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Repairing and Cleaning Our Dyson V8

It’s an intricate device. We’ve always accepted that, but never knew how much so. Our adventures began when we clumsily dropped our V8 and cracked the top part of the housing. Must have landed on its head. On YouTube we watched two disassembly videos (one, two) before proceeding. We had our trusty tamper-free tool set […]

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Eliminating Rodents, Vermin, Mice

The filthy things. For a time, we struggled to find effective measures for eliminating them. Active at night, scurrying, making scratching noises in the ceiling directly above our sleeping quarters. They always seem to nest there. Unafraid of our thunderous fists pounding against the plasterboard beneath their feet. We were loathe to use poisons, especially

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Removing Rust from Scissors/Shears

Back when we worked frequently with fabrics, we purchased a pair of Wiss Inlaid 20 industrial shears on impulse. These shears weren’t large enough for cutting fast through long lengths of fabric, instead they seem to suit shorter and more intricate cuts – shapes for instance. We never used them much. We should have stowed

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