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Archive for December, 2009

From Sewing Machine to Scroll Saw, a Christmas tale

Wednesday, December 30th, 2009

Ok so here it is: the sewing machine – scroll saw conversion step-by-step, as promised.  I have entered it into a little competition that Instructables are running, so please vote for it!  It WON! Hooray, and thanks to everyone who voted! To check out the full DIY instructions check it out on the project pages.

What does an exploded capacitor look like?

Wednesday, December 30th, 2009

Ahh ha. After tinkering about inside the sewing machine foot pedal speed controller, I finally tracked down the source of the dodgy speed regulation. As it just so happens I

Splinter Guard: A Plethora of fails!

Wednesday, December 16th, 2009

“Success is the ability to go from failure to failure without losing your enthusiasm” – Winston Churchill Today I have broken things attempting to tweak the scroll saw / sewing machine with a splinter guard. The idea was that I would use a piece of transparent polycarbonate (scavenged from some old safety goggles) to sit […]

First Test: Scroll Saw from old Sewing Machine hack

Friday, December 11th, 2009

All excitement here, as we undertake first testing with the ‘sewing machine to scroll saw’ contraption.  In the next few days we should hopefully be putting together a ‘step-by-step’ for you guys, but for now have a look at our very first tests. Obviously the very first wood to be

Superdrill project – ho!

Wednesday, December 9th, 2009

It’s all about the magnets! Check out the new project page on turning a regular, or even broken drill into a SUPERDRILL… I’ve done a few of these upgrades/ fixes now and