Month: January 2020
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The ‘Boake-Yak’, a solar-powered kayak
19 Feb 2017 I received a trolling motor which produced 45 lbs-ft of thrust and decided that it will make a great project to mount on to my wife’s kayak. This effectively creates an electric-kayak. When I completed the project using a galvanised pole that mounts the trolling motor out to one side of the…
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Repairing appliances
My father was an appliance repair technician (before he retired in 1991) and it always fascinated me to see how he stripped, repaired and then reassembled microwave ovens, washing machines etc. I think it is also better for the environment to try and repair as much as possible. Manufacturers, however, don’t like giving out the…
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Food Desiccator using Positive Thermal Coefficient heaters (revision 7)
28 December 2019 This is one of the best ways that one can start to make a difference to the planet, almost immediately!!! This is about focussing on living more sustainably. We have to eat, but we often buy much more than we can consume and throw away what begins to turn in our refrigerators.…