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|'''Electrical Articles''' | |'''Electrical Articles''' | ||
| + | *[[Backup power, Installing a transfer switch]] | ||
*[[Cable burial]] | *[[Cable burial]] | ||
*[[Cable crimping]] | *[[Cable crimping]] | ||
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*[[Dimmers & Switchbanks]] | *[[Dimmers & Switchbanks]] | ||
*[[Diversity]] | *[[Diversity]] | ||
| + | *[[DIY Real time mains power meter]] | ||
*[[Earthing and Bonding]] | *[[Earthing and Bonding]] | ||
*[[Earthing Types]] | *[[Earthing Types]] | ||
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*[[House Wiring for Beginners]] | *[[House Wiring for Beginners]] | ||
*[[Installing an electric shower]] | *[[Installing an electric shower]] | ||
| + | *[[Mains power restored alarm, non contact]] | ||
*[[Mains Voltage]] | *[[Mains Voltage]] | ||
*[[Part P]] | *[[Part P]] | ||
*[[Power factor]] | *[[Power factor]] | ||
| + | *[[Raspberry Pi repair]] | ||
*[[RCD]] | *[[RCD]] | ||
*[[RTL3 Speaker repair]] | *[[RTL3 Speaker repair]] | ||
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*[[Bastard mitre joints]] | *[[Bastard mitre joints]] | ||
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*[[Making an exterior door frame]] | *[[Making an exterior door frame]] | ||
*[[Masonry cutting sawbench]] | *[[Masonry cutting sawbench]] | ||
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*[[Planer knife sharpening jig]] | *[[Planer knife sharpening jig]] | ||
*[[Raised flower beds]] | *[[Raised flower beds]] | ||
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*[[Wedges]] | *[[Wedges]] | ||
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'''Hints and Tips''' | '''Hints and Tips''' | ||
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*[[The tale of the rubbing pipe]] | *[[The tale of the rubbing pipe]] | ||
| + | '''Metal Fabrication''' | ||
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| + | *[[BBQ fire tray upgrade|BBQ Fire tray upgrade]] | ||
| + | *[[Bike stand repair]] | ||
| + | *[[Gas torch bottle trolley]] | ||
| + | *[[Kerf bending steel]] | ||
| + | *[[Metal handrails for garden steps]] | ||
| + | *[[Ornate wrought iron handrails]] | ||
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| + | |'''Plumbing & Heating Systems''' | ||
| + | *[[British Gas WR1 Wireless System / Thermostat not talking to its receiver|British Gas WR1 Wireless System]] | ||
| + | *[[Boiler manuals|Boiler Manuals]] | ||
| + | *[[Central heating flushing]] | ||
| + | *[[Central Heating maintenance without draining down]] | ||
| + | *[[Compression fitting]] | ||
| + | *[[Gas pipe sizing]] | ||
| + | *[[Gas units]] | ||
| + | *[[Honeywell CM927 LCD Screen Failure]] | ||
| + | *[[Installing a concealed shower mixer valve (retrofit)]] | ||
| + | *[[Lead pipe]] | ||
| + | *[[Sizing a hot water cylinder]] | ||
| + | *[[Unvented DHW]] | ||
| + | *[[Vaillant Ecotec plus 624 repair]] | ||
| + | *[[Weather compensation]] | ||
'''Tools''' | '''Tools''' | ||
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*[[Angle grinder|Angle Grinder]] | *[[Angle grinder|Angle Grinder]] | ||
*[[Biscuit Jointer]] | *[[Biscuit Jointer]] | ||
*[[Buying power tools]] | *[[Buying power tools]] | ||
| + | *[[Circular saw|Circular Saw]] | ||
*[[Impact driver]] | *[[Impact driver]] | ||
| + | *[[Jigsaw buyers guide|Jigsaw]] | ||
*[[Makita HR2450 SDS Drill Armature Replacement|Makita HR2450 SDS Drill Armature]] | *[[Makita HR2450 SDS Drill Armature Replacement|Makita HR2450 SDS Drill Armature]] | ||
| − | *[[ | + | *[[Mitre saw buyers guide|Mitre Saw]] |
| − | *[[ | + | *[[Nailer|Nailers & Staplers]] |
| + | *[https://wiki.diyfaq.org.uk/index.php/Oscillating_tools Oscillating / Multi Tools] | ||
*[[The power tool FAQ|Power Tool FAQ]] | *[[The power tool FAQ|Power Tool FAQ]] | ||
| + | *[[Router]] | ||
| + | *[[Sanders]] | ||
*[[SDS Drill]] | *[[SDS Drill]] | ||
*[[Unisaw out feed table]] | *[[Unisaw out feed table]] | ||
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*[[Angle Grinder precision engineering (not!)]] | *[[Angle Grinder precision engineering (not!)]] | ||
*[[Angle Grinder Woodwork Test]] | *[[Angle Grinder Woodwork Test]] | ||
| + | *[[DIY Computer backup|DIY Computer Backup]] | ||
*[[DIY eBike Conversion]] | *[[DIY eBike Conversion]] | ||
*[[DIY Nosh, Hot 'n' Fruity Chilli Con Carne]] | *[[DIY Nosh, Hot 'n' Fruity Chilli Con Carne]] | ||
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*[[DIY Personal Video Recorder (PVR)]] | *[[DIY Personal Video Recorder (PVR)]] | ||
*[[Formula examples]] | *[[Formula examples]] | ||
| + | *[[Home made timber]] | ||
*[[Home owners hub]] | *[[Home owners hub]] | ||
| + | *[[Home owners instruction manual]] | ||
*[[Inline Sanding Hack]] | *[[Inline Sanding Hack]] | ||
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*[[Lawnflite 703 Autodrive blade clutch replacement]] | *[[Lawnflite 703 Autodrive blade clutch replacement]] | ||
| + | *[[Ride on mower grass deflector]] | ||
| + | *[[Telephones, analogue to digital conversion]] | ||
*[[Wacom tablet upgrade - serial to USB]] | *[[Wacom tablet upgrade - serial to USB]] | ||
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File:PulseGenConnectedToScope1.jpg|[[Finding damaged cables|Using TDR to find where a cable is broken]] | File:PulseGenConnectedToScope1.jpg|[[Finding damaged cables|Using TDR to find where a cable is broken]] | ||
File:LawnfliteBladeClutch.jpg|[[Lawnflite 703 Autodrive blade clutch replacement|Mower clutch replacement]] | File:LawnfliteBladeClutch.jpg|[[Lawnflite 703 Autodrive blade clutch replacement|Mower clutch replacement]] | ||
| + | File:TransferSwitchOutputTailsConnected.jpg|[[Backup power, Installing a transfer switch|Installing a transfer switch for a generator supply.]] | ||
| + | File:NonContactSensorWorking.jpg|[[Mains power restored alarm, non contact|Mains power restored alarm project]] | ||
| + | File:FlyPiAddModWire.jpeg|[[Raspberry Pi repair|Raspberry PI Repair]] | ||
| + | File:LogHalfPlanked.png|[[Home made timber]] | ||
| + | File:HandrailFirstSideFabricated.jpg|[[Ornate wrought iron handrails|An attempt at some ornate wrought iron work]] | ||
| + | File:BBQTrayComplete.jpg|[[BBQ fire tray upgrade|New BBQ fire tray]] | ||
| + | File:GasBottleCartFront.jpg|[[Gas torch bottle trolley]] | ||
| + | File:MowerGrassDeflector.jpg|[[Ride on mower grass deflector]] | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
Latest revision as of 19:46, 23 April 2024
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:
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.
Prototype Adirondak Chair
