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All the random general projects

Learning Code, Raspberry Pi, Fruit, and Growing Food

06 May 2023 8 min read 3,749 views

May 2023 updates, website changes and projects and how we grow our own food on a small allotment

Energy Savings and Solar PV Upgrade, Six Months of Data

27 December 2022 13 min read 5,193 views

After lots of small changes to our usage, device upgrades and replacing some old household appliances, our energy usage is around 45% lower

Scam emails from a "certified photographer"

20 April 2021 3 min read 2,356 views

Yet more scammers using emails claiming to be from a certified photographer who says your website has copyrighted images hosted

Adding 10Gb Fibre to the home network

24 October 2020 10 min read 16,601 views

Everyone needs some fibre in their diet and we have added more to the home network using 10Gb Fibre to connect our computers and Synology network storage devices via a MikroTik CRS309-1G-8S+IN network switch

Back Pain with Sciatica during Lockdown

17 October 2020 18 min read 6,774 views

In March I damaged my lower spine when working on our allotment resulting in a herniated disk at the base of my spine pressing into the nerves causing bad pain with sciatica during covid lockdown

Record Vise No 1 and No 2 Restoration

23 September 2020 7 min read 12,517 views

See how I restored a pair of old Record Vise No 1 and No 2 models from rusty to shiny

When lightning strikes

17 March 2020 9 min read 3,003 views

Antennas vaporising, telephone sockets launching across the room. What happens when lightning strikes a house?

Developing a new product to sell

29 November 2019 7 min read 6,234 views

The steps we take when designing a new product to sell

Trying to Save Power and Lower our Energy Bills

04 October 2019 8 min read 2,293 views

Looking at ways to reduce electricity consumption, help the environment and save some money.

Workshop Tool Storage Rack

02 October 2019 2 min read 4,124 views

Building a wooden storage rack for the hand tools in our workshop.

Broadband problems with REIN interference

16 July 2019 7 min read 13,661 views

Some of our electrical equipment was transmitting on random frequencies where it shouldn’t and causing problems with our broadband internet with REIN interference

Ford sync 3 interference white noise from speakers

05 July 2019 1 min read 15,306 views

Our Ford sync 3 system in the car has a random interference issue which makes very loud white noise from speakers

CNC Mill Driver and Motor Controller Upgrades

02 June 2019 4 min read 8,082 views

Upgrades to our CNC Mill with a new driver and motor controller improvements

Twenty Years of being Self Employed

04 April 2018 9 min read 3,389 views

Building websites, taking photos and running an e-commerce electronics shop.

Milling Machine Ballscrew End Float Fix

28 August 2017 2 min read 8,330 views

Fixing the end float on our milling machine with new threaded adapters

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General

Learning Code, Raspberry Pi, Fruit, and Growing Food

Energy Savings and Solar PV Upgrade, Six Months of Data

Scam emails from a "certified photographer"

Adding 10Gb Fibre to the home network

Back Pain with Sciatica during Lockdown

Record Vise No 1 and No 2 Restoration

When lightning strikes

Developing a new product to sell

Trying to Save Power and Lower our Energy Bills

Workshop Tool Storage Rack

Broadband problems with REIN interference

Ford sync 3 interference white noise from speakers

CNC Mill Driver and Motor Controller Upgrades

Twenty Years of being Self Employed

Milling Machine Ballscrew End Float Fix

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