Stuff What I Made

At some point I became aware of a slightly loose feeling at the rear end of my bike. Not one to let sleeping dogs lie, I had a look to see what it could be. [Read More]

I knew from reading up on it beforehand that the engine ECU in the Caddy could do cruise control, if only the physical controls were available, and the relevant settings toggled. Controls wise, my era of van would have had a separate stalk on the left hand side for this purpose, but I decided it would be nice if it were a bit more modern, with the controls on the steering wheel itself. Furthermore, the stock steering wheel was rather a horrible plastic affair that I wasn’t a fan of. [Read More]

Sick of my Renault Kangoo, I reverted to the correct manufacturer and got myself a Volkswagen Caddy. It wasn’t cheap by any means, but having been working a pretty well paid contract for the previous year, I felt justified in splurging a little. But of course I wasn’t going to leave it in its stock condition. [Read More]

I got a knock at my door one evening from one of my neighbours asking if I “knew anything about electrics”; it seems that is my reputation in the stair. I hadn’t noticed as it was May and the nights were short, but the stair lighting had stopped working. I had a peek and it turns out we have a Sangamo time clock that’s apparently very common in the Central Belt. It’s usefully described in one of BigClive’s many videos. [Read More]

Very occasionally I do a bit of sim racing, by which I mean just driving virtual cars round virtual tracks, on my own, in virtual reality. As such I own a Logitech G-29 wheel – not the cheapest, but not far off it. As an occasional user, I don’t have a permanent setup. Despite its affordability, the G-29 does not really lend itself toward being setup temporarily, as it involves multiple cables trailing about the floor. To avoid this I made a breakout box that’s screwed to the bottom of my desk, with sockets for the wheel and gear shifter,... [Read More]