Archive for the 'Projects' Category
Sophie’s Ladybird Bookends
December 25th, 2008Some time ago my sister asked me what I was getting Sophie, my 10 month old niece, for Christmas. I said I didn’t know so she suggested I could make Sophie some bookends for her room. And she asked if I could make them like a ladybird that Sophie has on a blanket. The ladybird [...]
SV Chronometer – a GPS based, interactive master clock
November 5th, 2008The finished SV Chronometer. Time. We are all obsessed by it and it catches up with us all in the end. Especially women who don’t moisturise their elbows properly! I have my own little obsession with time. I often have a stop watch in my pocket, just so I can time things, [...]
Building a Wimshurst Machine – Part 2.
October 27th, 2008I finally got around to finishing off the Wimshurst machine the other week and it’s about time I updated this page about it. Part one of this project is available here: http://www.asciimation.co.nz/bb/2008/04/19/building-a-wimshurst-machine There were a few changes made to the machine since the last post. The main one was I discovered glass Leyden jars don’t [...]
7X12 Mini Lathe
August 30th, 2008A few weeks ago I splashed out on something I have wanted for a long, long time. A lathe! My 7×12 mini lathe. This is one of the cheap, Chinese mini lathes. The 7X12 means it has a 7 inch swing and 12 inch length. These little lathes are quite crudely made but with a [...]
The A Team music box
August 24th, 2008After the success of my Star Trek fight music box I decided to make a new music box dedicated to one of my all time favourite TV programmes – The A Team! The A Team is a show I remember very fondly from my childhood. I was 10 and on a trip to the UK [...]