Start using Octoprint

by Niels | January 2, 2021 | 3D Printer, Tools | 0 Comments

To improve the 3D printer to be able to upload my print file directly via my network to the 3D printer instead of copying the print file to an SD card and then put the SD card into my 3D printer for printing. One of the common solutions to achieve this is by adding a...

Ship navigation system using standard available components

by Niels | August 23, 2019 | blog, boat, Navigation, Smart boat | 0 Comments

For many years I am sailing in the Netherlands. Used a standard Garmin GPS and an Android tablet with maps from NV charts. This was working fine as a ship navigation system but it is al closed software and partly closed hardware. Combining this and add more info like...

Building a vinyl cutter part 1

by Niels | February 19, 2019 | blog, Tools, Vinyl cutter | 0 Comments

For some of my project upcoming projects, I need vinyl letter stickers. But also to get the name again on one of our boats and make a sticker for our rally Saab. On the internet, you can find a lot of online shops with vinyl cutters where you can order your own vinyl...

Create new year’s cards

by Niels | January 2, 2019 | blog, drawing, painting | 0 Comments

Every year we make a new year's card with our family to send to family and friends. This year (2019) we decided to make one big card and send everyone a part of 2019. The text on the card was "be part of 2019". It was fun making it and it had a nice result. We have...

Smart Home

Smart home denotes (remote) controlled devices and processes to improve your quality of life and convenience in a house or apartment. A smart home can also help to improve the security and more efficient use of energy in the house or apartment.
There are many smart home solution already available on the market some are open and some are closed. Some work together and some not. I like to have a system tailored to my systems and needs. Take a look at my creative solutions and use what is suitable for your solution.

Smart home

Smart boat

Smart boat denotes (remote) controlled devices and processes to improve your quality of living onboard at sea and convenience in a boat. Smart boat also includes beside the living on the boat also the navigation tools during travelling with the boat.

Some of the used solutions are similar as used in a house or apartment. Take a look at my creative solutions and use what is suitable for your solution.

Smart boat

Tools

When creating, modifying or building thinks I use a lot of tools but not all the tools are always available or the standard tool does not fit for what I need. For some tools, it is also the fun of creating it by self. This results in that a part of my project is the making of tools.

Tools