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I have done lots of work on embedded control systems, avionics and defence projects, real time systems, and lots of stuff on communications protocols and data networks. More recently I have done a fair amount of stuff with financial services software, and helped put together the back end code for some commercial web sites that support financial advisers and related occupations. | I have done lots of work on embedded control systems, avionics and defence projects, real time systems, and lots of stuff on communications protocols and data networks. More recently I have done a fair amount of stuff with financial services software, and helped put together the back end code for some commercial web sites that support financial advisers and related occupations. | ||
| − | My interests in DIY probably stem from every budding engineer's desire to take everything apart and work out what makes it tick (at least these days I often stick it back together again!) I have always been happy to "have a go" and dabble with smaller jobs, but house ownership, growing confidence, and family have pushed me to take on bigger and more stretching projects. These have taken me from building a workshop, to fitting kitchens and bathrooms, house rewires, and a partly DIYed loft conversion among other things. | + | My interests in DIY probably stem from every budding engineer's desire to take everything apart and work out what makes it tick (at least these days I often stick it back together again!) I have always been happy to "have a go" and dabble with smaller jobs, but house ownership, growing confidence, and family have pushed me to take on bigger and more stretching projects. These have taken me from building a workshop, to fitting kitchens and bathrooms, house rewires, and a partly [http://www.internode.co.uk/loft/ DIYed loft conversion] among other things. |
| − | I would like to say a big | + | I would like to say a big thank you to the regulars on the [[Newsgroup access tips|uk.d-i-y usenet group]], from whom I have learnt a great deal and continue to do so. I am also fortunate to be friends with a retired experienced joiner and builder, with whom I have ended working on a number of occasions. We manage to get roped into a number of each others projects from time to time. All of which can make a welcome change from sitting in front of a screen pushing buttons. |
I enjoy the odd bit of creative writing, so I find knocking up sections for the uk.d-i-y FAQ or the wiki can be quite therapeutic. | I enjoy the odd bit of creative writing, so I find knocking up sections for the uk.d-i-y FAQ or the wiki can be quite therapeutic. | ||
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Articles that I have either authored or had a significant input into include: | Articles that I have either authored or had a significant input into include: | ||
| − | + | {| style="text-align:left" cellspacing="10" cellpadding="6" border="0" valign="top" | |
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|- valign="top" | |- valign="top" | ||
| − | |'''Electrical Articles''' | + | |'''Electrical Articles''' |
| − | + | *[[Cable burial]] | |
*[[Cable crimping]] | *[[Cable crimping]] | ||
*[[Cables]] | *[[Cables]] | ||
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*[[Electrical Circuit Faults]] | *[[Electrical Circuit Faults]] | ||
*[[Electrical Installation]] | *[[Electrical Installation]] | ||
| + | *[[Electronics repair]] | ||
| + | *[[Extractor fan wiring]] | ||
*[[Halogen Lighting]] | *[[Halogen Lighting]] | ||
*[[House Wiring for Beginners]] | *[[House Wiring for Beginners]] | ||
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*[[Power factor]] | *[[Power factor]] | ||
*[[RCD]] | *[[RCD]] | ||
| + | *[[RTL3 Speaker repair]] | ||
*[[Structured wiring system]] | *[[Structured wiring system]] | ||
| + | *[[Surface wiring tips]] | ||
*[[Taking electricity outside]] | *[[Taking electricity outside]] | ||
| + | *[[Terminating MICC / Pyro]] | ||
*[[Terminating SWA]] | *[[Terminating SWA]] | ||
*[[Thermostat wiring]] | *[[Thermostat wiring]] | ||
*[[TT Earthing]] | *[[TT Earthing]] | ||
| + | *[[2_Way_Switching|Two Way Switching]] | ||
| + | *[[Volt stick experiments]] | ||
'''Furniture projects''' | '''Furniture projects''' | ||
| + | *[[Bedroom study unit]] | ||
| + | *[[Built in media centre]] | ||
*[[Built in office furniture]] | *[[Built in office furniture]] | ||
*[[Cabinet clock]] | *[[Cabinet clock]] | ||
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*[[Coffee table - Limbert style]] | *[[Coffee table - Limbert style]] | ||
*[[Desk bookshelf]] | *[[Desk bookshelf]] | ||
| + | *[[Dining chair - cushion replacement]] | ||
*[[Dovecot / Bird house build]] | *[[Dovecot / Bird house build]] | ||
| + | *[[Face frame cupboard]] | ||
| + | *[[Garden bench]] | ||
| + | *[[Garden Chairs - Template aided construction]] | ||
*[[Knockdown free standing shelf]] | *[[Knockdown free standing shelf]] | ||
| + | *[[Large Octagonal garden table]] | ||
| + | *[[Library chair]] | ||
*[[Making equally spaced cuts]] | *[[Making equally spaced cuts]] | ||
*[[Mini bookcase]] | *[[Mini bookcase]] | ||
| + | *[[Napkin holder]] | ||
| + | *[[Oak Drawer Organiser]] | ||
*[[Ornate shelf]] | *[[Ornate shelf]] | ||
| + | *[[Portable Wine Rack]] | ||
*[[Small bookcase]] | *[[Small bookcase]] | ||
| + | *[[Spice rack]] | ||
*[[Traditional wooden stepping stool]] | *[[Traditional wooden stepping stool]] | ||
| − | | | + | | |
''' General Building''' | ''' General Building''' | ||
*[[Bastard mitre joints]] | *[[Bastard mitre joints]] | ||
| + | *[[Building a log cabin]] | ||
*[[Crack repair]] | *[[Crack repair]] | ||
*[[Cut String Stairs]] | *[[Cut String Stairs]] | ||
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*[[Floating shelf]] | *[[Floating shelf]] | ||
*[[Hanging a door]] | *[[Hanging a door]] | ||
| + | *[[Hard Wood floor - retrofit]] | ||
*[[Heat loss]] | *[[Heat loss]] | ||
*[[Large tenon jig]] | *[[Large tenon jig]] | ||
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*[[Silicone Sealant]] | *[[Silicone Sealant]] | ||
*[[Stud wall]] | *[[Stud wall]] | ||
| + | *[[Swimming Pool Steps]] | ||
| + | *[[The secret diary of a bathroom refurbishment]] | ||
*[[Wedged joint]] | *[[Wedged joint]] | ||
*[[Wedges]] | *[[Wedges]] | ||
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*[[Central heating flushing]] | *[[Central heating flushing]] | ||
*[[Compression fitting]] | *[[Compression fitting]] | ||
| + | *[[Gas units]] | ||
*[[Installing a concealed shower mixer valve (retrofit)]] | *[[Installing a concealed shower mixer valve (retrofit)]] | ||
*[[Sizing a hot water cylinder]] | *[[Sizing a hot water cylinder]] | ||
*[[Unvented DHW]] | *[[Unvented DHW]] | ||
| + | *[[Vaillant Ecotec plus 624 repair]] | ||
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'''Hints and Tips''' | '''Hints and Tips''' | ||
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*[[Impact driver]] | *[[Impact driver]] | ||
| − | *[[ | + | *[[Makita HR2450 SDS Drill Armature Replacement]] |
*[http://www.diyfaq.org.uk/powertools Power Tool FAQ] | *[http://www.diyfaq.org.uk/powertools Power Tool FAQ] | ||
| + | *[[SDS Drill]] | ||
*[[Unisaw out feed table]] | *[[Unisaw out feed table]] | ||
| + | *[[Wall chaser]] | ||
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|} | |} | ||
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| + | ==Picture links to furniture and build projects== | ||
| + | '''Click the thumbnail for a larger version. Then see the File Usage section for a link to the main article about the project. ''' | ||
| + | |||
| + | <gallery mode="packed"> | ||
| + | File:OakSpiceRack.jpg | ||
| + | File:SpiceRackFullyLoaded.jpg | ||
| + | File:StudyUnitCompleted.jpg | ||
| + | File:DrawersLoadedAndInUse.jpg | ||
| + | File:CompletedAVUnit.jpg | ||
| + | File:OfficeBuiltInPlace.jpg | ||
| + | File:CDandDVDRack.jpg | ||
| + | File:CabClockOverview.jpg | ||
| + | File:CabClockPartyTrick.jpg | ||
| + | File:ChessDrawerFeltLining.jpg | ||
| + | File:ChessDrawerFrontDetail.jpg | ||
| + | File:StartFillingBookcase.jpg | ||
| + | File:ArchitechturalColumns.jpg | ||
| + | File:FinishedCoffeeTable1.jpg | ||
| + | File:FinishedStepStool.jpg | ||
| + | File:Dovecot2.jpg | ||
| + | File:RTL3ModificationComplete.jpg | ||
| + | File:FLBDoorExampleInside.jpg | ||
| + | File:FaceFrameCupboardComplete.jpg | ||
| + | File:ButterflyBenchNoFinish2.jpg | ||
| + | File:FWWAdirondakChair.jpg | ||
| + | File:HorseBenchNoFinish2.jpg | ||
| + | File:MiniShelfRackWithMag1.jpg | ||
| + | File:CompledCabin.jpg | ||
| + | File:CompletedPoolSteps.jpg | ||
| + | File:OakDrawerLinerTray.jpg | ||
| + | File:DecorShelfComplete.jpg | ||
| + | File:PortableWineRack3.jpg | ||
| + | File:Bc thumb.jpg | ||
| + | File:Bc fininshed.jpg | ||
| + | File:NapkinHolderEmpty.jpg | ||
| + | File:LibraryChairSitPosition.jpg | ||
| + | File:LibraryChairLadderPosition.jpg | ||
| + | File:EnsuiteComplete1.jpg | ||
| + | File:BagpipeCornerShowerBath.jpg | ||
| + | File:EnsuiteShowerInContext.jpg | ||
| + | File:Table_Complete_on_Patio.jpg | ||
| + | File:FinishedChair.jpeg | ||
| + | |||
| + | |||
| + | </gallery> | ||
Revision as of 11:50, 7 October 2019
I am an engineer by trade, specialising mostly in software (but like playing with the hardware as well). I work for a software engineering and IT services company Internode Ltd which a friend and I started back in 1991, so I have spent most of my working life working for myself in one way or another. I have done lots of work on embedded control systems, avionics and defence projects, real time systems, and lots of stuff on communications protocols and data networks. More recently I have done a fair amount of stuff with financial services software, and helped put together the back end code for some commercial web sites that support financial advisers and related occupations.
My interests in DIY probably stem from every budding engineer's desire to take everything apart and work out what makes it tick (at least these days I often stick it back together again!) I have always been happy to "have a go" and dabble with smaller jobs, but house ownership, growing confidence, and family have pushed me to take on bigger and more stretching projects. These have taken me from building a workshop, to fitting kitchens and bathrooms, house rewires, and a partly DIYed loft conversion among other things.
I would like to say a big thank you to the regulars on the uk.d-i-y usenet group, from whom I have learnt a great deal and continue to do so. I am also fortunate to be friends with a retired experienced joiner and builder, with whom I have ended working on a number of occasions. We manage to get roped into a number of each others projects from time to time. All of which can make a welcome change from sitting in front of a screen pushing buttons.
I enjoy the odd bit of creative writing, so I find knocking up sections for the uk.d-i-y FAQ or the wiki can be quite therapeutic.
Articles that I have either authored or had a significant input into include:
Picture links to furniture and build projects
Click the thumbnail for a larger version. Then see the File Usage section for a link to the main article about the project.
