Category Archives: Workshop

Ozito chainsaw repairs – Part 1

Posted on 10/03/2026 by AlanM52

  For a while now the saw has had chain lubrication issues with a screeching noise when it comes to a stop after a cut.

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Cordless stick vac repairs – 3

Posted on 15/09/2024 by AlanM52

Third attempt at repairing the cordless stick vac- First go was good until I propped the vac against the stairs hand rail and too slow to grab it when it slid off onto the floor! Second go to epoxy failed … Continue reading →

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LED Floodlights repairs

Posted on 12/05/2024 by AlanM52

Erratic operation and then the lights would not turn on when power was turned off and then on. The PIR sensor must be faulty.

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Cyberpower Value600ei UPS – battery replacement

Posted on 02/04/2024 by AlanM52

During the recent storms and power outages the UPS failed to keep the Lenovo AIO desktop running so disconnected the black brick and took it to the workshop for repair at a later date. I have been busy doing other … Continue reading →

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Fan heater maintenance

Posted on 20/09/2023 by AlanM52

Job request from ET to clean her balcony fan heater.

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Workshop bench storage – part 1

Posted on 29/05/2022 by AlanM52

Replacing the electronics/electrical workbench top storage shelf which was simply a length of flooring timber from leftovers when our house was built in 1971 OMG

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Workshop – MDF storage unit.

Posted on 10/05/2022 by AlanM52

Making a MDF storage unit to store these hand tools.

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Al’s Workshop – MDF storage unit.

Posted on 10/05/2022 by AlanM52

Making a MDF storage unit to store these hand tools.

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Turning fence palings into dressed timber–part 3

Posted on 29/04/2022 by AlanM52

Setting up for planing the edges of fence paling boards. I have relocated the dust extractor from the top of the table (thicknesser mode) to underneath the table.

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Turning fence palings into dressed timber-part 2

Posted on 29/04/2022 by AlanM52
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