Stuff What I Made

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]

I wanted a holder/charging dock for my phone to sit in over night. Go-go-gadget 3D printing. [Read More]

At some point I upgraded my guitar synth unit to a Roland GR-55. This is a fun thing, but has one annoying flaw. Unlikely previous units I had owned, if I held down the button on the guitar to change patch, it would only advance by a single patch. [Read More]

For the most part I was very happy with my Wanhao 3D printer. I performed all the usual upgrades of beefier MOSFETs, better cooling shroud, magnetic bed, Octoprint etc., but one thing always annoyed me; the constantly running cooling fan. [Read More]