The Geeky Nerdy Project Page

One amazing, unforeseen side effect of being part of this wonderful and diverse community has been meeting and getting to know some really interesting people. Folks who have some really interesting knowledge and hobbies almost as geeky as some of my own. Whether it be electronics, 3D printing, repairing and restoring machinery, building scale models or whatever - I've put together this post as a place to share with us - a bit of a geeky show and tell... Don't be shy - showcase your ta

Time to get the soldering iron out for a half-hour Friday afternoon project. This little fella ^^^ is a haptic motor, like you could find in a game controller. Cheap enough with eight of them for GBP6.50 or less from Amazon. They're small at 10mm diameter and just need a 3v dc supply for them to buzz quite happily. So for today's little plaything I got five pieces of some spare stiff wire to form a positionable 'skeleton' and one motor attached to each tip (they ev