My Projects
Here are some details of the projects that I’ve been working on and those that I plan to work on, in the future.
Complete Projects
- HAL-exa
- Medal inspired by valve technology
- Inspired by Flash Gordon
- Potion Rack
- Web Camera Gantry
- PSTOIC Medal 2022
- Infinite Book Nook
- Triwizard Wand Rack
- Real life logo
- Portholes
- Router jig finishing off
- Router Jig Pivot
- Router Circle Cutting Jig
- Composite Medal
- Halloween Projects
- Elephants and Servos
- Wand practice
- Footstool Finishing
- Footstool Revisited
- Jumbo LED
- Wire Medal
- Stainless Steel Unicorn
- Wheels of steel
- Stainless Steel
- Badge for Maker Central
- Babbages Baggage
- HackSpace Magazine Projects
- PSTOIC Medal 2018
- BeagleBone Blue Music Player
- Wooden Medal
- Project Review
- Knight v2 Completion
- More Knight Painting
- Painting the Knight
- A handmade footstool
- 3D Printing a knight
- A knight to scare dragons
- Boxing the Dragon
- Dragon Detection Project Update
- Dragon Detector Progress
- Gnomes and Dragons
- Enchanted Cottage Revisited
- Repoussé Medal
- Christmas Tree Trinket
- Magnifier Lamp – Wiring up and finishing off
- Dolls House
- Magnifier Lamp – Heavy metal, shiny metal
- Enchanted Cottage in the news
- Workshopshed is going to New York Makers Faire
- LED Jig
- Other Interesting Weather Projects
- Enchanted Cottage – An upgraded Weather House
- 3D printing which way up?
- 3D printing small details
- Working with 3mm hardwood plywood
- Magnifier Lamp – Printing the head
- Enchanted Cottage – Proposal
- Three cornered thumb-wheels
- Magnifier Lamp – Design and test
- 3D Printed Medal
- Topsy Turvy Clock – FAQ
- A working Topsy Turvy Clock
- RTC Revisited
- Clock Electronics Current
- Clock Software
- Other wierd and wonderful clocks
- Clock Numerals
- Spindles finished
- Clock PCB mounting
- Shortening the screws
- Spacers
- Small screwed bush
- More clock shafts
- Shorted pins workaround
- Testing Testing
- Clock motor plates and host circuit board
- Motor Chassis – Design and marking out
- Clock gear spacing
- Clock shafts
- Real Time Clock – DS1307
- More small steppers
- Small stepper motors
- Silly Clock
- A sand bag
- Potting Bench – Part 5
- Potting Bench – Part 4
- Potting Bench – Part 3
- Potting Bench – Part 2
- Potting bench – Part 1
- Curious Pursuits
- Boxing the flea chariot
- Welding and machining
- Welding Project Garden Obelisk
- Welded Flea Sculpture
- Steam Punk Magazine
- Simple Turning Project
- Making the Victorian Flea Chariot – Part 4
- Making the Victorian Flea Chariot – Part 3
- Making the Victorian Flea Chariot – Part 2
- Making the Victorian Flea Chariot – Part 1
- Victorian Flea Chariot Launch
- Victorian Flea Circus Chariot
- Turning different materials
- Milling in the lathe
- Bezel making
- Filing Nuts
- Tool makers clamp – work in progress
- Faceplate Dogs
- Building the flowerpot furnace
- From disk drive to slabs
- Red Hot – Casting
- Spindles
- Valve Amp Feet
- Stainless Steel Washer
- Cut off disk mandrel finished
- Furnace kit
- Thermalite
- The flowerpot furnace Making the flowerpot furnace
Work in progress
I try not to have too many projects on the go at once but often making one project requires me to make a different tool or fixture to complete the project.
- Stirling Engine
- Digital rotary table
- Alternative Faceplate
- Knurling tool
- Tool Makers Clamps
Planned Projects
It’s easy to have lots of good ideas for projects, I’ve looked at lots of free plans on the internet and have a range if ideas to try out.
- Pillar drill safety guard
- Modifications to drill vice
- Hand crank for lathe
- Tailstock die holder
- Tapping aid
- Disc Cutter
- Finish Drill Vice started at Dowty
- Weather monitoring