Category Archives: Projects

First design for dial gauge mount

Posted on March 8, 2024 by james

After a quick bit of messing about in FreeCAD, here it is. I’ll try to get it printed out in the morning and see how it fits.

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Drawering my knife

Posted on March 7, 2024 by james

My wife has never been happy with the trays in the drawers in which we keep our cutlery (and other eating implements) because the preformed trays never have spaces quite the right size or the entire tray is the wrong … Continue reading →

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I know this much is true

Posted on March 7, 2024 by james

A cheap dial gauge arrived today. My plan is to 3d print a holder for it that will fit to a block of wood riding on a strip of MDPE that will fit in one of the T-slots of my … Continue reading →

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Memory Lane, 17th August 2022: A hive barrow

Posted on March 6, 2024 by james

My father-in-law bought a two-wheeled barrow for his wife to use because he thought it would be more stable, but she found it too heavy, so I suggested that he move the (metal) barrow body to a single-wheeled chassis that … Continue reading →

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Memory Lane, 9th August 2022: Next from the scrap pile

Posted on March 5, 2024 by james

Now I have my new table saw I decided it was time to do something about the fun of jarring honey from a bucket, particularly as the level gets near the bottom. So I made a bespoke “bucket tipper”. The … Continue reading →

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The Solar Greenhouse project begins!

Posted on February 1, 2022 by james

I’m actually expecting it to take somewhat longer to get this one off the ground, but over the weekend I picked up the first component for this project. The idea is to build a greenhouse that will stay warmer than … Continue reading →

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The cleanest seed in all the county…

Posted on December 22, 2021 by james

I allowed some of my coriander to run to seed this year. I didn’t want the seed to replant as that particular variety seems to gallop into flower at the slightest sign of sunshine. I was interested in having some … Continue reading →

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Piano, four days in

Posted on December 12, 2021 by james

I’ve been practising every day and the simple stuff seems to be coming more easily now, but it’s far too early to make a decision between the two books I’ve been reading to learn. Andrew Furmanczyk’s videos I’m losing faith … Continue reading →

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The rain gauge is playing up again :(

Posted on December 6, 2021 by james

When I put it back up things seemed to be going well, but over the last few days the rain gauge has been giving some very strange results. I suspect it has been counting bucket tips when there aren’t any, … Continue reading →

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AAG rain gauge repaired

Posted on November 22, 2021 by james

Well, I hope so, at least. A new reed switch arrived and has duly replaced the old one. That turned out not to be too tricky. After unsoldering the original switch I bent the leads so the body of the … Continue reading →

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