Archive for July, 2013
BBQ Restoration – Part 3 New Welded Shelf
The shelf for the BBQ had had standing water on it for many years and hence had rusted badly. I had hoped to be able to re-use some of the metal from this for an ashpan but quickly realised that
TIG Torch Holder
The TIG Torch does not get very hot but you can’t just put it on the bench and expect it to stay there, due to the heavy pipe and cabling it gets dragged onto the floor where it might get
BBQ Restoration – Part 2 Simple Fixes
The BBQ needed a few things made so I started on the shelf, that’s quite a mini project in it’s own right so I’ll write about that separately. However whilst test fitting the frame I discovered that one of the
Clocks on Bond Street
When you walk down the street do you look in the shop windows or at your phone (or feet)? If you are walking down Bond Street it’s worth looking up as above many of the shops in a range of
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Tags: Bond Street, Clocks
BBQ Restoration – Part 1 Strip down
Earlier in the year I was given an old barrel shaped BBQ that had sat unused for about 8 years in the corner of a garden. It had filled with water and was very rusty. Despite looking like it was
Bending jig
The other week I had an idea regards bending stainless steel sheet to form a cone shape. To help this process along I’ve made a former from some heavy steel bar. It was made from 8mm bar heated on the
Posted in: Blacksmithing
Tags: Bending, Jig
Should I watch “The Apprentice”?
Those who know me, will know I’m a strong critic of “The Apprentice” this is mostly based on watching a few episodes of earlier series anecdotal comments about the episodes since then. I also feel that the series belittles the
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Tags: The Apprentice
London’s First Mini Makers Faire
This weekend saw London’s first Mini Makers Faire. On Saturday was the interactive day was based at the London College of Communication at Elephant and Castle. There were a few trade stalls, many creations people had made, projects to get
Posted in: Electronics, Projects
Tags: 3d Printing, London, maker faire
Metal sculpture in brass, mounted on an 1800s French Coin
