Category Archives: Projects

Chopped up the wardrobe this evening and moved the pieces I still want into the observatory for assembly. Amazingly the workshop looks more empty already. I also found a suitable 10mm bolt and tried my HEQ5 on the finished pier … Continue reading →

Circumstances have dictated that I shift some stuff out of the workshop and the house, so my first job today was to cut down the piece of worktop that I’ve been saving for a desk and get that fitted. It’s … Continue reading →

Not so much progress over the last couple of days. The weather has been quite unpleasant and wandering between the observatory and workshop in the tipping rain doesn’t really appeal. However, I have now finished painting the warm room: which … Continue reading →

Today I had a bit of a tidy up to clear away tools and materials that I probably don’t need in the near future, another trip round with the hoover and sealed all the joins between the ply in the … Continue reading →

More progress today, though I was slowed a little by having to share resources with my father-in-law who was making some new doors for the polytunnel. First up was finishing off the last pier which was pretty straightforward.  Then I … Continue reading →

Today has largely been spent working with power tools.  The first job was to drill all the holes (both top and bottom) in the next set of blocks to make up the piers.  To void blowing out the inside of … Continue reading →

A bit of an unsatisfying day. My intention was to remove all the screws holding down the rails for the roof and seal all the holes to stop water getting in, removing one of the rails that has leaked in … Continue reading →

Twilight is fading now and another check of the white LEDs suggests they’ll be quite adequate for the job, so I’ll look at getting another strip (it won’t need to be anywhere near as long this time) for the warm … Continue reading →

What a busy (and lovely) day it has been! Painting the scope room was first thing on the agenda.  I bought the paint earlier in the week.  I was looking for something reasonably dark for the scope room and having … Continue reading →

This evening I’ve had a bit of a “tidying up” session in the observatory. All the spare materials and tools have been moved to the warm room and the scope room is now completely empty and swept. Hoovered, even. That … Continue reading →