Shed – Drainage
May 30, 2021
Challenge “I haven’t allowed to connect up the drainage just the underslab pipework.” The underslab pipework connection to the septic is a concern. We may not have sufficient vertical distance to connect a shed floor waste and toilet to the septic line. We can’t afford to end up with a shed where the greywater / […]
Split mainsheet traveler
May 17, 2021
The idea is that rather than anchoring to a single point at the centre of the traveller track, you anchor to two points, one off to either side of centre. This means that there is always one rope with a component of its tension that stops the car from moving, even when centered. This is […]
Shed
May 8, 2021
Photographs Click images to zoom in. Design Click button in lower right corner for full screen video playback. Bathroom is 1200mm wide x 4000mm long. Shower base is 1200mm x 1200mm. Elevations Click images to zoom in. North: East: South: West: Requirements 5 bay shed (patio, living, garage, garage, garage). 8000mm wide x 20000mm […]
Ben’s stuff
April 15, 2021
A friend handed me this box of remote control goodies that were sitting on a shelf in need of some attention for me to have some fun with. Car HSP Racing 1/8th scale electric rock crawler. 2S 7.2V NiMH 1800mAh batteries with KET plug. Charger is a 9V 250mA DC wall adapter with Tamiya plug […]
ESP8266 Weather Station
February 28, 2021
Heltec Wifi 8 ESP8266 microcontroller with CP2104 USB to serial chip Integrated 0.91 inch 128×32 I2C IIC Serial Blue OLED LCD Display 3.3Vdc to 7Vdc 32MB Flash WiFi Kit 8 Source Files Based on: https://github.com/deantonious/esp8266WeatherMonitor weather.php.txt espweather.ino.txt Instructions Create ibay esp8266 (HTTP only; not HTTPS) Add domain esp8266.coeleveld.com and point it to ibay esp8266 Add […]
A Class catamaran – rigging
February 14, 2021
An A class catamaran has: Mast rotation Outhaul Downhaul Mainsheet Mast rotation There is a 30cm long horizontal stainless steel ‘arm’ on the bottom of the mast that has a rope connected underneath the trampoline cleated on top of each hull. The idea is to restrict the mast from over rotating when sailing upwind. When […]
ESP8266 ESP-12E big digits NTP clock with date, time, temperature, humidity, pressure (barometer)
January 13, 2021
ESP32 vs ESP12 boards ESP32 boards are more powerful and come with interesting onboard features. ESP32 boards are slightly more expensive and may differ between the different flavours: ESP32 boards (Wemos D1 mini, AiThinker) ESP32 TTGO LoRa32 SX1276 OLED ESP32 TTGO T-Camera with PIR sensor and OLED display (and microphone). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ESP32 For our needs the […]
Handheld
December 11, 2020
Thank you masterxeon1001 ! https://www.youtube.com/user/masterxeon1001/videos Buy masterxeon1001 a beer! https://gumroad.com/masterxeon1001 (click on the Donate Box, enter an amount and pay using Paypal) Requirements Blender 2.8.x / 2.9.x Get it here: https://builder.blender.org/download HardOps BoxCutter Get it here: https://blendermarket.com or https://gumroad.com Source Files hh001.blend hh002.blend hh003.blend hh004.blend hh005.blend hh006.blend Render
Carbon fibre lightweight ‘A class’ catamaran
November 22, 2020
New project: A Class catamaran (2004 German Aicher-Egner Flyer / AUS849 / Saarberg) Ian Johnson, Merricks Beach, VIC Australia Saarberg skinny boards, Mackenzie Composite Carbon Rudders/Boxes, Harken Mainsheet System, Saarberg mast, Fiberfoam beams, Brewin big head sail, big beach wheels, bum pads, bags boat cover. 5 Altona Street The easiest way to distinguish the German […]