A portfolio of various project, across a plethora of disciplines, with varying degrees of successes. Suitably sub-divided to three succinct groups: Electronics, vehicles and miscellaneous.
Electronics and Microcontroller Projects
Click on this drop down menu to see a range of projects featuring a selection of microcontrollers hooked up to various peripherals to achieve numerous goals.
ESP32-CAM Augmented Reality Game
Home-brew computer vision running locally on the hardware.
Status: Complete
LiDAR Night Vision ‘Camera’
Using a TF-Luna LiDAR module and a pair of stepper motors to create an image.
Status: Complete
Timed Lock Box
Built for my sister who apparently has poor impulse control, so this would only open during certain times.
Status: Complete
Universal Touchscreen Remote
A project that amalgamated three IR remote controls in to one ESP32 powered touchscreen device.
Status: Abandoned
Bark Activated Blind
Designed to stop the dog from barking out of the front window whenever the post arrives.
Status: Awaiting Redesign
ESP32 Weather Station
I believe the collective noun for sensors is a ‘curiosity’, therefore this is a curiosity of atmospheric sensors.
Status: Complete / Abandoned
LiDAR 3D Room Scanner
Chronicling a project that started as a curiosity and ended as a the basis for my HNC final year submission.
Status: Complete
Battle Bot
Designed with a hammer for a weapon, and fitted with a kill switch on its back for fighting against each other.
Status: Complete / Abandoned
Arduino Racing Game
Combining an ST7789 display with an Arduino to create a single player racing game.
Status: Complete
Two-Player ESP32 Space Shooters Game
Challenge your mates to a head-to-head shoot off with this game.
Status: Complete
Converting an Ender 3 to a 3D Scanner
Hijacking the stepper motors of a 3D printer to create a 3D object scanner.
Status: Abandoned
Motion Detection & Amplification
Another ESP32-CAM project which displays the difference in sequential frames.
Status: Complete
Wireless Temperature Monitoring Network
Monitoring the varying temperatures across different parts of the house.
Status: Complete
Household Heating Monitor
Another temperature monitoring project, but with a sensor to see when the heating is on.
Status: Complete
Vehicular Projects
Click on this drop down menu to view the projects that involve differing numbers of wheels attached a variety of motors.
The Ball Ripper
Fitting a petrol motor to a pedal powered kart. The chain tickled your testes.
Status: Sold
Mobility Scooter Upgrade
Documenting the cronicle of upgrading the motor on a mobility scooter
Status: Dismantled & Sold
Miscellaneous Projects
Click on this drop down menu to see all of the projects that don’t really fit in to any of the above two categories.
Lost PLA Lead Casting
Documenting an experiment to see if 3d printed PLA could be substituted for wax when casting.
Status: Complete
Roll-top Pencil Case
Needed a pencil case for college, so made a pencil case for college.
Status: Complete
Book Binding Punching Cradle
A quick laser-cut project for the budding bibliopegist.
Status: Complete
Roland JX-8P Repair
Documenting a repair carried out on an old analogue synthesiser
Status: Complete
Page created: 08/04/2022
Last updated: 25/05/2026