Roundup of the year 2012
At this time of year I normally have the same though, “not much got done this year”, this is then followed by a quick check of the blog archives and a happy moment of surprise when I see that actually
Posted in: Yearly Review
Tags: 2012
Monty the horse
Over in Edmonton just off Montagu road is a full sized sculpture of a horse made from slabs of steel. I’ve passed it in the car many times but finally at the weekend had a chance to stop and take
Grinder Guard Fix
Although I have power to my workshop, it is currently limited to two sockets down one end. This means that if I want to use anything down the other end, such as the drill or grinder then I have to
Posted in: Repairs
Materials: Aluminium, Polycarbonate
Metalsmith Magazine
Metalsmith is the magazine for the Society of North American Goldsmiths. It contains a wide range of articles and news to match the diverse interests of the society members. The current edition looks at jewellery makers Petra Class, Barbara Stutman,
Posted in: Inspiration
Tags: jewellery, magazine, metalsmith
Furniture upcycling
When we moved into the current house we bought some very cheap pine furniture to tide us over. The wardrobes did not last long with the doors warping so that they did not close properly so we replaced those with
Internet of things
With regard my temperature and humidity monitoring project I’ve been looking at using a small microcontroller to either log or publish the data to the internet. I’ve been looking at the Arduino and clones for this task. I’ve been trying
Posted in: Uncategorised
Tags: Arduino, internet of things
Environmental Monitoring With Arduino
Since Harold Hall sent through his thoughts on rust, I’ve been thinking about monitoring temperature and humidity in the workshop which in turn will allow me to work out what I can do to improve conditions in there. I already
Posted in: Books and Magazine Reviews
Tags: internet of things, monitoring, rust, temperature
Fixing a battery charger
As mentioned in an earlier entry, I need to make a security screwdriver to enable me to open an old battery charger that was broken. One of the chaps on the Blokeyshed forum pointed out that this was potentially dangerous
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Metal sculpture in brass, mounted on an 1800s French Coin
