rustronics

Daily hike – Reuss, Müslen

A nice hike without step counter, ~1hr, ~3km

Daily hike – Taumoos, Niederrohrdorf

Sunny but cold … around 4000 steps, around 4km, around 40mins

Daily Hike – Reuss near Sulz

46min / 4798steps / 3.6km … only one picture

FSpit – Another simulator cockpit

Another new and old project is building a “cockpit” for a flight simulator, not really a cockpit with seats and coffee maker, just an instrument panel with some switches. In the past i already built some panels, but they were just some switches in shoebox with some light bulbs. Many years ago as a kidContinue reading “FSpit – Another simulator cockpit”

Daily hike – Aare, Beznau

Sunny, but due to the wind a very cold hike. Most of the snow from last weekend is gone but not everywhere. A hike between winter and spring. 5365 steps, 4.02km, 56 Min.

Chinese fake? rotary encoder

Faked products like handbags, perfume or sneakers … no new story … but faked mechanical rotary pulse encoders, i’m a little bit upset now. For another ols and revived project, a multifunctional display for an airplane simulator, i need some of those dual rotary encoders. The outer knob for course value setting, the inner knobContinue reading “Chinese fake? rotary encoder”

Oh no ! … another new project

Due to the Covid pandemic a lot of video meetings are held … some are so boring and need some exhilaration. A fart and weird noise generator is needed. All the necessary parts i found in my “store” at home. A suitable case has been constructed in my favorite 3D drawing programm FreeCAD, the lowerContinue reading “Oh no ! … another new project”

Daily hike – Reuss near Mellingen

Rainy, cold, wet hike along the river Reuss close to Mellingen, 201228

UGC2 – Case top part printed

After solving the nerve-racking clogging issue on the 3D printer i was finally able to print the case top part. I did not spend much time for a shiny finish, i will do that when i’m bored, which probably never will happen … As always if a prototype is beeing build, there are small unforeseenContinue reading “UGC2 – Case top part printed”

About it

Too many ideas, too less time … … why should i spend time for this here ? – There are many reasons for me to start this blog. While the chemotherapy i had a lot of time to take care of many things which were “laying around” since many years. While searching for this andContinue reading “About it”