My Speed Square – from Amazon to Australia That’s correct, I purchased my Speed Square from Amazon.com. I didn’t really plan it that way. I was looking on Amazon for an interesting project for my daughter to do over the school holidays, and found this very cool “Build Your Own Internal Combustion Engine” model. So […]
How to Cut Popsicle Sticks
I came across an interesting little problem the other day while working on a project for my daughter. I was making a model stable, and wanted to have the cool barn doors that were split in half. They are actually called “Dutch Doors“. Also I wanted the back of the doors to have the angled […]
Handyman iPhone App – Calculate Concrete, Flooring etc. Convert Measurements. 2 Stroke Fuel Mix Calculator.
DIY Handyman iPhone App – Like a power tool in your pocket! DIY Handyman Toolbox, is an iPhone iOS App that includes quite a few very handy features for the home handyman and also for the construction industry. This app is METRIC only. (There is an Imperial version available on the app store, that doesn’t […]
Easy Rural Fence Bracing – Vicebite Fence Brackets
First a picture of Rural Fence Bracing the old way: As you can see the post has been housed out with a chainsaw and the brace has been trimmed on the end to fit into the housing. It makes for a quality job, but it is time consuming and quite a bit of skill and […]
Great Christmas Present for Dad. DIY Toolbox Available Now.
DIY Toolbox is Now Available on the App Store. DIY Toolbox is a new time saving iPad utility to help the home handyman manage DIY projects.
New Handyman iPad Application
NOTE: This up has been updated. FOR MORE INFO PLEASE CLICK HERE DIY Toolbox is a new time saving iPad utility to help the home handyman manage DIY projects. As soon as the animated Roller Door opens, its all there in a simple to use, professionally designed application. Covert measurements from Metric to Imperial (or […]
Handyman iPhone App
DIY Handyman Toolbox is a new app that comes in either a Metric or Imperial versions. DIY Handyman Toolbox – METRIC, is a handy, easy to use application to help you work out common handyman calculations like volume (cubic metres), area (square metres) and also to convert measurements from imperial to metric, or metric to […]
DIY Concrete iPhone App – Imperial Version Now Available
The Imperial version of my handyman iPhone app’ DIY Concrete is now available on the iTunes App Store. This version has a redesigned user interface and handles all the calculations you need to work out and order concrete for your project in cubic yards or in 80LB pre-mixed bags. Click here to go directly to […]
GST Calculator for the iPhone
Here is a handy new application for business/trades people to help working with GST (goods and services tax). gst-Mate helps with either adding or reverse calculating the GST amount from a total. From the gst-mate website: Use gst-Mate to add GST to an amount or reverse calculate the GST from a GST included amount. Simply […]
Chalk Line – Must Have Tool
Here’s an article on one of those handyman techniques that I take for granted. It is as simple as stretching out a piece of string covered in chalk, and then giving the string a flick. Now you have a straight line marked out in chalk. The first time people see it they are not sure […]