Recent content by Thick8

An A-10a flight simulator for DCS is easily the most fun thing I’ve built. I also built a 2DOF motion platform but got hooked on VR flying before I completed it so it remains unfinished. I’m exploring solar power right now so I built an articulated pole mount and installed an 8 panel array on...

Hi All, I would like to make a glove with a small transmitter antenna on the index finger. A small receiver similar to a LoJack device would track the finger. The device would need to be extremely accurate to follow small movement (1 mm?) of the transmitter. I’ve made a device that uses an IR...

I find most of my stuff at the landfill. You would be surprised just how much good “stuff” can be found there. I have 6 motorized chair motors and controllers that retail for over $500 a piece that I picked. Fresnel lenses from old big screen TVs for a solar pool heater. My last haul was about...

Greetings All, Just a regular guy here that likes to build stuff in his garage. Hope my questions aren’t too basic for you guys. See you in the forums. John