Category: Making

Build a RetroPie Bartop Arcade Cabinet

Posted by Mike Murray | Apr 24, 2016 | Arcade Projects, Making, Raspberry Pi Projects, Woodworking Projects | 55 |

Pi1541 Build

by Mike Murray | Jul 17, 2019 | Electronics Projects, Making | 9 |

If you’re into retro-computing and have a Commodore 8-bit computer, such as the Commodore 64...

Commodore VIC-20 Clip Repair (3D Printed)

by Mike Murray | May 26, 2019 | DIY Projects, Electronics Projects, Making | 5 |

So I found a fantastic Commodore VIC-20 at a yard sale and it is absolutely gorgeous! It has Just...

Full Size R2-D2 Remote Control (Raspberry Pi)

by Mike Murray | May 11, 2019 | Electronics Projects, Making, Movie & TV Props | 3 |

I’ve had so many people ask me how I went about building the full size R2-D2 remote control...

R2-D2: Automating the Pie Panels

by Mike Murray | Apr 17, 2019 | Electronics Projects, Making, Movie & TV Props | 1 |

This update is going to be all about the R2-D2 dome build, specifically the mechanical and...

R2-D2: Continuing to build an Astromech

by Mike Murray | Mar 28, 2019 | Arduino Projects, Learning, Making, Movie & TV Props, Raspberry Pi Projects | 1 |

As I continue on with my journey to build an Astromech, we’ll go down several paths. We...

Building R2-D2 – An Introduction

by Mike Murray | Mar 7, 2019 | Making, Movie & TV Props | 2 |

Building R2-D2 has been a lifelong dream of mine. It’s been on the playbook and my backlog...

Raspberry Pi Commodore 64

by Mike Murray | Jul 15, 2018 | Arcade Projects, Computers, DIY Projects, Electronics Projects, Learning, Making, Raspberry Pi Projects, Retrocomputing | 10 |

I’ve built a lot of arcades and packed them with Raspberry Pi goodness over the years, but...

Repairing the Commodore PET 4016

by Mike Murray | Feb 3, 2018 | Computers, Electronics Projects, Learning, Making, Retrocomputing | 3 |

A few episodes back on The 8-Bit guy, David restored a vintage Commodore PET Model 4016. However,...

Building my New Desktop and Gaming Rig

by Mike Murray | Aug 6, 2017 | Computers, Electronics Projects, Learning, Making | 1 |

I’ve been planning to build a new gaming pc build for quite some time. Unfortunately so many other...

X-Carve Upgrade HONEST Review

by Mike Murray | Jul 21, 2017 | Making, Recommendations, Woodworking Projects | 1 |

The team over at Inventables contacted me and said “Hey! We’d like to send you the latest version...

The LattePanda Single Board Computer (Intro)

by Mike Murray | Jul 15, 2017 | Blog, Computers, Electronics Projects, Learning, Making, Raspberry Pi Projects | 0 |

Whether you’re building an arcade or some other contraption, the goto board for most of these...

Tour of My Home Network (and More!)

by Mike Murray | Jul 3, 2017 | Blog, Computers, Electronics Projects, Home Automation, Learning, Making | 9 |

So I have had a ton of requests over the years to give a tour of my home network. Honestly, I...