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I've wanted this for ages.....

After doing absolutely masses of caulking, siliconing and gluing manually on this build, I've finally decided to treat myself! I've seen these for years and they're pricey, but my goodness does thi...

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This stuff is like silicone on steroids...

But boy is it sticky! Sealed all the windows and doors today, so that is the official 100% watertight point!

Starting the build of the cabinets tomorrow morning - so excited!

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All those finishing touches.....

Just a quick update on what's keeping me busy!

You know when you think you've just about finished a project like this.... you're about halfway there! So many little finishing touches, peeling...

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Let the flame wars begin!! Open source vs Closed source!

I've been wanting to cover this topic for a while and the recent Bambu Lab controversy (as well as the more quietly managed 'closed sourcing' of Prusa) meant I just had to cover it!!

It was ...

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Designing in another dimension.....!

Been brainstorming the final layouts for all my devices in the new workshop and I have to say, this is a super handy way to help visualise everything!

I'll include some videos so you can 'se...

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Longstanding annoyance fixed?

About 6–7 years ago, I installed Tado v2 Thermostats throughout my home. The system has been... meh/underwhelming. For every problem it solved, it seemed to create another. For instance, room-by-...

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The silliness continues!

Completely unrelated to anything, but as I was joking with some of you over my 'Festool nails' in previous videos, I thought I'd share some more of my silly collection - this is the precise colour ...

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Missed some of the build!

I need to dig through all the photos taken along the way as there's LOADS of extra shots and videos of the build.

I'll do a proper 'end to end' video once it's done so you can see the whole p...

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This week's challenge!

  • Super clean of the floor - need to get every last grain off before the final floor goes down.
    TOP TIP - robot vacuums are awesome at this job, just leave him to bounce around for hours ...

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Packing away the Snowman!

Bit late, but I remembered I wanted to share this is a little tradition I've made whilst I was putting all the Christmas decorations away!

This little snowman I made has a removable head and...

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Cheater's Guide to 3D Print Designing!

Hey all,

Know quite a few of you have asked about this as a general topic, so I thought I'd throw a quick crash course video together on how to create your own custom 3D Prints!

And I'm...

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A bad workwoman blames...... ;)

Well I've been saving up to upgrade my camera set up - in the hope this will improve my videos a bit!!

So it's just arrived and I'm playing around with all the new buttons! This is a Sony F...

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Sneak peeks of the workshop interior!

Floor down: DPM, Insulation and Plywood.
Windows in and sealed.
Door on!

It's time to order the final floor, plasterboard for the back wall and an absolute tonne of plywood for making ...

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Workshop tidy up

It's absolutely freezing at the moment (around -5C here) so everyone's huddled in their houses, except one mad woman who's pushing on with her workshop build!

Thought I'd tidy up a bit so I ...

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Easter Eggs....

I was just sorting through loads of photos I've missed from last year and I was digging out some of the hidden jokes I put into my videos.

Now some women pick colours to match their hair col...

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Next-Level Custom NAS Cabinet!

Well this was a little tinker project over the Christmas break for me!

I can't tell you how much I love the final result, it's awesome!!

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More NAS Assembly..... and designing the workshop layout in VR!

NAS unit is basically in final assembly - I'm hoping it's going to work really nicely!!

Oh and I've been designing the new workshop layout in VR - highly recommend this as an approach, I'll s...

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Happy New NAS Cabinet!!!

Happy New Year all you lovely people!!

Hope you had a wonderful time, I woke up to a splattering of Scottish snow to bring in the new year after most festivities were cancelled due to the aw...

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2025 Sneak peeks!!

Hey all!

I couldn't resist one quick video before Christmas to cover off some sneak peeks at what's coming up and cover a few cool things I've been testing!!!

Hope you enjoy and have ...

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A new camera!

You will have seen the first glimpse of this little guy in action in my previous video, but expect to see plenty more!

He's great as I can just film myself super easily by setting it to trac...

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I don't look silly at all....

This is the latest device I'm testing as part of my Body Assistant series that I'll be showcasing next year - this is the Sens.ai, an interesting device indeed. I'll report back on if it does abso...

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Underware 2.0: Infinite Cable Management

Right folks, get those cables organised - it's time for Underware 2.0!

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Underware 2.0

Oh yes, we're going back here....

More options, more parameters, more innuendoes.....

Prepare your cables for some seriously flexible underware!

(Puns and innuendoes below and I'l...

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Festive Kicks! 👢🎄

Hey all!

Well I know I've got enough to finish before the end of the year already........ BUT I just wanted to sew some Christmas boots for myself!

How was I meant to visit Christmas ma...

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Pain and Pleasure!

Going hard at the roof this week, been battling through gaps in the weather - final straight now that I'm in the zone!! Everything is going to be soooo much easier in comparison once this roof is o...

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The Nano Wallet!

I seriously deserve some gin!! I really wanted to cover this as an example, as I'm always conscious I walk around my house and there's actually dozens of these tiny little devices that are just as...

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Sad News..... 😉

Oh I'm super looking forward to modding the new David Mowie!
Now you folks get the full widescreen cinematic version of my video!!

Note my mum's academy award winning performance!! (she is...

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More? Yes, more!! Let's talk lasers!!

Ok, as promised the second video that many of you have asked about over the last few months on which laser cutter, so thank you for your patience and hope this helps demystify a bit!

They are...

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My favourite tool of the year! (Safety AP2)

Hey all!!

As promised first video, I'll publish the other laser one later, so get extra popcorn ready!

This honestly blew me away, it's such a leap forward for air filtering - I look f...

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Too much exciting stuff!!!

Hey all, I just had to release this soon or it'd become completely out of date!
As you can tell, I actually recorded this with my fresh thoughts straight after the Herbus video, I've just been s...

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