Author Archives: Troseph
Automatic Chicken Door Opener
This is the chicken door opener prototype I’ve been working on. The idea is the sensor will be mounted to the top and when the sun comes up, the door opens, and frees the birds. The circuit is pretty simple. And stolen from here. I used identical components aside from the LED’s. 4.7k Resistor 2k-100k … Continue reading
Lapidary Equipment
I installed my lapidary grinder last weekend. Isn’t she a beaut? I haven’t had a chance to make anything yet but I have a few ideas.
ScooterCam Mount
I made this camera mount for my scooter the other day. Here are a couple examples of video I took with it. I’ll be putting up a how-to and selling kits if anyone is interested.
Alrighty
So. I have decided to post strictly technical or project-y stuff on here from now on. We have our “Watson Family” blog over at 120westpacific.com for family and non-tech savvy kinda folk so I am going to have Troseph.com represent what I am and what I am doing. Wewt. Upcoming projects to be posted: Chicken … Continue reading
April Suckage
Yeah… So the snow took out our lilacs and several large branches of my nieghbors trees are in my garden. In fact none of his trees fell in his yard. They are all in my yard.
Lava Hot Springs, ID Day 1 [no 3G]
We just got to our destination in Lava Hot Springs, ID. We’re staying in this cool little bungalow. I don’t have 3G service but it’s cool. More to come.
April To Do [GTD]
Finish doors in the kitchen. Baseboards throughout (measure, buy, install) Crown molding Finish off the windows. (Paint, seal, etc) Pull-down door in the attic reorganize the shed and basement shelves
New Watson Family Coat of Arms
I’ve been meaning to make this for a while now. I worked on this last night and I’m pretty happy with the result. The left is a semi-traditional European Coat of Arms and the right is a Japanese mon, the Japanese equivilent to a Coat of Arms. Click the image to enlarge.
A productive weekend
Friday I got some yard work done after work, mostly just ripped out four 5 gallon buckets of these stupid bulbs from the lawn and planter boxes. I don’t know how these things got so plentiful. I wonder if I could eat them.. And good news! My grandma’s rhubarb is still alive! I saw its … Continue reading