Author Archives: james

So how does the table saw measure up?

Posted on March 16, 2024 by james

Having built the gauge to test the accuracy of the setup of my table saw, I might as well get on and use it. The blade (of which I forgot to take photos) varies from front to back by about … Continue reading →

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No dig diary, 16th March 2024

Posted on March 16, 2024 by james

I’m backing up a few things thanks to the weather — sowing parsnips has been delayed a few weeks, and today I had planned to sow carrots and onions for pickling, but the ground is just too wet. I could … Continue reading →

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Memory Lane, 5th October 2022: Tidying up

Posted on March 15, 2024 by james

The cucumbers aren’t going to produce anything more now, so it’s time to remove them from the polytunnel. This mostly leaves a few tomatoes that are still ripening. The squashes — butternuts, spaghetti squash and Crown Prince were all harvested … Continue reading →

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The lathe lives!

Posted on March 15, 2024 by james

I’ve kind of sat on the whole lathe thing for a few weeks, partly thanks to being ill, but also because once I got it in situ I ended up with a whole load of other stuff to deal with … Continue reading →

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It’s time to kick BMI in the head. It really is.

Posted on March 14, 2024 by james

I see the BBC News site has another piece on BMI today. This time in reference to children, who I thought everyone accepted it didn’t work for anyhow. But as ever it all kicks off into a discussion of BMI … Continue reading →

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Memory Lane, 21st September 2022: Who isn’t a fan of prisms?

Posted on March 14, 2024 by james

My wife had been muttering for a while about the fans we have in our bedrooms not being sufficiently high to be effective. And to be fair she was right. She’d balanced them on some cardboard boxes, but they weren’t … Continue reading →

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Really? Before the middle of March?

Posted on March 14, 2024 by james

I finished potting strawberry plants today, from tubs that had sat outside all Winter. I know what variety they are, but they’re of mixed ages. So they’re all going to go into the greenhouse to see if I can get … Continue reading →

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Table saw alignment gauge complete!

Posted on March 14, 2024 by james

At last, after a lot of changes of design for the 3d-printed mount, I have the entire thing assembled. The glue is taking a while to go off, so I’ll leave it overnight before testing it out.

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Memory Lane, 10th September 2022: It’s the final harvest…

Posted on March 13, 2024 by james

Well, perhaps for the tomatoes. We’ll see. Depends a lot on the Autumn weather. If it’s kind there may be more. But for today, I have picked all of the remaining tomatoes that appeared ripe. And I decided it was … Continue reading →

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No dig diary, 13th March 2024

Posted on March 13, 2024 by james

Not much time to get stuff done today, but I did manage to weed Frankenstein’s Greenhouse for the second time this year. Sadly I think all the plants it contains intentionally are also going to have to be removed too. … Continue reading →

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