This Instructable seemed too cool to go un-tried, so try it I did …Continue reading »

Bit of an off topic one here, but if your interested in cooking (or eating) I just knocked up a fun little instructable on how to cook “Emergancy Breakfast Cakes“. Have been refining them for years, so thought I would share. Yum Yum.

Chalk temperature of my wood glue = Approx. 47°F or 8°C

The chalk temperature of wood glue, apparently refers to the temperature at which the surrounding air and materials can be at during application, to achieve a good bond.  The dilemma, refers to the tricky situation in which to build a door, to fill a gaping hole letting in the cold outside, one has to use the glue.  It is quite cold in the workshop… It will be so great to have a toasty warm triple glazed window in there.

So in the meantime I have been …Continue reading »

After more than a year since originally having the idea to build a double French door in oak for our workshop, we have the wood! I went to the the sawmill to help prep some pieces and explore the exciting woodworking machinery.

Using this bandsaw, or resaw, we rip the wood (cut it down its length), into roughly the correct cross sectional dimensions. The wood starts like this (top), and finishes  …Continue reading »

Ok so the last bits were from an old hard disk drive.  This (below) is also a part of the contraption.

The completer machine will involve a kind of …Continue reading »

I am sure a lot of you will know what this is…

It helps to form part …Continue reading »

Guess what these are going to be part of!

We have been working on a new project, which is a bit of an experiment in ‘steampunk’ style.  Of course, it is going to be a functional thing as well.  Particularly useful during …Continue reading »

A big thank you to everyone who voted for this step-by-step guide to change a sewing machine into a scroll saw!

Votes got it through into the 30 finalists and the Instructables judges decided upon the winners today… It was amongst a bunch of cool instructables that got first prize (check them out here). Wooho!!  Now to think of some things I should make with the Shapeways voucher (suggestions welcome).

Ok so here it is: the sewing machine – scroll saw conversion step-by-step, as promised.  I have entered it into a little competition that Instructables are running, so please vote for it!  It WON! Hooray, and thanks to everyone who voted!

To check out the full DIY instructions check it out on the project pages.