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MakersHourQuestionsHere are your questions for this week, Thursday 21st August, at 8pm UK time. Questions will be Tooted every 12 minutes throughout the hour.Please remember to follow and tag us in your responses, and also use the <a href="https://cupoftea.social/tags/MakersHour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MakersHour</a> tag, if you are taking part. Thank you. <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/makershour" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@makershour@a.gup.pe</a>Q1: Tell us who you are and what you’ve been doing this week. <a href="https://cupoftea.social/tags/MakersHour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MakersHour</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/makershour" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@makershour@a.gup.pe</a>Q2: What do you need to actually do that project that's languished for a year or longer? <a href="https://cupoftea.social/tags/MakersHour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MakersHour</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/makershour" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@makershour@a.gup.pe</a>Q3: How much does the desire to help other people and solve meaningful problems affect your motivation? <a href="https://cupoftea.social/tags/MakersHour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MakersHour</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/makershour" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@makershour@a.gup.pe</a>Q4: Which of your makes are you most proud of? <a href="https://cupoftea.social/tags/MakersHour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MakersHour</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/makershour" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@makershour@a.gup.pe</a>Q5: What experience have you had that was closest to the scene in Apollo 13, where they had to make a square air filter fit in a round hole? <a href="https://cupoftea.social/tags/MakersHour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MakersHour</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/makershour" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@makershour@a.gup.pe</a>

Anthony 🇦🇺🐺🕯🌟✨️Update on Titanic engine. Added a 3rd column. <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Makershour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Makershour</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/TitanicProject" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TitanicProject</a>

Alfred Chow - Maker of ThingsToday I put bedding in the wash, Then went to the community workshop. We had a little meeting, About raising funds for insurance fees. Then I cut up a bit of Laburnum log, I need to make new scales for my keyfold. Popped into work, To check on the new drain installation. Forgot to pick up my prescriptions, So had to pop back out. Did a little admin, And watched a few videos. Did caretaking, And skipped some lumps of concrete. Introduced Mum to the tiny Lidl rice cooker, Hopefully she will get a lot of use from it. Made the bed with clean fresh bedding, Then joined in <a href="https://cupoftea.social/tags/MakersHour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MakersHour</a>. Amser gwely, <a href="https://cupoftea.social/tags/NosDa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NosDa</a>. <a href="https://cupoftea.social/tags/NightAll" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NightAll</a>

Spark<a href="https://cupoftea.social/@MakersHour" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@MakersHour@cupoftea.social</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/makershour" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@makershour@a.gup.pe</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/@wokstation" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@wokstation</a> Sorry didn’t make it to <a href="https://social.makerforums.info/tags/makersHour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#makersHour</a>. Had a family emergency. Now no energy left.

Alfred Chow - Maker of ThingsQ5: <a href="https://cupoftea.social/@MakersHour" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@MakersHour</a> (This IS the last one, right? I really need a wee now, those cuppas were lovely) Ah! Right! LAST QUESTION and then you're FREE! FREE!!! MWUAHAHA! "There's nowt so permanent as a temporary fix" goes the adage. What bodge of yours' remains?A5: Last century, the handle broke on a toilet cistern. I very quickly made up a new one from a block of hardwood. It is still there and in use. It has probably had a longer life than its predecessor. <a href="https://cupoftea.social/tags/MakersHour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MakersHour</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/makershour" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@makershour@a.gup.pe</a>

Maaike<a href="https://cupoftea.social/@MakersHour" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@MakersHour@cupoftea.social</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/makershour" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@makershour@a.gup.pe</a> There have been a few emergency repairs that have saved me. Like the seam of the down sleeping bag in the middle of a winter hike. Thank god for travel sewing kits. My favourite is the on the road reconstruction of a bicycle pedal with a knife and a spoon. I can't find any pictures of that one though, so here's a sandal that fell apart on holiday (the glue had disintegrated) that I sewed back together. <a href="https://mendeddrum.org/tags/MakersHour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MakersHour</a>

Geoff 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿<a href="https://cupoftea.social/@MakersHour" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@MakersHour@cupoftea.social</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/makershour" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@makershour@a.gup.pe</a> (2/2) <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MakersHour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MakersHour</a> He tells me to cut the other end of the can off too, and then cut along the length of it with some metal shears. We then wrap that "open cylinder" around the exhaust pipe just where the hole was punched by a rock ("ahhh, THAT'S the noise!") and then jubilee clip it on either side. Total fix was half an hour, including making and eating beans on toast. Fix outlived the rest of the car as far as I know.

WokStation<a href="https://cupoftea.social/@Maker_of_Things" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@Maker_of_Things</a> <a href="https://cupoftea.social/@MakersHour" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@MakersHour@cupoftea.social</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/makershour" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@makershour@a.gup.pe</a> I think this "wins" :D <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/makersHour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#makersHour</a>

Geoff 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿<a href="https://cupoftea.social/@MakersHour" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@MakersHour@cupoftea.social</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/makershour" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@makershour@a.gup.pe</a> Slightly tangential: driving my parents' car, not long after I passed my test, it started making a *hell* of a noise. Suddenly sounded like a huge marine diesel, which it wasn't. Drove the (thankfully) half mile home, expecting to be in all sorts of trouble.Dad takes one listen and tells me I need to make beans on toast to fix it. OK, weird punishment, but I do. We eat the beans, and then he asks for the can....(1/2) <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MakersHour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MakersHour</a>

Alfred Chow - Maker of ThingsQ4: <a href="https://cupoftea.social/@MakersHour" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@MakersHour</a> (No, really, thank you but not another mince pie, I'm stuffed) Huh? Oh, you're looking. Ummm. I suffer the horrors of another cuppa. Oh Heyelp(!). QUESTION? Right! Question! Has your making ever got you OUT of trouble? Maybe you sewed the split inseam of your trousers JUST IN TIME or being a dab-hand with a soldering iron has fixed the thing JUST IN TIME?A4: When Sue and I were first courting we went to visit my God-Daughter’s family in Norfolk. While we were all out on a road trip the clutch pedal broke on my car. I managed to keep driving without the clutch until we found somewhere to park to check out the damage. I then walked to the nearest Halfords, bought a few basic tools and some hose clamps. Using the hose clamps, and the leaf springs from my old wiper blades, I was able to make a temporary repair on the clutch pedal. I drove another near 300 miles on it until I was able to get home to weld it properly.<a href="https://cupoftea.social/tags/MakersHour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MakersHour</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/makershour" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@makershour@a.gup.pe</a>

MakersHourQuestionsQ4: (No, really, thank you but not another mince pie, I'm stuffed) Huh? Oh, you're looking. Ummm. I suffer the horrors of another cuppa. Oh Heyelp(!). QUESTION? Right! Question! Has your making ever got you OUT of trouble? Maybe you sewed the split inseam of your trousers JUST IN TIME or being a dab-hand with a soldering iron has fixed the thing JUST IN TIME? <a href="https://cupoftea.social/tags/MakersHour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MakersHour</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/makershour" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@makershour@a.gup.pe</a>

Alfred Chow - Maker of ThingsQ3: <a href="https://cupoftea.social/@MakersHour" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@MakersHour</a> I'm getting looks from Sue now. They're ganging up on me and now I'm having to put up with EXTRA CUSHIONS! THE IGNOMY! While I think of how to get my own back, tell me, how have you gotten your own back through making? Practical jokes and Halloween most definitely count.A3: I don’t really. I don’t like the effect revenge has on my mental health, and so I wouldn’t want to tarnish my making with it. I prefer to simply prove wrong someone who says I can’t do a thing that I have been working on.<a href="https://cupoftea.social/tags/MakersHour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MakersHour</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/makershour" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@makershour@a.gup.pe</a>

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Alfred Chow - Maker of Things<a href="https://cupoftea.social/@Indigoatcrafts" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@Indigoatcrafts</a> <a href="https://cupoftea.social/@MakersHour" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@MakersHour</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/makershour" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@makershour@a.gup.pe</a> I got one for Work, and after playing with it I got another for myself. It's really quite good, especially for £35. <a href="https://cupoftea.social/tags/MakersHour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MakersHour</a>

Alfred Chow - Maker of ThingsQ2: <a href="https://cupoftea.social/@MakersHour" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@MakersHour</a> More? You dare ask for MO... wrong room. WRONG ROOM. Last week I told you about a book that got me in a lot of trouble at school. How has your making got you in trouble? It's ok, we won't tell anyone. Just ignore the microphone...A2: You know, I don’t think it has. It has got me eye rolling sighs, face palms, and great mirth and hilarity at times, though.Though, thinking back to school days, making my own take on school uniform got me praise from most teachers but a lot of trouble from the deputy head. I didn’t actually break any rules (I checked with other teachers first) but I did push the limits of what the rules didn't specify in detail.<a href="https://cupoftea.social/tags/MakersHour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MakersHour</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/makershour" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@makershour@a.gup.pe</a>

Alfred Chow - Maker of Things<a href="https://cupoftea.social/@Indigoatcrafts" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@Indigoatcrafts</a> <a href="https://cupoftea.social/@MakersHour" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@MakersHour</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/makershour" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@makershour@a.gup.pe</a> Oh no! What have you done to your arm?!!!! I hope it gets better soon.<a href="https://cupoftea.social/tags/MakersHour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MakersHour</a>

Alfred Chow - Maker of Things<a href="https://sunny.garden/@hammerhand_workshop" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@hammerhand_workshop</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/makershour" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@makershour</a> Oh that's frustrating!<a href="https://cupoftea.social/tags/MakersHour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MakersHour</a>

Ropey<a href="https://cupoftea.social/@MakersHour" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@MakersHour</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/makershour" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@makershour@a.gup.pe</a> A1 <a href="https://cupoftea.social/tags/makershour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#makershour</a> Hi Wok. You can add "i made Ropey laugh lots" to your made list. I ran out of ecru/cream Ricorumi yarn for my Pidgey Pokémon. Managed to pivk some up enroute to work this morning. While waiting ive made an elephant. It turns out I've also made a mess of my arm. Last week's injury has gone nasty.

Maaike<a href="https://cupoftea.social/@MakersHour" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@MakersHour@cupoftea.social</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/makershour" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@makershour@a.gup.pe</a> Hi, Maaike here. I made ALL the things. So many things. Here's an old thing I made (a wooden box) and a new thing I made (a mini kawandi quilt for my textile art challenge). <a href="https://mendeddrum.org/tags/MakersHour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MakersHour</a>

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