laser cutting
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Mobaco – Doors & Gates
It’s still funny to see what the boys are creating with Mobaco. The doors & gates are always used. Somehow they like this simple addition. So after a request for…
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Pico/mPython – smart car DIY
Time for a new robot approach: building a ‘smart car’ platform. Having some Arduino Uno experiences some years back, it’s time to learn something new: After reading this inspiring medium article:…
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Dom Tower & Church
Project: Swiss cheese. It’s finaly time, recreating a Mobaco model on my own. After visiting the beautiful Dom Tower in Utrecht, we bought a puzzle version for our kids… That’s…
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Mobaco 100 Years
This year Mobaco celibrates its 100 years of existing, turning a vintage toy into an antique toy… So it was time for creating nice presents for both Nick & Caspar…
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Pi Wars 2024 – Dynamometer
For Pi Wars 2024 we are using RTClib-lite board. (team blog) This is semi-open hardware/software solution for controlling differential drive robots. It’s having ao. good working odometry on board, enabling…
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Pi Wars 2024 – Distaster zone
Ever heard about Pi Wars? Pi Wars is a non-destructive, Raspberry Pi-based robotics competition with both autonomous and remote-controlled challenges. It takes place in-person over a single weekend and features teams of…
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Reconstruction Model-Z
Model Z was issued around 1931. Unfortunately this set is never produced. Together with C. Mol, we reconstructed these exciting ‘new’ elements. There are 3 examples found, where the new…
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Marble Tracks
These marble track parts from Hubelino are great! The fit very well on top of Duplo bricks, so building different marble tracks are very easy & fun to play with.…
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Laser cutter
The DIY CNC milling machine is nice, but working with plating requires different tooling. Why not build a laser cutter myselfs? After reading a couple of blogs about creating a…
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Elba – Moubal
Construction toy, manufactured by ‘van Mouwerik and Bal’, Dutch company Moubal, Zeist, The Netherlands, between 1939~1941. The full set consists of stamped cardboard material: trusses, floor tiles, walls & fences.…
