Doc no. SK-404-BBenchRev 2026.10Sheet 1 of 1
Bench
Personal builds in progress and queued up, and how far each one has got.
Updated 2026-09-27
- 1 verifying
- 6 planning
- 13 queued
In progress
The pie shows which stage each build has reached: queued 10%, planning 25%, building 50%, verifying 80%.
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W1
Mac Monitor
Mac temperatures and battery health on a dashboard any device on the LAN can open.
Next Install and check the dashboard from another device
80%verifying
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W2
Home NAS
Network storage for the homelab.
Next Pick RAID level, capacity and budget
25%planning
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W3
Mini HomeLab
A small mini-PC compute box for self-hosted services.
Next Choose Proxmox or plain Docker
25%planning
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W4
AI Usage Display
A desk display showing my AI usage.
Next Find a reliable data source
25%planning
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W5
Casio Calculator Bridge
An ESP32 companion for a Casio fx-991CW.
Next Test whether the calculator accepts any input
25%planning
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W6
RF Signal Analyzer
Wi-Fi and radio diagnostics.
Next Use phone analyzer apps for a week first
25%planning
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W7
Paperback Sleeve
A rigid sleeve that stops paperback covers from folding.
Next Pick a design and measure books
25%planning
Queued
Not started yet. Each one waits on a first step, listed here so the next move is never a mystery.
13 queued builds
| Ref | Build | First step | Area |
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| W8 | Local LLM EnvironmentOne local LLM setup across my Mac and Windows machines. | Review the current setup | Self-hosted · Software |
| W9 | OLED Animation BadgeAn animated OLED badge on a XIAO ESP32-C6. | Get the OLED | Hardware |
| W10 | RoboEyes KeychainA keychain with animated robot eyes. | Get the OLED | Hardware |
| W11 | Sword KeychainA sword keychain with an AMOLED blade. | Source the display board | Hardware |
| W12 | NFC PCB CardA battery-free PCB card powered by a phone's NFC field. | Find a proven coil design | Hardware |
| W13 | CyberdeckA handheld ESP32 cyberdeck with its own keyboard. | Collect the parts list | Hardware |
| W14 | Home DashboardA Raspberry Pi 5 touchscreen dashboard for the homelab. | Decide what it shows | Hardware · Software |
| W15 | Muji-Style CD PlayerA wall-mounted pull-cord CD player. | Find a second-hand CD player | Hardware |
| W16 | Pico Logic AnalyzerA 24-channel logic analyzer on a Raspberry Pi Pico. | Get a Pico and flash the firmware | Hardware |
| W17 | E-Paper Weather DisplayA low-power e-paper weather station. | Compile the firmware before buying parts | Hardware · Software |
| W18 | Hackpad MacropadA macropad on a PCB I design in KiCad. | Do a 3-key practice board | Hardware |
| W19 | Stack-chan Desk RobotA desk robot running on local speech and LLMs. | Pick a hardware route | Hardware · Software |
| W20 | OpenPrinterAn open-source printer build. | Read the docs and decide if it's worth it | Hardware |