Build Log

Spring Update

Sun, 15 Apr 2007 19:52:22 -0600

It’s been a busy few months in my life, but I’m pleased to announce that the project is still alive and well. FIrst off, I left my cozy job to join a friend’s new startup. We’ll be doing really cool

Cutting Metal

Mon, 22 Jan 2007 16:31:27 -0700

I started making my first case in aluminum -- so far, so good. Since my milling machine is very light duty, it’s very slow: milling just one side of the back piece took all weekend! But other than a

Beta Testing First Prototype

Sat, 13 Jan 2007 19:54:19 -0700

So far, the watch has been working great! I have finished off the prototype case. I drilled and tapped holes for four small screws so that I no longer need to use tape to hold the back on any more.

Integration and Build

Tue, 2 Jan 2007 19:20:32 -0700

After soldering all the parts together, it was time to make the watch finally come to life! The first thing I did is called, for lack of a better name, “Board Bringup”. It’s basically the smoke test

Soldering Components to the PC Board

Sat, 30 Dec 2006 16:40:33 -0700

When most people think of PC boards, they think of ones that have all sorts of parts soldered to them. Even though no one was working at my office this week, the landlords did a wonderful job moving