Every time I see a Mailbag video containing kits, I keep thinking I'd like to see Dave review a project, not just its end result. Something DIY that could be of general interest.
Is (or should there be) an "eMailbag" video once in a while? I have a specific example in mind that I think the EEVblog community would enjoy.
Last month (August 2015) Hackaday had a post about a
3D printed breadboard vise, which struck me as an Insanely Great Idea
TM, especially as I had been playing with RasPi and ESP-xx boards and was always losing jumpers to the breadboard.
The HaD post included a link to the
creator's blog, which in turn contained a link to the
Breadboard Vise on Thingiverse.
Anyhow, for me this was love at first sight, and I contacted Pat and insisted on purchasing one. He offered me the one pictured on HaD, but then decided he'd rather send me one with some minor refinements. When I got it I immediatrly moved one of my current projects to it and
blogged about it.
Pat's goal is to get folks to print their own Breadboard Vise, but I did manage to talk him into setting up a Tindie store, which he did with some reluctance.
Anyhow, I think it could be a great short video if Dave or Dave
2 would print one up and review it! (But please contact Pat before doing so, to ensure his latest and greatest has been uploaded to Thingiverse and/or GitHub.)
What do you think? Not just of the Breadboard Vise, but of the idea for an "eMailbag" for useful DIY projects submitted by us, his loyal viewers?