Projects

Washing Line Monitor

Posted on 1/11/2025

Upon moving out of home, I came across a problem, whenever I tried to dry my clothes outside, it would start raining. This meant i would have to take them inside and use the dryer. The easiest solution is just to use the dryer. I estimate that it would only... [Read More]

Indoor Hydroponics v2

Posted on 1/03/2024

Following on from version 1, the system was redesigned from scratch. Significantly more thought was put into the goal of the system. The focused goals informed design designed. The goal of this system is to be able to gather and process large amounts of data about the plant being grown.... [Read More]

3d Printer CNC

Posted on 1/01/2022

This is an old makerbot replicator 2 whose hotend broke. instead of stripping it for parts, I decide to turn it into a CNC. I used a dremmel as the tool and created a mount to attached it to the printer. Fusion 360 CAM was used to create the toolpaths... [Read More]

Retro Speakers

Posted on 1/01/2021

Ages ago I found some old speakers in hard rubbish. They were good quality but the box was all torn up. I ripped off all of the water logged and destroyed wood and replaced it where it was needed, then I putted up all the cracks and sanded and painted... [Read More]

Bench Power Supply

Posted on 1/07/2020

I needed a better way to power my projects than a dodgy 12v switching power supply rated at 1 amp. So I had an old computer psu lying around. I prettied it up and add some switches and banana sockets and now I have 20 amp at 12v, 5v and... [Read More]

Face Detecting Sentry

Posted on 1/01/2020

Runs off matlab’s computer vision toolbox. It detects a face via the mounted webcam and then moves the turret to centre the face in the camera. The motors are drive by an arduino and is built from a k’nex set . Still in progress to smoothen movement using PID. The... [Read More]

Warman Robot

Posted on 1/07/2019

We had to make a device that transfers balls from one side of a course to the other. Our soloution was to create a robotic arm to transfer the balls. The robot was plagued with issues that couldn’t be fixed in the given timeframe. In the end we managed to... [Read More]

Indoor Hydroponics v1

Posted on 1/03/2019

This is the first* attempt at an indoor hydroponics system. The tank is made from a laser cut box covered in bathroom sealer to make it water proof. The system is controlled by a raspberry pi. The lights and pump are controlled by relays. The relays are controlled by the... [Read More]

Meme Box

Posted on 2/01/2019

I built a box to put memes on, that I continually add to. Currently it is used to store games. The motivation was that I thought it’d be funny. [Read More]

Strongman's Game

Posted on 1/01/2019

This is one of those standard side show games where you have a hammer and smash a target as hard as you can. I made it with a friend. He did the structure whilst I did the electronics. Initially i thought this would be a really easy project, turns out... [Read More]

Picture Frame Monitor

Posted on 1/01/2018

This project is aAn old laptop screen that’s had a driver board added(to allow HDMI interface) and then put into a picture frame. It is now used as a second screen. The motivation for the project was that I wanted a second screen and had an old laptop spare. [Read More]

Charcoal BBQ

Posted on 1/01/2018

This project is a charcoal bbq to cook food on. It also doubles as a table. This is one of my few wood work projects. It Doesn’t work well due to the hotplate being too far away from the coals. The motivation was that I wanted to cook charcoaled food... [Read More]

Model Engine

Posted on 1/11/2017

This was my year 12 project for Advanced Manufacturing. It’s a model engine that can be used for demonstration. The motivation was that I was really into engines at the time and thought I should make something so I and other people can see how they work. [Read More]