Activities and projects happening in my workshops.
Today we visited the dolls house fair in York, at the race course.
It is a regular event in June and November and we try to visit if we can. It is a good source for miniature and dolls house accessories, and the cost sometimes makes it more economical to buy then to make many things.
This visit was no different, though there were not as many stalls this time. However, I still managed to buy a few things to help out with my miniature projects. Continue reading “York Dolls House Fair”
Following a recent visit with Harriet to install a house front for her friend Flo I had the chance to play with a Proxxon DB250 mini lathe. It was so much fun, and so useful for turning miniatures that I had to have one of my own. Having bought it with a matching set of Proxxon chisels I decided to make a box case for it to have a self contained workstation. Continue reading “Proxxon Lathe Workstation”
I’ve done it again and made a thing and forgot to take photos until it was nearly done! Continue reading “Bracing The Torque”
I finished making the transmission cross-member today. Of course I forgot to take photos of the process due to running back and forth from the welding workshop to the car checking the fit. Continue reading “Hanging the transmission”
I had a recent client commission to build a large bin store to house four wheelie bins. For this job I decided on larch wood due to its suitability for out door use, and that it is locally harvested by Greater Manchester Tree Station. Continue reading “Large Bin Store Project”
I did a bit of cardboard template making today, to decide how to make the mounting brackets for the transmission. Continue reading “Making a transmission mount.”
Due to a rotten night’s sleep I needed to do something physically challenging, and mentally stimulating, to keep me awake. And as it wasn’t raining this afternoon it was a chance to work on the car again. Continue reading “Making the Transmission mount”
Given a few days of work or rain, and rain and work, there was a break in the weather today, Sunday afternoon, I did a little bit more work on the conversion. Continue reading “Transmission located”
After a ten month pause, I have finally started to tackle the conversion again and decided to attempt a trial fit of the transaxle. Continue reading “Trial fit of transaxle”
Following from part 6 and the building of the back of the house I will now be installing the lighting and wiring. Continue reading “Building ‘The End Terrace’ Dolls House (part 7 installing lighting)”
