The Shed

Sometimes you just have to take your hat off to folks, don’t ya reckon? As we assemble this issue I really am in awe of the talent that the sheddies we showcase have to burn. Now I cannot profess to having anything like the talents of our featured cr

Cylinder-swap company, Coregas, is expanding its accessibility nationwide. Through participating Bunnings, NZ Safety Blackwoods stores, and Coregas’s own service centre partners, the company is building a nationwide network where customers can ‘Trade

Harvesting water at home can be a hassle unless you have a smart system. In areas with reticulated water supplies, most rainwater-capture systems are simple tanks attached to guttering downpipes. Sadly, there is not enough water pressure to make it r

A loft in a shed is a great idea. More storage is always excellent. Most lofts are accessed by a ladder but a staircase with a handrail is so much better. Safer too. Here is an example: • Height of loft floor above shed floor is 2.5m. This is the tot

This is done with a either a lever or plunger-type dial test indicator (DTI). This is mounted on a suitably rigid bar, which needs to be a reasonable length, held in the machine spindle. The larger the sweep, the more accurate the setting will be. Th

Fly cutters produce good, flat surfaces in one pass — assuming that your machine is set true. Every garage machinist should have several different-sized fly cutters. Typically a single-point cutter uses a HSS or carbide tool bit. When using a large d

Drilling holes does not necessarily produce very accurate round holes. When drilling thin materials you have probably had a hole that looked tri-lobed. This becomes less noticeable in thicker material but closer inspection will reveal that it may sti

Ben Middlemiss is a New Zealand brewing kaumatua, listed in Michael Donaldson’s Beer Nation: The Art and Heart of Kiwi Beer as one of the ‘holy trinity’ of New Zealand brewers alongside Richard Emerson and Roger Pink. When American writer Michael Jac

The ‘internet of things’ (IOT) is described as the network of devices, vehicles, and home appliances that contain electronics, software, actuators, and connectivity that allows these things to connect, interact, and exchange data. Andrew sees this as

The New Zealand Railway and Locomotive Society is a long-established organization for folks with an interest in trains. It has a worldwide membership of hundreds. The Kaikoura Job is the latest of an impressive catalogue of publications produced by t

Selleys Armourflex is a highperformance adhesive sealant ‘powered by Sil-X’ to combine the strength and grab of an adhesive with the flexibility and wear resistance of a sealant. Another key benefit is that Armourflex adheres to wet surfaces even und

It was a bit of a shock to hear that Cocksy had died on Waitangi Day. It was expected and I had just been wondering how he was getting along, knowing that he had a finite time to live. I knew John ‘Cocksy’ Cocks through a magazine that I published ca