Measuring Up Podcast

In today's show we're chatting about where to start on bigger carpentry jobs and overcoming analysis paralysis. We discuss waiting lists, typical joinery enquiries and doing work for the rich and famous. We're also discussing trade waste from a joinery business and what on earth you're supposed to do with it in the UK. There's also a bit of industry news, Andy's Arduino measuring jig, safety glasses and football talk... kind of. Access the aftershow at: https://www.patreon.com/measuringuppodcast

Links:

* Hitachi becomes Hikoki

* Makita OmniBoher drill bits

* Fischer DuoTec fittings

* Toolfreak safety glasses

A massive thank you to all of our Patreon supporters and a special shout-out to all the folk listed on here: measuringuppodcast.com/hall-of-fame/

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Welcome back to Season 2 of the Measuring Up Podcast! We've had a scorchingly hot summer here in the UK, which makes a nice change. Andy talks about his adventures in London and Peter has been upgrading his tech. We're also chatting about upping our game and the dangers of reading too much in to the YouTube comments. AND we've got a brand new Patreon-only exclusive aftershow! Access the aftershow at: https://www.patreon.com/measuringuppodcast

Links:

* Keith's Rag n' Bone Brown channel

* Peter's Aldi vs Festool vacuum vid

* Andy's biscuit joint strength test

* Andy blogs about his laptop issues

* Andy's easy-to-fix dovetails pic 1, pic 2 & pic 3

* Peter's insanely fast broadband

A massive thank you to all of our Patreon supporters and a special shout-out to all the folk listed on here: measuringuppodcast.com/hall-of-fame/

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* Subscribe to Measuring Up Podcast on YouTube

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* Show Web Site and Full Show Notes at https://measuringuppodcast.com

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This is the final episode of Season 1! How did that happen?! Today we're talking a bit more about spray painting in a small workshop, we give you an end of season 'golden tip' each and we give you a very high level overview of what's involved in making a podcast. So the big question is, are we going to do a Season 2?? You'll have to listen to find out what happens next...

Links:

* Levelator

* Rag 'n' Bone Brown, Keith Brown's Biscuit Joint Test

* Sean Tucker Photography

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Peter's finished his biggest carpentry build & install to date and is now having to hang pictures. Andy's finished his latest exhibition install work and has finally had time to make a new studio desk. Today we're chatting about spray painting in a small workshop and whether this is a viable alternative to the brush and roller. We're also discussing YouTube and whether it's still a viable platform for makers. Finally, woodworking, joinery & carpentry books - a bit of recommended reading for our listeners!

Links:

* Measuring Up Podcast on Patreon

* Andy on Twitter

* Peter on Twitter

* Great Exhibition of the North 2018

* Brick This Lego Architecture

* Heisz Wandel Project

Recommended Reading:

* Good Wood Guide (Albert Jackson, David Day)

* Modern Practical Joinery (George Ellis)

* Finish Carpentry (Taunton Press)

* Human Dimension and Interior Space (Julius Panero and Martin Zelnic)

* Get Your House Right (Marianne Cusato & Ben Pentreath)

* You Can Do It - The Complete B&Q Step-by-Step Book of Home Improvement (Thames & Hudson)

* The Impractical Cabinetmaker (James Krenov)

* Plywood: A Material Story (Christopher Wilk & Elizabeth Bisley)

* Bookcases, Cabinets & Built-ins (Taunton Press)

* How We Got to Now: Six Innovations that Made the Modern World (Steven Johnson)

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* Show Web Site and Full Show Notes at https://measuringuppodcast.com

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GDPR was implemented in the EU on 25th May 2018. We're having a bit of a chat about what that could mean for small joinery businesses. We also discuss MDF, where we buy it and what we look for along with target markets for our joinery work and YouTube.

Links:

* GDPR Guidelines from UK ICO

* ICO Self-Assessment Register for GDPR

* Sample Privacy Policy

* The Shop Stool Podcast

* Hypercritical Podcast

* Freakonomics Radio Podcast

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Andy's back from Makers Central 2018 and Peter's back from New York! We're having a bit of a chat about Makers Central and what it means for the UK woodworking community. We find out a bit more about Peter's Festool MFT and how that can help small workshops. We're also discussing the trials and tribulations of running a joinery business and why it's so important to look after your own health - from RSI through to housemaid's knee and tendinitis, you can't earn any money while you can't use your hands!

Links:

* Advent Vice-Versa Double Sided Metric Tape Measure

* Peter Outside Jimmy's NYC Shop

* Andy's Pics from Makers Central (Taken by Glen)

* Glen Beestone and Newcastle Maker Space

* Maker Faire UK

* Makers Central

* Ben Crowe at Crimson Custom Guitars

* Vectric CNC - Thank You For The Beers!

* Brendan at the Shades Workshop

* Kris Duthie on Instagram

* Matt Cremona

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Today we're talking about trigger words and things that put you on edge as a joiner. We also have a good rant about metric vs imperial and discuss cabinet door construction. Andy wants to redesign all tape measures and Peter chats about visualising areas in square feet.

Links:

* Superior Levels

* Nick Zammeti

* Longstaffs of County Durham

* Thomas Nagy

* Strawbyte Workshop

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Peter chats about his first experiences with paint spraying and we go in to the real detail of one of the most standard bread & butter joinery jobs, the installation of floating shelves. Andy discusses his ridiculously overly complicated pricing spreadsheet and confirms why you can't compete with IKEA prices.

Links:

* Keith Brown (Rag 'n Bone Brown) on YouTube

* Andreeson Horowitz A16Z Podcast

* Links are no longer available for the Bluetooth Connected Tape Measure or Giant Squid Audio Lab lav mic discussed on this episode.

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Today we’re talking a bit more about the tech used on jobs, from parking apps through to literally ‘measuring up’ tips. Peter explains the real cost of parking in London and Andy starts his first in a multi-part series of rants about the local council.

Links:

* Jimmy DiResta on YouTube

* Gary Thomson Joinery on YouTube

* KingPost TimberWorks on YouTube

* Forgotten Joinery Techniques Video

* Mike Farrington - Edge Tech MDF Edge Grain Sanding

* Makers International Podcast

* The Dusty Life Podcast

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In this episode we continue on the theme of business management from last time and discuss hourly and daily rates for carpentry work, briefly discuss some of the technology used in our daily routine and also chat about surviving in a small workshop.

Links:

* Tour of Peter's Workshop

* Tour of Andy's Workshop

* Both of the above are from Summer 2017 so if you’re looking at this in the future things will probably have changed a bit!

* Air Quality Monitor - we had some issues with the ones we were using, here's a newer one that seems to get decent reviews (we haven't used it though)

* Phil Makes Things on YouTube

* London Craftsman on YouTube

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* Show Web Site and Full Show Notes at https://measuringuppodcast.com

* Feedback: @MeasuringUpPC on Twitter

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