I love to make very large pancakes on a traditional cast iron pan from Finland called Muurikka (or Muurinpohjapannu as it is officially called). I got the pan few years back and it came with a large gas heater. This was not good enough, so I decided to design a rocket stove inspired wood burner…
Rocket Grill – Part 1
I love to make very large pancakes on a traditional cast iron pan from Finland called Muurikka (or Muurinpohjapannu as it is officially called). I got the pan few years back and it came with a large gas heater. This was not good enough, so I decided to design a rocket stove inspired wood burner…
Project with the kids – Man of Steel
My son wanted a metal man. I took that as a challenge and an excellent opportunity for practising some small scale TIG welding. The man has an interchangeable hat/helmet, and I even added a custom 3D printed magnetic sword. It was a perfect partner for a wooden dinosaur we made together some time later.
Metal Twister
I got tired of making twists manually. Even though the twists looked good most of the time, it was very difficult to keep the bar straight if the twist was on a longer area. With this I’m able to do up to 1 meter long twists and they turn out perfect every single time. Build…
Fence Extension
We had a gap between our fence and hedge which became a problem when our 1.5 years old daughter figured out that she can fit through it. I spent an afternoon in the workshop to manufacture a bolt-on extension for it. I drilled holes, which I threaded, on the fence post so the extension can…
Filler and electrode holder for TIG welding
I got tired of not being able to pick up the filler from the table with my gloves on, so I made a holder for it. While I was at it I added also a place for both old and new electrodes. I can also store many filler wires on the center so I don’t…
New welding table and adapting my garage for metalworking
I had been planning to adapt my garage for metalworking for some time already, and finally I got lucky and found a used tabletop. A small fabrication company was selling it and they had used it as a basic welding table already earlier, so it had the four legs welded on already. So that was…
Corona Project – Phone holder
When corona hit the world, I was suddenly stuck working from home. I didn’t have a proper webcam, so I was joining using my phone’s camera instead. The angle was totally wrong, so I spent a lunch break in the workshop to make a tall holder which raises it to the correct height.
Metal yarn holder
My son’s godmother is an amazing crocheter, and always hand makes all birthday and Christmas presents. As Christmas was getting close, I decided that I will hand make something for her as well; namely a metal yarn holder. The plan was to make the base so heavy that it can be placed on the floor…
‘Cold Forged’ banister
Our cellar staircase was missing a bannister so I decided to give a go on building one. I was lacking most tools required for bending metal, so a lot of that work was improvised. The result was well beyond my expectations considering that I had never done this kind of work. Build log: