Building Your Own Workshop Shed

Building Your Own Workshop Shed

5 Essentials To Build A Safe And Functional Structure Building a workshop can be an excellent option for anyone who wants more space to enjoy their hands-on hobbies. It can help keep your DIY projects in one place, making it

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Winter car repairs

Winter car repairs

Due to the weather, a couple of faults developed with the car, a Vauxhall Mokka. The first was a re-occurrence from the other year. When the temperature dropped to -7°C the handbrake locked on when starting off in the morning

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Remote Sensors and Work Light

Remote Sensors and Work Light

I’ve been working on a couple of projects. Firstly upgraded temperature sensors for the MING home monitoring project. The Pico were using power even when sleeping so battery life was low. The temperature drop here has also reduced battery life.

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As cunning as a fox who’s just graduated from Oxford University with a degree in cunning

As cunning as a fox who's just graduated from Oxford University with a degree in cunning

We’ve recently added a kitten to our household. I knew it would be clever and get into any space we didn’t want it to, but I underestimated how clever. Our coffee table has a drawer in it. The drawer is

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Ghost Rider

Ghost Rider

It started with an advert on a social media platform for a skull mask. I really liked the look of it an thought it could make for a good project. I’d also seen some “flames” on AliExpress, things like caldrons

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Mortice and Tenon Router Jigs

Mortice and Tenon Router Jigs

I decided to use router jigs to create mortice and tenon joints to assemble a garden planter.

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FreeCAD for Makers

FreeCAD for Makers

As a periodic user of FreeCAD I was happy to see Jo Hinchliffe had written FreeCAD for Makers as he’s done some excellent tutorials.

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The Risks of Wood Dust and How to Keep Safe

The Risks of Wood Dust and How to Keep Safe

Woodworking is an essential industry and can be an enjoyable hobby but the danger of airborne wood dust just can’t be ignored.

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