Stuff What I Made

Having got into the mindset of improving bits of my guitar, I turned my attention some of the mounting of the controls, as the job I did originally left a bit to be desired. [Read More]

In a previous post I discussed making an electric guitar. One thing I didn’t cover there is integrating a Roland GK split pickup that I had acquired cheaply through a friend. This enabled MIDI guitar, among other things. These days Roland make a version of the system suitable for OEMs... [Read More]

One of my old work places had a changing room for those of us who got sweaty commuting to work, which was great, but the lockers had these incredibly annoying spring loaded hinges that, with your hands full made it very frustrating to get things in and out of them.... [Read More]

Towards the tail end of 2017, the famed for its middle aisle supermarket chain ALDI had a deal on a 3D printer, for £300. It was badged as Balco but was in fact just a re-branded version of the Chinese brand Wanhao. [Read More]

Around about the summer of 2017, the engine of the Corrado started making a bit of an alarming noise. At first I thought it was just tappets; it seemed to go away after it warmed up only to come back with a vengeance later. Peering in the filler, the oil... [Read More]