Mini-break to Edinburgh
Over the school half term, we took a family trip up to visit relatives and had a quick trip over to Scotland in the middle. We dropped into Edinburgh Castle, The Camera Obscura and National Museum of Scotland. The castle
Posted in: Exhibition
Tags: Edinburgh
Drilling hard materials
Following last weeks post, I quizzed Brendan about their smaller drills and asked if they too were ground with the split point. He pointed out that they were too small for that. “All drill bits from 3mm up to 13mm
Posted in: Drilling
Hard drills
Brendan from TTP Hard Drills sent me some of their cobalt drills and some cutting paste to review. He also threw in a handy drilling guide, a hat and some pens. As I was looking around the Workshopshed for some
Posted in: Drilling
Tags: cobalt, cutting paste
How to Waterproof Your Projects
You’ve just crafted a beautiful handmade table. How do you make sure it holds up for years to come?
Posted in: Guest
Tags: waterproofing
Motor Controls and Magazines
This week I have been looking at a stepper motor driver from Trinamic and revisited some magazines from my youth.
Posted in: Electronics
Tags: magazine, stepper motor
Squid Hunter
As a Christmas present from my sister, I received a Solarbotics Squid Hunting kit. This is a laser-cut wooden kit with a small PCB to assemble and a couple of solar panels. The sculpture has a small submarine, giant squid
Posted in: Kit
Frustrations of sourcing parts
Whether starting out with designing electronics, becoming a pro-maker or repairing obsolete kit, having a reliable source of parts can be key to success.
Posted in: Guest
Tags: Electronics, Sponsored, Suppliers
Composite Medal
Finding a suitable blue material for the “Something Blue” theme was a bit of a head-scratcher. But some blue glass beads gave me an idea.
Posted in: PSTOIC Medals
Materials: UV Resin
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Metal sculpture in brass, mounted on an 1800s French Coin
