Cocking a snoot — Actually, I was making a snoot to test out a hair light for Ginger’s video setup in her office.
DIY
Making things and general household maintenance.
Table saw cart — completed (for now). That’s another job finished. As I hoped, the dust collection seems to work well. I also made a zero clearance saw blade insert for the saw. 2
September 19, 2023 20:00
Building my table saw cart. One-minute read, +4
September 11, 2023 13:39
New workbench storage — I have finally updated the storage area above my workbench. There used to be five plastic cat litter boxes on the shelf. I made these five wood boxes in an afternoon, so the finish isn’t furniture level, but they fit the space well and look much better. 2
September 8, 2023 9:10
Set up for a quick test — I used a small hand-held fill in light for the test pictures. It has finely adjustable color temperature and brightness.
September 1, 2023 9:35
Sparkle Zone Storage Center, Stage Two, almost complete — Some final adjustments to the bottom doors to be made. There is still some minor work and finishing touches to be completed. Apart from that, all done. +5
August 31, 2023 9:09
A costly mistake… At $70 per door, and I ruined two doors before I realized my error. I forgot to allow for the Inset panel (at 3/16-inch) when selecting screws to mount the doors on cross braces. That brings my ‘Cock-up Account’ up to $200 in a couple of months (don’t ask).
August 30, 2023 9:40
Sparkle Zone Storage Center, Stage One, almost complete. Now for the fiddly bit of the end panel and the ‘fill-in’ panels. That big gap — that’s a special space, and will be Stage Two!
August 26, 2023 17:47
It fits — Carcasses fitted to the wall, this, and fitting the doors is the easy bit.
August 26, 2023 14:06
Will it work? Dry fit. Just eyeballing it to make sure we like the use of space, and checking I hadn’t messed up my size calculations.
August 26, 2023 10:15
Boxes — I was going to custom build the Sparkle Zone Storage Center, but we realized we could save a lot of time (but not $$$ — the doors alone were nearly $700) by bringing in ready-made units.
August 26, 2023 9:58
An empty wall equals storage potential. Recently we’ve been on the lookout for more storage space. We have also been looking for somewhere with space, that we can use for small product photography. The south facing windows of the ‘Sparkle Zone’ offer good light and, we realized, space for storage of our photography gear — and more.
August 26, 2023 9:51
I finally found a use for one of the few small rock samples I have collected over the years.
I also tried out some new (to me) technologies in creating this post.
August 25, 2023 11:59
Morning sunlight in the workshop. +1
August 19, 2023 9:41
Workshop Bling — I finally got around to adding some drawer pulls onto the drawers in the workshop/garage.
August 19, 2023 9:30
Cleaning & Reorganizing — My biggest recent upgrade has been to plumb in compressed air lines so I don’t trip over the airline snaking its way across the floor. I should have done it years ago. +1
August 18, 2023 17:42
Hall Closet #2 finished — well, except the wall still needs patching and repainting.
August 18, 2023 14:35
Stained, ready for varnishing.
August 8, 2023 13:28
Workshop — mid-project. +1
August 6, 2023 12:02
Hall Closet #2 door trim added & doors fitted.
August 5, 2023 11:31
Checking — will everything fit as planned?
August 3, 2023 16:47
Measurements — It was a key requirement that this cart fitted and would pass easily through the doorway.
August 2, 2023 9:29
Hall Closet #2 — making a start. We’ve been planning to convert this space into a closet for some time now.
July 30, 2023 15:30
Titanium backpacking wood stove modifications – My titanium wood stove needs a bit more air. This afternoon I added some more air holes.