Our new 3D printed compost thermometer at work. It eventually reached 46 degrees Celsius, quite hot but not hot enough.

With this thermometer we can work on ways to improve the composting process and also possibly automate data logging or ever a process such as adding moisture or perhaps automatically turning the barrels.

Midnight solar repair. A 'visitor' (a giant monitor lizard) regularly tramples our solar panels which are mounted on a brick wall near our chicken coop.

The solar panels charge lights that light up the coop at night.

We bought a 500mm compost thermometer, compared side x side our 3D printed digital version.

The new one gives a faster reading, just seconds versus several minutes for the digital one. Both are accurate.

The analog thermometer is better for day to day monitoring. The digital version is a good start if you want to automate processes based on certain temperature ranges or to automatically log temperatures over time.

We continue building up infrastructure for our urban farm. Here is a shed/bird net frame for our container garden.

We used Sketchup to design this project making cutting and assembly much easier.

Nesting boxes are small private spaces chickens use to lay their eggs. If the right environment isn't created, it may impact their laying efficiency.

🛠DIY🛠

We used leftover wood from our chicken coop and shed project to make this flat pack end table.

I used SketchUp to design the project in 3D to make sure the design was feasible vs the wood on hand.

It now sits next to my armchair used to make videos (and read).