Recent content by BikingViking11

After a bit of internal work adding some foam to protect the camera board and countersinking a couple screws to hold it together it got painted with vinyl dye. I'll be making a custom cable when I get some time, but it's up and functional. After the sports cam and gimbal comes tomorrow I'll...

Last night I got a bit further with the camera case. The embedded T-nut came out a bit off center, but not bad considering I had to melt it into the plastic with a torch and soldering iron.

While I sort of like the fancy icons, the compelling reason to use the Stream Deck is for use with the Bitfocus Companion software. From what I understand, with some listening software on my main streaming PC I'll be able to control it through my network with the Stream Deck. I move around a lot...

I did try another 5" AMOLED monitor first and it didn't work. Even if it had I'm not sure it would work the way I'd want it to unless I had the option to use a larger screen. I had to balance between weight, size and convenience. The Stream Deck will probably be the best answer for the interface...

OK, so I've been busy! A lot of work has been done, I just haven't been posting it. As I said before the custom case was a bit of a struggle, but I pushed through and finished it. After the casting tape went on I delayed doing the next step which was embedding it with epoxy. The...

As of today the Kurokesu camera kit is completed. Better yet...it works! (Pictured using a 25mm lens for close shots) The kit was fairly straightforward, though it did challenge my soldering skills. I'm no spring chicken at 54 and the eyesight isn't what it used to be. Fortunately I got past...

After a few setbacks the project is back on track. My first attempt at the casting tape was a fail. In an attempt to keep all the threaded inserts cleared I tried wrapping it around short sections of allthread screwed into every hole. This took more time cutting the tape with scissors to fit...

Hah! Yeah, just a beater keyboard that lives in my garage. As for the selfie, I blame no shave November and just showing how it will be worn. I'll crop my head off next time, I promise. ;) Sorted out a few quirks this last weekend and still waiting on a few parts including the display. On my...

As a streamer of bicycle mechanics, carpentry and computer projects I have been on a long mission to implement a Point Of View camera to show what my hands are doing. After trying phones (limited in quality and by apps only), a Raspberry Pi (limited by my lack of Linux knowledge) or expensive...

Bummer. Well, I couldn't wait and ordered the Larkbox Pro from Amazon for $180. I'm going to attempt to run it off a battery bank and use it for a wearable POV camera setup for streaming. If you'd like I can give you my impressions after it arrives on Monday. Edit: Man, glad I grabbed one when...

I'm interested in these. Any impressions?

Mini update: Yesterday the nixie clock was fit in place...nearly. This took shaving out the ridge that supported the mesh insert to make clearance for the vacuum tubes as well as cutting out a chunk of the case. I don't know if the designers of the clock thought much about how to mount it...

Yeah, but it's small-ish. ;) Today I made a lot of progress on fitting that nixie clock in there. I live stream the build so it's often that I forget to also take still pics. I'll be sure to take some for the next post.

I got into hacking plastic again today. There wasn't quite enough room for a fan, even a thin 18mm one above the top radiator. After looking it over carefully and even measuring a bit I determined it really only needed 4-5mm to clear...so out came the Dremel. I started with the grilles...

After a ton of construction work on my studio I got a bit burnt out on it and wanted to just do a project again. Over the holidays I learned that my eldest son (who's 30, so he's no kid) doesn't have a desktop PC. He's been through a lot and lost a lot of his young life to substance abuse, but...