Welcome to MakerPod Episode 25This week on MakerPod, I talk about a couple of new additions to my workshop. I’m now getting more involved in 3D design and also some more wood working. As we moved into level 3 of the lockdown, shops were allo

Rookie mistakes

Apr 24th, 2020 22m 46s

Welcome to episode 24 of MakerPod, as we enter into week four of lock down I thought I’d change the show format to see how it goes, and maybe stick with it heading into the future as I move back to weekly episodes.This week, I talk about what

Locked down but not out

Apr 10th, 2020 12m 50s

Welcome to MakerPod Episode 23. We maybe locked down, but we’re not out of the studio.We are well in to our second week of the lockdown in the fight against Covid-19. All going well this should only last for another couple of weeks, however th

Maker Spaces making dreams a reality

Mar 27th, 2020 18m 4s

Welcome to episode 22 of MakerPod, this week we see how Maker Spaces are making dreams become reality for makers who thought they’d have no chance of building large projects.One maker has done just that with the production of his P-51 Mustang

On the Hamster Wheel

Mar 13th, 2020 13m 25s

Welcome to episode 21 of MakerPod.Do you feel like you’re simply on the hamster wheel? Well, this week on MakerPod, how about a Hamster vending machine to keep you feed when you get off for a rest. Well, okay, maybe just your pet. This one ho

Goober Falls has an industry

Mar 6th, 2020 14m 25s

Welcome to Episode 20 of MakerPod.While I have not had a lot of free time to work on the Goober Falls model railway layout, I’m pleased to announce for those who are following this one, That Goober Falls has an industry.And that industry is……

Vision Standards

Feb 28th, 2020 16m 30s

Welcome to Episode 19 of MakerPod,Want to be on the show to have a chat about what you are up to with your making? Simply add kim_nz1313 to your Skype contacts and we can organise a time to have you on the show to chat about your projects and

RTC vs NTP

Feb 21st, 2020 16m 40s

Welcome to Episode 18 of MakerPod.When it comes to Raspberry Pi, you’ll notice the clock isn’t always accurate, well not until it’s been connected to the internet for several minutes and it acquires the time from an NTP server. By utilising a

Batteries in Space

Feb 14th, 2020 15m 5s

Welcome to Episode 17 of MakerPod.Batteries in Space, You may have seen in the news recently, DirecTV had rushed to get a Boeing Satellite with faulty batteries out of orbit due to their risk of exploding, Luckily the ISS crew didn’t have tha

Gone to the Dogs

Feb 7th, 2020 17m 53s

Welcome to Episode 16 of MakerPod.Lego has gone to the dogs, at least is has if you want a new virtual pet that you can build and train in the form of a lego puppy. But why stop there, you could always create a dragon or how about that unicorn

Skin Sensations

Jan 31st, 2020 17m 26s

On today's show, An affordable Launch and Recover System, Seed Studios release a new sensor, Stretchable, transparent sensor to record skin sensations. Wearables that don't go on your wrist, an infinity cube and more

Creative help

Jan 24th, 2020 19m 31s

A Low Power SSB/CW Transceiver, Arduino Pedometer, A chair with Force Feedback, Jump start computer sciences for blind kids, an Arduino Light Saber or maybe a Sith Wayfinder plus much more

Unicorns and Ray Guns

Jan 17th, 2020 21m 28s

On today's show, A hotkey cash register, Unicorns, a Mini Space Station, A self-watering Groot, an easy build Wildlife watering station, a pet house and how about your making your own Discombobulator?

Welcome to 2020

Jan 10th, 2020 23m 36s

On today's show, a Boss trip wire, A virtual tour of the Yale's Centre For Engineering, Innovation, and Design, an open sourced water turbine, Turning raw audio into a music score, plus it's twenty-twenty and much more

Making Madness

Dec 20th, 2019 16m 31s

On today's show, Voice Recognition for control, Random numbers from a fish tank, An Arduino based SSD, Ubuntu 19.10 gets Raspberry Pi 4 updates plus stopping porch pirates with a glitter bomb and more

Making Christmas

Dec 13th, 2019 17m 5s

On today's show, Tools for makers this Christmas, A robotic fishing rod, Reverse engineering an RF gate plus how about an over engineered Secret Santa organiser for your office? Plus more.

What makes a Maker?

Dec 6th, 2019 16m 25s

What makes a maker?, SRAM that Doesn’t Lose Data on Power Down, an iPhone controlled 3D printed Jeep, I gem of a Youtube channel for Model makers and a project to impress your Christmas guests.

To Optimise or not to Optimise?

Nov 29th, 2019 17m 39s

Why you should be optimising your code when writing firmware for a microcontroller, plus team development for Arduino projects and how about turning your air drumming into sound.

A Bamboo Mountain Bike?

Nov 22nd, 2019 17m 50s

I had a chat with Matt from WRAD Bikes while at Maker Faire Wellington. Plus what do you do when your product gets ripped off and sold on Aliexpress?

Have you ever played a spade?

Nov 15th, 2019 12m 58s

Have you ever thought of buying your next guitar from Bunnings, or maybe a banjo from Repco? Well, with a bit of out of the box thinking you could technically buy the body.