Actions
Forum Thread Details
  • Replies 16 replies
  • Subscribers 562 subscribers
  • Views 158 views
  • Users 5 members are here
Related

It's the holidays! If someone gave you the gift of unlimited budget for one project, what would you build? We are asking e14 in our Join, Share & Win Competition

E14Alice

A big hello to all!

We are back with December's aske14. As the holiday period is in full swing!

This month, the question is all about someone who has given you the gift of an unlimited budget for one project. What would you build?

imageimageimage

Competition Details

Join the element14 Community today and take part in our latest “Join, Share & Win” challenge.

It’s simple:
1. You need to make sure you are  Register  or Login
2. Answer this question by adding a reply / commenting:

If someone has given you the gift of an unlimited budget for one project. What would you build?

3. Be in with a chance to WIN!

The Community Judge team will select our 3 favourite answers to win one of the prizes below. 

Entries close January 2nd 2026, so don't wait! 


Here’s what you could win:

image

UNO R4 Minima

 

Terms and conditions 

imagePDF

 

Other Holiday Activities 

If you are looking for some more holiday fun, we are also running a Hack The Holidays competition.

All you need to do is create an electronics project themed around the Holidays and what they mean to you, to be in with a chance of winning one of several prizes.

https://community.element14.com/members-area/holidays/b/blog/posts/hack-the-holidays

Parents

  • I would build a working German Enigma machine.  It’s something I’ve already been thinking about and have created a Fusion360 model in-order to 3D-print the non-electrical elements and worked out how switches would work.  It does require springs and metal strengthening parts which have to be acquired.  With an unlimited budget I could actually prototype to my heart’s content to get it actually working; alternatively, with money no object I could get the parts machined instead and re-create a more accurate replica.

  • in reply to Andrew J

    Great idea since it could mean people could actually touch it and try it out.

    I actually wish there was an Enigma in every school.. Kids would learn a lot from playing with it, since it touches many disciplines like maths, computing and circuits let alone history. Maybe optimistic thinking, but I wonder if there's any org or government body that could fund for such a prototype. 

  • in reply to shabaz

    We looked at getting my dummy enigma, pictured above, professionally 3D printed for schools to buy but it was too expensive really - IIRC, £130 or so and that wasn't with the wires or construction.

    Schools who visit get to play with one and kids who visit with their parents are fascinated with it and the Bombe; they can even get a morse code message generated and then decrypt it on our Enigma.

Reply
  • in reply to shabaz

    We looked at getting my dummy enigma, pictured above, professionally 3D printed for schools to buy but it was too expensive really - IIRC, £130 or so and that wasn't with the wires or construction.

    Schools who visit get to play with one and kids who visit with their parents are fascinated with it and the Bombe; they can even get a morse code message generated and then decrypt it on our Enigma.

Children
No Data