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Monthly Archives: July 2020
Holly update – back to normal
She’s back to ‘normal’ whatever that is when your 14 years old.
Posted in Dogs, Pets
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Greyhound drink stands – part 1
Family request to make two elevated water dog bowl stands for three greyhounds, one for inside the other outside. This one pops up when searching the web for ideas so I’ll base my design on that and make it higher … Continue reading
Posted in Greyhound Drink Stands, Projects
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ISAAC batman wall light – part 1
This is the last bat until further notice. I am closing down Al’s Workshop for the rest of winter – too bloody cold. More on this in another post. Sending the cutting template to the Canon A3 printer downstairs in … Continue reading
Posted in Al's Workshop, Batman
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PHOENIX USB batman light – part 5
Finished this guy and ran him in Demo mode for a while to test that everything is working OK.
Posted in Al's Workshop, Batman
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PHOENIX USB batman light – part 4
Modified the controller in the usual way and installed the LED strip. This batman light is using USB LED strip lights which is a easier build process compared to the battery version although we still need to make modifications to … Continue reading
Posted in Al's Workshop, Batman
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BRIIZER batman light – posted to US
This guy was posted to US on 4th June and only just landed in LA today 4th July He was posted with a COVID free certificate but still wondering if he will have to hang around somewhere for two weeks … Continue reading
Posted in Al's Workshop, Batman
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BlitzWolf smart watch–working well
Serengeti Lion – customer pick-up While working on jobs in the workshop expecting a call from a customer to pick-up the Lion picture light this afternoon – he’s here now!
Posted in Al's Workshop, Night Lights, Watches
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Serengeti Lion – part 4
Taking some night photos.
Posted in Al's Workshop, Night Lights
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PHOENIX USB batman light – part 3
Just finished cutting the outline on the 8” band saw and then the scroll saw.
Posted in Al's Workshop, Night Lights
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Serengeti Lion – part 3
Just like the batman wall lights I need trace onto two scrap pieces of 10mm MDF the lion and boulder outlines to mount the LED strip. I was really busy during this period and did not take the usual number … Continue reading
Posted in Al's Workshop, Night Lights
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