Other Interesting Weather Projects
I’d not actually done much research into if anyone else had already done built a weather house similar to the Enchanted Cottage project. Following the project I had a check and it turned out that there is at least one
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Enchanted Cottage – An upgraded Weather House
Today was the final day for any submissions to the Enchanted Objects Design Challenge. As well as completing our projects we were tasked with blogging about the challenge on the community website, hence why you’ve not heard more about it
Posted in: Enchanted Cottage
Tags: Arduino, Electronics
3D printing which way up?
For the Enchanted Cottage project I wanted some spacers for between the Arduino Yún and the shields so that it would be securely mounted on the chassis. There’s not a lot of space so I designed some in OpenSCAD with
Posted in: 3dPrinting, Enchanted Cottage
From prototype to product – A practical guide for electronic engineers
This book endeavours to teach you what they don’t teach on an electronics degree, the process of turning your prototype circuit into a product. It does so by selecting four key topics; design issues, design for manufacture, compliance and project
Posted in: Books and Magazine Reviews, Electronics
Tags: Design
Finishing Concrete – Top tips
I do like working with a wide range of materials but there’s a few that I don’t know that much about. One that I’d like to experiment with a bit more is concrete. Priority Plant a top tools manufacturer to
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Tags: concrete, Construction, Sponsored
Garden Bird Repair – Steelstik
A few years back we were given a pair of decorative birds for the garden. Before too long, the small one’s legs became detached and more recently the head of the larger one has come off. When you look at
Posted in: Repairs
Tenma Soldering Station
My old Antex soldering iron is about 25 years old and although it provides a good service it is a bit beaten up. The cable is held together with self amalgamating tape and the element is looking a bit corroded.
Posted in: Electronics
Tags: soldering, temperature controlled
Trevor Baylis vs Will I Am
The other week I was lucky enough to see a presentation by Inventor Trevor Baylis hosted by the IET. Trevor told us about his national service in the Army, swimming, life as a stunt man and some his lesser known
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Metal sculpture in brass, mounted on an 1800s French Coin
