Show threadThe Oracle WokStation1d ago
By the way, any furniture makers out there;
Why is there a black, woven plastic, sheet on the underside of sofas and arm chairs? What is the purpose, other than to collect loose change and crumbs?
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Andy1d ago

Honestly, you’d have thought I’d be bored of these by now but no! Each one is a bit different and has different needs.

This one was mostly a strip down, clean and polish job. However, somebody had converted it to electric (which wasn’t stated in the advert for it, but it was a fair bit cheaper than others, so swings and roundabouts) and both the main body and the tank had a hole in for the flex. I can live with the hole in the body, but the one in the tank is a little more critical for restoring to use!

I initially tried to used a rivet, but couldn’t get it to work so I then soldered a piece of brass over the hole.

It doesn’t look particularly pretty, but it works and it’s probably a similar repair to what may have been done for cracks and holes when in operational use, instead of throwing it away.

Due to the electric conversion, it didn’t have a burner but I found one in my spares box.

Another one saved!

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Show threadAlfred Chow - Maker of Things1d ago

@srfirehorseart
Thank you.
I'm not so creative at the moment, mostly repair cafe stuff and work as we are planning a house move.

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But do also have a look at the @MakersHour account. I run it for MakersHour for Thursday evening UK time.

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Show threadFirehorseart Lives!2d ago

@vulgalour

If people follow me, they can watch as I slowly get back into making art and videos about art. Links in bio and pinned posts.

Also check out #makershour and @Maker_of_Things

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Show threadDr Footleg (he/him)2d ago
@MakersHour Such a deep and challenging question: What do I need in there? Maybe a good one for a future #MakersHour?
I try to apply the 5 year rule. If I've not touched it for 5 years, do I really need to keep it? I try to only put things in the attic that will not end up violating the 5 year rule. Exceptions are archive materials (old maps, publications which featured my work, some of my Dad's tools I inherited last year). I struggle to let go of electronics products I paid for but never used.
Show threadIris Young (he/they/she) (PhD)3d ago

@MakersHour Q5. Does it count as a misreading to load a CAD design in imperial units that was designed in metric or vice versa? I think this was why I had so much trouble finding the right size bolt-handle-knob-thing that one time I wanted to print one to keep in my bike toolkit. #MakersHour

Relatedly: supposedly standard measurements that mean different things across languages and regions (e.g. US/UK/metric "cup" all being different).

Show threadMakersHourQuestions3d ago

@quixoticgeek
Yes, during my mech eng degree we were told to only do that.

It makes good sense to only use the one type of measurement on a drawing.

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Show threadJeff Miller (orange hatband)3d ago

@MakersHour Q5: This ‘dishcloth’ thing came about from my misreading last week. What funny or confusing misreadings, potential or actual, have you had in your making? Instructions, measurements, or whatever you casually read during your projects.

A5. Measure twice cut once holds for fabric as well as for wood.

Making directions make more sense after misapplying them once or more.

The dishcloth misreading is adorable and the sort of thing I would be prone to.

But mostly "read the instructions through multiple times, mentally rehearse the steps" is what I tell myself.

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Show threadAndy3d ago

Q5: This ‘dishcloth’ thing came about from my misreading last week. What funny or confusing misreadings, potential or actual, have you had in your making? Instructions, measurements, or whatever you casually read during your projects.

A5: Not making related but a group of us were out one night, many years ago and I was standing outside a bar looking at the sign which said “HOGSHEAD”. I obviously had a confused look on my face as a mate asked me what was up. My response was ‘what’s a hog-shead?’ (pronounced ‘sheed’) and he just stared at me as if I had seven eyes.

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Show threadQuixoticgeek3d ago

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A5 at risk of an actual sensible answer today. After too many drawings where workshop dirt blurred part of the dimension, so you can't see if the part should be 75mm or 75cm. I now stick to only using 1000 multiples. So m, mm, um, etc... this then provides context. A 75m length doesn't fit in the lathe, it has to be 75mm. Even if the unit part of the drawing is completely obscured by oil or coffee... That and only using sensible unit systems, provides for error checking
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