• Understanding Cable Markings Cable from a laptop power supply supplying 12Vdc at 2A over 1 meter. Text on the cable: E157914 PRIMAX RU AWM 1185 80 degC 300V VW-1 CSA LL110529 AWM I A/B 80 degC 300V 18AWG FT1 LM…

  • Powering your LED lights is as simple as attaching a 12V power source and basking in their cold white glow. Powering your LED lights and getting the most out of them is a little harder though and will require some…

  • Brands The majors brands in alphabetical order are Which brand you go for is a matter of personal preference and it’s a good idea to hold the chisel in your hand before purchase. The Kirchen tools all have an octagonal…

  • Spurred on by my success with the cBright XG2 lamp bypass surgery I decided to have a go at doing the same for the Optoma HD70 I own. This projector is about 5 years younger than the XG2 and is…

  • I’ve wanted to play with individually addressable LED’s for ages and I’ve finally got around to buying some so it’s time to go it. For this project I’ve decided to build a 16×16 array of LED strips based around the…

  • I occasionally turn a pen or two and I thought it would be nice to catalouge what I make. I’m not great at turning but I get the job done and I’m happy with the final result. This isn’t a…

  • Looking at the date on the last post it’s been 6 years since I last touched this project. Over on mycncuk, where I was getting input from people who know what they are doing, it seems to be saying it’s…

  • A friend asked me if I could make some wooden rosettes / bosses for the house he is doing up. The doorways (and windows) have decorative surrounds and these are positioned at the top corners. I made a around twenty…

  • Well it turns out that lock picking is addictive. I’ve been going a few days and I’ve already got my yellow belt and I’ve opened a lock for my orange belt (Master Lock 150). I’ve bought another lock for my…

  • Below is a table of the locks I own and, if I’ve picked them, a date when I first picked it. I started picking Christmas 2022 so you can see how long it takes to learn the skill. I’ve organised…

  • For a while now I’ve been having a problem with the outfeed roller on my planer thicknesser. While thicknessing the machine will make a loud banging sound and the wood will fail to emerge from the machine. For a while…

  • I was recently given a set of lock picks and I’ve found it to be a surprisingly addictive pastime. The picks came with some acrylic learning locks which were far too easy, only the Euro lock cylinder even vaguely put…

  • End of April to Early May I’ve been a slack when it comes to updating the garden diary lately but it’s doing pretty well. All but the lettuce has been moved out in to the cold frame I built a…

  • While sharing a Double Decker with my son the other day I mentioned to him that we could do better, we could make a Triple Decker. So we did, this is the recipe. Just make the nougat first and then…

  • I decided to skip the February article because, well, not much happened. The entire family came down with covid and us olds were hit pretty hard, certainly hard enough we couldn’t do anything other than watering. Right at the end…