Wobblycogs Workshop

Author: Doozer

  • Caramelised Belly Pork

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    You can’t beat a nice bit of belly pork! Easy 10/10 from me and the family. Ingredients Serves 4 when served with rice or mashed potatoes. 750g belly pork 30ml vegetable oil 12 shallots chopped finely or a large onion 2 cloves of garlic or 1/2 teaspoon of garlic powder 50ml soy sauce (low salt…

  • Bircher Muesli

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    This is delicious! It’s not identical to the original recipe but it’s close. Did I say it’s delicious. Ingredients This is for a single adult serving. 1/3 cup rolled oats 1 tablespoon dried cranberries, raisins or cherries 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1 tablespoon peanut butter 1/3 cup yoghurt 1 medium apple 2 tablespoons chopped nuts 2 tablespoons condensed milk Method Dice…

  • Pallet Wood Board

    Pallet Wood Board

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    We’ve recently had some building work done and so I had a load of pallets available to try and do something with. As a general rule I don’t like reclaiming wood as it’s invariably full of junk (sand, nails, knots, etc) but there was so much of it I couldn’t just leave it. In the…

  • Repairing a Numatic Henry Motor

    Repairing a Numatic Henry Motor

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    A couple of months ago the motor in my Numatic Henry vacuum cleaner died. At the time I was using it as a workshop dust extractor and it was connected to my belt sander. It was working moderately hard but nothing I wouldn’t expect it to be able to cope with. I hadn’t long replaced…

  • Yeti – Electrical Build Part 11

    Yeti – Electrical Build Part 11

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    Finally, the power supply is finished and I’m pleased to say that never in the history of powering up a transformer has there been so little to get excited about.

  • Yeti – Electrical Build Part 10

    Yeti – Electrical Build Part 10

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    With the inrush / soft start designed and most of the parts ordered my mind turned to the other components I’m going to need to finish the case.

  • Yeti – Electrical build Part 9

    Yeti – Electrical build Part 9

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    In part eight I discussed the problem with inrush into the power supply and some potential solutions. In this part I’ll show the actual solution I’ll be using.

  • Yeti – Electrical Build Part 8

    Yeti – Electrical Build Part 8

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    I’ve got to the point where I have a stepper motor turning but I’m hesitant to move forward until I have the inrush issue fixed with the power supply.

  • Yeti – Electrical Build Part 7

    Yeti – Electrical Build Part 7

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    Now that everything is in the case and the control buttons are wired up it’s time to look at providing power to motors and get things turning. Before I rush into that though it’s time to correct and oversight.

  • Yeti – Electrical Build Part 6

    Yeti – Electrical Build Part 6

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    The mounting panel now sports all the parts that will go into the case (except the PMDX, but the standoffs are in) so I moved on to fitting the various buttons, lights and dials to the cabinet door.

  • Yeti – Electrical Build Part 5

    Yeti – Electrical Build Part 5

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    With the basic circuit checked and holes drilled for everything that would mount to the panel it was time to get the panel into the case.

  • Yeti – Electrical Build Part 4

    Yeti – Electrical Build Part 4

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    Now that I had the power supply cornered and exactly where I wanted it it was time to mount the other components on the panel.

  • Yeti – Electrical Build Part 3

    Yeti – Electrical Build Part 3

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    With the power supply frame completed I moved onto the mounting plate.

  • Yeti – Electrical Build Part 2

    Yeti – Electrical Build Part 2

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    Now that I had a layout it was time to start the build and the first thing I did was change part of the plan…

  • Yeti – Electrical Build Part 1

    Yeti – Electrical Build Part 1

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    I’ve received most of the electrical parts now so it’s time to start the build. The first thing to do is a dry run laying them out in the case.