Sarku Japan - Teriyaki Chicken (Mall Chicken)

Sarku Japan - Teriyaki Chicken (Mall Chicken)

     Back in High School, my friends and I would go to the mall and head straight to the food court in search of the free samples of Teriyaki Chicken handed out by the Sarku Japan Restaurant. The sugary, dark brown, crispy, glazed chicken bits, served to us on a toothpick, were absolutely delicious. That small sample almost always prompted us to buy a full order of their Teriyaki Chicken. After many failed attempts, I eventually figured out how to make a pretty close copy of the Sarku Japan Teriyaki Chicken at home.

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Budget 3D Printed Quadcopter Build

Budget 3D Printed Quadcopter Build

     Immediately after building my first 3D printer I've wanted to 3D design and print my own quadcopter. It took a while but I finally got around to it. Turns out, it was surprisingly easy and I went from 3D designing to flying in a few hours. It took roughly 1 hour to design, 1 hour to print, 30 minutes to wire up, aaannnnd roughly 30 seconds of flying to crash and break my frame. I printed out a new frame and due to a transmitter setup error, promptly crashed and broke flight control board, requiring a two week wait for a replacement... I finally got the bugs worked out and have been happily flying since!

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The Folgertech FT-5 Large Scale 3D Printer Kit

The Folgertech FT-5 Large Scale 3D Printer Kit

     Folgertech.com recently came out with a new kit for a large scale 3D printer boasting a huge 12inx12in15.75in print area. After getting my feet wet with one of their cheap Prusa i3 Kits, I started to get the itch to upgrade to a more higher end style printer. The cost of this kit was $499 and it took me right around 14 hours to build...

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Rugged Outdoor Portable Speaker

Rugged Outdoor Portable Speaker

      When I have friends over for a BBQ or go camping, I like to have some music playing. In the past, I've used a Small Portable Speaker that I attached to a cooler. These small transducers work by transferring the sound waves into whatever surface they are connected to, essentially turning them into a speaker. Although it sounded decent, the battery life and volume was lacking....

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