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Got the makerspace to a usable state so fire up the lathe, our god-daughter recently turned 30 and SWMBO asked for a wand and box like I did for the school librarian, handle and shaft are complete, orb has been chosen. I want to add something special so going to try carving a feather to fit in...

Have you seen some of the carp I've started with? I must be certifiable then 🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪

Tree to log to creation is definitely a USP, people love to know where handmade items come from, my biggest difficulty is finding places to store the wood whilst it dries

Welcome to the asylum 🙋‍♂️ 🤪 As you say, turning isn't the cheapest of hobbies, tools alone can be a pretty penny let alone, as you say, the pretty woods, I've found it helps to keep the costs down by watching the sales sites for 2nd hand tools, I'm quite lucky in that I only have need to buy...

Dug the chainsaw out today and made up some more spalted birch blanks, I've had a stack of logs in the corner since it was cut down in May 2023, the ends were sealed quickly but some cracks still appeared, first job was to cut 4 inches off each end, this showed that had spalted quite a lot and...

Thanks guys,, the inspection was this morning but it feels like it started last week, V was asked by the family she PAs for if she would go to Butluns with them, we can't afford to turn down work like that so she left Thursday morning and didn't get back until this afternoon but only for long...

There will be a big difference between hard and soft wood types too, soft wood has more chance of the eyelet pulling out.

That was left over at work after we changed to a new dispenser system, would have been a waste to throw it out 😉

At worst they might have to adjust the height of the bracket the meter sits on, aside from that there isn't much they can change 🤪 I did have a minutes pause when they told me the new meter sends readings back, I had to ask if it will need an electrical supply, apparently it won't with is a...

So it started out as a simple clean up ready for tomorrow's landlord inspection, next thing I know I've ripped everything out of the garage and rearranged the makerspace, I was getting annoyed with the kitchen cupboards, they took up too much space and didn't offer enough shelving in return so I...

So here is the finished piece and I'm really happy with it, so much so I want to keep it 😅🤪🤪🤪 Finished the 2nd leaf today, drilled a 6mm hole either side of the stem and wedged the leaves in then mixed up some 5minute epoxy and flooded the top of the pot and poured in some potting mix that has...

Welcome to the asylum 🙋‍♂️ 🤪 That's some nice work

Have been trying to contact CA but it's harder than contacting the GP, my local centre requires an appointment to get in so can't just turn up. I've already decided that I'm not staying here, however it's not that simple, we need a lot of money to make that happen plus the need for a job to...

I get a month to vacate, same as the notice period I would be required to work, I do have 1 thing on my side, with everything that's happened over the last 6 months I could justify being signed off with stress/burnout, they can't evict me while signed off sick.

Will stick this here seeing as it's part of the project I posted yesterday, I did use the lathe though, I used a carbide burr in my Jacobs chuck to remove material, would have used my dremel but I can't get to it at the minute, still a lot of sanding to do but I'm pretty happy with it even...

Some progress on the final retirement gift of this academic year, turned a plant pot from some Olive Ash then glued the components I had together with 5 minute epoxy, decided to do a stamen from a piece of Mahogany and glued that in, then took a piece of Hawthorn and roughed out 2 leaf shapes...

By tools I mean handtools, I don't use power tools for work, unfortunately a lot of caretakers do use their own, power and hand tools, resulting in an expectation, up to now I've not minded using my own spanners, screwdrivers etc if it meant getting something fixed there and then but I'm over...

I'd sand it back to its natural color and use a clear finish 🙂

Hey B, inspection is on the 30th so only 8 days left, Veda has made quite a bit of progress (less than I would like but I'll go with it) the 2 spare rooms are now accessible enough to get to the plug sockets, the bedroom on the other hand is an entirely different story, hopefully we will get it...

Welcome to the asylum 🙋‍♂️ 🤪 Could you justify prototyping it from cheap timber? This way you can gauge the accuracy of the angles your saws cut at and to find any unforseen issues