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FreeCAD Tutorial: Part 1
This guide will take you through the basics of designing in FreeCAD. This powerful - and free - software allows you to design anything. Materials Mac/PC/Linux Tools Steps Step 1 FreeCAD is very powerful software and often power comes with complexity. While this is true of FreeCAD, it's also a lot easier to work with once…
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Thoughts on Ozito tools?
Hi all, I'm sort of an intermediate amatuer woodworker and have been using a Black and Decker Matrix drill driver for a number of years. I recently purchased an Ozito Line Trimmer and Blower combo from Bunnings and then after purchasing that got the battery and charger pack with the 4.0mAh battery because the charger that…
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Bathroom renovation with timber-look tiles
Floor towards toiletWell, that's it. After 5 years battling a heavy workload, COVID, and lack of availability of products and motivation, our bathroom is finally done. Steps Step 1 Previous posts can be found here: * Bathroom renovation project - Knock 'em down to build them up again * Bathroom renovation with new bath and…
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Basic sanding box
This project is very basic but will make sanding your projects so much better. Materials Hole Board Timber Glue Panel Pins Tools Table or circular saw Hammer Steps Step 1 Cut 2 lengths of timber at 125 x 226mm Cut 2 lengths of timber at 125 x 250mm Cut hole board to 250mm x 250mm Cut timber to 250mm x 250mm Step 2 Glue the…
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Floating office desk
This is a simple floating desk to fill the void created when we did the bathroom renovations. It sits a little too high for my liking but we'll rectify that with a bar stool. The height was kind of dictated to us because of the fibre cable installation. Materials 20 x 45mm pine 2200 x 600 x 25mm laminated panels Tools Drop…
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Bathroom renovation with new bath and shower
We've been renovating the bathroom since 2020 but been slowed down by COVID, time, and family. This is where I left off: https://www.workshop.bunnings.com.au/t5/Bathroom-and-Laundry/Bathroom-renovation-project-Knock-em-down-to-build-them-up-again/m-p/149490#M8076 As it stands all that needs to be done is finishing off is 3…
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Creating an attic storage room
So you might remember a post I made in April where I highlighted our work on the bathroom. I'm not quite ready to show those photos as we're still waiting on the plumber to fit our shower. We do have a sort of functioning bathroom with the bath up and running but we really need the shower now. But I also showed in that…
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D.I.Y. bird feeder
Bird feeders made from Pine boards treated with linseed oil and Rust-Oleum gloss. The project At end of 2022 Mrs Wookie asked me to make some bird feeders she'd found online for Little Wookie's teachers. I was able to find the time to make six. Then Mrs Wookie remembered two more teachers, so I've made eight in total for…
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Bathroom renovation project - Knock 'em down to build them up again
With the gate done we now move indoors. The bathroom layout is kind of weird at the moment. We have a bath and a vanity in one room. In the other, we have the toilet. Then in the washhouse, we have the shower. The original plan was to knock out the wall between the toilet and the bathroom, rotate the toilet 90º, then move…
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D.I.Y. bird feeders
At end of 2022 Mrs Wookie asked me to make some bird feeders she'd found online for Little Wookie's teachers. I liked the idea but was worried because I've been super busy at work since COVID lockdowns happened. This is why I haven't posted much on this site for almost a year. I was able to find the time to make 6. Then…
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1976 Anglo Imp caravan repairs
Got another project underway. It wasn't meant to be a big one but a couple of issues that we knew about ended up being a bit more of a job than planned. Initially the issue was the caravan failed a Warrant because - get this - the two rear lights were slightly different colours to each other and the marker lamps at the…
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Drain removal
We're in the process of renovating our bathroom. I want to remove the old bathtub to get everything ready to insert a new one. I need to remove the drain first but I can't work out how to do so. I'm assuming there's a proper tool to do it but I don't know what it's called. I've seen one used in a YouTube video but it's for…
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Big plans for landscaping
I've been quite quite here lately due to ridiculous loads at work. I work as a postie and anyone who says mail is dead needs to see what we're delivering. I haven't been all quiet at home though. So just as a catch up here's what I've been working on so far. We had to install a security camera system after someone broke…
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Another room down
Well, the Dining Room is finally painted... almost. We had a problem with the wall that used to have wallpaper on it. It seems the glue has reacted to the primer and little cracks are showing up. I feel we need to do a skim coat of plaster to fix it. In the meantime, it looks a million times better than it did. There are…
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Covering a multitude of sins
Here's a story for you. Back in 1998, I was laid off from a company I was working for. It was an IT company. Back then, IT was in its infancy and not seen as a necessary evil that it is today. As someone who hates not working, I managed to pick up a job with one of my friend's dad who was a builder. He needed a hand to…
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Please don't take a fence
Police interview a guy who saw two men steal a gate. "Why didn't you intervene when you saw them taking the gate?" "I didn't say anything in case they took offence" I haven't been active much on any social platforms, including this one, of late because things are only just starting to settle down. In August we were given…
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Tickling a new old tool
A few years ago when I started getting into woodworking my dad perpetually loaned me his Triton 2000 series Workcentre. This is a great unit and I made immense use of it although I never realised the reason my cuts were skewed on it were because the old Makita he had installed on it had a wobble. In 2016 I moved in to mum…
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Tower crane prototype construction
So I because we here in Taranaki had a long weekend I spent today in the workshop building a prototype of tower crane made by a children’s toy company called Hape. They make some cool, if expensive, kids toys but their Crane Lift toy was the one that was doing my head in. Unlike most toy cranes I’ve found on the internet…
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Picture for Lighting and Electrical
On the front page of this site for the Lighting and Electrical section there is a picture of a lightbulb. It’s clearly an LED bulb but the reason I’m asking is, is this type of connector something that’s common in Australia? I ask because our house has these bulbs but I cannot find them anywhere including the electrical…
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Make a mess to clean a mess
The great thing about having a woodwork shop is when you have a three year old who gets involved in what he's doing rather than listening to his body, you've got a readily stocked spill kit
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My latest project - wooden playgym for baby
Finished product It's taken me a while to post this no thanks to last week being a heavy week at work. I had made this for my brother in law's baby but it never made it to them because they already went and bought one. I'm going to make another one of these though because there are a few mistakes on this one. It's being…
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Back in the shop
After what seems like a long hiatus I finally got back into the shop this week. I've had a busy couple of months and so working in the shop kind of took 5th place, to be honest. Between work, family, and other stuff the little shop kind of got forgotten. I did make up for it though. I had set myself a week to get my…
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Monitor and laptop stand
It’s been a while since I’ve been in my workshop due to a hectic work schedule, perils of being a team leader I suppose. I finally got a chance this weekend and I just went for it. I got everything cut for a monitor and laptop stand I designed in Fusion360. I just need to tidy it up and glue it altogether. It’s pretty much…
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Toy helicopter prototype
The helicopter prototype
