Hello, World!

I'm always working on bunches of projects.  I'd like to use this blog to report on them in case they are of interest to others (and to keep a record for my own reference).  I don't have any school or job-related training in electronics, but I do think it is very cool to understand and build things -- and self-regulated internet learning is pretty effective if one is motivated to persevere!

At present, most of the projects I'm interested in working on fall into a few categories:

1. Lab and test equipment.  I'd like to work my way up to my own versions of full-blown powerful gear, like a high-bandwidth oscilloscope / signal analyzer, but I will tackle some smaller projects as stepping-stones.  I really like the idea of building my own lab gear, and expect to learn quite a lot in the process.  
2. Motor control, CNC machinery, and robotics.  The electronic and software sides of physical manufacturing devices fascinate me, so I'm exploring circuitry to drive those things.
3. Tiny circuits.  Making miniature electronics and electromechanical systems.

Plus, of course, other random cool things...

Anyway, I hope and plan to write about my adventures, starting today!