Stuff What I Made

When I originally refurbished my flat one of the things that I installed was an internet enabled thermostat, meaning that among other things I could turn my heating on and off remotely. By 2023, the Heatmiser unit that I had was showing its age though, so I upgraded to a Google Nest. [Read More]

Does this count as making? [Read More]

I bought a Mitutoyo dial indicator to replace the shitty cheap one I had been using. I didn’t pay full price, getting it second hand from eBay – it didn’t come with a case. [Read More]

Intending to build a couple of wheels, and despite having built at least a dozen wheels before, I thought I might get myself a cheap spoke tension meter. [Read More]

I got myself a cheap(ish) truing stand for building bicycle wheels. While the thing isn’t the highest of quality, it does substantially do the job. Out of the box however, it wasn’t particularly well calibrated. I tried fixing it with a square and a steel rule, but this proved to be difficult, needing at least three hands. Regrettably, I only have two. [Read More]