Latest DIY projects, builds, and workshop articles from My Project Corner.https://myprojectcorner.com/en-gbhttps://myprojectcorner.com/articles/propagating-strawberries/https://myprojectcorner.com/articles/propagating-strawberries/Here's a step-by-step guide to help you multiply your strawberry bounty and save some money.Sat, 05 Oct 2024 21:16:41 GMThttps://myprojectcorner.com/compressed-logs/https://myprojectcorner.com/compressed-logs/Turning old newspapers into compressed logs for my rocket stove...Sun, 02 Jul 2023 08:20:40 GMThttps://myprojectcorner.com/diy-rocket-stove/https://myprojectcorner.com/diy-rocket-stove/A homemade multi-fuel rocket stove constructed using fire bricks and steel...Thu, 10 Nov 2022 20:58:42 GMThttps://myprojectcorner.com/gas-bottle-trough/https://myprojectcorner.com/gas-bottle-trough/How I saved money by making a new pig feeding trough from an old gas bottle... Sun, 25 Sep 2022 00:00:00 GMThttps://myprojectcorner.com/car-trailer-bike-rack/https://myprojectcorner.com/car-trailer-bike-rack/This is how I built a homemade bike rack/carrier that attaches to my car trailer, the rack holds 3 adult mountain bikes...Tue, 15 Mar 2022 20:58:42 GMThttps://myprojectcorner.com/articles/alternative-chicken-housing/https://myprojectcorner.com/articles/alternative-chicken-housing/Finding a suitable housing solution for free range table chickensTue, 14 Sep 2021 21:30:38 GMThttps://myprojectcorner.com/articles/scalding-chickens/https://myprojectcorner.com/articles/scalding-chickens/For over 20 years we have been rearing our own chickens for food. As part of the butchering process, we have come to realize that it is particularly important to have the right water temperature for scalding chickens before the plucking beginsMon, 22 Mar 2021 05:43:11 GMThttps://myprojectcorner.com/magnetic-poster-holder/https://myprojectcorner.com/magnetic-poster-holder/I was looking for a way to hang the children’s posters cheaply and with minimal damage to the poster and the wall. In this post I will show how to make a modular DIY poster holder using magnets and 3D printed parts.Sun, 07 Mar 2021 07:31:27 GMThttps://myprojectcorner.com/raspberry-pi-time-recorder/https://myprojectcorner.com/raspberry-pi-time-recorder/An easy way to record 'work from home' hours at the push of a button. With a visual working or not working...Sun, 08 Nov 2020 19:15:47 GMThttps://myprojectcorner.com/repair-xbox-psu/https://myprojectcorner.com/repair-xbox-psu/Step by step instructions on how to repair Xbox One power supply unit, at a fraction of the cost of a new one. This is the second time that I have ...Wed, 21 Oct 2020 08:37:42 GMThttps://myprojectcorner.com/raspberry-pi-mouse-detector/https://myprojectcorner.com/raspberry-pi-mouse-detector/In this project, I've set up an infrared motion sensor connected to a Raspberry Pi. When movement is detected a text message alert is sent to my mo...Tue, 22 Sep 2020 14:42:23 GMThttps://myprojectcorner.com/watch-uk-tv-abroad/https://myprojectcorner.com/watch-uk-tv-abroad/In this tutorial, I will show how to watch UK tv online from outside of the UK using a Raspberry Pi 4 and Nord VPN. By following the steps below it...Tue, 01 Sep 2020 21:27:48 GMThttps://myprojectcorner.com/sticky-dead-fly-catcher/https://myprojectcorner.com/sticky-dead-fly-catcher/A 3d printed 'saucer' to catch those sticky dead flies that fall of off the fly paper strips. No more sticky flies stuck to the furniture!...Wed, 26 Aug 2020 21:35:00 GMThttps://myprojectcorner.com/3d-printed-chicken-feeder/https://myprojectcorner.com/3d-printed-chicken-feeder/A 3d printed chicken feeder, attached to a length of 100mm PVC pipe and hung up under the henhouse. Provides up to 5 days of food for my 6 hens an...Sun, 23 Aug 2020 19:34:15 GMThttps://myprojectcorner.com/chicken-slaughter-station/https://myprojectcorner.com/chicken-slaughter-station/Here's my chicken slaughtering station, after building a chicken plucker a couple of years ago that speeded up the plucking process, I now need a more e...Sat, 15 Aug 2020 18:52:32 GMThttps://myprojectcorner.com/instart-battery-alternative/https://myprojectcorner.com/instart-battery-alternative/Saving money by adapting a cheap Lidl rechargeable battery to be used with an InStart Briggs & Stratton lawnmower...Wed, 22 Jul 2020 20:13:10 GMThttps://myprojectcorner.com/3d-printed-storage-jar-fly-trap/https://myprojectcorner.com/3d-printed-storage-jar-fly-trap/Here’s my fly trap made from a storage jar. Using a standard ‘Le Parfait’ style storage jar and a 3d printed lid I have replicated a fly trap desig...Tue, 26 May 2020 10:06:49 GMThttps://myprojectcorner.com/strimmer-lawn-scarifier-attachment/https://myprojectcorner.com/strimmer-lawn-scarifier-attachment/I have recently accepted the job of regenerating my neighbours lawn. The lawn has been neglected for the past few years and is more moss than grass...Thu, 09 Apr 2020 06:26:18 GMThttps://myprojectcorner.com/recycling-plastic-barrel-as-a-planter/https://myprojectcorner.com/recycling-plastic-barrel-as-a-planter/This is how I went about turning a plastic barrel into something useful. I'm always struggling to find enough pots and trays to sow and grow on see...Fri, 20 Mar 2020 09:27:08 GMThttps://myprojectcorner.com/making-a-diy-sunrise-lamp/https://myprojectcorner.com/making-a-diy-sunrise-lamp/This is my sunrise lamp build, I wanted to find out if a sunrise lamp could really make it easier to get up on dark winter mornings. Not wanting to...Mon, 13 Jan 2020 06:34:19 GMThttps://myprojectcorner.com/dual-fuel-rocket-stove/https://myprojectcorner.com/dual-fuel-rocket-stove/An update to my gravity feed wood pellet rocket stove. In order to reduce the amount of wood pellets consumed, I thought I would add the option of ...Mon, 21 Oct 2019 21:04:46 GMThttps://myprojectcorner.com/ivy-killer/https://myprojectcorner.com/ivy-killer/For the past 15 years I've been fighting a battle against the ivy which grows on building and trees around my property. It seems to re-grow almost ...Sun, 20 Oct 2019 06:35:48 GMThttps://myprojectcorner.com/connected-temperature-humidity-sensor/https://myprojectcorner.com/connected-temperature-humidity-sensor/Connected sensor with LCD readout to monitor temperature and humidity readings around the house. I’ve built 3 of these and placed them in different...Sat, 19 Oct 2019 06:47:25 GMThttps://myprojectcorner.com/esp8266-temperature-sensor/https://myprojectcorner.com/esp8266-temperature-sensor/A portable temperature sensor built using a ESP8266 microcontroller board and a DS18B20 waterproof sensor. Housed in a 3D printed box of my own des...Sun, 06 Oct 2019 15:20:33 GMThttps://myprojectcorner.com/arduino-temperature-and-timer/https://myprojectcorner.com/arduino-temperature-and-timer/I made this Arduino temperature and timer unit to help with the scalding of chickens prior to plucking in my chicken plucker. It incorporates a wat...Fri, 27 Sep 2019 05:40:10 GMThttps://myprojectcorner.com/plucking-multiple-chickens/https://myprojectcorner.com/plucking-multiple-chickens/I wanted to see how my homemade chicken plucker would cope with processing 2 chickens at a time. I was a bit concerned that the electric motor woul...Fri, 20 Sep 2019 08:31:48 GMThttps://myprojectcorner.com/chicken-plucker-featherplate/https://myprojectcorner.com/chicken-plucker-featherplate/This year I did a complete dismantle to check for wear and tear, and found that as expected the finger plate made from OSB3 board is suffering a bi...Sat, 27 Jul 2019 14:07:25 GMThttps://myprojectcorner.com/compost-heating-system-results/https://myprojectcorner.com/compost-heating-system-results/One week after constructing the compost heating system the average temperature reading from the sensors had risen to 68°C, which was a lot quicker ...Fri, 28 Dec 2018 14:26:52 GMThttps://myprojectcorner.com/pellet-rocket-stove/https://myprojectcorner.com/pellet-rocket-stove/This is my wood pellet rocket stove water heater build, it’s gravity fed and runs pretty much unattended for around 12 hours on a 15kg bag of wood ...Sat, 24 Nov 2018 20:02:52 GMThttps://myprojectcorner.com/homemade-chicken-plucker/https://myprojectcorner.com/homemade-chicken-plucker/After years of plucking chickens by hand. I finally got motivated to find an alternative method. We process a minimum of 100 home reared table chic...Mon, 20 Aug 2018 11:43:29 GMThttps://myprojectcorner.com/biomass-compost-heating-system/https://myprojectcorner.com/biomass-compost-heating-system/Having worked on a farm for a number of years, I’ve often noticed the large amount of steam coming off of the cow manure heap. This lead me to wond...Tue, 24 Oct 2017 12:05:12 GMThttps://myprojectcorner.com/automated-green-laser-bird-scare/https://myprojectcorner.com/automated-green-laser-bird-scare/Building a green laser bird repellent using an Arduino Uno and some basic hobby electronics. Used to deter the winter starling invasion in the cow ...Tue, 10 Oct 2017 15:38:26 GMT