I do things with Raspberry Pi and sometimes Arduino but my Makerspace projects are:
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add automation to the wood workshop dust collections system:
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detect when dust collection bag is full -
turn on/off(after short delay) dust vac, open/close blast gate when a tool is turned on/off -
Fix my mid-eighties Sony TA-V7 (Syscon 353) amp (probably something straightforward but I don’t know where to start) and hopefully the rest of the system will still work (linear turntable, automation module, radio tuner and cassette deck) http://www.retronom.hu/files/images/syscon353CD.preview.JPG
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build a flaming tornado . A nice wooden box containing an old record deck and a Davy Lamp style brass mesh safety cage on top that rotates, a small bowl with a lip containing a small amount of ethanol. When lit and rotating, it forms a tornado shape from the flame.
Also restore a small chest covered in metal stamped with pictures of elephants.
Best regards
David