Measuring Up Podcast – Page 8 – With Andy MacLellan & Peter Millard

21st May 201816th September 2019

#007: Makers Central 2018, Festool MFT & Keeping Healthy

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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!

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7th May 201816th September 2019

#006: Cabinet Doors and the Metric vs Imperial Debate

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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.

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23rd April 201816th September 2019

#005: Overly Complicated Pricing of Floating Shelves

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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.

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9th April 201816th September 2019

#004: Mobile Tech, Parking Rants and Apple vs Android

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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.

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25th March 201816th September 2019

#003: Joinery Day Rates and Managing a Small Workshop

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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.

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