Boxing the Dragon
The last part of the Dragon Detector project was to put it all together and box it up. I had planned to make a 3D printed figure with a servo operated arm, however I knew that would take time so
Posted in: Dragon Detector
Tags: Dragonboard 410c
Simply Stairs
Mark Milner is an expert in wood construction. He lectures and assesses students at North Kent College in Gravesend, and is an Assessment Development Consultant for City and Guilds of London Institute. Mark has written a great book on building
Dragon Detection Project Update
As previously mentioned the Dragonboard project is mostly getting documented over at Element14 as it’s about electronic and coding. The source code can be found on github. So far I’ve got the GPIO (general purpose inputs and outputs) working, lighting
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Tags: Dragonboard 410c
Decluttering the Shed – How to Build Tool Racks and Organise your Workshop
My workshop is often a complete mess. I put tools down and get called away, I buy a load of scrap or bits and pieces for projects and then pile them up in the corners, on the floor and, too
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Tags: decluttering, Sponsored, Storage
Dragon Detector Progress
For the Dragon Detector project I’ve been looking at my pre-requisites for making the project work. Internet connectivity Webcam Python OpenCV GPIO I’ve managed to get all of these installed and working. As the articles are quite technical and software
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Tags: Dragonboard 410c, Qualcomm
Traditional Oak and Timber Co
Traditional Oak & Timber Co (or Tradoak) is a family run business started by Neil Peskett in 1992. Today’s interview is with Russell Peskett who joined his Dad in 2008 and now does most of the day-to-day work and managerial
Gnomes and Dragons
Gnomes Last weekend was the Gnome Street Gnome workshop. The setup of the Pi took some time but we eventually got going and had some success with the sensors and audio output controlled by Node-Red. There was some great feedback
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Tags: Dragonboard 410c, Gnomes
Dancing gnomes, OpenSCAD and 3D printing
For the gnomes workshop at the weekend I wanted to create a dancing gnomes display using one of the motors. The stepper motor was smallest so fitted the requirement the best. I found an example of a planetary gear arrangement
Posted in: 3dPrinting
Tags: Gnomes, OpenSCAD
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Metal sculpture in brass, mounted on an 1800s French Coin
