Category Archives: Home Life

Mid-life crisis…

    I am not buying a Porsche…..   I am selling it….    

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Manual Machine

Built this with Now during the weekend. It is a training tool for making wheelies without pedalling which are called “Manuals”…so this is a “Manual Machine”… It is made so that it can be dis-assembled easily to put in the … Continue reading

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Slicer Nut

The Berkel slicer is very nice and very precise for cutting thin slices of ham, however it is a pain to clean as there is some sort of nut which is difficult to remove. Here comes 3D printing to the … Continue reading

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Leo is dead…need a nice memorial plaque !

Tonton qu’est fou had to do a memorial for Leo…as he is now…6 feet under.

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Fish Migration

Fishes have moved house during the garden refurbishment…they now live in the garage…it was not easy to move everything and keep the carp in the bucket!    

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Is it really necessary ?

First drive, ever, in first car, ever, ….is it really necessary to be a Lambo…or was it a Jag…growing too fast

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More Ham

I am continuing my experiments in spices and cooking temperatures as well as a method for cooking such as sous-vide or slow roast etc… Latest is normal roast in the oven with a temperature probe inside the ham to check … Continue reading

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Almost ready for holidays

About to go on holiday but feeling blue with all the rain in the UK and 50 years birthday bash coming soon….

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Work with Beth

Easy

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Ski Racing !

Happy I can still race down a track…loved the family racing all together!    

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Cleaned the toilet !

It was a spring clean requirement!…    

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Repairs for the pond

The electrics have been playing funny for a few months. The RCD is tripping the whole house when I use my Laser…I have been trying to understand what is the source of the problem exactly but simply cannot source a … Continue reading

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I got my Farmbot ! – must wait…

Got my Farmbot a couple of weeks ago [here], I must wait until the garden is all re-done to be able to build it into the glass house I am planning to install in the back of the garden. It … Continue reading

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Making a nice Ham for Aperitif

I have made some “Jambon a l’eau”, with the new meat slicer it is easy to make very thin slices which make a very nice aperitif for “after work” recovery. I buy a gammon which I cook in a big … Continue reading

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Perfect Meat Slicer !

I knew the best brand for a meat slicer was Berkel, but their machines are simply too expensive for a home user, until very recently when they introduced the Homeline. It is still very expensive so it took me a … Continue reading

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Curry Tree

I have some flowers on my curry tree!

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Fast Slow Cooker

I love slow cooking food but it is too long to wait !…Here comes the fast slow cooker, essentially a pressure cooker mixed with a slow cooker or the opposite… 🙂 Perfect to make ribs….or bolognese sauce…       … Continue reading

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Fish food

Made a container for the fish food. It is simply a recycling of a coffee beans container which I have sand blasted then created a small cap in Bamboo and then laser cut.    

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Voronoi Lamp

I made this lamp during a weekend, getting used to the Fusion 360 software. I am now converted from the Inventor “old” days. I find that a lot of improvements that I would want to have in Inventor is now directly … Continue reading

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Playing with Fidgets

Just discovered a new world of fun toys. They are called fidgets, essentially things that you play with when you feel very fidgety. They are toys that you can take with you everywhere and can use to put your mind … Continue reading

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