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Things I didn’t need to know but do now entry 548617

January 3, 2018 Tom

What I thought was going to be a quick fix turned into a project and now I know how Dell laptop PSUs work.   So if you enjoy complete overkill in what should have been a quick job then read on.

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Arduino, Project, Tools

My welder broke

November 14, 2017 Tom

I’ve been having a bit of fun with my MIG welder lately so rather than replace it I had a dig around in my spares bin (and about £15 to ebay) and managed to fix it.   Oh and make it better in the process!

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Random

Thanks BT!

October 6, 2017 Tom

By US standards I don’t live in the boonies but by UK standards I might as well be living in the middle of nowhere!

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Random

Back from the USA

September 12, 2017 Tom

I would say its good to be back but the rain is falling at about 45 degrees from vertical!   You can get used to sun and heat all too quickly.

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3D Printing, Project, Raspberry Pi

3D PRINTER UPDATE 5

July 30, 2017 Tom

Apologies for the rather long time between updates.   I have been rather busy with other things.   But I have not been ignoring the 3D printer.

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Duh!, Media, Saving Energy, Solar

“UK achieves solar power record as temperatures soar”

May 27, 2017 Tom

Nice headline on the Beeb.   It has got the enviro-numpties all excited too.

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Duh!, Random

Just because you can… doesn’t mean you should

May 23, 2017 Tom

The Internet of Things (IoT) is one of those things that could be a good idea but so far it has been been a total disaster!

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Duh!, Saving Energy

Wasting energy on an industrial scale

May 22, 2017 Tom

You would think that a large company would be interested in saving some money on their power bill…. but no!

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3D Printing, Project

3D Printer Update 4

February 20, 2017 Tom

Fixing the overheating extruder stepper motor.

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3D Printing, Project

3D Printer Update 3

February 20, 2017 Tom

Right, long overdue!   I got the new hot end and have managed to burn through most of a 1kg spool of PLA.

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