Tom Wardill
@tom.theclacks.cloud.ap.brid.gy
Enthusiastic hobby collector, prone to rabbit holes. Makes things, codes things, professionally keeping servers happier.
Occasionally known to ride a bike.
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Occasionally known to ride a bike.
[bridged from https://theclacks.cloud/@tom on the fediverse by https://fed.brid.gy/ ]
Last year my partner ran Dragons Back and did very well.
I built a lamp using her GPS data, elevation profile and route.
Really quite happy with how it turned out.
I built a lamp using her GPS data, elevation profile and route.
Really quite happy with how it turned out.
November 21, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Last year my partner ran Dragons Back and did very well.
I built a lamp using her GPS data, elevation profile and route.
Really quite happy with how it turned out.
I built a lamp using her GPS data, elevation profile and route.
Really quite happy with how it turned out.
Packed my travel weaving kit for a weekend away.
Enjoying the small frame for trying to get my head around some simple patterns.
Enjoying the small frame for trying to get my head around some simple patterns.
September 14, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Packed my travel weaving kit for a weekend away.
Enjoying the small frame for trying to get my head around some simple patterns.
Enjoying the small frame for trying to get my head around some simple patterns.
Via the power of the mighty mighty Honda Jazz, I am packed up and heading to National HamFest.
Come find me on the RSGB stand talking about how you should make things.
#hamfest #amateurradio #satellites
Come find me on the RSGB stand talking about how you should make things.
#hamfest #amateurradio #satellites
September 4, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Via the power of the mighty mighty Honda Jazz, I am packed up and heading to National HamFest.
Come find me on the RSGB stand talking about how you should make things.
#hamfest #amateurradio #satellites
Come find me on the RSGB stand talking about how you should make things.
#hamfest #amateurradio #satellites
Prototypes are continuing. Scaled up a bit as while the ‘life size’ twist-lite replica was fine, I don’t actually have a whole console of them so it looked a bit lost.
Increased the size by 50% and redesigned the top cover to be a bit more printable.
Fitment […]
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Increased the size by 50% and redesigned the top cover to be a bit more printable.
Fitment […]
[Original post on theclacks.cloud]
August 4, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Prototypes are continuing. Scaled up a bit as while the ‘life size’ twist-lite replica was fine, I don’t actually have a whole console of them so it looked a bit lost.
Increased the size by 50% and redesigned the top cover to be a bit more printable.
Fitment […]
[Original post on theclacks.cloud]
Increased the size by 50% and redesigned the top cover to be a bit more printable.
Fitment […]
[Original post on theclacks.cloud]
I need some analog gauges for a project and I couldn't find any I liked, so I made some.
https://blog.howrandom.net/37g-servo-analog-gauges/
https://blog.howrandom.net/37g-servo-analog-gauges/
June 29, 2025 at 7:17 PM
I need some analog gauges for a project and I couldn't find any I liked, so I made some.
https://blog.howrandom.net/37g-servo-analog-gauges/
https://blog.howrandom.net/37g-servo-analog-gauges/
Spent the morning playing with lasers and my analog dial project.
Got something that I’m happy-if-not-overjoyed with, which is Good Enough.
Then spent the afternoon transcribing a schematic and PCB layout for a Secret Project.
Got something that I’m happy-if-not-overjoyed with, which is Good Enough.
Then spent the afternoon transcribing a schematic and PCB layout for a Secret Project.
June 25, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Spent the morning playing with lasers and my analog dial project.
Got something that I’m happy-if-not-overjoyed with, which is Good Enough.
Then spent the afternoon transcribing a schematic and PCB layout for a Secret Project.
Got something that I’m happy-if-not-overjoyed with, which is Good Enough.
Then spent the afternoon transcribing a schematic and PCB layout for a Secret Project.
Had a mild-but-annoying cold all weekend, but worked on some projects.
My ‘connect your Morse Key to Discord’ boards are now with JLCPCB for assembly.
And I designed a servo controlled ‘analog dial gauge’ for the CubeSatSim project.
My ‘connect your Morse Key to Discord’ boards are now with JLCPCB for assembly.
And I designed a servo controlled ‘analog dial gauge’ for the CubeSatSim project.
June 22, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Had a mild-but-annoying cold all weekend, but worked on some projects.
My ‘connect your Morse Key to Discord’ boards are now with JLCPCB for assembly.
And I designed a servo controlled ‘analog dial gauge’ for the CubeSatSim project.
My ‘connect your Morse Key to Discord’ boards are now with JLCPCB for assembly.
And I designed a servo controlled ‘analog dial gauge’ for the CubeSatSim project.
The RSGB lent me a CubeSat simulator.
First job was to take it apart and reflash it so I’ve now got root on a (simulated) satellite.
Tomorrow’s job is to work out how to decode its telemetry
First job was to take it apart and reflash it so I’ve now got root on a (simulated) satellite.
Tomorrow’s job is to work out how to decode its telemetry
May 27, 2025 at 9:16 PM
The RSGB lent me a CubeSat simulator.
First job was to take it apart and reflash it so I’ve now got root on a (simulated) satellite.
Tomorrow’s job is to work out how to decode its telemetry
First job was to take it apart and reflash it so I’ve now got root on a (simulated) satellite.
Tomorrow’s job is to work out how to decode its telemetry
Minor quest for the last little while has been to capture a weather satellite image.
This is fairly easy to do, but I decided I might as well go for the harder option and I built this: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:6436342 to try for the higher quality […]
[Original post on theclacks.cloud]
This is fairly easy to do, but I decided I might as well go for the harder option and I built this: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:6436342 to try for the higher quality […]
[Original post on theclacks.cloud]
February 25, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Minor quest for the last little while has been to capture a weather satellite image.
This is fairly easy to do, but I decided I might as well go for the harder option and I built this: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:6436342 to try for the higher quality […]
[Original post on theclacks.cloud]
This is fairly easy to do, but I decided I might as well go for the harder option and I built this: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:6436342 to try for the higher quality […]
[Original post on theclacks.cloud]