Tips-and-Tricks

Simple Bending Jig

Posted on 25, Jan

Here’s a simple bending jig I’ve come across by David W. Wilson: David W. Wilson’s Bending Jig Bending Jig Parts Dimensions A thick steel plate and large bolts will handle heavier bending. However, a plywood base may be used for lighter bends. The steel plate base is easily assembled if the holes are threaded. But [...]

DIY Tube Bender

Posted on 10, Jan

Whilst this guy doesn’t have any exact plans in relation to building said tube bender form scratch, he does have plenty of pictures, information and is more than happy for you to ask any questions via email. As he points out: There are No Plans for this bender, none now, and none later. I want [...]

Do I Need A Dedicated Server?

Posted on 6, Oct

Tips & Tricks

I honestly have no idea really, but I know things are up and down more than a bride’s nightie at the moment. It seems that every six months or so I bound head-first into a quagmire of hosting/server troubles. You may have noticed some serious downtime this week and, other than me hovering over the [...]

Crumbly Aluminium

Posted on 11, Jul

Look what you can do in an hour with a bit of mercury paste. According to the following article: Unless you are a representative of a national meteorological bureau licensed to carry a barometer (and odds are you’re not), bringing mercury onboard an airplane is strictly forbidden. Why? If it got loose, it could rust [...]

3-D Circular Saw Blunders

Posted on 28, Jun

Tips & Tricks

I always loved tinkering, or to be more precise watching other people tinkering, in their shed when I was but a mere tinker myself. That pungent aroma consisting of two-parts kerosense to one-parts Jays Fluid with a bit of meths, paint, grease and engine oil making up the final part still sends me back to [...]

Time To Raid The Whisky Bottle

Posted on 11, May

The Guardian has one of those terribly interesting (well I think so) slightly off-the-rail economic indicator articles for dummies. It mentions quite a few different things, but this bit caught my eye in particular: Yesterday the price of copper hit an all-time record of $8,000 a tonne, driven by frantic buying and selling by commodity [...]

The Nuts and Bolts of a Chess Set.

Posted on 4, Apr

Maybe your elephants haven’t survived the cold spell or perhaps you didn’t complete your whittler’s badge at Scouts. None of that matters anymore as you can now make your own DIY chess set out of old (or new) nuts and bolts. It really is a doddle. Find out how here.