The enthusiasm a home handyman experiences when starting a DIY project at home can sometimes get in the way of the more important emotion required for the task…. common sense. DIY looks simple enough – but it can hurt too! There’s no denying how much fun it is, going to the hardware store and buying […]
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 […]
DIY Backyard Aquaponics
What is Backyard Aquaponics / Hydroponics Aquaponics (and Hydroponics), is a term that is quite new to me, but it does seem like a very interesting system for producing organic vegetables in a very natural, cost effective way that also saves water. Wikipedia describes Aquaponics as: Aquaponics is a food production system that combines conventional […]
DIY Shelves – Industrial Iron Pipe Shelf
Here’s a fantastic step by step guide that I found recently of a DIY Shelves project that I plan on following myself real soon! The industrial rustic look you end up with looks amazing. This is a simple project using basic and easy to source materials. The materials required are: Threaded Iron Pipe Iron Pipe […]
Big Wipes – Industrial Strength Cleaning Wipes
I recently received a sample of a new product that has launched recently here in Australia. It’s an industrial strength cleaning wipe called “BIG WIPES”. You can think of them as a turbo-charged version of Wet-Ones, because they definitely belong in your workshop or factory. BIG WIPES are “pre-impregnated industrial-strength, dual-sided, antibacterial cleaning wipes” that […]
3 Do-It-Yourself, Fix-It-Yourself, Home Improvement Manuals
Here’s 3 handy books to have lying around for the next time you need to get something done around your home. All 3 fall in to the DIY Handyman, Home Renovation, Home Maintenance categories, and any one of these books will get you out of trouble at some stage of your home ownership journey. Black […]
V8 Motor is Central to this Bad Boy Chainsaw’s Awesomeness
The guys down at Whitlands Engineering, located in Northeast Victoria, Australia, have custom built an “Angry V8 Chainsaw”. These guys specialise in manufacturing “Firewood Processors” and “Wood Splitters”, and as it says on their website “We’re serious about YOUR Firewood!”. I don’t think you can be any more serious about cutting firewood than by creating […]
Black & Decker gets a new logo design
Black & Decker has decided that it is time for a change. So it’s out with the old branding: And in with the new: The power tool manufacturer has dumped the hexagon bolt head, and replaced the ampersand “&” with a plus sign “+”, so now it’s BLACK+DECKER. It’s all part of modernising the brand […]
Easy DIY Project – How to make a Picture Frame
I found this great, simple tutorial on How to make a Simple Picture Frame and mount a picture on the It’s Always Autumn blog. This tutorial is for making a picture frame to fit a 16 x 20 print. The materials used are: 1 x 8 ft length of 4 inch wide Pine Board. Wood […]
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 […]
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