In complete contrast to my last activation at Hardown Hill, this was a huge success on the contacts front. 32 contacts 19 countries 4 Summit to summit First transatlantic contact Travelling through the village of Broadwindsor heading south the parking options are limited. I eventually found a lay-by in front of a row of cottages. …
The most important thing I can say about this is, follow the advice from G0POT http://peanutpower.co.uk/gsc011. I parked where he recommended but took the wrong path and ended up fighting my way through what felt like a jungle. Upon reaching the summit I settled on using the mobile phone mast compound as a base location. …
From powering up to starting a print the story of Rapmans first attempts.
10 years ago I heard about a new project at Bath University. They had just invented a new machine which could be used to manufacture another of these machines. It’s name was RepRap. The following year I visited Bath for a course and saw one of what is now known as Darwin. Ever since I …
Our house had a manual thermostat in the hallway and a very simple timer for heating and hot water. This has been a bugbare for me since we moved in, we’d turn the temperature up in the evening to keep the living room warm but forget to turn it down before bed, if we set …
So after 4 years of hard work and little care and attention my trailer finally began to feel the strain, the biggest problem was that the plywood base had begun to rot / de-laminate / generally collapse. Not a difficult job I hear you cry, undo the screws, pop the sides out and lift the …
I’ve been an advocate of the Bosch DIY (Green) power tools for many years, they are capable, have lasted well and are cheap by comparison to the professional offering. I’ve got just about every type of tool they do in the DIY range and I couldnt fault any of them. I’ve had 4 drills over …
Don’t you just hate those posts with an over dramatic title, promise of great things and deliver sweet FA. Well welcome to another one! But I promise I will write a proper post when it’s done but if you can’t wait here is a spoiler from the inspiration for this project. Swallow Forge Homemade Forge
This has become a bit of an epic task, it started out as an idea to build a table saw using a normal circular saw mounted under a wood top, nice, simple, quick to build and most of all cheap. Then I saw videos of router tables, well that looks useful, and how hard can …
After spending time searching eBay for a suitable saw I bought a Jet JTS-10, this model is the entry level to Axminsters range at £199 but seems to have a couple of features over and above Axminsters own Hobby models And significantly more than cheaper models from Screwfix or Machine Mart. Capacity At this price …