Folding
This week I attended the Makers’ Guild meetup entitled “‘NOT 3DPrinting’ – less hyped but exciting maker technologies”. We had two speakers, Jamie Elliot of JAILmake who told about his designing and making projects and Gregory Epps of Robofold who
Posted in: Beginners
Materials: Stainless Steel
Tags: Paper
Simple light for drill
It’s not an issue at this time of year but in the autumn and winter it gets a bit gloomy in the Workshopshed even with the lights on. For that reason I knocked together this simple work light. The parts
Quality Threads
Cutting screw threads in the lathe is one of the more advanced techniques you can try in your home workshop. But how do you know if it has been done correctly? Although it is tempting to just try fitting the
Posted in: Uncategorised
Tags: inspection, quality, threads
Tiny chip Soldering
As part of my investigation into alternative solutions for my digital rotary table I thought I’d have a look at the AS5048B a clever little chip with 4 hall effect magnetic sensors and some digital signal processing. This allows it
Welding Gas Monitoring
I noticed at the weekend when I was welding that the pressure on my 10L argon canister was less than I remembered it being. I wondered if it might be time to visit Weld Air Supplies in Dunstable to get
Engine Repair
As mentioned in the article on battery charging, a ride on train was recently purchased a charity shop but it was not working.There were a few faults with it: The main power switch was not working. It was a two
Posted in: Repairs
Tags: Electric Motors, toy, train
Battery Charger (6v Sealed Leadacid)
Those who have been following Workshopshed on Twitter may be aware that I’ve a project to repair a childs toy train. This was purchased non-working from a charity shop and is electrically driven. I’ll post up a separate article on
Posted in: Electronics
Tags: battery charger
Double Height Letters and a hidden hive of tech in Westminster
On Monday night I got to attend the London Arduino Meetup, this group is a mixed bunch of beginners and enthusiasts explaining and learning about using the arduino in their projects. The session was based at the Westminster Hub, a
Posted in: Electronics
Tags: Arduino, robots
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Metal sculpture in brass, mounted on an 1800s French Coin
