Project Review
Earlier this year, I suggested that I should finish more projects than I start to avoid an increasing pile of boxes on the bench. Finished this year There’s been quite a few projects finished this year, a mix of high
Posted in: Projects
Advent Calendars
Yesterday, I spotted some advent calendars in a local shop and I was a little shocked by the price. When I was a kid they used to be simple cardboard affairs with a picture behind each door. In more recent
Posted in: Inspiration
The Man who made things out of trees
Before reading this, if you’d have asked me to list all the trees I knew, I probably would have overlooked the ash tree. But the ash tree is the 3rd most common in the UK, is part of many woodlands
Posted in: Books and Magazine Reviews
Tags: Ash, Trees
Knight v2 Completion
The knight project was completed just in time for the October Linuxing in London meetup. Mechanics The 3D model was completed and painted a week or so back. I filled a spare hole in the box lid with a dowel
Posted in: Dragon Detector
Tags: 3d Printing, Electronics, Talk
Terminator Eye
A discussion on Element14 about Haloween costumes involving tech reminded me of a prop I built many years ago. It was made for a spoof Terminator film for the Student Television of Imperial College. The director Ronjoy Choudhury wanted a
Posted in: Inspiration
Tags: Halloween, LED, Prop, Terminator
Heath Robinson Museum
Guest post by Catherine Jones. “That’s a bit Heath Robinson.” Is one of those phrases that you hear and might know that it means a machine or contraption that is a little bit strange,overly complicated or just looks plain dangerous.
Posted in: Exhibition
Harold Hall – Tools and fixtures
Veteran metal worker Harold Hall is well known for his magazine articles and books. He’s recently turned to Youtube and has been creating videos of his projects and tools. Each of the short videos explains the parts of the tool
Posted in: Mechanical Gadgets
Tags: Clamps, harold hall, rotary table
Interview with Frederick Vandenbosch
Frederick Vandenbosch is a winner of multiple design challenges and has built some very high-quality projects. He recently completed the Pi IoT Smarter Spaces Design Challenge using OpenHAB 2; creating a control unit, clock and smart key holder. His PiDesk
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Metal sculpture in brass, mounted on an 1800s French Coin
