Painting the Knight
Earlier in the year, I printed out a new 3D knight model for my Dragon Detector in white ABS. I’ve been looking at different ways of getting this painted and was considering some metallic spray paints. I concluded those were
Posted in: Dragon Detector
Tags: Painting
Blown Away! The Case of the Disappearing Fence
Have you ever come down in the morning and wondered where your fence has gone? I have. Luckily the missing panels were in a field and not my neighbour’s windshield. The worst part? That fence was about 2 years old.
Oven fixing
Just over a couple of years ago our oven gave up and I popped down the local Magnet to get a replacement. The oven is simply plugged into a socket on the wall so the installation is a simple as
Posted in: Repairs
Tags: oven, thermal cutout
CNC Plasma Cutting
A plasma cutter is a tool for cutting metal, it excels at cutting steel and bigger versions can cut through materials around 40mm thick. It is often used for sheet metal but can also be used for cutting pipes. When
Posted in: CNC
A new EBook – A little saw
I’ve been thinking about writing a short book for a while I’d read [amazon_link template=’ProductLink’ text=’As they slept’ asins=’1493768859′] by Andy Leeks about how he wrote a book on his commute to and from work. I’ve also been writing blog
Posted in: Inspiration
Tags: ebook, sawing
Spring punch
I was sent a Spring Tools centre punch and nail set by Phil Gregson of Chicago Brand UK Ltd. I suggested a comparison of the spring centre punch versus the other centre punches I had to hand. The following is
Posted in: Product Reviews
Tags: centre punch, marking out, spring
A handmade footstool
A few years ago my daughter inherited a “big bed” from her Great Aunt and we set it up in her room. Last year she told us that she did not like the big bars over the ends so as
Posted in: Footstool
Materials: Leather, Pine
Tags: furniture
What is a shed?
The world of sheds is not usually a hotbed of controversy, but this weeks “Amazing Spaces Shed of the Year” programme on Channel 4 has got “Sheddies” stirred up. If you asked your average punter to describe a shed, no
Posted in: Shed
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Metal sculpture in brass, mounted on an 1800s French Coin
