Colin Hickey
eplop.bsky.social
Colin Hickey
@eplop.bsky.social
Dad/Husband/Maker and owner of Eplop Electronics selling inhouse made projects and now other peoples :-)
Yeah it’s not too hard, I am a sucker for an automated solution though! The adjustment always seems wonky on mine as well.
November 11, 2025 at 7:07 PM
I went for one from ikea that you normally use to stack say spices in the kitchen.
November 11, 2025 at 3:50 PM
I’ve the smaller beamo and do love it. Wouldn’t mind the auto focus and rotary addons. Uk though so well this is just me waffling lol
November 11, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Perfect time would be 5 mins but well I don’t always get it in that timeframe. Took me a years to catch onto the fad but great conversation thing for me and the wife, generally get sent a message with just a number in the morning with what she got it in. One of us then winges when we speak later
October 23, 2025 at 3:23 PM
I tried to install mine while I had a rogue header still on the pi from testing, did not go well lol
October 4, 2025 at 7:49 AM
Would recommend a nvme hat as well for HA, can pickup a used small nvme driver super cheap
September 27, 2025 at 3:54 PM
We watched it from a static van in jedbrough, they don’t half make some funky noises lol. Doesn’t help when they are surrounded by trees you can see swaying with pine cones dropping on the roof.
August 17, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Great company, I am somewhat biased mind :-)
February 22, 2025 at 7:03 PM
If you’ve put a lot of effort in and bought boards to sell is just release anyway
January 26, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Would be i interesting to see how people there are coping. I used to find it funny when I was working there and people would have big coats on when it was 20 degrees c. That’s shorts and T-shirt weather here!
January 24, 2025 at 3:42 PM
I’ve not had any stuck in customs that I’m aware of
January 20, 2025 at 4:37 PM
I worked from home for 6 years then started my own business so been working from home a further 5 years so 11 in total. I feel really conversation starved during the day, try and drag out those interactions with the postie lol.
January 19, 2025 at 6:03 PM
I designed a small device for this which takes uses a PD supply and gives the 5v at 5A for a pi 5.
January 1, 2025 at 9:56 PM
No idea how you fit everything in!
December 18, 2024 at 3:55 PM
It is good, used it the other day.
December 12, 2024 at 8:12 PM