The Shed – September-October 2019

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A CREATIVE LASER APPROACH EXPERIMENTS WITH LASER ENGRAVING PROVE TO INVOLVE A LEARNING CURVE WITH SOME INTERESTING RESULTS By En ...

It is also important to never underestimate the value of learning from failed attempts! My first try using an engraved 2mm thick ...

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Not exactly the desired result from using the same technique of filling with a high- contrast colour. The plastic sheet enhances ...

After cutting two copies of the same image I inverted the pieces and got a good result. Here’s the process: Convert the image t ...

The drawing image engraved on paper and two copies of the same drawing laser-cut on different coloured acrylic sheets The steps ...

The steps to make the more complex image, from the preparation of the paper’s blue background to the multilayered painting apply ...

W ater at height is the best battery there is. We’ve known this for a long time, of course, and the prime sites have long been d ...

size, but also answers ‘close’; in its case, close to the generation source or the distribution grid. Micro-hydro doesn’t need t ...

mounted and you can clamp the runner straight to the half-inch shaft, with no alignment problems. Soldiering on Our little set-u ...

Ideal for light soldering or detailed work, butane gas is compatible with smaller, handheld tools such as micro torches. It is a ...

88 The Shed 86 September/October 2019 LED lighting LET THERE BE 88 The Shed 86 September/October 2019 ...

L ED lighting has been touted as the solution to energy consumption and is something that the homeowner can change. I’m not 100 ...

Tungsten lamps The typical lamp is made from tungsten wire suspended inside a globe from which the oxygen has been removed. You ...

LEDs A ‘light-emitting diode’ (LED) is a piece of silicon that emits light when power is applied. They can be made in various co ...

A lot of the portable torches and work lights are using COBs, and my prediction is that this will resolve many of the current is ...

through the ceiling, rather than having to go into the ceiling. Check the existing lamp connector is not faulty and undo it/them ...

instructions are very good, while others may not even include any. All electronics produce heat and while the lamp itself produc ...

solder, which doesn’t seem to last well. A s i mple r e s olde r i n g w i l l r e t u r n it t o s e r v ic e but make sure you ...