Archive for August, 2012
Pins and Needles
I was casually picking a splinter out of my finger the other day and remembered some advice that my mother had given me. “Always use a needle to remove splinters, never a pin as that can cause infection”. I decided
Posted in: Uncategorised
Tags: blood poisoning, iron, Metal, pin making, rust, Steel
TiN coating
I ordered some replacement drill bits this week. I’ve still not really mastered regrinding bits and given my shed time is a bit limited it seemed better to just buy replacements and use the old bits for some project requiring
A little venture with electronics – Mousing
As per wiring up the LCD, the PS2 mouse should again have been a simple process. Again the libraries are provided and there are plenty of examples. I ripped up an old tablet (no drivers for that since Win95) to
Posted in: Electronics
Tags: Arduino, mouse, ps2
Metal sculpture in brass, mounted on an 1800s French Coin
