Day 1977 Burke on the wire

11th January 2023

The two door cabinet hit 1283 views, something of a record for us, but it only led to two offers, one of which was a scammer, the other was legitimate, that was picked up this afternoon.

I attempted to repair the sander that had a split in the cable. This usually not a big job, just open up the casing, disconnect the wires going into the switch, cut off the old end, and trim back new wires, reconnect, refit the casing, plug in and bingo it should work, but it didn’t.

That now pissed me off. I stripped it down again, everything looked good, I plugged it in and pulled the switch, now it worked! I put the casing back together, and tested it, but nothing happened.

I thought I should have tinned the ends of the cables, I was clutching at straws now, but could I find my solder? not a chance, I looked everywhere with no success.

I put the sander aside as I needed to work on the chair.

Kelli was working on a tall dresser, staining the fronts and top. Cedar comes in a variety of colours from deep red to straw, the wash she applied balanced it out.

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Author: peterb51

I am a practical person, I love making things, and especially working with wood. I appreciate good design, music and food.

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