drive arms circle a central sun at different speeds, one with a moon.NABIMAKES // ORRERY No.01RUN PLANETARY TRAIN · 3 BODIES
Fig. 01 — Planetary train; three bodies on a common drive.

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  • Hand-painted 3D printed jar with a winking retro woman on a brown Greek key pattern and a yellow lid, held in two hands over a green cutting mat№ 15

    3D PrintingBeginner

    3D Printed Jar from a Drawing, with a Screw Lid

    A 3D printed screw-top jar with a retro drawing on its wall, designed in Jar Studio without CAD, printed in one colour on a Kobra X and painted by hand with black paint and a thin brush.

    Video 4:49

  • Finished orange 3D-printed ATX bench power supply with an SK120 display, banana jacks and a switch, next to an inset of the old silver PC power supply it was made from№ 14

    ElectronicsIntermediate

    ATX Bench Power Supply from an Old PC PSU

    An old ATX PC power supply turned into a bench power supply with 12 V, 5 V and 3.3 V outputs, a 0–24 V SK120 variable output and a 3D-printed case designed in PSU Enclosure Studio.

    Build time 8 hVideo 7:56

  • A salvaged microwave fan motor and white blade beside the finished DIY desk fan: a cardboard box with a round stainless steel wire fan guard wrapped in gold aluminium wire№ 12

    ElectronicsIntermediate

    DIY Desk Fan from an Old Microwave Fan Motor and Cardboard

    A working 230 V desk fan built around a salvaged microwave fan motor: a double-wall cardboard case glued with hot glue and wood glue, a FreeCAD-designed 3D-printed mount with heat-set inserts, an IEC inlet with fuse and rocker switch, a stainless steel bar grille on the back and a handmade wire fan guard on the front.

    Build time 12 hVideo 12:34

  • Finished DIY bench power supply in a cardboard case, showing 24.1 V and 5.1 V on its two digital meters with test leads plugged into the banana terminals№ 11

    ElectronicsAdvanced

    DIY Bench Power Supply from an Old Printer Power Supply

    A recycled printer power supply board rebuilt into a dual-output 24 V / 5 V bench power supply: two digital volt/amp meters, banana binding posts, a salvaged cross-flow fan, ventilation grilles and a glowing filament LED, all in a hand-built cardboard and wood case.

    Build time 25 hVideo 15:42

  • DIY helping hands holding an Arduino Uno with four red spring clips on bendable wire arms bolted to a metal base plate№ 09

    ElectronicsBeginner

    DIY Helping Hands for Soldering: A Sturdy Third Hand Tool

    A homemade soldering third hand: four bendable steel-wire arms sleeved in clear tubing, bolted to a metal base plate, with spring clips that hold anything from an Arduino Uno to a large power-supply board.

    Build time 1 hVideo 10:05

  • Copper wire lamp glowing warm orange on a green cutting mat next to a small succulent, with the battery, charger board and dimmer knob in its copper base№ 08

    ElectronicsIntermediate

    DIY Copper Wire Lamp: Rechargeable Edison-Style Desk Light

    A rechargeable Edison-style lamp whose frame is soldered from bare copper wire: an LED filament on a tall copper arm, a 16340 cell, a TP4056 USB-C charger and a dimmer knob with a built-in switch.

    Build time 5 hVideo 13:52

  • Finished mini Tesla coil on a wooden desk: the orange secondary coil wrapped in the red primary, the transistors on aluminium heatsinks, and the DC and audio jacks№ 07

    ElectronicsBeginner

    How to Build a Mini Tesla Coil: DIY Wireless Power Kit

    A mini music Tesla coil kit soldered from scratch: two transistors, a 350-turn secondary coil and a hand-wound primary that light a neon bulb and a fluorescent tube wirelessly.

    Build time 2 hVideo 15:30