ALDI – SINGER PROMISE 1412 SEWING MACHINE

Early start this morning (for us retirees) with ET to get to our local ALDI so we don't miss out on the sewing machine and table. We were 2nd in line with a nice lady in front of us, she and the guy behind us were all after the same stuff. ET went for the machine and I the table which is 42.5kg, gave the lady a hand with hers and in doing so lost ground as other crowded in behind me but pushed back in and grabbed one assisted by the fact they could not lift the boxes. Later gave the lady in front of us a hand to load her car - my good deed for the year.

Jigsaw table

Decided to make a jigsaw table which is basically a upside down jigsaw with the blade poking up through the top of a box.

Not much planning beforehand so to get started let’s route out the top for a insert.

Makita 6012HD 9.6V battery

Brought my Makita 6012HD 9.6V battery drill back to life!
As with most NiCad's of this vintage the 9.6V battery pack will not accept a charge.

I have a Odyssey PC680 car battery lying around from a Subaru WRX.

It sill takes a charge so let's run the Makita off that via clip leads.

Cyclone Dust Separator

This is a off-the-cuff dust extraction project for the workshop. The unit sits between the dust source (table saw, mitre saw, router table etc.) and the workshop vacuum to collect all the saw dust and wood shavings. The shop vacuum (ALDI Taurus) simply provides the sucking power.

View of the finished unit.

Bench drill press

Purchased a used Ryobi MODEL BD513 Drill Press for $40.

Two peas in a pod

Much cooler day today so Milo and Luna have taken over Pixie's basket.

Timber Drill Vice

I don’t have any sort of bench drill vice, a machine vice is on the shopping list so in the meantime decided to make one for timber – from timber.



Cut off the turn screw from a old but hefty C clamp – which took a while.