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If you have an old Compressor sitting in the workshop, especially one that has been around for years quietly doing its job, it is worth asking a slightly uncomfortable question: what does the inside of the tank actually look like?
And is it still safe to use?
My workshop doesn’t have any built in lighting, and working by lamp light was really hard work due to all the shadows created by the lamps.
I couldn’t find any information about whether you could use LED strip lights to effectively light a workshop, so I made a video all about it.
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Part 2 of a 4 part series where I show you how to make your very own CS:GO C4 Prop…
In this series I will walk you through how to 3D print a CS:GO C4 game prop, including download links for all the 3D files as well as the full source code for the Arduino software that makes it work.
In this episode we look at the 3D model for the prop in Fusion 360, talk about the hardware, how to 3D print it and how to put it all together.
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Restoring a Stanley No.5 Jack Plane by Hand Scraping It Flat to 0.0002 Inch
A Stanley No.5 Jack Plane is one of those thoroughly useful tools that deserves a place in a proper home workshop. It is big enough for flattening and stock preparation, manageable enough for ordinary bench work, and common enough that a tired example can often be had for sensible money.
Gunk Ultra Degreaser Review: A Low Odour Cleaner for the Home Workshop
Finding a decent degreaser for a small home workshop can be a bit of a nuisance. Plenty of products will shift grease, but some of them also make the whole shed smell like a rather grim garage forecourt for the rest of the day. That is what made Gunk Ultra
Bilt Hamber Deox-C Rust Remover: A Proper Workshop Test on Rusty Vices and Parts
I have used a fair few rust treatments over the years, from old fashioned home-brew concoctions to the various bottles that promise miracles on the label. Bilt Hamber Deox-C Rust Remover is the one I keep coming back to. That may sound like a slightly peculiar thing to have a
Building a Paul Reed Smith Mirror from Rejected Guitar Necks
A Paul Reed Smith Mirror is not the sort of thing that usually turns up on a workshop bench, particularly when it begins life as sixteen guitar necks. Yet there they were, all beautiful bits of maple, rosewood and mother of pearl, destined for destruction because they had not met
Bartoline TX10 Paint Stripper Review for Old Metal Workshop Parts
If you are trying to work out whether Bartoline TX10 Paint Stripper is actually any good on old metal parts, this should help. I wanted a proper answer for ordinary workshop jobs, not a vague review from someone stripping a freshly painted flowerpot or attacking some entirely different finish. So
Making a Demagnetizer From an Old Motor Without Letting the Magic Smoke Out – PART 2
Making a demagnetizer from a salvaged motor sounds delightfully simple right up until you remember that mains electricity and motor windings can turn a cheerful workshop project into a small electric heater in very short order. The basic idea works, but the trick is getting a strong alternating magnetic field
1mm Is Not a Mil
Here is a funny little trap in engineering that can catch you out if you are not careful. I had always assumed that a mil was simply a casual way of saying millimetre. In the UK, that is how many of us use it in the workshop. If a part
How the US Inch Was Based on Metric, and Why the Inch Changed Size
It sounds a bit daft at first, but there was a time when an inch was not quite the same inch everywhere. If you were in Britain, one official inch was used. If you were in the United States, the official inch was ever so slightly different. Not enough to
How to Make a Tool Demagnetizer from a Dead Food Processor Motor – PART 1
I needed to make a tool demagnetizer for a very simple reason. I’d done something a bit daft. A while back I was measuring some rather enthusiastic neodymium magnets with my nice Mitutoyo calipers. As you can probably predict, that was not one of my finer moments. The calipers became
MAKE YOUR OWN CS:GO C4 PROP - PART 1
In this four part video series I show you how to make your very own 3D printed Arduino based CS:GO C4 Prop.
Arm the device by entering the bomb code, the countdown to zero begins… Will the terrorists win? Or will CT defuse the bomb in time and be home in time for tea and medals?