Tag Archives: Workshop

I’m still here …

Posted on 02/06/2014 by John

Last year a combination of health problems, a bereavement and then the weather conspired against me getting any more time in the workshop. This year my excuses are work, family life and severe procrastination! As you may have noticed there’s … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on order

Posted on 28/07/2013 by John

[A combination of health problems and bereavement have conspired against me getting any time in the workshop (or even at car boot sales! 😦 ) but here’s a post I’ve been writing for a while] I suspect I’m not alone … Continue reading →

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More reshuffling

Posted on 19/05/2013 by John

After finishing off the drill press stand, I tucked the power tool table behind it, the folding workbenches beside it, rearranged the contents of its shelves and cleared off the top of the chest of drawers so it can hold … Continue reading →

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Finishing off the bench drill stand

Posted on 19/05/2013 by John

This morning I reconfigured the base of the drill press stand, moving the castored wheels to the back. Instead of rotating all the corner sections round 90 degrees, I only moved the castored ones round, left one of the fixed … Continue reading →

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Further reshuffling

Posted on 16/05/2013 by John

Both girls were at school/nursery again today, so I made some more progress on the workshop reshuffle after Tuesday’s efforts. I’ve never been particularly happy with the shelves, some of which were left by the previous owner and some which … Continue reading →

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Workshop reshuffle

Posted on 14/05/2013 by John

I’ve got 4 days off work this week to use up holiday and look after the kids while my wife is away on a course. Today I spent about 5 hours moving and re-moving various things around the workshop while … Continue reading →

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Another lack of progress update …

Posted on 28/04/2013 by John

We’ve spent the weekend decluttering and tidying the study, which we’re slowly turning into a playroom for the girls. We sold and gave away some bits and pieces, threw some other stuff out and put the rest in the loft. … Continue reading →

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Clearing the decks

Posted on 31/03/2013 by John

I’ve had a few hours in the workshop over the last few days and I’ve been focussing on tidying up ready for any opportunity I get to spend a bit longer out there. I found a home for the Hitachi … Continue reading →

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Adding to my offcut collection

Posted on 18/01/2013 by John

On Wednesday I went to Wenban’s to see what they had in their offcut section. I was mostly looking for some suitable hardwood to edge the top of my drill press stand with, but there were a few other nice … Continue reading →

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Projects – Tool storage – Part 1

Posted on 17/01/2013 by John

As I mentioned last week, I don’t think I’ll ever have space to array all my tools on the walls of my workshop. That said I think there’s definitely scope for a few frequently used ones to live on the … Continue reading →

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