Category Archives: Home Life

Helping a friend

I struggled with the laser to create this “easy” project. The aim is to create a template for soldering a train set “catenaire”. This is made of brass parts that require precise soldering. The wood template allows for the parts … Continue reading

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Quadcopter Legs

As I was building the new Discovery Pro quadcopter, I realised that it would be better if it had longer legs to accommodate for the fact that the camera tilting mechanism would hit the ground during setup. Also, it seems … Continue reading

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A bit of Summer

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Spring is here…

Spring is here !               Well not in the office… Lots of changes and nothing feels good. Hopefully we can start with new seeds and rebuild.           Recent news in … Continue reading

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Outside cover

Made this today

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Smoked Ham or Jambon fume

Last weekend I wanted to make some ham from scratch. Bought a large piece of pork and started the process. Ingredients : Pork (shoulder or other as you want). In UK it is called gammon when ham is uncooked. Cooking … Continue reading

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Charity Sports Medals

Made some medals for the office charity event from the Graduates. Don’t know yet how the event went but I a sure everybody had a good time !   As usual, I used the laser…   Made the design with … Continue reading

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Cycling with my Brother

Very nice day cycling with my brother in Saint Albans. Lovely and pure fun when the electric motor kicks in for the hills…. Pure pleasure !          

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Ipad Tablet Stand

I have been using my laser cutter quite a lot recently ! One of my recent design was from a request from my wife to have a small simple stand for her ipad mini to use in the kitchen. Although … Continue reading

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Bicycle Shock Sag

This is a typical thing that I would think about during the week and then make during the weekend. As I have to review Selling, Admin and General Costs (SAG) all the time in the office, I wait for the … Continue reading

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Laser Lamp

I continue to love my laser cutter. Probably one of my preferred electric tool in the workshop. It is bulky, and a bit scary to use but it feels like cheating or magic. It is the kind of tool that … Continue reading

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Avocado Growing

Wanted to add a new plant to my hydroponics experiments. I have had plenty of setbacks recently with my lack of attention to watering….! I really need to get moving on that Raspberry pi controlled watering system, it has been … Continue reading

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Tartiflette

This is definitely comfort food! (Please read again, this is not for anybody on a diet or anybody with high cholesterol…) It is a traditional French Savoie dish made with Reblochon cheese. I have not made this recipe many times … Continue reading

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Xmas Trees

I played with my laser cutter today and got into the Xmas spirit…made a couple of fun things below. 1 – An overlay screen for my Raspberry Pi frame… Need to code some sort of animation to play behind it … Continue reading

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Consecutive Conundrum

I built this last week. It is for my brother’s Xmas gift. It is a small game, where you need to put the pegs into the slots but the numbers cannot be connected to each-other if they are consecutive. It … Continue reading

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Quiet on a Sunday

Just 19 seconds of chillaxing…

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PIZERO

When I look at this magazine, it reminds me of the days I used to play with my TRS-80 from Tandy… You must visit this page if you want to get a bit nostalgic and code for a few minutes … Continue reading

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Cardamom plant

I purchased some cardamom plant a few months ago and have managed to keep it alive. It is doing well although some of the leaves are yellowing. It might be because I left the plant outside too long into the … Continue reading

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I feel more French than ever

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50g of what ?

    I just changed the pedals on my mountain bike, I thought I would get something lighter to help me go further and go up those hills with more elegance. I swapped the already light Haibike pedals for the … Continue reading

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