Blog

Sharing experiments, lessons learned, and insights from building things that (sometimes) work.

🚧 Content Coming Soon

I'm currently focused on building and documenting projects. Blog posts sharing lessons learned, technical insights, and project walkthroughs will be added as time allows.

For now, check out the Projects section to see what I'm currently building, or browse the Knowledge Base for curated resources.

📝 Planned Content

When blog posts start appearing, you can expect content covering:

🔭 3D Printing Precision Parts

Coming Soon

Lessons learned from printing telescope components - when to prioritize accuracy vs. speed, material selection, and post-processing techniques.

3D Printing Making

🌱 Polytunnel Automation Journey

Coming Soon

Building climate control for a 33ft x 18ft growing space using Raspberry Pi. Sensor selection, weatherproofing, and dealing with Northern Ireland's unpredictable weather.

Automation IoT Growing

📹 Solar-Powered Bird Camera

Coming Soon

ESP32-based wildlife monitoring with mesh networking. Power management, weatherproofing, and remote deployment challenges.

Electronics Solar Networking

🤖 Local AI for Practical Tasks

Coming Soon

Privacy-first automation using Ollama and local LLMs. Real-world applications, hardware requirements, and what actually works.

AI/ML Privacy Automation

🔧 Project Documentation That Actually Helps

Coming Soon

How to document projects so future-you (and others) can actually understand and build on the work. Tools, templates, and lessons from professional forensics work.

Documentation Process

🛠️ From Professional Tools to Personal Projects

Coming Soon

How systematic problem-solving from digital forensics translates to debugging electronics, optimizing 3D prints, and troubleshooting growing systems.

Process Problem Solving

🔔 Stay Updated

Want to know when new content is published? Connect with me on LinkedIn or check back here occasionally.

Have questions about any of the planned content or suggestions for topics? Let me know - always happy to discuss projects and approaches.