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Hobbit Door

November 3, 2019November 6, 2019 JamesWalters circular windows circular hinges, hobbit door, hobbit hinges, steel fabrication

In the spring of 2018, I was approached about the manufacture of some hinges for a Hobbit House door. Not

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Trolley Jack Axle Stand

October 22, 2017October 22, 2017 JamesWalters 2 Comments Adjustable axle stand, trolley jack stand

In this post, I share my design for a trolley jack stand.  The concept being that the top tube of

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32mm Gauge Model Bundaberg Hunslet Locomotive

October 20, 2017October 21, 2017 JamesWalters 2 Comments 16mm scale, 2' gauge, 32mm gauge hunslet, Bundaberg Hunslet, garden railway

A while back I built a very simple model of one of these most interesting locomotives.  The prototypes for the model serve

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Bruder 1:16 Toy Tractor RC conversion

October 17, 2017February 4, 2018 JamesWalters 2 Comments Bruder 1:16, RC tractor 3 point hitch, tractor RC conversion

  I’d seen some interesting videos on YouTube of toy tractors which had been converted to operate on radio control. I

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Shepherds Hut Wheels

August 20, 2017August 20, 2017 JamesWalters 0 Comments shepherds hut wheels, steel shepherds hut wheels

Whilst compiling my post about the shepherds hut, I was reminded of the complexity and care that we had taken

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Shepherds Hut Project

August 20, 2017October 22, 2017 JamesWalters 0 Comments shepherds hut, shepherds hut composting toilet, shepherds hut wheels, steel shepherds hut wheels

A couple of years ago I built a Shepherds Hut with with a pal.  It was destined for a lovely

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Dumper Conversion Making Stuff 

Loader Update

August 9, 2017August 14, 2017 JamesWalters 0 Comments benford TT2000, dumper conversion, Dumper Forklift, Dumper Loader

So, one thing which I had yet to decide upon was the design details of the pillar or frame which

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CAD fabrication project

July 18, 2017July 18, 2017 JamesWalters 0 Comments Laser cutting, Solidworks sheet metal

Recently I was approached for help with a deceptively simple project. The task required the development of some rectangular frustrums

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Making Stuff workshop machinery 

How to set up the line boring tool

June 11, 2017June 11, 2017 JamesWalters 0 Comments line boring set-up, rotabroach line boring

I had an email enquiring how the line boring tool would be set-up for use, specifically how it would be

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Line boring update

June 11, 2017June 11, 2017 JamesWalters 0 Comments diy line boring, line boring tool

Having given this project some more thought, I decided that the idea of having one plate size capable of taking

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