My Projects Work In Progress

I try not to have too many projects on the go at once but often making one project requires me to make a different tool or fixture to complete the project.

3D Printer Case

Digital rotary table

A rotary table using a magnetic sensor to measure the angles
Digital rotary table

Dodo Automata

IOTCompass

The project was devised to take advantages of the features that were available on the Azure Sphere board, namely the GPIO and UART. For more details of the electronics, see Element14. As the project stalled due to the immaturity of the SDK at the time, it was shifted over to an Arduino MKR board and written up as the Getting your bearings project for Diyode magazine. The compass also formed the central topic of a talk about the Joy of Making given to the Microsoft Garage in Prague.
IOTCompass

Jumbo Servo

Initially created for the AI squirting sunflower project for HackSpace magazine, I decided to develop the jumbo servo in more detail. It won a Project14 prize and was also the topic of a talk at the British computer society.
Jumbo Servo

Knurling Tool

A clamp tool for the lathe to form knurls
Knurling Tool

Rugged Case

An old metal ammo box turned into a case for a workshop computer
Rugged Case

Stirling Engine

A Stirling Engine based on the plans of Jan Ridders
Stirling Engine

Tool Maker's Clamps

A clamp with parallel jaws controlled by two screws, makes for a good learning project and is a very useful addition to any workshop.
Tool Maker's Clamps