#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.
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.
Look dude, I know you're disheartened with the way your country is going right now but this is a pretty disgusting thing to say. Can you imagine how horrible those greasy bastards would taste? Eeeuw. Grow delicious fresh veg from the rich!
March 4, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Look dude, I know you're disheartened with the way your country is going right now but this is a pretty disgusting thing to say. Can you imagine how horrible those greasy bastards would taste? Eeeuw. Grow delicious fresh veg from the rich!
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
Old anvil. Heavy as fuck.
February 7, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Old anvil. Heavy as fuck.
#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.
#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.
#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.
#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.
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.