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The Shed

No 97 July - August 2021
Magazine

The Shed is Eclectic, informed and always fascinating, there is something to interest everyone in The Shed. Aimed at those with a few tools and perhaps a few clues, this is the magazine for real sheddies. Packed with ideas, projects, advice and peeks into other people’s sheds.

OUR FUTURE IS IN GOOD HANDS AFTER ALL

The Shed

HONDA POLICE SPECIALS • “One of the three most significant motorcycles in history” — that’s how Hayden Tasker describes the Honda CB750, considered by many to be the first superbike. He believes the bike changed motorcycling — so it’s no surprise to find three of them in his collection of police specials

The policing of New Zealand’s roads

Honda Super Cub

Prototypes

TINKERING WITH THE FUTURE • A innovative scheme to pass the baton on to the next generation

Point of correction • The ‘Artful Bodger’ is on the move

PAINTING TIPS FROM THE RESENE EXPERTS

MORE ON THOSE BUGATTI BROTHERS

LETTER OF THE MONTH PRIZE

CAN ANYONE HELP?

WHAT’S HAPPENING ONLINE AT THE-SHED.NZ?

BUILDING A ROCK TUMBLER • A wood lathe begins a new life polishing a rock collection

SUBSCRIBE & SAVE • NEVER MISS AN ISSUE FREE DELIVERY TO YOUR HOME SAVE UP TO $50

The tool shed

MASTERING THE LATHE—PART 5 • Learn the ins and out of screw cutting on the lathe

British threads

American threads

Metric threads

What thread?

FROM TREE TO TREEN* (*A GENERIC NAME FOR SMALL HANDMADE FUNCTIONAL HOUSEHOLD WOODEN OBJECTS) • A woodturning newbie learns some secrets from a master

TO SERVER OR NOT TO SERVER WHAT WAS I THINKING? • In part two of this project, Nigel calls on an expert to interpret ‘computer-speak’

Abbreviations • This is a list of the abbreviations and terms Lance uses — in case you didn’t quite catch them.

TWO WINTER PROJECTS • The arrival of the “season of mists and mellow fruitfulness” reminds our writer to set to work on a special project

NATURAL MAGIC • The romance of a pinhole camera survives into our world of advanced technology

CREATING A ‘HUMANLIKE’ MOTION • In this second part of the project converting a vintage mannequin to a multifunctional device for our smart home, we will see the other role covered by the Arduino board and start to see how to set up the ‘brain’ of the upcycled Borg

LOVE YOUR YEAST • The craft of beer making involves a knowledge of science as well as a bit of magic

WHEN A SHED IS NOT A SHED • This resourceful sheddie takes do-it-yourself to a whole new level

A REMARKABLE MODEL MAKER • Ultra-realistic models and dioramas bring a step back into history to life

A labour of love

Bookcase — great books for sheddies

Back Issues of The Shed

FIND YOUR LOCAL MENZSHED

SHARPENING THE MARKETING • Jude ponders the ‘more is often less’ question when considering the myriad decisions we have to make when buying basic consumables


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Frequency: Every other month Pages: 116 Publisher: Rusty Media Edition: No 97 July - August 2021

OverDrive Magazine

  • Release date: June 11, 2021

Formats

OverDrive Magazine

subjects

Home & Garden

Languages

English

The Shed is Eclectic, informed and always fascinating, there is something to interest everyone in The Shed. Aimed at those with a few tools and perhaps a few clues, this is the magazine for real sheddies. Packed with ideas, projects, advice and peeks into other people’s sheds.

OUR FUTURE IS IN GOOD HANDS AFTER ALL

The Shed

HONDA POLICE SPECIALS • “One of the three most significant motorcycles in history” — that’s how Hayden Tasker describes the Honda CB750, considered by many to be the first superbike. He believes the bike changed motorcycling — so it’s no surprise to find three of them in his collection of police specials

The policing of New Zealand’s roads

Honda Super Cub

Prototypes

TINKERING WITH THE FUTURE • A innovative scheme to pass the baton on to the next generation

Point of correction • The ‘Artful Bodger’ is on the move

PAINTING TIPS FROM THE RESENE EXPERTS

MORE ON THOSE BUGATTI BROTHERS

LETTER OF THE MONTH PRIZE

CAN ANYONE HELP?

WHAT’S HAPPENING ONLINE AT THE-SHED.NZ?

BUILDING A ROCK TUMBLER • A wood lathe begins a new life polishing a rock collection

SUBSCRIBE & SAVE • NEVER MISS AN ISSUE FREE DELIVERY TO YOUR HOME SAVE UP TO $50

The tool shed

MASTERING THE LATHE—PART 5 • Learn the ins and out of screw cutting on the lathe

British threads

American threads

Metric threads

What thread?

FROM TREE TO TREEN* (*A GENERIC NAME FOR SMALL HANDMADE FUNCTIONAL HOUSEHOLD WOODEN OBJECTS) • A woodturning newbie learns some secrets from a master

TO SERVER OR NOT TO SERVER WHAT WAS I THINKING? • In part two of this project, Nigel calls on an expert to interpret ‘computer-speak’

Abbreviations • This is a list of the abbreviations and terms Lance uses — in case you didn’t quite catch them.

TWO WINTER PROJECTS • The arrival of the “season of mists and mellow fruitfulness” reminds our writer to set to work on a special project

NATURAL MAGIC • The romance of a pinhole camera survives into our world of advanced technology

CREATING A ‘HUMANLIKE’ MOTION • In this second part of the project converting a vintage mannequin to a multifunctional device for our smart home, we will see the other role covered by the Arduino board and start to see how to set up the ‘brain’ of the upcycled Borg

LOVE YOUR YEAST • The craft of beer making involves a knowledge of science as well as a bit of magic

WHEN A SHED IS NOT A SHED • This resourceful sheddie takes do-it-yourself to a whole new level

A REMARKABLE MODEL MAKER • Ultra-realistic models and dioramas bring a step back into history to life

A labour of love

Bookcase — great books for sheddies

Back Issues of The Shed

FIND YOUR LOCAL MENZSHED

SHARPENING THE MARKETING • Jude ponders the ‘more is often less’ question when considering the myriad decisions we have to make when buying basic consumables


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