Thor’s Metalworking
With a name like “Thor” you are not going to take up a hobby like needlework or stamp collecting. So it’s not surprising that Thor has taken up metalwork, he’s also kindly shared a collection of metal work plans on
Posted in: Uncategorised
Tags: Metal Work, Plans
Machining Wood in the mini lathe
I’ve been doing some simple wood turning in the lathe over the last few weeks. I found that the local DIY superstore sold hemlock balustrade blanks, for a couple of pounds. This is a pale wood that is fine grained
Keeping warm in the workshop
This weekend the temperature in the workshop shed dropped below 0°C so the electric heater was set going. It’s only a little workshop and I’m not working long hours so I’m not too worried about the cost. However the cold
Posted in: Beginners
Materials: Brass
Tags: Brazing, heating, Workshop
Loosing your tools
Even those with the tidiest of workshops sometimes misplace or loose their tools. You are distracted by something else or forget to put it away and when you come back you just can’t find it. You can of course mitigate
Bicycle Repairshop
Quite rightly, the Monty Python team saw the bicycle repairman as a hero. One such hero works under the railway bridge by Embankment tube in Action Bikes with this wonderful workshop. One of the things I like about bicycle repairing
Dave Denker’s Metalworking
Retired sheetmetal fabricator David Denker from Minnesota got into machining in 2003 when he bought a mini-lathe. He also decided to build a mini milling machine from spare parts and custom made components. Since then he’s been thinking up improvements
Posted in: Machining
Tags: Milling Table, Mini-lathe
Welding Projects
One of my work colleagues mentioned that he had a “arc welder” that he’d bought because he’d like to be able to weld. Perhaps he’d been watching flashdance that week or perhaps he’d had more charitable thoughts on his mind?
Chemical Safety in the Workshop
I was discussing the issue of storing dangerous chemicals in the workshop the other week with a work colleague and he took the attitude that as soon as his kids could walk he took everything out of the garden shed
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Metal sculpture in brass, mounted on an 1800s French Coin
