Projects for 2021
I love building things! In 2018 I was growing chillis and wanted a smarter way to water them automatically. I did some research and couldn't find anything on the market that would fit my needs and be in the right price-bracket. I wanted a product that could water multiple plants from a single source and allow me to control the different amounts of water for each. It seemed like a simple idea and yet no one had done it. In 2019 I founded Upbine and started work on Flowflux, a smart device for watering plants. As part of this I bought a 3D printer, taught myself parameterised CAD using Autodesk Fusion 360 and got some functional experience with electronics.
What I learnt from that experience is that I really enjoy building things and benefit from deadlines. So 2021's New Years Resolution was to invent something new each month and write a little blurb to talk about it here.
The Projects
A simple electronic Pomodoro timer and indicator. Allows you to focus on a specific tasks for set periods of time with fewer distractions from your smart phone or colleagues.
Work with a dozen programming languages? Never long enough to remember that random but cool function? Look no further as QuickRef mugs are here to help!
A slimmer CPU fan shroud replacement to fit the Fractal Design Node 202 computer case, which works better with larger low-profile coolers.
An elegant and cheap solution for maintaining a more stable temperature in a cold frame for healthier plants.
May: Pomodoro timer (MK2)
TBC
June
TBC
July
TBC
August
TBC
September
TBC
October
TBC.
November
TBC
December
TBC