Wheels of steel
There’s been some good progress on the Stainless Steel Unicorn this week. The body has been finished and I’ve added some detailing to match the card version. The ears were punched with the nail punch from the Spring Tool set.
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Nail Guns for Woodworking
Workshopshed: The other week when we looked at job estimation, we spotted that time is often the deciding factor in how much a project costs. One way of reducing time is to upgrade your tools. Emily from Pro Tool Guide
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History Makers
This weekend I had the chance to watch the recording of the first two episodes of “History Makers” a new podcast from Design Spark. This light hearted show pits Dr Lucy Rogers against comedienne Bec Hill in a competition to
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Stainless Steel
Smartibot At the end of last month I met with Ross Atkin from Crafty Robots and we chatted about AI, Robots, STEM Education and a wide range of other topics. He also showed me the Smartibot “The world’s first Artificial
Posted in: Stainless Steel Unicorn
Materials: Stainless Steel
Estimation
Chompworks and I were discussing on Twitter about making 3D versions of their logos. The thought came around to how the Chompworks logo could be made from welded stainless steel sheet. I’d also been reading about Mentors for Makers and
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Tags: cost, estimation, time and materals
Common Woodworking Mistakes and How to Fix Them
Workshopshed: Even the best of us make mistakes when woodworking. But rather than scrap the work, it is often possible to make good. Today’s post is by Mark from Tools Critic where he writes about using professional tools. Mark shares
Jumbo Servo Code, Woodwork and Talk
This week saw some more progress on the jumbo servo. Code After looking at some other people’s code, the read register logic was changed slightly. For a read command rather than 3 bytes being sent just a single byte is
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Wood Putty vs. Wood Filler: What’s the Difference?
When repairing furniture and other wooden items or building them from scratch, there are many instances where you will need to fill holes. These holes can be a result of defects or inconsistencies in the wood or where the nails
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Metal sculpture in brass, mounted on an 1800s French Coin
