Another hobby I’m involved in is making replica droids from Star Wars. I do this as part of the UK R2 Builders Club, which is part of a larger Droidbuilders UK club. We don’t just build them, but we also take them out to events to show them off, entertain people, and raise money for
One of the other things I like to do is help out at conventions. The other day I got a message from the person in charge of the Green Room asking if I could print something out they’d found on Thingiverse to store the tea bags and sugar in for the guests. Of course, I
One of the things I’ve been wanting for a while (besides a table saw, still trying to plan and see if I can fit one in the workshop!) is a router table. It’ll make a bunch of things a lot easier to do. I had a rollaway table/storage unit under the CNC that I built
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The recycling boxes always looked untidy just lined up next to the stairs to my garage, so I decided to do something about it. I’ve previously made some planters for Joy to use in the garden, so I figured I’d progress to something a little bigger and made a bench that could be used for
As mentioned in the last post, I like to play with the big power tools. I’m currently learning and experimenting with a large CNC router that I finally finished. A CNC router is controlled by a computer to finely move a spindle to cut away wood. It works on a similar principle to 3d printers,
I guess its about time I wrote a post! Whilst Joy tends to be the more artistic of us and uses her hands, I tend towards the more industrial side of things and use all the power tools. This week I had a go at making some resin river coasters. River tables are very popular
