Heating your workshop
It’s been quite cold so far this year so you might be finding it hard to get up the motivation to get into your workshop. Jenny has put together some tips for heating your workshop shed. Top 5 Tips for
Brushless motors for power tools
I first came across brushless motors in the form of outrunner motors a few years back powering model aeroplane propellers. More recently I’ve heard about them being used for power tools such cordless drills, and on investigating I’ve learnt that
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Tags: brushless motor, Drill, Sponsored
Learning a new skill – Welding
Perhaps you had a New Year’s resolution to learn a new skill such as welding, there’s a few courses and classes you can take. Once you have completed your welder training, you still have plenty to learn. Much of your
Top Tips For Taking Care Of Garden Tools
When you’re working in your garden, there’s nothing more frustrating than having a tool that simply will not do its job. Very often the cause of this problem is poor maintenance and care. With time, wear and neglect both manual
Securing Your Shed
Workshopshed: It’s that time of year when the nights are closing in and thieves start to break into sheds. Bonfire night is popular as people are often away from their houses for a long period. Nick Arnold: When it comes
Enhancing the lifespan of Power Tools
Workshopshed: A typically British summer this year, alternating between strong sun and damp weather. It’s not the best conditions for your equipment and tools so our latest guest author has provided some thoughts on keeping your power tools in tip
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Tags: maintenance, rust, Sponsored, Tools
Finishing Concrete – Top tips
I do like working with a wide range of materials but there’s a few that I don’t know that much about. One that I’d like to experiment with a bit more is concrete. Priority Plant a top tools manufacturer to
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Tags: concrete, Construction, Sponsored
Real Time Clock – DS1307
For my Topsy Turvy clock project I’ve purchased an I2C clock module based on the DS1307 Real-Time Clock chip. As mentioned this came without a battery to keep the post office happy. Although looking at the current wording of the
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Tags: Arduino, RTC, Sponsored
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Metal sculpture in brass, mounted on an 1800s French Coin
