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Most of the sculptures featured here are made from metal or mixed materials. I find sculptures inspiration, just because something does not have a pure functional purpose does not mean it does not have value.Sculpture
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Ernest Malinowski and the Central Trans-Andean Railway
Following on from the article on Marc Brunel, the next in the series is Ernest Malinowski, a Polish Engineer who put his hand to building a railway across the Andes mountain range. Ernest Malinowski was born in a troubled time
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Tags: Ernest Malinowski, Polish, Railway
The other Brunel
Pretty much everyone knows of Isambard Kingdom Brunel the great British Engineer. Fewer know that his father, was also a great engineer and an immigrant from Europe. Marc Isambard Brunel was born into a farming family in Normandy. He was
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Tags: Brunel
Abandoned Projects?
A twitter discussion with Inderpreet Singh about an ever increasing pile of shelved projects lead me to ask: Question: When is it ok to abandon a project? Here were the responses: Boris Adryan …when the cost/benefit ratio is extremely skewed
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Tags: projects
Backyard Builds
“A brand new BBC Two programme is looking for Britain’s most enthusiastic and passionate makers, inventors and engineers. Up and down the country, extraordinary things are being made, from back garden rollercoasters to homemade helicopters! We’re looking for people to
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Time for the Makers Movement to grow up
Robin Raskin from Living in Digital Times recently wrote about the need for the Maker Movement to grow up. She mentions three key points, firstly to match the items that are made with people who need them, to promote the
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Tags: Makers
Win George Clarke’s More Amazing Spaces
Thanks to the high security composite door firm Truedor you’ve a chance to win a signed copy of George Clarke’s More Amazing Spaces. [amazon asin=1849495203&template=image&image=https://www.workshopshed.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/AmazingSpaces.jpg] The book looks at the projects from the Channel 4 series including those built with
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Tags: book, George Clarke, William Hardie
Mini Project – Wire Management Cube
Stuart from Tool Guyd mentioned some slotted metal cubes that can be used to help keep your cables under control. https://d2pq0u4uni88oo.cloudfront.net/projects/1949381/video-572225-h264_high.mp4 He made a statement about how he wasn’t sure how you could make one of these without a mill
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Materials: Mild Steel
A Nation of Shopkeepers
It was once claimed that UK was a Nation of Shopkeepers, if this is so then why are there frequent reports of a skills shortage in the media. The Manufacturer BBC Business Guardian Daily Mail If you look at the
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Tags: skills
Metal sculpture in brass, mounted on an 1800s French Coin
