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How to ‘Control a Stepper Motor From Alexa’
I thought this project was going to be really difficult. I'm not a programmer and Internet of Things (IoT) is a long way out of my comfort zones. But how I was wrong...so, let's control a stepper motor from Alexa! Among other things, I wanted to ...
How to build an ‘Industrial Sideboard’
This is a project I have been meaning to do for a long time. I really like the 'industrial look' furniture. You know the type: welded steel frames and chunky wooden panels. After a bit of shopping around (well actually, quite a few months!) I couldn ...
Thingiverse: Online CAD Library
Thingiverse is a universe of things. Download our files and build them with your lasercutter, 3D printer, or CNC. Thingiverse, owned by the Makerbot team, has a huge library of parts (or things) heavily geared towards 3D printing. If you have a 3D ...
Ikea Hack! 3D Printed Cutlery Holder…
So here is a really quick and simple 'Ikea Hack' for you! We were after a cutlery holder for our kitchen windowsill and couldn't find anything that fit the bill...so there is only one thing for it... build it: 3D printed cutlery holder! Now I am ...
How To Build ‘A Solid Wooden, Low Profile Bed Frame’
Building a solid wooden, 'Low Profile Bed Frame' is a fantastic weekend project. Complete with a solid wooden built in headboard for that minimalist look. In this post I'm going to show you how to build this awesome bed frame from scratch with comp ...
How to build ‘Garden Side Tables’ from Pallets
Here's a quick and easy one for you. I wanted some garden side tables for, well, you guessed it, the garden. But it seems that everyone else in lock-down did too! What was left online was either expensive or rubbish...so let's build some garden side ...
How to build a ‘Dining Table’
So here is a nice weekend project for you. My wife and I wanted a solid wood dining table with a nice rustic feel. Looking around we were shocked at the prices of new "rustic" furniture. Since we have a small car, a second hand one wasn't really an ...
GrabCad Community: Excellent CAD source
GrabCad: The largest online community of professional designers, engineers, manufacturers, and studentsGrabCad Community Finding CAD online can be a tricky process, especially if you are looking for something in a native CAD software format. This ...
Repairing a Stepcraft HF Spindle 500W
Several months ago I working on my Stepcraft 840 using the HF Spindle 500W. I was cutting some plywood and got a little over confident. I took things a little too deep too fast and ended up stalling the motor. Luckily I was able to get to the kill s ...
Linear Motion Parts: Which type of Linear Bearings?
Over the years, I've built and cannibalised a lot of 3D printers, laser etchers and CNC machines. With the COVID19 lockdown in full swing, I am having a good sort out of some of these old projects. Now I want to take a dive into what I've learnt abo ...