Category Archives: DIY
Rancilio Audrey Group Head
Today I disassembled my Audrey with the intent to install pre-infusion mod and to clean the group head. I did not install the mod though. I realized that my mental picture of the mod is not matching what I found in the machine.
I am looking for a place to attach the water shock absorber. [...]
Rancilio Audrey Pre-infusion mod
Next facelift for my Rancilio Audrey will be a pre-infusion mod. There are two ways to do that. Simplest way is to add a couple of water hammer aresters (kudos to JeepinGeo @ coffeegeek.com).
JeepinGeo also posted a Youtube video of this setup (I assume it is the same guy and the same setup) in action.
The [...]
Video of my coffee roaster in action
My roster in action movie just went on Youtube. It shows this roasting rig in action
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Suction Clamp Camera Support
This is a camera support gadget that can be used to support a camera or a flash on any even surface. Glass and polished metal work fine with it. I use it to shoot from my car by attaching it to the driver-side window. This attachment makes my car into a camera support. More than [...]
Vacation clothes shot with my octagon ringlight
This is another video episode shot with my Octagon Light design
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Improving octagon light
Now it has 16 lights and mate black front
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Everyday seen made interesting
Extraordinary seen out of ordinary things!
Black foamy thing
Black flag is an old idea. Here is a simple DIY twist on this idea for speedlights
Lighting setup with two umbrellas
Found a reference to a two umbrella setup that mimics a beauty light.
It is like a large beauty light. There are two drawbacks to this setup IMHO. Fist, it must be loosing a lot of light in reflections between the two umbrellas. Second, as any beauty light it would have a sweet spot where light would [...]