Archive for October, 2018
Casting Article
This week I discovered that another of my articles had been published. Model Engineer’s Workshop had published my piece of sand casting using 3D printed patterns and aluminium, for some reason the article does not appear in the table of
Posted in: Techniques
Tags: 3d Printing, casting, Routing, woodwork
Woodwork, metalwork and a lucky find
Some good news this week, my latest article has been published in HackSpace #12. I teamed up with The Kuriologist to make an interactive candy bowl in the style of a Monkey Skull. Also, 4 of my projects made it into “Book
Posted in: Techniques
Tags: Routing, tapping
Black History Month – Top Inventors
When people are asked to name inventors they will likely think of Watt, Edison or more recently Dyson or Jobs. But this is just one part of our history. It’s important to realise that there are Inventors who may have
Posted in: Inventors
Tags: Black History
Thumbscrews, knurls and threads
This weekend I was designing some parts using Fusion360. I had a couple of challenges but learnt a lot along the way. The part I wanted to model was a thumbscrew which I’m going to be using in a future
Upcycled Chairs
This week’s project comes from Rebecca. The kitchen chairs were looking a bit tired and shabby after 11 years of use. These Stefan chairs from Ikea are simple wooden affairs with a detachable cushion but they had various stains from
Metal sculpture in brass, mounted on an 1800s French Coin
