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Work · July 7, 2020

I built a desktop radiation monitor with Raspberry Pi, brass and wood

Here's how to turn a Geiger counter into a desktop radiation monitor powered by a Raspberry Pi. Take a look at this steampunk-inspired project up close.

I built a desktop radiation monitor with Raspberry Pi, brass and wood launched on July 7, 2020 with 364 votes, #29 of 4,305 launches that month and more than 99% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 6 years on.

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This is a desktop radiation monitor built using a Raspberry Pi, brass, and wood. The project combines hardware and software to detect and display radiation levels on a desktop device. It is for anyone interested in radiation monitoring, DIY electronics, or environmental measurement projects. The build stands out for its handcrafted approach, using traditional materials alongside modern microcomputing technology to create a functional and aesthetically considered monitoring device.

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Here’s how to turn a Geiger counter into a desktop radiation monitor powered by a Raspberry Pi. Take a look at this steampunk-inspired project up close. I was always a fan of the steampunk style, and having also had experience building steam engines in the past, there was only one real direction this project could go. Once I had my radiation detector kit hooked up to my Raspberry Pi running InfluxDB and Grafana, I found myself woodworking, machining, and fabricobbling an enclosure out of mahogany, brass, copper, toggle switches and, because it just had to be done, nixie tubes. Read the story of the almost year-long journey ( cough some other stuff cropped up…) I went on to make my…from balena.io

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