Archive for January, 2012
Boxing the flea chariot
The flea chariot is off for a month in an art gallery up in Manchester so I wanted to ensure it would survive the journey up there and back. I already had a wooden box in the style of a
Posted in: Flea Chariot
Tags: box, flea chariot, foam
The Manufacturing Rotary Table ‘vs’ Their Shed Based Cousins
Thanks to Martin Power and Robert from Kitagawa Europe, I have another guest blog. Robert looks at rotary tables and how the small manual rotary table you might have for your drill press or milling table compairs with it’s bigger
Posted in: Guest, Work Holding
Tags: rotary table, Sponsored
What to Look for in a CAD System
When you are just making stuff for yourself it’s fine to just sketch things out on a pad and make them. However, if you are working with others it is good to have proper drawings that you can share and
Fred Dibnah’s World of Steam
I received Fred Dibnah’s World of Steam as a Christmas present, it’s a follow on from the previous magbook “Fred Dibah, The Early Years”. The Mag Book is a curious format, it’s basically a magazine sized book with a thicker
Posted in: Books and Magazine Reviews, Steam
Tags: fred dibnah, steam roller, steeplejack
Metal sculpture in brass, mounted on an 1800s French Coin
