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Category Archives: Workshop
Having a bit of a turn
A few weeks back I picked up a new (to me) lathe: a Boxford ME10 (which is not even remotely new; more likely an antique) converted to single-phase. Fitting it into the workshop in its final place is going to … Continue reading
Memory Lane, 19th June 2022: My first ever box joint
I must post about my table saw at some point… Anyhow, I want to start making more of my own beekeeping kit — ideally as much as possible, and whilst box joints aren’t required they’re a neat way to join … Continue reading
Memory Lane, 13th April 2022: New toy!
Given that I wasn’t working I felt the need to save money and make as much of the stuff that I needed from scrap that I had lying around. So obviously I bought a new toy: It’s a 10″ (250mm) … Continue reading
Tonight Matthew, I am Dremel repair man
I posted a few days ago that my Dremel 4000 had died and that I suspected the thermal fuse to be the cause. Here’s how I fixed it. The first steps to getting inside the case are to remove the … Continue reading
A time for dying
Hot on the heels of one of my Raspberry Pis trying to persuade me that it wanted to meet its maker, yesterday I had need of my Dremel and discovered that it also showed no interest in functioning. I didn’t … Continue reading
DeWalt D28710 first impressions
Having just posted that I cut up a pile of steel tube today I realised that I’ve not said anything about the saw itself. It’s a DeWalt D28710 that I purchased specifically for my observatory project though it will see … Continue reading
New Toy in the Workshop
I’ve been wanting to learn to use one of these for ages and of late it would have been a benefit in a number of projects to be able to create small metal parts, so my Christmas present to myself … Continue reading