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A Short Review of The Metabo SXE 450 Turbotec Random Orbital Sander
I used to dislike sanding but these days I find the process almost bearable if not marginally therapeutic. It’s all the fault of this exceedingly likeable random orbital sander from the Metabo stable. Easy and comfortable to use the Metabo SXE 450 Turbotec is feature packed and great value for money to boot! But don’t just sit there, read the more detailed review for yourself.
Jigs Maketh The Chair
Masters drill the angled holes required to make stick chairs free hand, us mere mortals use jigs! Jigs are not only used for drilling the humble angled hole, better known as a mortise, they help simplify many aspects of stick chair making, from measuring where that confusing sightline should be to checking if the tenon might actually go into the mortise. The right jigs bring you a step closer to actually making a chair that stands by itself! I tell you more about the ones I use and where you can find instructions on building your own!
How I Manage The Inch In A Metric Workshop
Millimetre or inch, we all have our favourite but sometimes we need to cross the divide to be able to build. The reality is that it’s more often than not that an inch needs to become a millimetre and I give you six options to easily convert from one to the other. Just do it and get on with making stuff ok!?
4 Essential Steps To Learning Almost Anything
A large proportion of what I know is self taught, ranging from photography, woodworking and writing on the one side to bread baking and beer brewing on the other! Now I’m teaching myself to whittle and build stick chairs. In this article I take you through the steps I use to learn and develop new skills.