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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 [http://www.internode.co.uk/ 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.  
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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 [http://www.internode.co.uk/ Internode Ltd] which a friend and I started back in 1991, so I have spent most of my adult life working for myself in one way or another.  
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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.  
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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. Later I did 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. More recently, lots of business process automation, and management information systems.  
  
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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.  
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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 many DIY tasks, but house ownership, and a growing family have pushed me to take on bigger and more stretching projects and helped further develop confidence. These have including building a workshop, fitting kitchens and bathrooms, house rewires, and a partly [[DIY Loft conversion|DIYed loft conversion]]. I also like to design and build bespoke furniture.  
  
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I would like to say a big thankyou 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.  
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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 have a retired time served joiner and builder as a friend, with whom I have ended working on a number of occasions. So I can pass on a few tricks of the trade learnt from an old hand. We managed to get roped into a number of each others projects over the years. All of which can make a welcome change from sitting in front of a screen pushing buttons.  
  
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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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I enjoy 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:
 
Articles that I have either authored or had a significant input into include:
  
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'''Electrical Articles'''
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{| style="text-align:left" cellspacing="10" cellpadding="6" border="0" valign="top"
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|- valign="top"
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|'''Electrical Articles'''  
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*[[Cable burial]]
 
*[[Cable crimping]]
 
*[[Cable crimping]]
 
*[[Cables]]
 
*[[Cables]]
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*[[Changing a consumer unit]]
 
*[[Changing a consumer unit]]
 
*[[Consumer Units]]
 
*[[Consumer Units]]
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*[[Current activated switch]]
 
*[[Dimmers & Switchbanks]]
 
*[[Dimmers & Switchbanks]]
 
*[[Diversity]]
 
*[[Diversity]]
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*[[Earthing Types]]
 
*[[Earthing Types]]
 
*[[Easy socket extensions]]
 
*[[Easy socket extensions]]
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*[[ELCB Earth Leakage Circuit Breaker]]
 
*[[Electrical Circuit Faults]]
 
*[[Electrical Circuit Faults]]
 
*[[Electrical Installation]]
 
*[[Electrical Installation]]
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*[[Electronics repair]]
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*[[Extractor fan wiring]]
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*[[Finding damaged cables]]
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*[[Floor socket installation]]
 
*[[Halogen Lighting]]
 
*[[Halogen Lighting]]
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*[[House Wiring for Beginners]]
 
*[[Installing an electric shower]]
 
*[[Installing an electric shower]]
 
*[[Mains Voltage]]
 
*[[Mains Voltage]]
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*[[Part P]]
 
*[[Power factor]]
 
*[[Power factor]]
 
*[[RCD]]
 
*[[RCD]]
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*[[RTL3 Speaker repair]]
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*[[Single Shot heater control]]
 
*[[Structured wiring system]]
 
*[[Structured wiring system]]
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*[[Surface wiring tips]]
 
*[[Taking electricity outside]]
 
*[[Taking electricity outside]]
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*[[Terminating MICC / Pyro]]
 
*[[Terminating SWA]]
 
*[[Terminating SWA]]
 
*[[Thermostat wiring]]
 
*[[Thermostat wiring]]
 
*[[TT Earthing]]
 
*[[TT Earthing]]
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*[[2_Way_Switching|Two Way Switching]]
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*[[Volt stick experiments]]
  
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'''Tools'''
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'''Furniture projects'''
  
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*[[Impact driver]]
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*[[Bedroom study unit]]
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*[[Wall chaser]]
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*[[Built in media centre]]
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*[http://www.diyfaq.org.uk/powertools Power Tool FAQ]
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*[[Built in office furniture]]
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*[[Cabinet clock]]
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*[[Chess Board]]
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*[[Classic large bookcase and cupboard]]
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*[[Coffee table - Limbert style]]
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*[[Desk bookshelf]]
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*[[Desktop apothecary drawers and shelf]]
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*[[Dining chair - cushion replacement]]
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*[[Dovecot / Bird house build]]
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*[[Face frame cupboard]]
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*[[Garden bench]]
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*[[Garden Chairs - Template aided construction]]
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*[[Knockdown free standing shelf]]
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*[[Large Octagonal garden table]]
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*[[Library chair]]
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*[[Making equally spaced cuts]]
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*[[Mini bookcase]]
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*[[Napkin holder]]
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*[[Oak Drawer Organiser]]
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*[[Ornate shelf]]
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*[[Phone stand and desk tidy]]
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*[[Portable Wine Rack]]
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*[[Small bookcase]]
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*[[Spice rack]]
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*[[Traditional wooden stepping stool]]
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*[[Wicker chair rattan replacement]]
  
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''' General Building'''
 
''' General Building'''
  
 
*[[Bastard mitre joints]]
 
*[[Bastard mitre joints]]
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*[[Building a log cabin]]
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*[[Crack repair]]
 
*[[Cut String Stairs]]
 
*[[Cut String Stairs]]
 
*[[Custom dado router jig]]
 
*[[Custom dado router jig]]
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*[[DIY Loft conversion|DIY Loft Conversion]]
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*[[Edge drilling jig]]
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*[[Floating shelf]]
 
*[[Hanging a door]]
 
*[[Hanging a door]]
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*[[Hard Wood floor - retrofit]]
 
*[[Heat loss]]
 
*[[Heat loss]]
 
*[[Large tenon jig]]
 
*[[Large tenon jig]]
 
*[[Making a framed ledge and brace door]]
 
*[[Making a framed ledge and brace door]]
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*[[Ornate shelf]]
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*[[Making an exterior door frame]]
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*[[Masonry cutting sawbench]]
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*[[Metal handrails for garden steps]]
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*[[Planer knife sharpening jig‎‎]]
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*[[Raised flower beds]]
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*[[Patching plasterboard]]
 
*[[Roof construction]]
 
*[[Roof construction]]
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*[[Routerboard]]
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*[[Router inlay jig]]
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*[[Sawboard]]
 
*[[Scribed Joints]]
 
*[[Scribed Joints]]
 
*[[Silicone Sealant]]
 
*[[Silicone Sealant]]
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*[[Small bookcase]]
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*[[Stud wall]]
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*[[Swimming Pool Steps]]
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*[[The never ending patio rebuild]]
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*[[The secret diary of a bathroom refurbishment]]
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*[[Uphill opening gate]]
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*[[Wedged joint]]
 
*[[Wedges]]
 
*[[Wedges]]
  
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'''Plumbing & Heating Systems'''
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*[[British Gas WR1 Wireless System / Thermostat not talking to its receiver|British Gas WR1 Wireless System]]
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*[[Central heating flushing]]
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*[[Compression fitting]]
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*[[Gas pipe sizing]]
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*[[Gas units]]
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*[[Honeywell CM927 LCD Screen Failure]]
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*[[Installing a concealed shower mixer valve (retrofit)]]
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*[[Sizing a hot water cylinder]]
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*[[Unvented DHW]]
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*[[Vaillant Ecotec plus 624 repair]]
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'''Hints and Tips'''
 
'''Hints and Tips'''
  
 
*[[Cable rack]]
 
*[[Cable rack]]
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*[[Circular saw techniques]]
 
*[[Dead man prop]]
 
*[[Dead man prop]]
 
*[[Lifting Prop]]
 
*[[Lifting Prop]]
 
*[[Newsgroup access tips]]
 
*[[Newsgroup access tips]]
 
*[[Windproof Catflap]]
 
*[[Windproof Catflap]]
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'''Humour'''
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*[[Gas leak]]
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*[[The tale of the rubbing pipe]]
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'''Tools'''
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*[[Angle grinder|Angle Grinder]]
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*[[Biscuit Jointer]]
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*[[Buying power tools]]
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*[[Impact driver]]
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*[[Makita HR2450 SDS Drill Armature Replacement|Makita HR2450 SDS Drill Armature]]
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*[[Nailer]]
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*[[Makita HR2450 SDS Drill Armature Replacement|Replacement]]
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*[[The power tool FAQ|Power Tool FAQ]]
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*[[SDS Drill]]
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*[[Unisaw out feed table]]
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*[[Wall chaser]]
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'''Unclassified'''
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*[[Angle Grinder precision engineering (not!)]]
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*[[Angle Grinder Woodwork Test]]
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*[[DIY eBike Conversion]]
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*[[DIY Nosh, Hot 'n' Fruity Chilli Con Carne]]
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*[[DIY Personal Video Recorder (PVR)]]
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*[[Formula examples]]
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*[[Home owners hub]]
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*[[Inline Sanding Hack]]
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*[[Kerf bending steel]]
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*[[Wacom tablet upgrade - serial to USB]]
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|-
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|}
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==Picture links to furniture and build projects==
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'''Click the thumbnail for a larger version. Then see the File Usage section for a link to the main article about the project. '''
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<gallery mode="packed">
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File:OakSpiceRack.jpg
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File:SpiceRackFullyLoaded.jpg|[[Spice rack]]
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File:StudyUnitCompleted.jpg|[[Bedroom study unit]]
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File:DrawersLoadedAndInUse.jpg
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File:CompletedAVUnit.jpg|[[Built in media centre]]
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File:OfficeBuiltInPlace.jpg|[[Built in office furniture]]
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File:CDandDVDRack.jpg|[[Built in office furniture#CD and DVD rack|Wall mounted CD/DVD Rack]]
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File:CabClockOverview.jpg
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File:CabClockPartyTrick.jpg|[[Cabinet clock]]
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File:ChessDrawerFeltLining.jpg|[[Chess Board]]
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File:ChessDrawerFrontDetail.jpg
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File:StartFillingBookcase.jpg|[[Classic large bookcase and cupboard| Classic large bookcase]]
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File:ArchitechturalColumns.jpg
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File:FinishedCoffeeTable1.jpg|[[Coffee table - Limbert style]]
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File:FinishedStepStool.jpg|[[Traditional wooden stepping stool]]
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File:Dovecot2.jpg|[[Dovecot / Bird house build]]
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File:RTL3ModificationComplete.jpg|[[RTL3 Speaker repair]]
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File:FLBDoorExampleInside.jpg|[[Making a framed ledge and brace door]]
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File:FaceFrameCupboardComplete.jpg|[[Face frame cupboard]]
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File:ButterflyBenchNoFinish2.jpg|[[Garden bench]]
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File:FWWAdirondakChair.jpg|Prototype Adirondak Chair
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File:HorseBenchNoFinish2.jpg|[[Garden bench]]
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File:MiniShelfRackWithMag1.jpg|[[Mini bookcase]]
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File:CompledCabin.jpg|[[Building a log cabin]]
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File:CompletedPoolSteps.jpg|[[Swimming Pool Steps]]
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File:OakDrawerLinerTray.jpg|[[Oak Drawer Organiser]]
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File:DecorShelfComplete.jpg|[[Ornate shelf]]
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File:PortableWineRack3.jpg|[[Portable Wine Rack]]
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File:Bc thumb.jpg
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File:Bc fininshed.jpg|[[Small bookcase]]
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File:NapkinHolderEmpty.jpg|[[Napkin holder]]
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File:LibraryChairSitPosition.jpg
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File:LibraryChairLadderPosition.jpg|[[Library chair]]
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File:EnsuiteComplete1.jpg
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File:BagpipeCornerShowerBath.jpg|[[The secret diary of a bathroom refurbishment| Bathroom Refurb]]
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File:EnsuiteShowerInContext.jpg
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File:Table Complete on Patio.jpg|[[Large Octagonal garden table]]
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File:FinishedChair.jpeg|[[Garden Chairs - Template aided construction| Template built chairs]]
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File:InlayJigSetupAndTemplate.jpg|[[Router inlay jig]]
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File:PPArchInPlace2.jpg|[[The never ending patio rebuild]]
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File:WacomPCB.jpg|[[Wacom tablet upgrade - serial to USB]]
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File:HandrailScrollDetailPainted.jpg|alt=Handrail metalwork|[[Metal handrails for garden steps]]
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File:FixedRattanChairCloseup.jpg|[[Wicker chair rattan replacement]]
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File:EBikeComplete.jpg|[[DIY eBike Conversion]]
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File:LofCovRemovingHipEnd.jpg|[[DIY Loft conversion]]
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File:DeskShelf2InUse.jpg|[[Desktop apothecary drawers and shelf|Apothecary drawers & shelf]]
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File:DeskOrganizerOnDesk.jpg|[[Phone stand and desk tidy]]
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File:PulseGenConnectedToScope1.jpg|[[Finding damaged cables|Using TDR to find where a cable is broken]] 
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</gallery>

Revision as of 22:08, 6 May 2022

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 adult 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. Later I did 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. More recently, lots of business process automation, and management information systems.

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 many DIY tasks, but house ownership, and a growing family have pushed me to take on bigger and more stretching projects and helped further develop confidence. These have including building a workshop, fitting kitchens and bathrooms, house rewires, and a partly DIYed loft conversion. I also like to design and build bespoke furniture.

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 have a retired time served joiner and builder as a friend, with whom I have ended working on a number of occasions. So I can pass on a few tricks of the trade learnt from an old hand. We managed to get roped into a number of each others projects over the years. All of which can make a welcome change from sitting in front of a screen pushing buttons.

I enjoy 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:

Electrical Articles

Furniture projects

General Building

Plumbing & Heating Systems

Hints and Tips

Humour

Tools

Unclassified

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.

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