Mitchell's Builds

Fire Pit 2 - Brake Rotor Tags: metal working, welding, fire pit, automotive This project was completed July 14, 2020 by Mitchell Hollis.       This was a bit of an experiment, trying to find a good use for old brake rotors. The brake rotor is obviously the main material, but I also used this metal screen, some 1/2” steel rod, and some 1/4” rod. Lining the Rotor with Steel Mesh       I believe this screen is stainless, but my tin snips make quick work of it. I cut out a circle to go in the bottom of the rotor and keep ashes and whatnot from falling through the holes. I didn’t want to cover the holes though, because having plenty of airflow underneath the fire is very helpful. Cutting the Legs     Next I made the legs. I wanted them to be about 6” long, so I cut three 12” lengths of the 1/2” rod. Bending the Legs        Even though I cut a notch in the center and used heat, they still snap...

Soundboard This project was completed May 8th, 2020 by Mitchell Hollis.       This is a soundboard I made for my Dungeons & Dragons group. You can view this project on Instagram , YouTube , and Instructables . Supplies Adafruit FX Sound Board and Tutorial Adafruit PowerBoost Charger 2500 mAh Lithium Battery Amplifier Momentary Push Buttons Similar Enclosure    

RetroPie 3 - Macintosh This project was completed March 29, 2020 by Mitchell Hollis.  It can also be viewed on Instagram here and here .       My friend was helping his dad clean out his garage and found an old Macintosh Classic II.  He brought it over to see if there was anything cool we could do with it.  We fussed with it for a while but weren't able to get it to run, so it seemed like the next best option was to use the enclosure for something else.  (Note: please be careful when messing with old CRT screens , they can hold onto a high voltage charge even when they've been unplugged for a while).  After kicking around several ideas we settled on just throwing in another Raspberry Pi running RetroPie .  We went back and forth about what to do for the screen and ended up deciding to build a sort of shadow box where he could put a faux terrarium (it was getting a little conceptually busy for my taste, but it's what my buddy wanted)....