User:IanM

Hi, I'm Ian M,

I'm just another RML member who's reasonably competent with electronics, including digital and MCUs, computers and mechanical stuff, after a couple of decades in the consumer electronics service trade.

Other interests include sailing and boat maintenance - not that I do much nowadays - and reading SF. I used to be seriously into Sinclair 8 bit computers, and still have a fair bit of vintage Sinclair kit, in various states of operability. I also have a few vintage PCs.

My motto should probably be: "Knows entirely too much about not enough subjects!"

My main project last year (2022) was assembling, tuning and upgrading a £99 3D printer, and learning the necessary software to fully use it.

I'm collecting my OpenSCAD notes here.

I've also done my Lathe induction (Thanks IanB!) and am learning how to use it effectively.

I'm collecting my CJ18A mini-lathe notes here.

I've also got some notes on Running Atmel Studio 4 on Win10.

Last year I was doing some stuff with a WiFi 'tethered' Arduino robot.

Stuff that doesn't have its own page yet

Plastics

[Hard to Bond Plastics?] - Henkel (Loctite)'s notes on bonding difficult plastics, surface treatments etc.

Soldering & Brazing

[Soldering And Brazing] by 'Tubal Cain' (a pen-name of Tom Walsh), Workshop Practice series #09, Argus Books, ISBN-10: 0852428456

Screw Fasteners

Screw Drives - Wikipedia's list of screw head/driver types. Good for finding the proper name for that obscure screw head so you can try to buy a driver for it!