Tuesday, 15 June 2021

Workshop apron from leather scraps

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Now that I've recently added a welder to my workshop, I need something a bit more protective than just the usual old clothes I use as wo...
Sunday, 9 May 2021

Dartboard Cabinet

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I got a dartboard for Christmas, which I have on the wall in my home office. Darts is a great excuse for getting up and stretching your legs...
Friday, 19 March 2021

Sound-activated switch for a set frequency

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Clap switches are an old automation gimmick from the 1980s. Basically the circuit hears a noise above a given volume (amplitude), and activ...
Monday, 21 December 2020

Slack & WhatsApp controlled Christmas Tree Lights

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December 2022 update: I've developed this idea further, giving the project more features, including the ability to blink lights in morse...
Thursday, 10 December 2020

Live-edge oak spotlight light fixture - part 2 - adding ambience

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In my previous post , I built a hanging light fitting of live-edge oak and recessed GU10 spotlights. There is actually more to the project. ...
Saturday, 28 November 2020

Live-edge oak spotlight light fixture

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The basic idea The idea is that the fitting uses GU10 spotlight fittings like those typically recessed into ceilings. However, instead of r...
Friday, 23 October 2020

Combination pinboard and cinema poster frame

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Even before Covid-19, people were already starting to talk about "work-life balance", and it's effect on health. When Covid ma...