Product Reviews
Smartibot
A few weeks back the KickStarter for the Smartibot was fulfilled. A colourful flat box arrived with the familiar robot, teabot and unicorn on the front. The motors and driver board were very similar to those that I’d used for
Posted in: Product Reviews
Materials: Cardboard
Tags: kit, robot
:MOVE mini buggy kit
As a prize for our winning Rube Goldberg Project14 entry, element14 gave use some cash to spend on new kit from their store. Megan picked a :MOVE mini buggy kit and I selected a Dremel drill to replace my aging
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Spring punch
I was sent a Spring Tools centre punch and nail set by Phil Gregson of Chicago Brand UK Ltd. I suggested a comparison of the spring centre punch versus the other centre punches I had to hand. The following is
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Tags: centre punch, marking out, spring
Fitting the shed skylight
As mentioned in the interview from Monday, Mark Curtis from Activent kindly provided a kit for a shed skylight. As the Workshopshed already has a massive window in the roof I did not need to add a skylight. However, Alan
Posted in: Product Reviews, Shed
Tags: Lighting, roof window
Metal sculpture in brass, mounted on an 1800s French Coin
