Connectors – Quick Tip
One issue I constantly hit with my projects is connectors. Specifically not having enough space for them. They always turn out larger than I expect. So my quick tip of the day is to put all of the connectors in
Posted in: Electronics
Xmas revisited
2 years back I was approached to write a simple tutorial for a magazine that was due to be launched. That Magazine turned out to be HackSpace. Due to the timing, I decided to do a simple Christmas lighting project.
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Circuit Playground Classic
For an upcoming project, I’ve been having a play with the Circuit Playground board. This circular board has a selection of sensors, lights and touch capability. There’s a great demo for the board when you turn it on with a
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Tags: Arduino
5 Mistakes Every Beginning Woodworker Makes
Woodworking is a centuries-old craft that many people spend a lifetime perfecting. So it makes sense that you might hit a few snags when you’re new to the practice. That’s okay. What’s important is, of course, to keep doing it
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Tags: woodworking
Generation Experiments
I’ve been sorting some parts and experimenting with DC motors for the Dodo Automata.
Posted in: Dodo Automata
Tags: Electronics, generation
Cross vice riser block
Quite a few years back I looked at an Axminster Cross Vice. One of the biggest issues was the vertical height. It gave very little clearance when placed on the drill table and then too much clearance when placed on
Posted in: Tools
Tags: Cross Vice
Halloween Projects
Here’s a couple of projects that I did for HackSpace Magazine last year. You can find all the code on my Github repo, https://github.com/Workshopshed/HackSpace Skull For HackSpace #12 I teamed up with The Kuriologist and we created this monkey skull
Pi4 Gotchas
I’ve started a project based around a Raspberry Pi4 and thought I’d share some of the “gotchas” that I spotted and in some cases didn’t spot. Power The Pi4 is faster and more powerful than previous models. This means that
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Tags: Raspberry Pi
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Metal sculpture in brass, mounted on an 1800s French Coin
