In my original garage light controller post, had prepared a script to automatically launch the beagle bone black (BBB) web server. When I implemented the kiln controller, I also upgraded the garage light controller to interface with openHab. The new code for the BBB is in a zip file below. To run them, I just…
This post contains Amazon Affiliate links. If you click the link and make a purchase I receive a small commission to keep Makercise up and running. View my privacy policy here. For the longest time, I have wanted to control my garage lights with something other than light switches. Why? I don’t have a switch…
Do you know how 3-way 4-way multiway switching works? Check out this post and video to see it broken down with animation and a free printable. Multiway switching is used when you want to be able to turn on or off a load such as a light from multiple locations. For instance in my garage,…
Dueling Fire Pits I want to show you how I built my Dueling Fire Pits. In my video, I discuss the construction of a new fire pit in addition to the repair of my old fire pit. The original fire pit has been awesome. I burned three pine trees 18” in diameter. A tree fell…
Restyle Your Old Porch Lights My wife’s new wreath was the impetus for an overhaul of our porch lights. Sure, I could have gone to the home center and picked up some brand new fixtures, but I like the idea of reusing. The fixtures were functional but dated. At that was required to give these…