Woodworking

A self-made Schwippbogen. In the end, only the selection of the right parts was decisive. Frosted 5mm LEDs, brass tubes with 5mm inner diameter and a beautiful piece of wood with interesting grain. Zack, done. Well, some electronics, many cables, shrink tubing, drilling, milling, soldering, painting, oiling and gluing hot glue are also needed. But […]

We want to give our child an enthusiasm for the kitchen and cooking. Cooking together, for this a small person must first come to the work surface. A learning tower seemed to us to be an ideal tool. And to anticipate this, it has become indispensable for us. It has been in regular use for […]

Recently I came to an UltiMaker Prusa i3 pro 3D printer. After the first gimmicks, the question quickly arose as to what you can actually do with a 3D printer. I had a concrete idea. After I had built a sliding table with a cross stop for my Bosch GTS 10 xc, I still lacked […]

The Bosch plunge saw is a great tool. But the attachment of the vacuum cleaner hose is annoying. Again and again the hose slips out of the sleeve on the saw. A 3d printed adapter can provide a remedy. This allows the hose to snap into place directly and holds securely.

We wanted to have a custom size shelf in our living room as an eye catcher and storage mainly for child books often read by our daughter. It should stand on high legs to give room for toy boxes below. As an eye catcher I decided to go for half-blind dovetails. To get them done […]

Dolls also like to sleep in a bed. At least that's what my daughter says. So I built a bed for the doll. A fairly simple frame construction with a thin board as a slatted frame. I still had a board of ash wood, which was just enough for this project.

I have been using the Bosch GTS 10 xc for a few years now. While it is certainly one of the best saws in its class, it also has some drawbacks. In general, I miss a compact saw with a reasonable sliding table on the market. But well, if they don't exist, I build something […]