Wobblycogs Workshop

Author: Doozer

  • Adequate Vegetable Curry

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    Makes 8 lunch sized portions Ingredients Spices Fennel – 1.5 tsp Mustard Seed – 4 tsp Cumin Seeds – 5 tsp Ground Corriander – 3 tsp Ground Turmeric – 5 tsp Brown Sugar – 4 tbsp Black Pepper – very good grind Other Ingredients Coconut Milk – 1 can Tomato Puree – 1 tube Garlic…

  • Chocolate Chip Cookies

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    Ingredients 150g salted butter, softened 80g light brown muscovado sugar 80g granulated sugar 2 tsp vanilla extract 1 large egg 225g plain flour 1/2 tsp bicarbonate of soda 1/4 tsp salt 200g plain chocolate chip or chunks Method Preheat the oven to 190C/170C fan/gas 5. Line two baking trays with non-stick baking paper. Put the…

  • Beer Cheese Stuffer

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    Ingredients 5 Slices Bacon (or more to taste) 1 Onion 2 Stick Celery 1 bottle beer Bread, cubed enough to fill the frying pan. Should have an open texture like sour dough. Cheddar cheese Chicken broth Worcestershire Sauce 1 Egg Method Fry the bacon in a pan with a little oil until well done. Chop…

  • Apple Crumble

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    Ingredients Filling 575g Bramley apple, peeled, cored and sliced to 1 cm thick (see tip) 3 tbsp golden caster sugar 1 tsp cinnamon 1 pinch nutmeg 1 pinch ginger 1 handful raisins (optional) Crumble 175g plain flour 110g golden caster sugar 110g cold butter Granulated brown sugar for sprinkling on top (optional) Method Preheat the…

  • Cheese Steak Rolls

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    Ingredients Feeds 4 1kg topside beef or braising steak. 2 bell peppers 3 onions 4 cloves of garlic or 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder 1 tsp salt 2 tsp black pepper (ground) 1 tsp spicy sauce 250g cheese (something like Gruyère) 1 tbsp oregano 8 hotdog rolls Method Slice the meat into thin strips and place…

  • Plain White Bread

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    Doesn’t get simpler than this, plain white bread. Ingredients This will make two decent sized loaves. I make two at a time because it’s no more work than making one and it saves on yeast. Method Notes Our microwave is a combination microwave and oven it has a bread rising setting which is great, if…

  • 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.