Maker Projects
The workshop is where ideas become objects. Maker Projects is the section of Edwards Hub dedicated to hands-on builds — the things that get designed, printed, soldered, programmed, assembled, and occasionally taken apart and started over.
The projects here span a range of disciplines. Some are electronics. Some are 3D printed mechanical parts. Some involve microcontrollers and sensors. Some are just clever solutions to annoying problems. All of them involve making something that didn’t exist before.
The Tools of the Trade
The current workshop setup includes:
- 3D Printing — a Bambu Lab printer handles most plastic parts, from enclosures to custom brackets to prototypes. Fusion 360 for the CAD work, PrusaSlicer and BambuStudio for prep.
- Electronics & Microcontrollers — Arduino and MicroPython on Raspberry Pi Pico for embedded projects. Fritzing for circuit design, breadboards for everything in between.
- Raspberry Pi — the workhorse for anything that needs to run Linux at low power: servers, sensors, camera projects, home automation nodes.
- Audio & Imaging — some projects get into photogrammetry (EasyPhotogrammetry), time-lapse builds, and camera rigs.
- Software tools — Blender for 3D modeling and rendering, GIMP for image work, Audacity when audio is involved.
What Gets Built Here
Projects range from practical (a custom mount, a sensor enclosure, a home automation device) to experimental (a robot component, a photogrammetry rig, a custom PCB). The common thread is that every project starts with a problem or a curiosity, and ends with something tangible.
Build logs, photos, and notes will be posted here as projects progress. Some will be polished write-ups; others will be honest accounts of what went wrong before it went right.
Check back often — the queue is never empty.