Recent content by swisstony

Nothing fancy just a few coats of danish oil natural as I liked the way it brought out the colour on the wood . Plus it’s pretty low maintenance compared to a varnish which would only break down pretty quickly on the horizontal surfaces. The biggest win ( apart from brownie points from my wife...

A bit of outdoor tidying Wheelie bins are a bit of an eye sore and if you live in an area like me where you have a ton of them they look unsightly so set my self a task of only using a bit of Construction timber and pallet wood/scraps and a budget of £180 including hardware I came up with this...

Job for anyone ?

Yes perfectly fine as it is just a way to secure it as the weight is on the cut out. To be honest the latches are so low profile i wouldn't bother going to the hassle of trying to put them on the inside. In the drawer ( fake) you can stick whatever works for you , my config is as the plans with...

The first photo you can see is from the left hand side when the planer is at the top and you can see the latch not engaged. But in the second photo I have attached below you will see the other side which is latched. So flip it over and the other side rests on the cut out and gets the first...

The drawer space in the top is actually a fake drawer front as it covers where the extension is. It is held on by rare earth magnets so I can gain access to the plugs if need be. The locking system is same either side. So those spring clips/latches are either side. So one is for the top tool...

Just adding my bit. I am like you , space is a premium so built this from plans from Fishers Shop. The beauty of the design is that all the onboard power is contained so you only have the one cable coming out from the unit and then when not in use can be coiled up. It is tricky getting the...

Well done I say , if that is your first time at woodworking then you have a hidden talent as that is very good indeed. You could watch videos all day long but no substitute for going out and having a go . I look back at some of my first attempts and they now look rough as you like but you have...

Well thank you very much but I am realistic at my skill level when I see some of the work that gets turned out on here . The way I see it is if I get brownie points from the good lady wife it’s a win in my book :)

It is my old desk lamp that was about to be chucked in the loft so no great loss and anyway as the saying going " what is mine is mine, and what is yours is mine " so she benefits from me keeping stuff just in case......

First off this is not on the level of you guys, far from it but I thought I would just share with you my latest tinkering in my workshop build. Basically using what I had to hand , out of scrap. Our wedding anniversary was Sunday and as it is Steel, I bought my wife this hand forged rose which...

A group of women from Perth, Australia were at a seminar on how to live in a loving relationship with their husbands. The women were asked, "How many of you love your husband?" All the women raised their hands. Then they were asked, "When was the last time you told your husband you loved him?"...

Jesus, utterly devastated for you and so much respect for sharing that sad news with us all. I completely understand that it must have been hard even sharing that news with complete strangers let alone what you must be going through as a family. I have two sons myself, one older than yours and...

You could go air nailer route . Thing you have to weigh up is space and future use. So example, if you went air nailer, you have to factor in a cheapish compressor, lets say £70 plus a half decent nailer . The Makita one I have is great and not bad price . £70 so that is £140 but you end up with...

£99 all in, can't go wrong https://www.ukworkshop.co.uk/threads/cheap-ish-cordless-nail-gun.135841/