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Making and repairing, creating enchanted objects. Tweets by Andy (Blogger, Writer, Engineer) Also available on https://xitter.cf/t.co/xprT6EXiGz

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Workshopshed blog: Upcycling a table into some shelves workshopshed.com/2024/06/upc…

Upcycling a table into some shelves - Workshopshed

An old table left for years in a garage was upcycled into some industrial style shelving.

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Workshopshed blog: Upcycling, Dead Cats and Material Science workshopshed.com/2024/05/upc…

Upcycling, Dead Cats and Material Science - Workshopshed

I was chatting to a TV producer this week about the kind of things I make in the Workshopshed. The discussion lead to alternate uses of household objects.

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Workshopshed blog: London Maker Festival workshopshed.com/2024/05/lon…

London Maker Festival - Workshopshed

Earlier this month I visited the South London MakerSpace who were putting on a mini festival

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Workshopshed blog: Truest North Compass workshopshed.com/2024/04/tru…

Truest North Compass - Workshopshed

Workshopshed: This week, I've been chatting to Karl Smith, a professional story teller and maker. Karl has been telling me about the background and

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Workshopshed blog: Orwell and Suffolk History workshopshed.com/2024/04/orw…
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Workshopshed blog: Cat Flap Tumble Hack workshopshed.com/2024/03/cat…
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Workshopshed blog: Can’t find the light switch workshopshed.com/2024/03/can…

Can't find the light switch - Workshopshed

It has been a whole week in the new shed and mostly been reorganising boxes and trying to find things. Also have been looking at what the most urgent

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Workshopshed blog: Moved to the sun workshopshed.com/2024/02/mov…

Moved to the sun - Workshopshed

Things have been a little quiet here on the Workshopshed Blog for a few months. The reason was that we were packing up and getting the house ready for

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Workshopshed blog: Migrating Greenhouse workshopshed.com/2024/01/mig…
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Workshopshed blog: Welding Cart workshopshed.com/2024/01/wel…

Welding Cart - Workshopshed

I've been intending to build a welding cart for some time. And whilst spring cleaning the workshop I realised I had enough metal to build something.

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Workshopshed blog: Year in review 2023 workshopshed.com/2023/12/yea…
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Workshopshed blog: Transporting a milling machine part 2 workshopshed.com/2023/12/tra…

Transporting a milling machine part 2 - Workshopshed

Following the packing up of the base of the milling machine, I moved on to the last part which consisted of a cast iron pillar, motor and box of

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Workshopshed blog: Transporting a milling machine workshopshed.com/2023/12/tra…

Transporting a milling machine - Workshopshed

To transport the milling machine, it needed to be broken down and crated.

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Workshopshed blog: What do garden tables and wet feet have in common? workshopshed.com/2023/11/gar…

What do garden tables and wet feet have in common? - Workshopshed

Around this time of year, a lot of people's thoughts turn to Black Friday bargains and what new stuff they can get. But my thoughts turned to Captain

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Workshopshed blog: Understanding Stud Welding Systems: Speed and Accessibility workshopshed.com/2023/10/stu…
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Workshopshed blog: Solar install a year in review workshopshed.com/2023/10/sol…
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Workshopshed blog: Troubles with Spiders workshopshed.com/2023/10/tro…

Troubles with Spiders - Workshopshed

Latest video looks at Spiders, smoke machines and printed circuits

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Been reverse engineering a smoke machine, added a @dfrobotcn radar motion sensor and a #RasberryPi Pico. Not forgetting the giant spiders. youtu.be/bsARcwzV21Q?si=nRyK…

Modding a Smoke Machine to Add Motion Detection

Andy was discussing Halloween project ideas with a fellow engineer,...

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Workshopshed blog: MicroPython workshopshed.com/2023/10/mic…

MicroPython - Workshopshed

For my latest project, I've decided to use a Pi Pico and MicroPython. I experimented with VSCode, interrupts and timers.

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Workshopshed blog: Small Space, Big Sparks: Welding in Compact Workshops and Sheds workshopshed.com/2023/08/wel…

Small Space, Big Sparks: Welding in Compact Workshops and Sheds - Workshopshed

There's something truly special about creating, repairing, and crafting with our own two hands, isn't there?

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