Bench is hot · open for weird ideas

I build cool things
& a respectable amount
of nonsense.

DIY engineer mixing hardware, software & design into projects that are fun, functional, and sometimes delightfully unnecessary. Also: a few games, because the workbench is more fun when it beeps.

See the latest builds Play a game
  • 10 builds logged
  • 3 playable games
  • 2019→ still soldering
CH1 · WORKBENCH LIVE
2V/div 5ms TRIG: PTR
GAIN
TIME
TRIG

Pointer is the probe. Move it — the scope follows.

On the bench Virtual Golf Ball Rack Read the latest build → Free play Workshop arcade Snake, lasers & memory → Idea box · IR What's glowing on the bench? Read the heat → Star chart Project Constellation Read the night sky →
01

The Workbench

Open the constellation →

The six newest builds, fresh off the bench. Probe a card with the meter — year, stack, or continuity from the log. Hunt by tag in the portfolio, or read the whole sky as a project constellation.

CH1 · DMM LEADS OPEN
OPEN
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Probe a build

COM V · Ω · CONT

Leads are open. Hover a pad — the digits come from the write-up, not a made-up spec. Arrow keys step the probe.

Browse the full portfolio → Open the constellation →
02

The Arcade

Open full screen →

Three workshop-flavored games, built into the site. High scores live in this browser — no accounts, no quarters. The season card is the night-shift punch clock.

Score 0
Now playing Solder Snake
Best 0

Insert curiosity

Solder Snake

Steer the iron. Eat molten solder. Don't short the board.

Arrows / WASD to steer · Enter or click Play to start

03

The Idea Box

An IR camera, not a suggestion form with fake tickets. Heat is unfinished work already logged on this bench — iron still on, missing hero shots, cold joints. Nudge a chip in this browser if you want that iron back.

CH3 · IR CAM HOT
COLD IRON

Backlog · unfinished joints on this bench

2 JOINTS

  • Media gap

    Quantum Random Number Generator

    Truly random numbers from a quantum circuit: n qubits put into superposition with Hadamard gates using IBM Qiskit.

    — GLOW SCAN

  • Iron still on · Media gap

    DIY Ereader - OpenPage

    A distraction-free, open-source e-reader built on the LilyGo T5-4.7-S3 with AI-powered daily briefs and support for EPUB, TXT, and CBZ.

    — GLOW SCAN
Heat sink visitor ideas

Sink is dark. Discussions are live on the repo, but the Project Ideas category was never cut, so Giscus stays unwired rather than pointing at a made-up ID. The chips above are the real heat — unfinished work already on this bench.

Phosphor LUT. Glow is status + media gap + a local nudge — votes stay in this browser. No accounts, no invented projects.

04

The Human

I love building things. I’m happiest when an idea goes from a messy sketch to something you can hold, test, and improve.

I’m a DIY engineer who mixes hardware, software, and design to make projects that are fun, functional, and sometimes delightfully unnecessary. I care about the little details like reliability, clean UX, and builds that survive the real world, not just the workbench.

If it can be prototyped, I probably want to try it.

CH4 · Career scope 10 BUILDS
  1. 2019 · Retro Pi Game Emulator · Shipped
  2. 2019 · DIY Delta 3D Printer · Shipped
  3. 2020 · Rebuilt Kali Linux MacBook · Shipped
  4. 2020 · Golf Ball Printer · Shipped
  5. 2021 · Caesar Cipher Encrypt & Decrypt · Shipped
  6. 2024 · Guppy: DIY AI Personal Assistant · Shipped
  7. 2024 · Quantum Random Number Generator · Shipped
  8. 2024 · Pi-Pentester: Portable Hacking Tin · Shipped
  9. 2025 · DIY Ereader - OpenPage · In progress
  10. 2026 · Virtual Golf Ball Rack · Shipped

Timebase · oldest on the left

Probe a blip

Every spike is a logged write-up. Pointer is the probe.

Open the write-up →

Build career, not a résumé — every spike is a logged write-up. Tab a spike, Enter opens the log.

Let's build something ridiculous together

Got an idea? Want to collaborate? Just want to argue about 3D printer brands?

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