JQ6500-28P Mini MP3 Module Pinout "Cheat Sheet"

Watches Past and Present

The Sands of Time.. 

After 20 years, starting with the Seiko SKX007, If rumours are to be believed Seiko may well have discontinued the current SKX line. Used and new prices have increased, stock has diminished to a random trickle.
I decided in March to acquire an SKX009  "Pepsi Bezel" while I still could. Although at this point in time it was not easy to obtain an SKX at a reasonable price.

I had planned on a review yet I started to digress! thinking back to watches I had owned in the past. Starting with my first watch aged 5, a Timex diver, up to present day. This article is not a review but more of an archive from my "mind palace".

Make a Double Headed "Lucky" Coin Pictorial

Summer Time Project Pictures

Summer is here, time to get out of the lab...

Cyclops SLR Lens Spy Web Cam

Whilst toying with the idea of designing a cheap powerful USB microscope, I managed to score a Fuji  80-200mm Zoom/ macro SLR lens for £1 on eBay! Pair this, with yet another cheap score of five Logitech C270 720P webcams for £8.50 and you have a recipe for meddling...

Facom Micro-Tech Screwdriver Tool Holder Version 2

Facom Micro-Tech Screwdriver Tool Holder Version 2

My original tool holder served me well but, with new arrivals more space was required.

Ghostbusters 3 Ghost Trap

I must admit, I have never had the urge to recreate prop costumes or weapons but, the Ghost Trap had an interesting application for me, which I will go into at a later date..

Recreating accurate props is not a light undertaking, as I soon discovered modelling a 1:1 scale model of the original Ghostbusters trap, for an undisclosed project. I started off fairly light hearted, estimating my ability to make the actual prop but, underestimating the scale of the project!