Hands on Katie

6.5 tonnes of topsoil/compost

What a monster task - 6 pallet loads of compost to fill up the monster raised bed.

Forgive the pained expressions throughout.... 😂

Worktops Osmoed!!

Worktops ready to go and drawers starting to fill - over 60 drawers, so that's around 36 metres by 30 metres of drawer space.... that's going to last a while, surely!?

Installing the very be...

Workshop Worktops Working!

Here's the worktops coming together nicely!! 40mm solid oak should hold a device or two.....!

I've built all these cabinets to be fully modular and CNC cuttable, so dead easy to 'print' any ...

Coming Soon: 6m x 3m Food Printing!

I'm so close to automatic food production! Just need to iron out some last fiddles and bugs!

This is basically like a massive 3d printer, but with interchangeable tool heads that water, pla...

Budget Astrophotography? Seestar S30 & S50 Put to the Test

Well, I have been loving these two brilliant little devices - super easy to use, super quick to setup and the images are....well, you'll just have to watch and see.... ;)

Sneak Peek: Seeing the stars!!

Now many of you know how long I've been testing these (as you suggested I look at them last year!) - but boy is this an area of smart tech where I'd completely missed the progress!!

These are...

Sneak Peek: The Farmbot assembles!!

My most exciting project of the year??? (it's a long list I admit, but this is waaay up there)

I've got electronics and app installation to go (and six tonnes of compost/topsoil to shift), bu...

The Boss of Robot Lawnmowers.

As you all know, David Mowie has gone to that place in the stars (probably Mars) where all good lawnmowers go....

...but the question is whether I could last a single video without destroyi...

A mysterious device and a mysterious project!

Working on a project at the moment - video coming soon, but I'm using the device I was teasing in the discord channel.

It's truly amazing - the ability to print to basically any material (gl...

What a mess!

Hey all!

Just a quick update from today as I continue to clear up all the activity from the workshop build.... and to prove I'm not ALWAYS creating chaos and mess, here's some of me tidying ...

The Chaotic Gardener!

I am sharing these, simply so I can give you all a knowing smug look as I'm actually very pleased with all the grass seedling that have started popping through in the last week or so!

I'm u...

Deskware!!

Ok, I've been designing my new desk for the workshop and realised I needed a way to move underware onto the desk..... so why not just go completely bonkers!

Check the discord for the beta cus...

Sneak Peek: Underware is moving up.....

Been stretching the H2D to its limits and got a very cool project to reveal in just a day or two. I'm really finding out a lot of the more subtle features of this new class of device, so I'll look ...

Behind the Scenes: Making a Portal Outfit!

Some extra photos of me making my portal outfit for the last video - quick bit of M1 Ultra vinyl action and I'm ready to go!

And thank you to Barada who pointed out these cool new xTool gadge...

Bambu Lab H2D Insider's Peek

Well what's all this then....?

Possibly the most anticipated release of the year, Bambu Lab's long awaiting new device is now officially revealed, so here's some instant sneak peeks the very ...

Members Extra - Answering your Q&As

Hey all,

I wanted to do a little video to cover all the Q&As I get either from emails and comments, or from surveys when you sign up as a Youtube Member or Patreon.

I actually read...

Smart Workshop #2: Designing The Guardian System To Manage My Workshop

Check out my latest video gang!!! I had a great time making this, really getting on with things now!!

So many great ideas already coming from folks on discord, on youtube and more - lost item...

Sneak Peek & Full Song: I'm still watching you...

Got carried away in this video, but it is one of my favourite games ever.....

Hope you spot all the references!

Full video coming later, but thought you might like a sneak peek!

Workshop Sneak Peek: Bring in the tools!!!

Oh this is getting very exciting now!!! Testing all the tool positions and you'll note I've added some cameras in very specific spots to allow super handy monitoring of all my devices from anywhe...

Sneak Peek of workshop progress

It's all starting to come together much faster now! The CNC has been churning out cabinets and drawer units and I've been slotting them all together!! (I'll cover my cabinet system in an upcoming v...

Tiny Tomes - some extra photos!

Hey all, it's -1C this morning, so I wimped out of diving outside to do some work on the workshop exterior. So I thought I'd wait an hour for it to warm up a bit and share some of the extra photos ...

Behind-the-Scenes Members Extra!

In this special members-only video, I’m diving deeper into Tiny Tomes—sharing extra insights, behind-the-scenes details, and extra thoughts from the various comments already!

Thank you ...

Tiny Tomes: Ditch the Cloud, Build Your Own Entertainment System with Music Assistant

Oh I've been enjoying these!! These are so much fun to play with, hope you enjoy!!
And yes, you were all very good at guessing, but hope there's a few surprises anyway!

And a Patreon Extra...

You're all far too good at this!!

You're quite right in your guesses - so I thought I'd give you all a sneak peek of Tiny Tomes!

They're very fun to use and I've been adding more and more cool features!

Video coming v...

Loving my Proart P16!

Bought a new laptop and it's built ground up for creative work!

Lovely 16" screen with brilliant colour, powerful CPU (Ryzen AI 9 HX 370) and packs a 4070 inside, so I can use Photoshop / P...

Next video sneak peek!

Testing something I've designed for the next video - it was inspired by a discussion in the discord channel that I saw... movies, music, audiobooks and more.... let's make it better!

Can an...

Spending my evening with rub and buff!

I was just getting mocked for the fact I am sitting testing my selection of new wax pastes - so I thought I'd share for morale support! I mean, it's a perfectly reasonable way to spend my Sunday n...

The final gaps!

Thermal cameras are great for highlighting those last little gaps in rooms like this - and my new best friend has a surprisingly handy light that I didn't spot in the daytime, but comes in super ha...

Can I keep my workshop dust free??

Combo project!

This seat for the playroom that the kids have invented is a mega combination of skills - upholstery, sewing, 3d printing, woodworking, electronics and smart home tech in one go!!

I've had a ...