My smaller leg vice is lacking a spring. I decided to make one for it.

I’ve got another leg vice, it needs a bit of restoration and some new parts making. Tonight I refurbished the shackle that holds it all together.

I used to have lots of plastic boxes with things in. I could never find the thing I was looking for. So I bought some smaller boxes to organise the things. Today I’ve made some neat labels for the smaller boxes of things.

Do you ever have that “Where is my pencil” moment. I’m incapable of putting it down in a consistent, repeatable, findable manner. Also, other people keep taking my pencils, using them and discarding them when they are blunt. This makes me mildly grumpy. So, I think I’ve solved the problem.

My partner does fine needlework while sat in the living room. She needs good light and a decent magnifier to make it less difficult.

I live in a reasonably old house. It is heated by a Rayburn, usually heating engineers run in fear of the Rayburn. Or rub their hands and start wondering how many Zeros they can add to the bill.

Most of my electronic projects end up using buck converters. I’ve bought a bunch, including some low functionality “set and forget” ones for leaving in projects.

After yesterday’s debacle I decided to have another go at making a vice clamping plate for my ring roller. It turned out OK this time.

“Bother!” said Pooh as he failed to consider basic fundamental requirements.

I have a ring roller. It is used to roll long bits of metal into circles, well, rings. Reasonably large forces are involved and it could do with a secure mounting. I don’t use it often enough to warrant screwing it to a bench. I want a mounting plate where I can drop it into a vice and it will be sturdy enough to use.

All does not go to plan.