Bens Steampunk Persistence of Vision Display - The Ben Heck Show
Ben gets to work creating what he imagines a television would be in a steampunk world. This mechanical display will rotate a panel of LEDs at a very fast rate to create an illusion of solid images....
View ArticleBens Steampunk Persistence of Vision Display Part Two - The Ben Heck Show
Ben continues building a persistence of vision display. In the previous episode, he designed and stuffed PCBs with LEDS and constant current LED drivers. After he tested his LED panel, he began his...
View ArticleBens Steampunk Persistence of Vision Display Part Three - The Ben Heck Show
Ben finishes building a persistence of vision display. He has the LED panels and his home-brew PCBs functioning according to plan. Now Ben and his assistant, Felix, can get to work assembling a solid...
View ArticleBeyond WASD: Foot Pedals for PC Gaming - The Ben Heck Show
Ben takes on a viewer's idea to make foot pedals to supplement the keyboard and mouse in PC gaming. He gets started by programming a Teensy to work as a human interface device. After showing the...
View ArticleBen Heck's Laser Printer Salvage - The Ben Heck Show
Ben tears apart a broken laser printer to see what parts he can salvage from it. He finds a variety of useful items from springs to opto-interrupters and muses about how the parts can be incorporated...
View ArticleBen Let the Dogs Out: Electronic Door Build - part 1 - The Ben Heck Show
Ben makes a plan to create a secure dog door by hacking readily available parts.
View ArticleBen Let the Dogs Out: Electronic Door Build - Part 2 - The Ben Heck Show
Ben Heck completes the automatic dog-door opener he started in episode 130 with surprising results.
View ArticleDirty Jobs - Ben Tears Down a Mac Classic - The Ben Heck Show
Ben tears down a Mac Classic. What will he find?
View ArticleSpeak and Dave Jones - The Ben Heck Show
Ben hacks an old See 'n Say toy with quotes from Dave Jones of the EEVBlog.
View ArticleLet's Try PCB Etching! - The Ben Heck Show
Ben shows you how to etch your own PCB boards.
View ArticleBen's Text Radios for Maker Faire - The Ben Heck Show
Ben and Alyson decide to make text radios for this year's Maker Faire.
View ArticleBen Heck's Maker Faire Solar Wear Scavenger Hunt - The Ben Heck Show
Ben goes on a scavenger hunt at Maker Faire to find parts for a solar powered phone charging hat.
View ArticleTake a Look Inside with Oscilloscopes - The Ben Heck Show
Ben visits Madison Area Technical College to solve three problems with their high end oscilloscopes.
View ArticleBen Heck's Drill Press Restoration - The Ben Heck Show
Ben Heck restores a 34 year old drill press that needs a lot of TLC.
View ArticleBen's Wearable Solder Gauntlet Part 1 - The Ben Heck Show
Ben sets out to create the ultimate in wearables for engineers!
View ArticleBen's Wearable Solder Gauntlet Part 2 - The Ben Heck Show
Ben brings his solder right to his fingertips as he finishes his wearable solder gauntlet!
View ArticleBen's ZX Spectrum Mod Part 1 - The Ben Heck Show
Ben takes apart a ZX Spectrum and mods it!
View ArticleLIve Action Minecraft Blocks Part 1 - The Ben Heck Show
Ben makes real-world versions of Minecraft blocks, switches, torches and redstone needed to build logic gates.
View ArticleLive Action Minecraft Blocks Part 2 - The Ben Heck Show
Ben Heck continues his quest to build real-world versions of Minecraft blocks.
View ArticleBen Heck's ZX Spectrum Mod Part 2 - The Ben Heck Show
Ben Heck continues his epic journey to build a ZX Spectrum handheld device!
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