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The Shed

No 98 September - October 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.

THE DIAMOND DOGS

The Shed

MODERN METHOD FOR ANCIENT CRAFT • “Pictures are great but there is no substitute for seeing an animal move” — an artist’s sense of wonder at nature has inspired him to create bronze sculptures and unique art

Bronze casting

David Reid — a master founder

Old versus newer method

Many skills and interests

Ceramic shell?

NEW ZEALAND’S LATEST MEN’S SHED • Community spirit harnessed for opening of 154th Men’s Shed

PAINTING TIPS FROM THE RESENE EXPERTS

LIBREOFFICE IS THE ONE TO GET

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

SAFETY RULES ARE YOUR BEST TOOLS • One simple electrical modification may have preserved a number of sheddie fingers

WIN AN AMPRO WORKSHOP TOOL PACK WORTH $3,500!

The tool shed

MASTERING THE LATHE 6 • A boring bar is more versatile than its name suggests

IMPROVING YOUR MOTORHOME’S TECHNOLOGY 1 • Want to be supremely comfortable and independent on the road? This series provides the know-how for some projects that could make that dream come true

WARMING TO OUR WORK • It’s in our DNA — good friends eating, drinking, and chewing the fat around an outdoor fire

THE MUST-HAVE TOOL FOR MANY A PROJECT • Nothing beats the satisfaction of making it yourself — even if it does end up costing as much as a bought one!

THE WORKINGMAN’S BEER • An always-unique seasonal ale created to quench the summer thirst of hot, tired farm workers

FOLLOW THE DREAM • “To be really happy and really safe, one ought to have at least two or three hobbies, and they must all be real” — Winston Churchill

FUTURE-ENABLING AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES • Now there’s an interesting combination

Communication protocols

A HELPING HAND • Needs must — an accident spurred the invention of a very useful device

Making A Third Hand

NEW MICROCONTROLLERS • The latest microcontrollers lend themselves to a myriad of uses

REV THERAPY • Jody Hooker lives his life at full throttle, scraping through some tight bends yet showing no sign of slowing down

Building your own bike?

Getting it right

Weld testing

Bookcase

MISSED AN ISSUE? STORAGE BINDERS

FIND YOUR LOCAL MENZSHED

FOSSILISED DRIVING • Can New Zealand blaze the trail again?


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Frequency: Every other month Pages: 116 Publisher: Rusty Media Edition: No 98 September - October 2021

OverDrive Magazine

  • Release date: August 6, 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.

THE DIAMOND DOGS

The Shed

MODERN METHOD FOR ANCIENT CRAFT • “Pictures are great but there is no substitute for seeing an animal move” — an artist’s sense of wonder at nature has inspired him to create bronze sculptures and unique art

Bronze casting

David Reid — a master founder

Old versus newer method

Many skills and interests

Ceramic shell?

NEW ZEALAND’S LATEST MEN’S SHED • Community spirit harnessed for opening of 154th Men’s Shed

PAINTING TIPS FROM THE RESENE EXPERTS

LIBREOFFICE IS THE ONE TO GET

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

SAFETY RULES ARE YOUR BEST TOOLS • One simple electrical modification may have preserved a number of sheddie fingers

WIN AN AMPRO WORKSHOP TOOL PACK WORTH $3,500!

The tool shed

MASTERING THE LATHE 6 • A boring bar is more versatile than its name suggests

IMPROVING YOUR MOTORHOME’S TECHNOLOGY 1 • Want to be supremely comfortable and independent on the road? This series provides the know-how for some projects that could make that dream come true

WARMING TO OUR WORK • It’s in our DNA — good friends eating, drinking, and chewing the fat around an outdoor fire

THE MUST-HAVE TOOL FOR MANY A PROJECT • Nothing beats the satisfaction of making it yourself — even if it does end up costing as much as a bought one!

THE WORKINGMAN’S BEER • An always-unique seasonal ale created to quench the summer thirst of hot, tired farm workers

FOLLOW THE DREAM • “To be really happy and really safe, one ought to have at least two or three hobbies, and they must all be real” — Winston Churchill

FUTURE-ENABLING AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES • Now there’s an interesting combination

Communication protocols

A HELPING HAND • Needs must — an accident spurred the invention of a very useful device

Making A Third Hand

NEW MICROCONTROLLERS • The latest microcontrollers lend themselves to a myriad of uses

REV THERAPY • Jody Hooker lives his life at full throttle, scraping through some tight bends yet showing no sign of slowing down

Building your own bike?

Getting it right

Weld testing

Bookcase

MISSED AN ISSUE? STORAGE BINDERS

FIND YOUR LOCAL MENZSHED

FOSSILISED DRIVING • Can New Zealand blaze the trail again?


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