Archive for May, 2013
Welding Gas Monitoring
I noticed at the weekend when I was welding that the pressure on my 10L argon canister was less than I remembered it being. I wondered if it might be time to visit Weld Air Supplies in Dunstable to get
Engine Repair
As mentioned in the article on battery charging, a ride on train was recently purchased a charity shop but it was not working.There were a few faults with it: The main power switch was not working. It was a two
Posted in: Repairs
Tags: Electric Motors, toy, train
Battery Charger (6v Sealed Leadacid)
Those who have been following Workshopshed on Twitter may be aware that I’ve a project to repair a childs toy train. This was purchased non-working from a charity shop and is electrically driven. I’ll post up a separate article on
Posted in: Electronics
Tags: battery charger
Double Height Letters and a hidden hive of tech in Westminster
On Monday night I got to attend the London Arduino Meetup, this group is a mixed bunch of beginners and enthusiasts explaining and learning about using the arduino in their projects. The session was based at the Westminster Hub, a
Posted in: Electronics
Tags: Arduino, robots
3D printing a pattern for sand casting
In Model Engineer No 4329 July 2008 there was a set of plans by Jan Ridders for building a coffee cup stirling engine. I liked the model but had some ideas for adapting it to make it a little more
Posted in: Casting
Tags: 3d Printing, Stirling Engine
Metal sculpture in brass, mounted on an 1800s French Coin
