Archive for June, 2014
Small screwed bush
The next component to machine was one I like to call the “Top Hat”. It fulfuls two purposes, it holds the clock mechanism to the face of the clock and it acts as a bush to support the spindles that
Posted in: Machining, Topsy Turvy Clock
Tags: tapping
More clock shafts
After my previous success drilling a tiny but deep hole through some brass rod, I got thinking about how to machine the outsides. Referring back to my diagram the idea was to take a 4mm rod and machine most of
Posted in: Topsy Turvy Clock
Tags: Spindles
Pepper’s Ghost
A few weeks back my 3 year old daughter gained a “Sooty” magic wand on the front of a magazine and has been trying to make things appear and disappear ever since. To help her “magic things” I was thinking
Posted in: Uncategorised
Tags: Lighting, magic, Pepper's Ghost
Robot Kit
The HapPi-Robot is a lightweight solution to get you started with turning your Raspberry Pi into a robot. The range consists of a series of Case4-Kit cases, a H-bridge driver board and mechanical parts kit to get your robot moving.
Posted in: Inspiration
Materials: Cardboard
Tags: Kickstarter, robots
Shorted pins workaround
In my previous Topsy Turvy clock post I mentioned that two of the output pins of my Arduino Micro were shorted together. I desoldered the pins and inspected the board using a magnifying glass. I even tried cutting at the
Posted in: Electronics, Topsy Turvy Clock
Tags: Arduino
Metal sculpture in brass, mounted on an 1800s French Coin
