Roggee @roggee.bsky.social · 19/06/2026Caught the exact moment the nuke went off at Resorts World 160
Roggee @roggee.bsky.social · 19/06/2026More #ConFuzzled film pics. A couple from Motorfurs and some of the hotel. Very pleased with the pic of the Mustang! 071
Roggee @roggee.bsky.social · 14/06/2026The view down the viewfinder now it's all sorted. Less dust than it used to have, but not spotless. There's a demo of the exposure needle here as I move the aperture control around. 120
Roggee @roggee.bsky.social · 14/06/2026Getting the viewfinder assembly back together was a nightmare. It's all held together with spring clips, and there's loads of surfaces to get dust on. Definitely a test of my patience and eyesight! Must have had it together and apart again 25 times before it was all right and dust "free". 110
Roggee @roggee.bsky.social · 14/06/2026Here's the light meter setup that you see through the viewfinder. The silver needle moves to indicate the exposure level. The semicircle in front jumps up to block the needle if it's way too dark. 110
Roggee @roggee.bsky.social · 14/06/2026The ratchet spring in the lid gets pushed around by the two prongs on this arm when you advance the film. The ratchet teeth have worn down a lot, so bending those prongs open helps compensate a bit. 110
Roggee @roggee.bsky.social · 14/06/2026A bonus job while I'm here is to fix the exposure counter. At the moment it only counts roughly every second shot. There's a little spring ratchet thing, but it's gummed up with old grease. In the process of cleaning it I dissolved the paint for the legend, oops! So I sorted that too.... 110
Roggee @roggee.bsky.social · 14/06/2026Knobs off, screws out, and the. It all explodes onto the bench 😅 120
Roggee @roggee.bsky.social · 13/06/2026Fresh roll of film in for a day out in London, and then the viewfinder lens falls out 😭😭😭 Prepare for many badly framed pics of London at some point in the future 😅 020
Roggee @roggee.bsky.social · 12/06/2026All taken with this lovely little Kodak Retinette 1B from ~1960. First film I've shot since I was a kid. Quite a few pics came out unusable, so I've still got lots to learn. I had a lot of fun with it though! :3 020
Roggee @roggee.bsky.social · 12/06/2026It's #FursuitFriday, so here's my film fursuit pics from #ConFuzzled this year Ace, Dax, Sparkl, Jupiter @volf.bsky.social , Dairy Lee @cheese-beast.bsky.social, a pair of unknown bus fans 🚍, and Tobii :3 If you know the others please tag em! 💙 4141
Roggee @roggee.bsky.social · 22/05/2026It's also a "fully functional" Bluetooth speaker, though I can only think of one song you might want to play on it. 042
Roggee @roggee.bsky.social · 22/05/2026Worried about missing out on your annual dose of Jymgo? You should grab this from the #CFz art show. All I can say is blame @jymfox.com 2197
Roggee @roggee.bsky.social · 25/04/2026About 2 months behind on gardening this year x.x The failed brassicas from last year finally bolted though which is quite pretty, and the grape vine is off to a strong start. Might try and make grape jelly this year :3 030
Roggee @roggee.bsky.social · 25/03/2026For years I've had to reach into this mess to swap from my work to personal PC, so I often just didn't and procrastinated stuff. Finally gave in and bought the KVM and cables. I want to throw some control stuff for the lab in here too at some point. Feels great to finally sort this! 020
Roggee @roggee.bsky.social · 25/03/2026Defibrillated some big batteries after they got over-discharged by their own charger... Had to fix the big supply to do it, which had let the smoke out after I turned it on to test it. Output load resistor is now heatsunk to the chassis to keep it cool. 110
Roggee @roggee.bsky.social · 01/03/2026Wanted to wash some stuffing, but pillowcases are a bit big for our washer. I was curious if I could make something smarter than just knotting the end of the bag. Absolute failure. Stuffing is hard to remove from towels 😵 110
Roggee @roggee.bsky.social · 01/03/2026Suit body drier for Flynn. My first TPU print. Keeps the suit safe and makes it tough against fursuit lounge handling! Also upgraded the old paw driers to take USB-C power, and added a hose adapter to help drying at the bean end. Wildly inefficient use of the fan but it works ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ 130
Roggee @roggee.bsky.social · 01/03/2026Hurried pre-NFC projects. The Malmö cobbles killed our old trolley, so I threw together a few parts to make a compact travel setup. Works surprisingly well, but the wheels need some support to stop them kicking out when you hit big potholes. One to revisit before next year! 110
Roggee @roggee.bsky.social · 01/03/2026Experiment 2, now with a bit more care. Tried to make bridges vanish by elevating them. Unfortunately you have to get heavy with the paint to get it down the holes, then it wicks under the stencil. Also using radiator enamel paint on a cold day probably isn't wise... 010
Roggee @roggee.bsky.social · 01/03/2026No, today is not the day I master the spray can... (Attempting to decorate Tobii's case) 120
Roggee @roggee.bsky.social · 28/02/2026She also made me this badge at con! Love the expression and the "RAWR!" :3 Still blown away it's possible to make something like this while at the con 021
Roggee @roggee.bsky.social · 28/02/2026Got a brilliant refsheet for Tobii from @itsatiepo.bsky.social while at #NFC 🩵💛💜 She made some great design picks, including the giant pink claws!!! Hyped to go commission some art! (maybe a full suit eventually too 👀) 3457
Roggee @roggee.bsky.social · 27/02/2026Tobii in his natural habitat for #FursuitFriday 🎥: @snowywolf.bsky.social We had an incredible time at #NFC2026 Thanks everyone for a great con! :3 Will do a proper post once the concrud has cleared up x.x 06410
Roggee @roggee.bsky.social · 23/02/2026Absolutely loved seeing you around the con! Feeling very inspired by this one :3 💜 Incredible design, and the serial cable off the side is *chefs kiss*. Is it functional or purely aesthetic? 120
Roggee @roggee.bsky.social · 03/02/2026Quick evening bodge. 9V battery eliminator since I never seem to have one with charge when I need it. Useful for the random little meters. 100
Roggee @roggee.bsky.social · 19/01/2026Old aerial socket was a touch too wide for the new triple socket, so I made a slightly narrower one (all low voltage on that side don't panic!) 110
Roggee @roggee.bsky.social · 08/01/2026New holder for radius, thread, and feeler gauges. (There might be a bit of a pegboard theme for a while) Also, carbon fibre (re-enforced) laundry basket anyone? I should really buy a new one... 110
Roggee @roggee.bsky.social · 06/01/2026Broke my rivet gun trying to fix the step ladder. Did some wood butchery to fix it with a bolt instead! And spag bol for dinner (not pictured) 120
Roggee @roggee.bsky.social · 06/01/2026And so far this year: Fixed my logic analyser and added an enclosure. Made some brackets to stop my oscilloscope from doing a front flip off the shelf. Designed some holders for my screwdrivers. 140
Roggee @roggee.bsky.social · 06/01/2026To fight the "I never achieve anything" feeling I'm gonna try to keep track of all the stuff I make in 2026, even the little bits. Thread starting with the last 2025 project, a super robust extension lead for my brother... 150
Roggee @roggee.bsky.social · 26/12/2025Tobii Carvery for the last #FursuitFriday of 2025? I hope you've all had a great holiday break :3 🎄 (alternatively caption: "Turkey Dinosaur") 0155
Roggee @roggee.bsky.social · 27/09/2025His buildings at Southampton uni are more like "cooked" though... 030
Roggee @roggee.bsky.social · 25/09/2025Current project is to replace the brains of that big PDU. It needed a recap, but once I did that the main controller stopped talking to the relay boards reliably :< Anyway here's my code talking to it instead. Satisfying clicks and clunks :3 020
Roggee @roggee.bsky.social · 19/09/2025Sinning at Gloucester cathedral for #FursuitFriday It rained on the parade after so I guess I angered god... 0597
Roggee @roggee.bsky.social · 29/08/2025I only have two cat pictures on my phone 😭 making up the numbers with a goose and a dragon I hope that's ok. Sending lots of hugs too 💙 120
Roggee @roggee.bsky.social · 09/06/2025Anyway we make it though the self test we got stuck on before, and get the BOP 🎶 test done too. There's no "hooray self test passed!!!" screen unfortunately. You'll just have to trust me when I say it passed ^_^ I'll put the case back together in the morning 😴 000
Roggee @roggee.bsky.social · 08/06/2025🎉🎉🎉 looks like the receiver is working now. I was able to send data from my PC 100
Roggee @roggee.bsky.social · 08/06/2025Oscillator setup is a bit janky. They've got load caps slung on the bottom of the board. The crystal collection I bought from Maplin as a teenager let me down, no 1.842 MHz. We can steal the healthy clock from the good oscillator with a bodge wire for now 100
Roggee @roggee.bsky.social · 08/06/2025B side oscillator has its crystal sat next to the leaky battery. Popped it off, the crystal has corrosion on it. Looks like the hermetic seal is compromised, which will kill the crystal. 100
Roggee @roggee.bsky.social · 08/06/2025Excuse to show off the gorgeous orange VFD on this frequency counter 😍 Checked the oscillators on the baud rate generators - A side is 1.8 MHz as it should be. B side is 5.2 MHz. Chippy is going way faster than its 28 little legs can carry it 🫨 100
Roggee @roggee.bsky.social · 08/06/2025Turns out the clock can come from either an external input ‽, or from one of the 65C51 UARTs, used as a baud generator. News to me, but modems sometimes provide external clocks. I guess that makes sense if the line has lots of jitter? 100
