Workshop log
Builds I've actually made — motors on paddleboards, a custom skateboard, filming kit, and the 3D-printed parts that hold it all together.
Five 405 W panels on the roof (2,025 W), plus eight more bought in Oxford and not installed. A 100/30, a 100/50, two 150/45s, and a 500 A Smart Shunt on a 24 V lithium bank. The public page draws the wiring and overlays Instant Readout from the Pi.
Live solarCanadian Spa Toronto, 1,100 litres, topside set to 32°C. Five 405 W panels on the roof charge a 24 V lithium bank; eight more from Oxford are bought and not fitted. A Raspberry Pi Zero stages two 600 W elements in a 150 L drum with a copper-coil exchanger, then a transfer pump. The public page is live and read-only.
Live statusThe project that started a lot of this. I designed a motor mount you can throw on a paddleboard in minutes, then take it out on open water. Most of the TikToks are this build in the wild: setup, throttle, and the look on people's faces when a paddleboard just… goes.
Urban commuting, but make it a project. The board uses custom electronics, printed mounts, and a layout I keep iterating on. It's the same maker loop as the paddleboard — design it, print it, ride it, change it.
When a build needs a bracket that doesn't exist, I print it. Camera mounts, tool holders, and odd little parts that make the other projects work.
The content is part of the project. A compact drone, a proper camera, and printed mounts so I can film a motor going on a board without dropping the camera in the lake.
Not every project lives outdoors. I've been wiring up small automations and hardware experiments at home — the same 'build it, break it, rebuild it' energy, just indoors.