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THE ORIGIN STORY
techFIRST
Fae Greenock.
Welcome tae TechFirst â where electronics engineering collides wi' proper Scottish cooking. Think Iron Man, but wi' more deep-fried Mars bars and less Malibu.
By day I'm tinkering wi' circuits, microcontrollers, and anything that beeps or blinks. By night I'm conjuring everything from classic Cullen Skink tae experimental fusion nonsense that would mak yer granny greet.
This blog is where I share the projects, recipes, disasters, and discoveries that make up life as a tech-obsessed Scot wi' far too many hobbies and never enough bench space.
POWER: ELECTRONICS
Microcontrollers, custom PCBs, LED wizardry & IoT gadgets. If it needs a soldering iron, I'm yer man.
POWER: COOKING
Traditional Scottish recipes wi' a modern twist. From proper porridge tae experimental fermentation projects.
SPECIAL MOVE
Building tech gadgets that assist in the kitchen. IoT smokers, automated stirrers, smart pantries â BOOM.
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Soldering Iron & Haggis: A Tale of Two Burns
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8 March 2026
Aye, ye can burn yersel wi a soldering iron just as badly as ye can wi a hot pan. Here's how I wired up my kitchen timer tae my bread-maker using a wee Raspberry Pi...
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Scottish Tablet Meets Arduino: Sweet & Electric
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8 March 2026
Ma gran's tablet recipe has been in the family for generations. I've now added an automated stirring rig built from an old motor and a wee Arduino Nano. Genius or madness? BOTH.
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Electronics + Cooking
Building a Smart Smoker: Brisket Boss Mode
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8 March 2026
Temperature sensors, Bluetooth logging, and 14 hours of patience. If Tony Stark smoked brisket in Glasgow, this is what he'd build. Let me walk ye through it...
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LED Matrix Menu Board: Pub Grub Gets Techy
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8 March 2026
Built a scrolling LED matrix menu board for ma mate's chippy in Greenock. Custom PCB, RGB LEDs, and a wee web interface tae update the specials. Absolute belter of a project.
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