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Is there no end to your talents?? Martin

Second show much better than the first. The scale and imagination of the designs much better than the beds. I would have liked to have seen the contestants own drawings. Also what a shame that they didn't show how skillful marking out and cutting the compound angles was, they only said how...

Thank you Delboy, I've saved this PDF, as it will save a lot of pondering and experimenting. Martin

I believe in schools they use 2D design with laser cutters, its a very old program and when I taught, well before schools had lasers, we were teaching it. I suspect that an IT conversant user could get it to run any plotter type devise.

Rather disappointed. As usual for DIY shows they spent more time highlighting the contestants personality defects than on their making techniques. I suspect that if someone watched who had no practical experience they would be none the wiser. They had lots of nice bits of timber that only a few...

Hear Hear Martin

Thank you for you response Mike K. I was given a Mk3 by a friend who had given up on and it came without instructions. I have been toying with setting it up to use with my saw but have had my doubts. After reading your piece I think I'll leave it as it is, a surface to put equipment when not in...

The interesting thing is that as far as I know underwater it was really rot resistant and is why it was used for lock gates. We still get suckers growing in our garden but when they are about as thick as my arm they die off.

This is probably a really stupid question but where is the 2.5meters measured from? Our garden slopes down and then has a raised portion. Where I built my workshop is right beside the raised bit (About 60cm, I suspect previous owners covered the remains of an air raid shelter) but from the...

I'm sure this is a large part of the problem. Also the price wars between supermarket chains squeezes delivery company margins and if they could get drivers from elsewhere rather than pay the thousands it costs to train their own it must have been almost a no brainer. It can't help that...

You need very little kit to make a box. I have made quit nice ones from logs rescued from firewood, with just a cheap rip saw, old dovetail saw, smoothing plane, a few chisels, and marking out stuff. Its a bit tiring slicing up the log and planing the bits smooth but I find it good aerobic...

If you only need reading glasses, I believe that Screw fix can get them. https://www.screwfix.com/p/bolle-iri-s-clear-lens-safety-specs-with-magnification-2-5/5532f?_requestid=63439 They don't always carry them in stock, so its worthwhile doing click and collect. Good luck Martin

I Art school, 50 years ago, we were told you'll never go broke underestimating the taste of the English.

Hi my son just sent me a message that the new office in City Rd in London that he is responsible for setting up, has been let down by their contractor who were going to build a bar for colleagues to congregate around. He thought I might be able to do it but I don't have access the equipment to...

Is the lace under the pots on the telephone stand home made? Martin

This is my first project on the printer. The design is something I first made and thought up over 50 years ago, when I was an Art student. A collapsing 12 sided cube picture frame. Which I've been able to make for the first time in plastic. 12 identical frames which pop together and 4 corner...

In your last picture are they bobbins or shuttles? I think I've seen similar things in paintings of lace making. Fascinating. I really like the spinning wheel, the proportions and detailing are just right. Cheers Martin

I bought an Ender 3 Pro in July and am thrilled with it. I design using an old version of Sketchup and convert the STL file to G code with Cura, all free programs. 7 years a ago I bought one for school for £1,600 with a grant from a charity and was really impressed. A couple of years later when...

I trust you will enjoy lots of long well lubricated lunches and incoherent speeches. Congratulations. Cheers Martin

As other have said welcome. What a wonderful workshop, I'm full of envy. I think we need to see a few of your products. I'm looking forward to your future posts. Cheers Martin