NodeMCU clock
I’m experimenting using a NodeMCU microcontroller & OLED display to make a clock. This version connected to WiFi and then asks a Network Time server for the time. It displays the time on the OLED display. I’m programming the NodeMCU…
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Photography with coloured LED lights
I’m still enjoying the results using these two little LED lights. I have taped cut down theatre gels over them. I have two and could make good use of a third. The dove was made several years by my sister.…
3D Printed mould for casting plaster
If anyone else has done this, they’ve been keeping quiet about it, so I thought it would be useful to share it here. I made the top & bottom of the mould separately so all the parts could be printed…
Plaster of Paris with mica pigment
I’ve been experimenting colouring my plaster of Paris candlesticks with mica pigment. That’s the stuff sold for making soap, cosmetics & candles. The results are very pleasing. I’m adding 5% pigment by dry weight to the plaster before adding plaster…
Another candlestick design
This is a shorter version of the candlestick I made a couple of weeks ago. The design is similar, a little shorter. I also noticed that, viewed head-on, the cup of the original design didn’t look attached to the stem,…
Tea light bowls from 3D printed mould
This tea light bowl design was originally intended as something simple to experiment with mould making. I like them and a couple of friends who’ve seen them like them, too. So I made some more and bought some coloured tea…
Plaster cast from 3D printed mould
Here’s a candlestick & a tea light holder cast in plaster of Paris from a 3D printed mould. I designed the sticks & moulds in SketchUP and 3D printed the moulds in PLA+ on my Creality Ender 3.
3D Printed candlestick project
I designed this candlestick in SketchUP and my 3D printer is printing part of the mould as I type. The candlestick is designed to fit 50mm diameter candles. When all the parts are printed I will cast cast candlesticks in…