Tim
@talltimn.bsky.social
Maker of things, founding trustee of East Essex Hackspace
Close encounters of the pasta kind.
May 13, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Close encounters of the pasta kind.
Today is a pizza oven day.
May 10, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Today is a pizza oven day.
LEDs wired up, may change the resistors because it's a bit brighter than I fancied. I'm going to write the sequence procedures in first and see how it looks, but it's probably too bright to be even slightly canon.
April 25, 2025 at 7:30 AM
LEDs wired up, may change the resistors because it's a bit brighter than I fancied. I'm going to write the sequence procedures in first and see how it looks, but it's probably too bright to be even slightly canon.
Today's project doesn't have anything to do with breaking the laws of physics.
April 22, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Today's project doesn't have anything to do with breaking the laws of physics.
The 3D printer is such a wonderful rapid prototype tool. My plan was to mount a piece of TPU into the body to seal against the wood. But the TPU does not want to go in the hole. So time to redo this bit. I also think the base needs to be bigger.
April 11, 2025 at 9:40 PM
The 3D printer is such a wonderful rapid prototype tool. My plan was to mount a piece of TPU into the body to seal against the wood. But the TPU does not want to go in the hole. So time to redo this bit. I also think the base needs to be bigger.
Tonight I've modelled and made a connector for two Rutland leaf flowers. These will be the basis of a mini hovercraft. I've added a TPU ring to seal it against the body. Don't think these'll be strong enough but we will see!
April 11, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Tonight I've modelled and made a connector for two Rutland leaf flowers. These will be the basis of a mini hovercraft. I've added a TPU ring to seal it against the body. Don't think these'll be strong enough but we will see!
Also, the hackspace new fiber laser is pretty cool. 100w's of pure metal ablation.
March 29, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Also, the hackspace new fiber laser is pretty cool. 100w's of pure metal ablation.
As long as someone can sort me out a DeLorian perhaps I can sort out some of this mess.
March 29, 2025 at 8:54 PM
As long as someone can sort me out a DeLorian perhaps I can sort out some of this mess.
Visited bridge command yesterday. Things got a bit chaotic and then we had the server go pop. After it came back up, we may have got our nukes a bit too close to the shuttle. Fun times.
January 12, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Visited bridge command yesterday. Things got a bit chaotic and then we had the server go pop. After it came back up, we may have got our nukes a bit too close to the shuttle. Fun times.
It is entirely possible these two things are related.
December 16, 2024 at 9:59 PM
It is entirely possible these two things are related.
Diesel heater is plumbed in with the exception of the fuel line. We found by depanneling the bus it was lacking any insulation, so next job is to find something that won't absorb water to pack out the panels. I think the polyester is probably the best stuff for the job. Just wiring & fuel to go
December 16, 2024 at 9:47 AM
Diesel heater is plumbed in with the exception of the fuel line. We found by depanneling the bus it was lacking any insulation, so next job is to find something that won't absorb water to pack out the panels. I think the polyester is probably the best stuff for the job. Just wiring & fuel to go
The wonderful Mr Ed was helping me fit this box under the van to accommodate a Chinese diesel heater. Hoping to get it wired up and running for next weekend.
December 10, 2024 at 11:24 PM
The wonderful Mr Ed was helping me fit this box under the van to accommodate a Chinese diesel heater. Hoping to get it wired up and running for next weekend.
The wife left the top of the catnip container off. I'm concerned as this is the bitey one and she gets very aggressive after the 'nip.
December 4, 2024 at 7:59 PM
The wife left the top of the catnip container off. I'm concerned as this is the bitey one and she gets very aggressive after the 'nip.
Lasered lindt reindeers. These will soon have shiny noses.
December 4, 2024 at 12:13 AM
Lasered lindt reindeers. These will soon have shiny noses.
Another day, another bunny. This one runs opennabjab but the server appears to have gone down so it's not massively happy at the moment.
November 29, 2024 at 1:19 PM
Another day, another bunny. This one runs opennabjab but the server appears to have gone down so it's not massively happy at the moment.
A few days work getting the usual charity calendar sorted for a good cause. In this case my daughter's SEN school fundraiser for the PTA.
November 27, 2024 at 10:09 PM
A few days work getting the usual charity calendar sorted for a good cause. In this case my daughter's SEN school fundraiser for the PTA.
Yesterday we commenced a 48hr isolation for our daughter from school because of suspected illness (she's absolutely fine). She's non verbal and today everything is a hammer and anything that isn't is a nail.
November 27, 2024 at 10:43 AM
Yesterday we commenced a 48hr isolation for our daughter from school because of suspected illness (she's absolutely fine). She's non verbal and today everything is a hammer and anything that isn't is a nail.
#littleboxes. 24 to be exact. Now to build the actual calendar tonight ready for tomorrow!
November 27, 2024 at 9:13 AM
#littleboxes. 24 to be exact. Now to build the actual calendar tonight ready for tomorrow!
My 3d printing adapter works great to test this pancake machine. The machine itself was bought 2nd hand off facebook marketplace and has already made 35,000 pancakes. There's few of these machines in the wild and you can technically just pour the batter in and not use the advanced dispensing.
November 27, 2024 at 8:49 AM
My 3d printing adapter works great to test this pancake machine. The machine itself was bought 2nd hand off facebook marketplace and has already made 35,000 pancakes. There's few of these machines in the wild and you can technically just pour the batter in and not use the advanced dispensing.
After two of our three Braun Oral B Pro 3s all died in short order, I finally got around to sending them back. But the tape dispenser was missing the middle bit. One 3D print later...
November 23, 2024 at 8:55 PM
After two of our three Braun Oral B Pro 3s all died in short order, I finally got around to sending them back. But the tape dispenser was missing the middle bit. One 3D print later...
Bit of secretive CAD work making an adapter for coop honey bottle tops to a homebrew bag. With good luck and bad judgement my 2nd version fit. It's part of a batter release system.
November 23, 2024 at 3:37 PM
Bit of secretive CAD work making an adapter for coop honey bottle tops to a homebrew bag. With good luck and bad judgement my 2nd version fit. It's part of a batter release system.