Repairs
Garden Bird Repair – Steelstik
A few years back we were given a pair of decorative birds for the garden. Before too long, the small one’s legs became detached and more recently the head of the larger one has come off. When you look at
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Welding a stainless steel toilet roll holder
Our Ikea toilet roll holder broke into two parts. On inspection there was just a single weld holding it together and that was obviously not very strong. As I have welding equipment I though it should be a straightforward repair.
Posted in: Repairs, Welding
Materials: Stainless Steel
Tags: Toilet roll holder
Multicoloured Sugru
Sugru is an air curing rubber that bonds to metals, plastics and wood. I’m a big fan as it’s good for making and repairing.It does bond to a wide range of materials and it has some flexibility once cured but
Box lid an afternoon woodworking project
Not so long ago we bought a box to put by the front door and put our shoes in, the old portis shoe rack now lives by the backdoor. The box came with a rather strange lid, a sheet of
Posted in: Repairs, Woodworking
Tags: box
Best tip to save $20
Q: What is your best tip for saving $20 asked Economag.A: Don’t be afraid to get your hands dirty. The best way of saving a bit of money is to make and fix things yourself. For example: Repair a brass
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A simple silver solder repair
A bargain lamp find in a big store was discovered to have a broken ring on the top. The ring appeared to be made out of brass or possibly plated steel. We decided to buy it anyway and fix it
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Tags: Silversoldering
BBQ Restoration – Part 5 Before and After
So the BBQ is finished, I’ve cleaned off the rust and discarded the parts that were beyond saving. Made repairs and new parts such as the handle, grill brackets and legs. Added a complete new shelf welded from angle iron
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
Metal sculpture in brass, mounted on an 1800s French Coin
