A child’s desk
After our last bed broke for a second time we decided to replace it. As usual I dismantled it for parts and gave the rest for recycling. So I’ve ended up with a number of thick wooden planks and a
Posted in: Woodworking
Materials: MDF, Pine
Tags: Scrap, simple project
Materials Rack
For the shower room renovation the builder recommended water proof concrete backer boards for the cubicle. After a long chat with the man at the counter at the DIY store I managed to get these ordered and delivered at the
Posted in: Woodworking
Tags: Home Improvements, Scrap
Scrap yards and motorway junctions
With the recent fire next to the M1 and the damage caused to motorway supports the highways agency are planning a risk review. But this got me thinking as to why a scrap yard would be placed there in the
The Buzzard Waits for Waste
Reasons to be more careful in the workshop: “He hovers over your machine every broken tool every piece of scrap is food for his gluttonous carnage” Image credit: Hennepin County Library in Minneapolis. Found via Lloyd Alter
Clocks, robots and electric motors
An aspiration of many an model engineer is to make a clock. Roger Wood of Klockwerks has made hundreds of clocks in his livein workshop in an old munitions factory in downtown Toronto making a range of fabulous clocks. The
Posted in: Uncategorised
Tags: Electric Motors, Historic, Model Engineering, Scrap
Machined blob
This weekend I machined up one the castings from last week’s melt. Here’s the stages from scrap to machined results. Step 1Some scrap ali that I found round the back of the shed, sawn up into suitable sized pieces to
Posted in: Casting, Lathe, Machining
Materials: Aluminium
Tags: Metal Work, Scrap
Metal sculpture in brass, mounted on an 1800s French Coin
