Here is a picture of the broken throttle cable on my old Flymo petrol lawn mower. I have been using the lawn mower like this for quite a while and planning on buying a brand new throttle cable one day. To use the throttle as it is was a bit annoying and required me to […]
DIY – How to make a handy sheet material rack
I recently built a rack in my shed to hold all the sheet material that I keep, or have left over from other projects. It was basically 2 lengths of 3×2 fixed to the wall on an angle with a couple of shorter bits on the bottom to keep the sheets raised off the ground. […]
Eco Friendly Solutions for your Renovations
“Safer Solutions” a website that is designed to raise awareness of Environmental, Health and Safety risks around the home, have released a guide for DIY Renovators. Here is an excerpt their press release: ‘Safer Solutions for Safer Renovations’ is Total Environment Centre’s (TEC) recently released guide to safeguarding a family’s health by reducing chemical pollution […]
Australian Home Carpentry – 1950’s Book
I received this old book from my mother-in-law the other day. It is from the 1950’s and is really a manual for the DIY Handyman. Chapters cover everything from The Home Workshop, Tools, Joints, Doors, Windows, Floors, Fences, Extensions and Painting. The last page is the most interesting. It includes a set of 15 “Workshop […]
Handyman Tip – Rushing can make the job Take Longer
Too many times we here stories of the Home Handyman (and professional contractors) rushing to get a job done and causing themselves or others injury. But rushing can also make make your job actually take a lot longer to complete. One thing that is always drummed into your head as an apprentice is: “Measure twice, […]
LadderSmart – Ladder Safe
Here is a great new Australian product that should help prevent some of the usual DIY handyman accidents around the home. It is called Laddersmart and it has been designed to secure your ladder to the gutter of your house to prevent accidents and falls. It should also protect your gutter from damage that can […]
Oz DIY Handy Women – DIY Woman website
Here is a site for the Oz DIY Handy woman around your home. The site specializes in tools designed for women: diywoman® is an innovative range of hardware & garden tools and accessories especially for women. Created for today’s woman who wants to Do-It-Herself, the range is shaped, sized and weighted to fit a woman’s […]
New Australian DIY Handyman site
Welcome to this new site for the Oz Handyman. I’ll be keeping an eye out for any new products and techniques that are released, and also try to write up simple articles on tips and techniques that a tradesman would take for granted. Also suggestions on how to renovate and build using eco friendly and […]
Water Hammer DIY Easy Solution
Here is an easy solution for the DIY handyman. NOTE: There you can read an updated post on “How To Fix Water Hammer” here After having water hammer problems in our pipes for a few weeks, it was time to go looking for a solution. I thought I’d try an easy fix by going to […]
DIY Guinea Pig Cage
Do-it-yourself Project – DIY Guinea Pig Cage I just finished building a cage for my 7 year old daughter who is getting a new Guinea Pig as a pet. I have never seen the type of cage that was necessary so I had to go by a drawing that my daughter did for me. […]
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