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Apr 27, 20201 min read

Old Tools

I am using lock down to fettle my old tools. The first project is the stanley plane today. Doing anything like this is orders of...

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Missing Shade Of Blue

Apr 27, 20201 min read

The Henry may not be the most sexy or sophisticated vacuum cleaner around. It is however robust, long lasting and – something probably...

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Missing Shade Of Blue

Apr 27, 20201 min read

There is a growing awareness of the need to produce repairable technology. The Right to Repair movement is pushing for more repairable...

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Missing Shade Of Blue

Apr 27, 20201 min read

This is a question at the heart of this site; so one to which I will frequently return. Initial reflections here on owning an 80 year old...

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Missing Shade Of Blue

Apr 27, 20201 min read

My first pallet project is now complete. Dismantling the pallet was hard work; but much of this was working out the best way of doing it....

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Missing Shade Of Blue

Apr 27, 20201 min read

Prompted by exploring re-mapping ECU on my 2009 750 Guzzi - by which I mean finding some auto -computer geek who can do it for me - I...

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Mar 31, 20205 min read

As I write this at the beginning of April, week 2 of the school closure, we face a very uncertain future. The first draft of this ‘eco...

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Missing Shade Of Blue

Aug 24, 20184 min read

I will confess at the beginning of this post that I am not really a folkie; although I have hung around the folk scene on and off my...

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