inkering with Tech
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Split-flap display brings back memories
I remember as a kid gazing up in awe at a huge airport display showing aircraft arrivals and departures. Each time there was an update, the clacking sounds of many moving flaps drew your attention. It felt like a technological marvel. It felt like the future. Over the years these split-flap displays were replaced by…
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First job for the router table
I had decided to build a wooden box for my split-flap display, rather than the 3d printed one in the original project. It would be laser cut, but as I’m not a fan of the ubiquitous laser-cut finger joint look, I wanted to try something else. After much searching and thinking, I found someone who had…
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A router table for the occasional woodworker
I like using wood as part of my projects, but don’t have a dedicated space to fill with woodworking machinery. Nor to be honest, is woodworking my main interest, so not where I want to spend all my time. This means that, as useful as something like a table saw would be, I am restricted…
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Blog v2
Since it’s been nearly 8 years since the last post on my original “Tinkering with technology” blog, I have decided to start afresh. The plan is to retire that original site at the end of this year (December 2024). Much of that blog content was made possible by the then new release of the Expressif…