#tool of the day: polishing compound. This is Luxor Super Finish, which has a grain size of 0.1 microns. That's 100 nanometres, or about the size of the average virus. Roughly 250,000 grit although that's not a very well standardised system. Make shiny! Very very shiny.
April 29, 2025 at 2:46 PM
#tool of the day: polishing compound. This is Luxor Super Finish, which has a grain size of 0.1 microns. That's 100 nanometres, or about the size of the average virus. Roughly 250,000 grit although that's not a very well standardised system. Make shiny! Very very shiny.
Finished! One hammer finish ring in shibuichi (copper/silver alloy) and one scratch finish ring in sterling silver. Bride and groom's initials cut into the side, rings match/stack with each other.
April 3, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Finished! One hammer finish ring in shibuichi (copper/silver alloy) and one scratch finish ring in sterling silver. Bride and groom's initials cut into the side, rings match/stack with each other.
Tough commission this week. Pair of wedding rings designed for one to be resized and worn as a single (fairly intricate) stacking set when one of them is no longer around - which is weeks away. They are both long-time friends, makes it harder. Technically challenging and only four days to do it.
March 31, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Tough commission this week. Pair of wedding rings designed for one to be resized and worn as a single (fairly intricate) stacking set when one of them is no longer around - which is weeks away. They are both long-time friends, makes it harder. Technically challenging and only four days to do it.
Rode 15km of red (difficult) graded bike trail with the kid today. He didn't walk a single feature, didn't fall off or crash, had both wheels off the ground several times and even rode a black (severe) section as well. Absolute superstar.
March 9, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Rode 15km of red (difficult) graded bike trail with the kid today. He didn't walk a single feature, didn't fall off or crash, had both wheels off the ground several times and even rode a black (severe) section as well. Absolute superstar.
If you don't have a #disco ball hanging in your sunniest window you need to have a long hard think about what you're doing with your life 🪩
March 4, 2025 at 1:29 PM
If you don't have a #disco ball hanging in your sunniest window you need to have a long hard think about what you're doing with your life 🪩
#tool of the day: staple gun. This is a new acquisition, a power stapler. This beast can fire 12mm staples flush into wood. It's not something I use all the time but when it's useful it's very useful. I have a hand powered one which is fine up to 8mm but very awkward to use at unusual angles.
March 3, 2025 at 10:47 PM
#tool of the day: staple gun. This is a new acquisition, a power stapler. This beast can fire 12mm staples flush into wood. It's not something I use all the time but when it's useful it's very useful. I have a hand powered one which is fine up to 8mm but very awkward to use at unusual angles.
#tool of the day: string. Used here to make sure these rails are parallel, string is super useful. Measuring a curve? String. Ensuring your bricks are laid straight? String. Finding vertical? String. Drawing a long straight line? String (and chalk). Also #pink builder's string is a pleasing colour.
February 15, 2025 at 8:15 AM
#tool of the day: anvil. Recently switched from 150kg of blacksmith's anvil to this 5kg one which is more suitable for my needs. The anvil looks like a lump of metal but it's one of the most useful and multipurpose tools in the smith's workshop. There's a reason they have been in use for centuries.
February 7, 2025 at 2:40 PM
#tool of the day: anvil. Recently switched from 150kg of blacksmith's anvil to this 5kg one which is more suitable for my needs. The anvil looks like a lump of metal but it's one of the most useful and multipurpose tools in the smith's workshop. There's a reason they have been in use for centuries.
Installing a new dust extraction system today, ironically creating a gargantuan amount of dust in the process..
February 5, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Installing a new dust extraction system today, ironically creating a gargantuan amount of dust in the process..
#tool of the day, deburring tool. Handy for removing burrs, this one is special: a gift from a man called Geoff at my first job. I was IT, he ran the engineering shop, I was talking to him about the problem of DJing with records that sat tight on the turntable, he gave me this to open them out.
February 4, 2025 at 7:56 AM
#tool of the day, deburring tool. Handy for removing burrs, this one is special: a gift from a man called Geoff at my first job. I was IT, he ran the engineering shop, I was talking to him about the problem of DJing with records that sat tight on the turntable, he gave me this to open them out.
Some helpful techniques for dealing with the double-wrong
The Alt-Right Playbook x PhilosophyTube: Doublewrong
YouTube video by Innuendo Studios
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January 30, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Some helpful techniques for dealing with the double-wrong
#tool of the day, electric heated socks! Not strictly a tool but buys me a lot more workshop time in the winter before my feet are so cold I have to give up and get warm.
January 30, 2025 at 3:08 PM
#tool of the day, electric heated socks! Not strictly a tool but buys me a lot more workshop time in the winter before my feet are so cold I have to give up and get warm.
this is excellent way to explain various sorts of #politics
Joshua Idehen - Mum Does The Washing OFFICIAL VIDEO
YouTube video by Joshua Idehen
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January 29, 2025 at 10:10 AM
this is excellent way to explain various sorts of #politics
#tool of the day: fish tape. Not fish-y but for fish-ing. A long piece of spring steel with a hook at the end. Poke it through holes, along conduits or behind panels, hook your cable on and pull back. Cable in place without taking down the wall/ceiling/whatever.
January 28, 2025 at 4:01 PM
#tool of the day: fish tape. Not fish-y but for fish-ing. A long piece of spring steel with a hook at the end. Poke it through holes, along conduits or behind panels, hook your cable on and pull back. Cable in place without taking down the wall/ceiling/whatever.
#tool of the day. A "reaching into gaps to hoik out cables" thingy. Made with a scrap bit of stainless and some wood I found in a skip.
January 22, 2025 at 10:38 AM
#tool of the day. A "reaching into gaps to hoik out cables" thingy. Made with a scrap bit of stainless and some wood I found in a skip.
Bought some #wood for a project. Didn't buy quite enough but thought I could bodge it with existing offcuts. Then cut the new stuff wrong so the entire lot is now junk and I have to go and buy more anyway. Hooray.
On the plus side I now have more offcuts. Mostly in stupid shapes that will be 0 use.
On the plus side I now have more offcuts. Mostly in stupid shapes that will be 0 use.
January 21, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Bought some #wood for a project. Didn't buy quite enough but thought I could bodge it with existing offcuts. Then cut the new stuff wrong so the entire lot is now junk and I have to go and buy more anyway. Hooray.
On the plus side I now have more offcuts. Mostly in stupid shapes that will be 0 use.
On the plus side I now have more offcuts. Mostly in stupid shapes that will be 0 use.
Made this zest-only orange marmalade. It's sweet, not bitter.
January 21, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Made this zest-only orange marmalade. It's sweet, not bitter.
Eventually got an invite only to have forgotten why I wanted one
December 2, 2023 at 10:21 AM
Eventually got an invite only to have forgotten why I wanted one