Thursday, 22 July 2021

Fire Pit/BBQ Patio Area - Part 2 - The Reality

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The plan for the firepit was scuppered by unavailability of materials due to Covid, so we had to rewind and reformulate the plan. ...
Tuesday, 13 July 2021

Fire Pit/BBQ Patio Area - Part 1 - The Plan

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I'm fortunate to have a great view over some fields at the bottom of my garden, and I plan to create a patio/barbecue/fire pit area so t...
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. ...