Wobblycogs Workshop

Author: Doozer

  • Domestic Waste Pipes

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    I find that plumbing is, for the most part, reasonably logical and straight forward. Generally as long as you’ve only got water coming out where you want it you’re good to go. One area that is totally confusing though is domestic waste pipes. There’s a myriad of sizes and technologies to choose from and they…

  • Workshop Lighting – LED Ribbon

    Workshop Lighting – LED Ribbon

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    This is the second article on fitting and LED lighting solution in my workshop. The first article covered the light levels that I’m hoping to achieve. This article discusses LED ribbon which is a both cheap and easy to work with.

  • Workshop Lighting – Light Levels

    Workshop Lighting – Light Levels

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    Over the last year I’ve been slowly building and outfitting my home workshop. The wiring is now done so it’s time to fit the lighting. My aim for the lighting is to bathe the whole shop in a cool white LED light which is also bright enough for filming. This is the first of a series…

  • French Polishing – Notes from a Short Course

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    I recently went on a French polishing course and I took a few notes while I was there. What follows below are the notes I took typed up neatly so that I don’t forget everything. Some of it might be a bit disjointed but there are some gems in there and it’s in roughly the…

  • Quick and Simple Picture Mounting

    Quick and Simple Picture Mounting

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    A few months ago my parents bought a children’s map of the world for my daughter. They had the map laminated which is great as it means it won’t succumb to sticky fingers. Unfortunately though it means it’s developed quite a spring while it’s been rolled up in the tube. In order to hang this map…

  • Resources – Tools, Materials and Equipment

    Resources – Tools, Materials and Equipment

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    I always shop around to get the best deal for the materials and tools that I buy and I though it might be handy to record where I’m buying things from (because I always forget and end up having to do the research all over again). I won’t cover obvious things like screws (which you…

  • Converting a Quick Release Vice into a Regular Vice

    Converting a Quick Release Vice into a Regular Vice

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    A few years ago someone gave me this woodworking vice as a present. At the time I had no bench to attach it to so it sat in it’s box. When I did finally get a bench and install the vice I discovered that it had a problem with the quick release mechanism. When the…

  • Woodturning Journal January 2007

    Woodturning Journal January 2007

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    January was a busy month in the workshop. I did more turning than I have done in a long time and, for the first time, I really enjoyed it because I knew what I was doing. There is fun to be had learning to do something new but I believe more fun is had honing…

  • Woodturning Journal July 2006

    Woodturning Journal July 2006

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    Since I now had a chuck and therefore access to the end of the wood I wanted to create a hollow form. I looked at the piece of wood I had mounted in the chuck and felt that perhaps it was a little long (25cm) considering my lack of experience and skill. I thought it…

  • Woodturning Journal June 2006

    Woodturning Journal June 2006

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    I didn’t get much turning done in June for one reason or another. At the start of the month I thought the tools were getting a little dull. After turning a spindle I decided that there was no point in continuing without first sharpening the tools. My skill level seemed to be going backwards despite…

  • Woodturning Journal May 2006

    Woodturning Journal May 2006

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    May saw the turning of yet more spindles of varying quality. I think that with hindsight the tools were starting to become fairly blunt which was slowing down my progress. the first piece I produced was more beads. I was starting to become pretty fed up with turning beads by the end of this piece…

  • Woodturning Journal April 2006

    Woodturning Journal April 2006

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    April was the first full month where I could turn and therefore it saw me do a great deal more turning than I managed in March. I started the month with the intention of leaning to produce a good bead and I think I got close to being able to do that. The first piece…

  • Woodturning Journal March 2006

    Woodturning Journal March 2006

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    March 2006 marks the start of my woodturning hobby – a hobby that I think will stand the test of time. Before getting to the actual turning I should recount what happened at the start of the month since the turning only occupies the last few days. Some aspects of this entry actually occurred before…

  • Getting into Woodturning

    Getting into Woodturning

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    I wrote this article in early 2006 when I first started woodturning. For about a year I was completely focused on turning and I thought nothing could drag me away from it. I had visions of becoming a turner full time. Sadly life got in the way, we had to move house and the lathe…

  • Router Table Coping Sled

    Router Table Coping Sled

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    To my mind one of the most useful jigs you can build for your router table is a coping sled. With a coping sled and a matched pair of cutters you can quickly and easily make elegant joints that would otherwise be very labour intensive.