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Tag Archives: tools
Almost as handy as mole grips
Again, not sure how often they’ll get used, but at least I have them and can clean them up so they don’t deteriorate any further.
I have a ream
Quite a few, actually. All imperial, again. Perhaps I should find some old imperial plans for making steam engines or something?
Lord of the files?
Honestly, I just don’t know where all of these came from. I suspect they’ve been inherited more than once. I need to sort through them and work out what’s worth keeping, but at least they’re all in the same place … Continue reading
And today’s mystery object is…
Well, I don’t know. It’s a mystery. If anyone knows what this is, please do say.
Drills, baby! Drills!
Ok, drill bits, if we’re being accurate. Since I found the three braces, I thought I might sort through all the old drill bits that were scattered around the workshop in various boxes and drawers. As well as standard metalworking … Continue reading
A brace of braces
#2 in an irregular series of “Tools that I have too many of”. And what is the plural of “brace”, anyhow? Brice? Braceodes? During “Operation Tidy Workshop”, I found these. They’re quite lovely tools, though I have no idea when … Continue reading
New job, new toys
And here’s one. A CNC router capable of taking an entire 8’x4′ (1.2m x 2.4m) sheet. Mostly we’re using it for cutting ply and that’s generally 5.5mm unfinished sheets for lining vans and 15mm ply in birch, eucalyptus or poplar … Continue reading
Memory Lane, 26th November 2022
Oh dear! No more apple peeling for you! After several years of sterling service, the crank on our apple peeler/corer has snapped off. Don’t think there’s much I can do to repair this one. It might be time to invest … Continue reading
Veg plot 2021: More preparation
I happened to be chatting with a friend a few weeks back who said that if I was thinking of buying some fleece for the veg plot then he’d be interested in getting some at the same time. It’s getting … Continue reading
Dib! Dib! Dib!
Well, ok, just the one will do. Inspired by Charles Dowding’s long-handled dibber that he uses for planting out module-grown plants in his no-dig plots, I decided I’d make one of my own. Unfortunately the only broken fork/spade handle I … Continue reading