Projects
Sanitizer Bollard
My take on a hands-free dispenser for hand sanitizer.
![bollard complete](https://tinkeringidiot.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/2020-08-07-18-11-39_wm-scaled-e1597725205510-768x1024.jpeg)
Cheap PVC Check Valves
Tinkering with, and refining, the King of Random’s design.
![check valve complete](https://tinkeringidiot.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/2020-07-07-21-55-15_wm-1024x768.jpeg)
Kid-sized Balloon Pump
A manual piston-driven pump, small enough for kids to use.
![](https://tinkeringidiot.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/2020-07-20-21-38-26_wm-768x1024.jpeg)
A Wooden Mallet
The essential smacking-stick for woodworking and general tinkering.
![](https://tinkeringidiot.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/2020-06-29-12-20-53_wm-1024x768.jpeg)
Building NASA-JPL’s Pulse Necklace
NASA-JPL’s hand-detecting face-touch-discouragement unit.
![](https://tinkeringidiot.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/2020-07-10-22-41-52_wm-1024x768.jpeg)
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![](https://tinkeringidiot.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/2020-04-23-15-36-13_wm-768x1024.jpeg)
Solar Generator
Building a small outdoor-friendly solar generator to power garden pumps (and provide emergency battery charging).
![](https://tinkeringidiot.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/2020-09-13-17-35-50_wm-1024x768.jpeg)
12v Timer
With the rise in solar power, you’d think that small 12v components (like timers) would be ubiquitous. TL;DR: they’re not. So I made one of my own.
![](https://tinkeringidiot.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/2020-10-25-16-00-32_wm-1024x768.jpeg)
Garden Legos
Gardening is awesome, and I’ve modified an excellent design for interconnecting concrete blocks to make long-lasting garden borders and raised beds.
![raised bed garden made from concrete garden legos](https://tinkeringidiot.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/2021-06-11-12-49-02_wm-1024x768.jpeg)