PCB UV Exposure Box

If you need to speed up prototyping, one way to get some seconds back is to create your own PCB in house. With that, we need some tools to reach our goal. One of those is an UV exposure box. This prequisit will apply to those that don't use a CNC to carve out PCBs. So, I will share my design to any one who is interested.

0:40 18.01.2022 UV Exposure Enclosure for DIY PCB Ross Robotics UV light enclosure for homemade PCBs. I designed this with common parts to keep cost down. Uses an Arduino, 16x2 LCD, a few basic components. -Set custom duration -Buzzer beeps right before UV LEDs come on and after -Green power LED (Goes off when exposing) -Red LED on while exposing 2 0 0 0 0

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Star Trek Enterprise-D Custom Model

  As some of my readers will have gathered, I am a Star Trek fanboy, especially the TNG series This was the first Star Trek show that I watched as a child.  Since then, I've been fascinated by the Enterprise D and her technology.  Now that I am a grown man, I can indulge myself.  About 8 or 9 years ago, I bought and built a custom model kit of the Enterprise D, the 1/1400 scale AMT.  I built it with custom fiber optic lighting for the windows and LEDs for the Nacelles, Impulse Engines, and the navigation lights.  Unfortunately, that model was destroyed during a move and didn't take many pics or document the build process.  I will admit that this model wasn't painted or had decals since I didn't have any experience. 

  Since then, I have wanted to build another one, but with more detail and screen accurate.  Of course I wanted to design and install custom lighting and a few more features that popped in my head.  But this time, I will document the build and share it so maybe someone would use my build as motivation and create their own ideas. 

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Space Dock for the Enterprise-D

One of my other projects is Eaglemoss' Enterprise-D build up and while waiting on the next parts delivery, I needed to continue builing something, hell, anything..  I wanted to keep projects Star Trek based.  I came up with something that very few people have made according to my research.  A Star Trek space dock, or station, whatever you want to call it.  I also wanted to incorporate it into the Enterprise-D buildup.  I think this was a cool idea as the Enterprise model wouldn't be built in a day, or even a year.  Over the course of the build, I could hang it underneath the Space Dock, as to say it was under construction. 

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