feelinghandy &mdash; Erik I https://erik.itland.no/tag:feelinghandy My public writing. You can reach me at @eitland@mstdn.io Wed, 22 Apr 2026 00:30:35 +0000 Saturday last week: Mail box post and fixing a wind up toy mouse https://erik.itland.no/saturday-last-week-mail-box-post-and-fixing-a-wind-up-toy-mouse?pk_campaign=rss-feed <![CDATA[Someone recently asked me if my hobby was to fix things and I guess it is, at least it is one of my hobbies. Here’s the the mail box post I made with room for our mailbox and 4 more. All the wood is reused/salvaged: The mailbox post I made. !--more-- And here is the toy I fixed: Wind up toy mouse. It was probably not worth the effort at all economically speaking but it just feels bad to throw things away and buy new ones (and I actively enjoy disassembling, fixing and reassembling stuff.) Filed under #weekend #feelinghandy #repair and #reuse]]> Someone recently asked me if my hobby was to fix things and I guess it is, at least it is one of my hobbies.

Here’s the the mail box post I made with room for our mailbox and 4 more. All the wood is reused/salvaged:

The mailbox post I made. And here is the toy I fixed:

Wind up toy mouse.

It was probably not worth the effort at all economically speaking but it just feels bad to throw things away and buy new ones (and I actively enjoy disassembling, fixing and reassembling stuff.)

Filed under #weekend #feelinghandy #repair and #reuse

]]> https://erik.itland.no/saturday-last-week-mail-box-post-and-fixing-a-wind-up-toy-mouse Mon, 01 Jul 2019 19:08:12 +0000 Saturday fun: fixing a lawnmower blade and a pram wheel https://erik.itland.no/saturday-fun-fixing-a-lawnmower-blade-and-a-pram-wheel?pk_campaign=rss-feed <![CDATA[Straightened the lawnmower blade.!--more-- This Saturday I went to the beach for the first time this season. Got a minor sunburn, looked for crabs with the kids and ate lunch. In the evening we went to visit the inlaws place before returning home, fixing the lawn mower blade and the pram wheel before going inside for the night. Was planning to fix the wheelbarrow as well but after removing the tyre and opening the bag with the new inner tube it turned out Jula had sold me a 3.5-8 in a 4-6 package so I gave up on that. Filed under #weekend #feelinghandy ]]> Straightened the lawnmower blade.

This Saturday I went to the beach for the first time this season. Got a minor sunburn, looked for crabs with the kids and ate lunch.

In the evening we went to visit the inlaws place before returning home, fixing the lawn mower blade and the pram wheel before going inside for the night.

Was planning to fix the wheelbarrow as well but after removing the tyre and opening the bag with the new inner tube it turned out Jula had sold me a 3.5-8 in a 4-6 package so I gave up on that.

Filed under #weekend #feelinghandy

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