Jason Poel Smith

My name is Jason Poel Smith. I have an undergraduate degree in Engineering that is 50% Mechanical Engineering and 50% Electrical Engineering. I have worked in a variety of industries from hydraulic aerial lifts to aircraft tooling. I currently spend most of my time chasing around my new baby. In my spare time I make the how-to series "DIY Hacks and How Tos."

Latest from Jason Poel Smith

3D Silhouette Light Box

11/24/2014

How to turn a photograph into a 3D silhouette light box

Two Player Simon Memory Game With External Switches

Two Player Simon Memory Game With External Switches

11/17/2014

I designed a two player version of Simon that runs on Arduino, letting you play head to head.

Color Recognition Lock

Color Recognition Lock

11/03/2014

How to make an basic electronic color sensor and how to use it to make a color activated lock box

Spooky Window Silhouettes With Follow-Me Eyes

Spooky Window Silhouettes With Follow-Me Eyes

10/27/2014

A monster cutout in your window blocks some of the light behind it and casts a spooky shadow.

Arduino-Controlled Halloween Props

Arduino-Controlled Halloween Props

10/20/2014

I worked out a system that lets you control all your animated Halloween props with a single microcontroller.

Decorative Halloween Tombstones

Decorative Halloween Tombstones

10/13/2014

In this project, I show you how to make decorative tombstones from plain sheets of Styrofoam.

Ultrasonic Spider-Sense

Ultrasonic Spider-Sense

10/09/2014

Using an ultrasonic range sensor we can sense how far away objects are.

Automatic Moving Halloween Props

Automatic Moving Halloween Props

10/02/2014

Make Halloween props on a table move without anything touching them.

PC Box Fan

PC Box Fan

09/29/2014

What do you do with a bunch of small fans? You combine them into one big fan.

Workshop Light Doorbell

Workshop Light Doorbell

09/16/2014

I modified a wireless doorbell system to turn on a light in addition to playing a tone.

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