Latest entries
Here are some words to read and some pictures to view.
I offered to help a neighbour cut up a fallen tree. I imagined he’d want the wood for himself and that it would simply be great fun. But it turned out that he didn’t want it and just wanted the […]
We walked up to Golden Cap today, it is quite impressive, even on a grey and slightly misty day. Apparently it’s 191 m above sea level.
Ben did kindly print out the speedo case: I think that I’ve worked out how it is going to connect the cable to the gearbox, but the middle gear doesn’t allow enough backlash, so I have ordered two more gears, […]
Abigail asked for an electric car quite some time ago, so this Christmas we thought we’d make that one happen. I bought an old mobility scooter and set about seeing how it could be modified into something she could use […]
I had some wire wool and tried to shine up those two pennies. Then I applied a coat of lacquer in an effort to make them shine a little. You can now clearly see the date on that one. I’ve […]
We visiting Ringstead Bay last weekend, it’s a very pretty part of the world, we also happened to catch a lovely sun set too. Don’t go and visit, as it’s currently quite unspoilt!
I have set about designing and making a gearbox to correct the speedo in the Land Rover. The speedo currently reads about 5/8th the speed which it should, this is due to having the LT77 5 speed box rather than […]
I had a hole in the wing, guessing it was there for the wing mirrors, had it not had the later type mirrors. It’s covered over now, nicer than the rubber grommet on the other side. Hopefully that two pack […]
At Apple Day (at the orchard) I got the opportunity to use to traditional drawknife to shape a blank for the making of a wooden cutlery knife.
We paid to visit to Chesil Beach yesterday, it was a lovely day (when the sun was shining).