Vigotec VG-L7X – Not another laser

This was one of the cheapest LED lasers at the time (£140) from Banggood. They call it a 20W but really that’s the input power and not laser which is probably around 5W, that’s a bit dishonest seeing that Fibre and CO2 lasers are measure form an output. I...

ClockWood

There’s no Time, We made it up A crappy, rusty old clock with the workings broken, I should of thrown it out    But I had the insides needed to make it work again, cleaned the glass and re-bonded it to the back after de-rusting I have a stack of A4 size laser...

TV Lift

What a great idea, hide the TV at the bottom of the bed.I had a TV, a bed and thought it would be easy to make a box and buy a TV Lift. TV Lift bought Box started Lift mechanism cut, new bearings fitted to lathed ends.   It uses a two wire, two diodes for the...

DIY Styrofoam Hot Wire Cutter

Having had part of the roof replaced in the house I have a lot of Styrofoam sheets blowing around the garden. Instead of bending a bit of wire and a 12v battery I may have over-engineered this a bit. The base is from a left over Ikea Besta cupboard, top and bottom...

Classic Xbox One Controller

I like playing the classic games like Dig Dug and PacMan but you really need a 4-way joystick, go diagonal on these and they don’t like it, who does.I have the MAME consoles but have got some of these games on my Xbox One, so it begins..    This is a joystick I...

The Sandy-Bay Sander

Portable flat bed sander, because dust gets everywhere. Old drill with faulty batteries     Problem first off was that this didn’t have a bearing like I thought but loose sleeve, and it was loose.   I made an acrylic bearing holder and ordered a cheap needle...