Prime minister Kier Starmer says he is ripping up the rule book to get Britain building mini nuclear power plants. --- The Rolls-Royce SMR will have the capacity to generate up to 470MWe of energy, equivalent to more than 150 onshore [...]

This time-controlled smartphone safe makes your phone disappear for a while and frees up time for other things. The post Build a Better Screen Lock: Smartphone Safe appeared first on Make: DIY Projects and Ideas for Makers. --- This article appeared in [...]

Latest monthly survey of industry purchasing managers indicates a fall in UK construction output last month. --- Despite softer demand for construction materials, the survey indicated the steepest rise in input costs since April 2023After 10 consecutive months of rising output, [...]

Turning tools come in many shapes. Here’s how to keep those shapes sharp. Many years ago, I was cooking with a friend who was home visiting his parents during a college break. He struggled with a dull knife until [...]

The key to good rip cuts is a good rip fence. The Biesemeyer table saw fence is so much a part of the modern shop that the name is almost an adjective: Even if your saw’s fence is designed [...]

This is another example of modern influencer marketing. --- I received a disappointing email last week. The way social media marketing works, tool brands and retailers either have an in-house team, or they hire an agency to handle their press, media, and [...]

Here's what we know about the new Bosch 18V cordless chop saw. --- Bosch will soon be launching a new 18V cordless chop saw, model GCD18V-14. Officially described as a dry cutoff saw, this will be a 14″ metal-cutting saw with toothed [...]

Construction companies already working on billions of pounds worth of Lower Thames Crossing contracts are likely to face two choices if the project is to survive: either re-tender for the work or seize control of the project themselves. Phil [...]

It looks like the Woodworking Shows have permanently ended. --- The Woodworking Shows is gone. I just checked – there are no shows scheduled for 2025, and the website no longer exists. The Woodworking Show was a traveling expo. There were tool [...]

Keeping warm: What jackets should you be wearing in the workshop? Every year as the days get shorter and the temps get lower, woodworkers emerge from pseudo-hibernation to go into their shops and build throughout the long winter months. [...]