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Sunday, October 13th, 2013We can’t contain ourselves any longer, it’s time to share our lair! The workshop may
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- Make your own Lathe from other peoples rubbish
- 0 – Introduction
- 1 – Acquiring the motor
- 2 – Motor speed control
- 3 – On/Off Switch
- 4 – Electronic Braking
- 5- The Lathe Bed
- 6 – The Headstock
- 7 – Making the headstock
- 8 – Making the central supports
- 9 – Mounting the motor
- 10 – Attaching the headstock to the bed
- 11 – Wiring up
- 12 – Housing the moving bits and making it look nice
- 13- The viewing window
- 14- Speed measurement (optional little interlude)
- 15 -The tailstock (part1)
- 16- The tailstock (part2)
- 17 -The tool rest
- 18 – Parting thoughts
- ‘Broken’ to ‘Super’ Drill
- From Sewing Machine to Scroll Saw
- Ambient Energy Aqua Purge Device
- Entry 1 – Beginnings
- Entry 2 – Acquiring Items
- Entry 3 – Making the End Supports
- Entry 4 – The Purging Rails
- Entry 5 – The Elevating Mechanism (overview)
- Entry 6 – Cleat Construction
- Entry 7 – End Pulley Support
- Entry 8 – Middle Bi-pulley Support
- Entry 9 – Corner Pulley
- Entry 10 – Fitting The AEAPD Hardware
- Entry 11 – The Purge Assembly Anchors
- Entry 12 – Fit the Purging Assembly
- Entry 13- Use…
- The Cyclone Dust Separator
- The Problem of Wood Dust – A Cyclonic Solution?
- Cyclonic Dust Separation – Overview
- Cyclone build part 1 – The Cone
- Cyclone build part 2 – Air Inlet and Ramp
- Cyclone build part 3 – the ‘Air Outlet’
- Cyclone build part 4 – The Upper Body
- Cyclone build part 5 – Putting it Together
- Resources and References
- Composite Oak French Doors / Windows: make your own
- French Composite Oak Doors – Intro
- 1 – Specifying the Glass (i)
- 2 – Specifying the Glass (ii)
- 3 – Designing your Doors
- 4 – Other Design Considerations
- 5 – Write a ‘cutting list’
- 6 – Get some wood
- 7 – Cut to size
- 8 – Prepare Channels for Weather seals
- 9 – Constructing the Frame part 1 – Laminating the Oak
- 10 – Constructing the Frame part 2 – Making a Rectangle
- 11 – Constructing the Doors Part 1 – Making the Rails and Stiles
- 12 – Constructing the Doors Part 2 – Adding the outer glass housing
- 13 – The Central Jambs & Multipoint Lock
- 14 – Going Composite & Adding Insulation
- 15 – Hinges
- 16 – The Central Rain Cover and Sills
- 17 – Test Hanging the Doors
- 18 – Finishing the Oak Surface
- 19 – Preparing the Entryway
- 20 – Installing the Oak Frames
- 21 – Glazing the Doors
- 22 – Finishing Touches & Door Handle
- Earth and Clay Plaster
- 0 – Clay Plaster Introduction
- 1 – Before you begin
- 2 – Soil testing
- 3 – Plaster testing for the first coat
- 4 – Prepare the walls
- 5 – Gather equipment and prepare resources
- 6 – Get set, go! Slip and plaster mixing in general
- 7 – First coat application
- 8 – Second coat testing
- 9 – Second coat mixing and application
- 10 – Finish coat plaster testing
- 11 – Third coat mixing and application
- 12 – Finishing
- Time Scale and Costings
- Resources for Clay plastering
- Make your own Lathe from other peoples rubbish
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