Makers Corner, with Nate and Yannick

Godot, Leocad, and a Fidget Spinner

July 16, 2021 12:19 - 36 minutes - 25 MB

In this last episode before the summer break, Yannick talks about Godot, a game engine that is also a powerfull game editor, capable of building simple 2d platformers, or very complex 3d racing games, and everything in between. Nate talks about the new release of Leocad, and points us to the review he has writen […] The post Godot, Leocad, and a Fidget Spinner appeared first on Makers Corner, with Nate and Yannick.

A swiss, an american, and a podcast

July 04, 2021 09:39 - 46 minutes - 32.3 MB

The guys are back ! After a year of hiatus, Yannick and Nate are back behind the mic, to record a new episode of Makers Corner. Yannick explains that more time means less time – go figure… -, Nate talks about the Pimiga project, and they both catch up on what they did during this […] The post A swiss, an american, and a podcast appeared first on Makers Corner, with Nate and Yannick.

A garage, a plugin, and a failure

June 20, 2021 20:28 - 50 minutes - 35 MB

In this last episode of the backlog – yeah !!! -, recorded a year ago, the guys are joined by Eric Adams, to talk about the OBS NDI plugin, a nifty little plugin that allows a laptop – or any computer, really – to offload the task of encoding, streaming and recording to another beefier […] The post A garage, a plugin, and a failure appeared first on Makers Corner, with Nate and Yannick.

Binding posts, power supply, and containers.

June 05, 2021 21:33 - 50 minutes - 35 MB

In this episode, recorded about a year ago, Yannick and Nate are joined by Wayne, host of the – now in hiatus – Binary Times podcast. They talk about a DIY power supply Wayne built. Then, they switch to computers and containers, with Wayne’s experience with Docker. Nate finishes the show by talking about his […] The post Binding posts, power supply, and containers. appeared first on Makers Corner, with Nate and Yannick.

All things Tasmota

May 24, 2021 15:28 - 55 minutes - 38.3 MB

On june 23, 2020, Nate and Yannick were joined by Avery to talk with him about Tasmota, an opensource firmware for ESP 8266 devices. And not just for the bare microcontroller itself, but for a lot of devices, 1971 at the time of writing ! Yannick had a super secret project that he didn’t want […] The post All things Tasmota appeared first on Makers Corner, with Nate and Yannick.

LEGOs, Batteries, and Wooden Desk

June 16, 2020 18:21 - 43 minutes - 29.9 MB

Today, the guys have a guest ! Mark Murphy, from The Binary Times Audiocast, talks about his build of the LEGO International Space Station. Then, Nate explains how he frankenstein’d a battery from one brand to make it with the charger from another one. And finally, Yannick goes over the wooden desk he built for […] The post LEGOs, Batteries, and Wooden Desk appeared first on Makers Corner, with Nate and Yannick.

Workbench, Windows, and Pantry

June 09, 2020 19:16 - 53 minutes - 36.6 MB

In this episode, the guys talk about woodworking. Yannick goes over his initial projects, while Nate tells the story about the replacement of his house windows. He also talks about a hidden slide-out pantry he built for his kitchen. And because this episode is about woodworking, the Thingiverse Thing of the Episode is a simple […] The post Workbench, Windows, and Pantry appeared first on Makers Corner, with Nate and Yannick.

Holiday Lights, Firmwares, and Spool Holders

May 30, 2020 19:00 - 33 minutes - 22.9 MB

In this episode, the guys talk about Nate’s Holiday lights, and how they stopped working due to a failed connector. Then, Yannick reports on his use of WLED and ESPEasy, two awesome firmwares for ESP8866 devices. And, should they have remembered to do so, the guys would have checked the Universal Spool Holder on Thingiverse. […] The post Holiday Lights, Firmwares, and Spool Holders appeared first on Makers Corner, with Nate and Yannick.

Commodore 64, white hexagons, and pink ghost

May 28, 2020 10:01 - 42 minutes - 29.2 MB

In this episodes, Nate talks about his refurbishing of a Commodore 64, and Yannick explains – or tries to… – how he build a game for his daughter to teach her to count to 20. He also talks about a technique to do multi color prints with a single extruder. HexaLogo, the game Pinky, the […] The post Commodore 64, white hexagons, and pink ghost appeared first on Makers Corner, with Nate and Yannick.

Scripting GIMP, LEGO®, and cute cats

April 28, 2020 14:56 - 42 minutes - 29.4 MB

In this episode, Yannick explains how being lazy drove him to spend half a day scripting GIMP. Then Nate talks about how he uses LeoCAD to design LEGO® models. And finally, the guys have a look at the Cali Cat, the Thingiverse Thing of the Episode. Contact You can reach us through the following channels: […] The post Scripting GIMP, LEGO®, and cute cats appeared first on Makers Corner, with Nate and Yannick.

Electronics class, interview, and headphone holder

March 10, 2020 12:44 - 1 hour - 51.1 MB

In this episode, Nate talks about his oldest boy’s Electronic Engineering class. Then, Jon and Phil join in to talk about the 32Blit. And finally, the guys have a look at the Monster Mouth Headphone Holder – Clampable, from thingiverse. Contact You can reach us through the following channels: Via email, at [email protected] ; Via […] The post Electronics class, interview, and headphone holder appeared first on Makers Corner, with Nate and Yannick.

Radar, dead sensor, and web hosting

February 25, 2020 21:31 - 45 minutes - 31.1 MB

In this episode, Yannick talks about his radar project, and how he killed a sensor. Nate then reports on his self hosting effort. In this episode The radar project ; Moving from wordpress.com to self hosting. Contact You can reach us through the following channels: Via email, at [email protected] ; Via the contact form on […] The post Radar, dead sensor, and web hosting appeared first on Makers Corner, with Nate and Yannick.

Home automation and firewall

February 20, 2020 19:12 - 47 minutes - 32.9 MB

In this episode, Yannick talks about his experience with HomeAssistant. Nate then reports about his firewall project. And they close the show with a bit of feedback. Installing HomeAssistant ; Building a Firewall on top of OpenSUSE ; Christmas is gone, it’s time for Valentine season’s lights ; Pimoroni is listening ! Contact You can […] The post Home automation and firewall appeared first on Makers Corner, with Nate and Yannick.

Lights, 32blit, failures, and TinyPICO

February 01, 2020 14:00 - 56 minutes - 38.8 MB

In this episode, Nate and Yannick discuss Nate’s house lights project. Then they talk about Pimoroni’s 32blit, a very promising game development platform. After that, Nate explains how he made the magic smoke appear while working on an old power supply. And finally, they present the TinyPICO board, a ESP32 development board the size of […] The post Lights, 32blit, failures, and TinyPICO appeared first on Makers Corner, with Nate and Yannick.

Series introduction

December 29, 2019 00:55 - 31 minutes - 21.7 MB

In this customary series introduction, Nate and Yannick talk a little bit about themselves. Then, they go over why they started this series, and what it will be about. Call to action Do you have a project you want to talk about ? Send us an email, and we’ll get you on the show ! […] The post Series introduction appeared first on Makers Corner, with Nate and Yannick.