An Engineer's Playground
We all had our projects during one of the many lockdowns and an 'Alexa Enabled Secret Bar' was mine! This project started out with building two industrial sideboards for the corner of my dining room. The question: what to do with dead space in the corner ...
We all had our projects during one of the many lockdowns and an 'Alexa Enabled Secret Bar' was mine! This project started out with building two industrial sideboards for the corner of my dining room. The question: what to do with dead space in the corner ...
We all had our projects during one of the many lockdowns and an 'Alexa Enabled Secret Bar' was mine! This project started out with building two industrial sideboards for the corner of my dining room. The question: what to do with dead space in the corner ...
With Christmas around the corner, it's time to start thinking about some last minute custom made presents. A ball bearing maze can make a great little stocking filler. It can be as simple or complex as you like making it a fun one for kids or adults. ...
This one was a lot of fun. I built some sideboards for the corner of our dining room. But what should I do with the awkward corner unit...well, a secret Alexa Enabled Bar of course! https://youtu.be/iccb6QF4mDs Above not working? Check it out dir ...
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 contr ...
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't fi ...
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 a big ...
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 completel ...
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 tabl ...