Tinkerer's Thoughts

This post is about how I compiled the Realtek 8192eu drivers for the Adafruit PiTFT image. You can read about my journey and woes to how I got here in my previous post. Or if you don't want to read anything and just want the driver here it is: realtek_8192eu_adafruit_4.1.14+_pitft.tar.gz .

So I was unlucky to buy a wireless USB adapter that was not supported out of the box by Raspbian for my Raspberry Pi Zero. I thought I did my homework and looked at the compatibility list for the adapter I bought ( Realtek 8191 300Mbps 802.11n/g/b USB Wireless WIFI LAN Network Card Adapter ). My fault though as I did not read the description that stated the chipset was Realtek 8192. I needed somehow to compile the drivers for the adapter but did not know where to start.

Here is my  art easel following the plans from Lowes Creative Ideas . I liked the design of the easel because it looked very sturdy and looked like it can take a lot of abuse from a toddler. The easel was easy to build and really did not cost as much as the estimated cost if you substitute for cheaper materials.

DIY Children's Swing Here is a simple and fairly cheap small swing for little toddlers under 40lbs.

My friend, Ross, wanted to fix his fishing pole guides but did not have all the necessary equipment. Luckily, he had a friend that had rod building equipment. I had mentioned to my friend that one day I would like to wrap a custom pole. So my friend said hey look at the stuff you would need. The most expensive piece of equipment was the rod dryer. His friend's dryer was retail bought at some online fishing store, I want to say Cabela's but I am unsure of that. The dryers can be pricey. So my friend and I looked up cheap DIY alternatives. We found many and the concept was the same. Slow rotating motor with a cup to hold the end of the rod. Here is our take on a dryer. Some of the parts to make this was given to me by Ross, thanks dude.

Finally completed, woot. Whewww, I took over a year, but worth the time. Well, the actual time put working on the uke really was not that long. From my last post, I've been inundated with sickness, the holidays, more sicknesses, planning my baby's 1st bday, weddings, more birthdays and even more sicknesses.

Well, I let the Tru-Oil cure for more than just a few weeks mainly because I did not had time to work on the uke. I had five weddings to go to in October, so that pretty much ate up each weekend. Good times though. So here is the uke fresh from sitting around for about 6 weeks. I just put on enough oil that made me feel good. I'm going for a satin sheen and I did not completely pore fill. Might not be a super smooth finish but I'm happy with it.