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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

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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?

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Competition Details

You'll have to be a member of the element14 Community to join in and take part in this “Join, Share & Win” challenge. It's simple, all you have to do is:


1. You need to make sure you are  Register  or Login
2. Then answer the following question by adding a reply or commenting!

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

The Community team will then select the best 3 answers to win the UNO R4 Arduino! 

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

Winners Announcement

The Community team has selected the following members, in no particular order. As it was the holiday season, we added an extra winner.

  

  

  

  

   will be in touch with you soon to verify the delivery information before sending you UNO R4 Minima Arduino. 


This month, we are giving away:

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UNO R4 Minima

 

Terms and conditions 

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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

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  • Unlimited - I would solve all the world's problems, but the details wouldn't fit into a reasonable paragraph so:

    I would build a mostly self-sufficient, mostly automated, mostly solar-powered, homestead. Including large water based (hot and cold) energy storage systems and automated greenhouse. The man-cave part of it would be epic. And of course it would have a well equipped electronics lab. I like castles, so it might look a bit like a castle.

    That actually brings up an interesting question - what would your dream man-cave (person-cave?) consist of? Because that speaks to what we really enjoy.

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  • Unlimited - I would solve all the world's problems, but the details wouldn't fit into a reasonable paragraph so:

    I would build a mostly self-sufficient, mostly automated, mostly solar-powered, homestead. Including large water based (hot and cold) energy storage systems and automated greenhouse. The man-cave part of it would be epic. And of course it would have a well equipped electronics lab. I like castles, so it might look a bit like a castle.

    That actually brings up an interesting question - what would your dream man-cave (person-cave?) consist of? Because that speaks to what we really enjoy.

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  • in reply to dougw

    Dream man-cave?
    Don't get me started, but it would at least have a two/three displays computer, a few servers running on regular PCs or RPis, a laser engraver, a multihead 3D printer (ie, read plastic/metal/food), a reflow oven, a hot plate and lots of gear to solder in all possible ways.

    And also, it would have a fully noise and dust isolated cabin with a CNC router on a 2mx2m table (at least), with also table saw, mitre saw, lathe, and all that's needed to work on wood and or metal.

    Well, now that I think of it, please throw in a forge, with casts, and all the fun stuff.

    Stop me here, or I'll add a chemicals lab where I could work with so many reactants to get some very weird materials...

  • in reply to dougw
    dougw said:
    what would your dream man-cave (person-cave?) consist of?

    I think it would be pretty neat to have a modular building built out of Unistrut like components so you could easily bolt-on or reconfigure existing components. Easy to expand outwards or upwards when you start to run out of space.

    Over time, in your machine shop you can then create new features that can then simply be bolted into place to start adding detail.

    Would also be pretty neat to have an ex missile silo for additional storage. Failing that, Colin Furze's Backyard Underground Bunker Tour/Update 5 years on would be pretty neat.

  • in reply to beacon_dave

    I was hoping for a cost. What would a small saloon cost? I've no reference this side of the pond.

  • in reply to colporteur

    Sounds like someone is interested in digging up their back garden...

    Something around £45k / US$60k I would imagine.

    A lot of the plant hire appeared to be done via his friend, so mainly spent on steel fabrication and concrete costs.

    As well as the original 'man cave' bunker, there was the tunnel to the house and then the underground garage.