Welcome back to the Measuring Up Podcast. Loads in today's episode including:* This is the last ever episode of the Measuring Up Podcast!* Laying carpets is like magic* Why we don't do flooring* Andy's worst ever job* How did we

#049: Back on the Tools

Feb 17th, 2020 1h 6m

Welcome back to the Measuring Up Podcast. Loads in today's episode including:* The world is a bit nervous about the Coronavirus* A bit more electric car talk... so... why are they so expensive again?* Benefits for charge network membe

#047: IP Ownership of Things We Make?

Feb 3rd, 2020 1h

Welcome back to the Measuring Up Podcast. Loads in today's episode including:* House selling woes* Coffee and alcohol* Drones* Password management and security* Peter's been refreshing a hand plane* The January YouTube lull

#045: Our Typical Days

Jan 20th, 2020 1h 3m

Welcome back to the Measuring Up Podcast. Loads in today's episode including:* Andy's had his first drone flight* More Instagram scam woes* Continue chat about electric vehicles* House buying... is something finally happening?*

#043: We’re in the Christmas lull!

Jan 6th, 2020 1h 4m

Welcome back to the Measuring Up Podcast. Loads in today's episode including:* Happy New Year! We're in the Christmas lul and we're now TV critics* Microphones* Impact Drivers* Soft close and Christmas DIY* Christmas Board Games

#041: Fitted Furniture in Deep Alcoves

Dec 23rd, 2019 1h 4m

Welcome back to the Measuring Up Podcast and a very Merry Christmas from Andy & Peter! On today's show:* Cables on power tools can ruin perfectly good tools* New toys we want for Christmas* Posh speaker cables and stupid interconnects

#039: Batteries and Cybertrucks

Dec 9th, 2019 1h 5m

Welcome back to the Measuring Up Podcast! On today's show:* Andy is getting old and falling to pieces* Venice flooding and clever wellies* A brick laying question for our listeners?* Can you earn money as a hobby without becoming s

#037: Think of the Children!

Nov 25th, 2019 1h 6m

Welcome back to the Measuring Up Podcast! On today's show:* Peter's back from Venice and it was REALLY flooded!* Holidays, when you're ready to come home?* Behind the scenes... nothing is real!* Why are makers making less YouTube v

#035: Bad Instruction Manuals… and Disneyland!

Nov 11th, 2019 1h 6m

Welcome back to the Measuring Up Podcast! On today's show:* Andy's very excited about Disneyland... and the channel tunnel!* French roads... where are the cat's eyes?* Peter's planer / thicknesser and strange return policies* Cleve

#033: Strangest Handyman Jobs?

Oct 28th, 2019 1h 2m

Welcome back! Later on in the show we're talking about some of our strangest encounters back in the days of doing handyman work. We're also chatting about modern lives where information is fed to us via new mediums such as YouTube, podcasts and

#032: We’re Early!

Oct 14th, 2019 1h 21m

Peter and Andy are off to be media tarts at a special YouTube event so we're recording the show a bit early this week. We're covering all sorts today including procrastination and working without distractions (in Costa), Peter's gone back to us

#031: Ch ch ch changes!

Sep 30th, 2019 1h 21m

We're back for Season 4 of the Measuring Up Podcast and we have so much to tell you! It's only been a few months since the last episode but some pretty major changes are afoot in terms of where we take this whole 'YouTube thing'. We also have a

#030: Humility as a Woodworker

Jul 1st, 2019 1h 37m

It's our last episode of Season 3! Join us as we try to get through some of the topics we planned to talk about in the first season. Here goes: YouTube and viral randomness, painting tables, humility as a woodworker, Peter nearly becomes a DJ,

#029: Do Instagram care about Copyright?

Jun 17th, 2019 1h 25m

Loads to talk about today! Peter's bedside tables are finally out of his workshop and Andy has had some interesting adventures with a viral post on Instagram. This has highlighted a real problem on the platform, do Instagram care about copyrigh

#028: Soundproofing Workshops & UK New Builds

Jun 3rd, 2019 1h 27m

We're back to normality after Makers Central... well, not quite. We're chatting more about new build housing issues in the UK - from crazily poor standards of construction through to what Andy found hidden in the wall of his new build house. Th

#027: Peter and Andy finally meet! Makers Central 2019!

May 20th, 2019 1h 8m

It's Makers Central 2019 and we have an exhibition stand to run! Andy's heading down and Peter's heading up to Birmingham for the maker event of the year. It's also the first time Andy & Peter actually get a chance to meet in person! Excuse our

#026: The UK Housing Problem

May 6th, 2019 1h 19m

All the usual chit-chat about the day-to-day happenings in a small joinery workshop. We've got a bit more follow-up on the topic of apprenticeships and what it means to be 'time served' in the 21st century. We're also talking about the joys of

#025: Alcove Units and Saying ‘No’ to Customers

Apr 22nd, 2019 1h 23m

Peter's back to the grind after a bit of well deserved time off in Venice and Andy chats about the alcove install he's been working on. We're also discussing how to say 'no' to customers? What happens when you're asked to do work that you just

#024: Are We Joiners, Carpenters or Cabinet Makers?

Apr 8th, 2019 1h 19m

We're chatting about the difference between a cabinet maker, joiner, carpenter and a carpet fitter. On a more serious note, is your business being held back by bureaucracy and constant barriers? Being self employed is hard enough and it seems t

#023: Inside Baseball

Mar 25th, 2019 1h 35m

OK, we're getting a bit geeky about YouTube today but bear with us. We're chatting about how a single viral video can transform a YouTube channel overnight from a hobby to a job. We're also talking about video editing software and why, when you

#022: Special Delivery!

Mar 11th, 2019 1h 33m

All sorts in today's show. Andy's MDF story, how accurate do you need to be in woodworking? Vans vs trucks, roof racks, Are trades people allowed to live in new houses? Bigger workshops, Makers Central, phew... AND we're asking the question, do

#021: What’s Your Poison??

Feb 25th, 2019 1h 39m

Welcome back to Season 3 of the Measuring Up Podcast! Did you miss us? We missed you all and we especially missed chatting about wood! Today we're discussing the challenges of fitting 2 hours of information in to a 15 minute video and how YouTu

#020: SketchUp, Fusion 360 and Amazon Reviews

Dec 31st, 2018 1h 18m

Welcome to the last show of Season 2! We're chatting about all sorts today. Andy finally has a new phone so we're chatting a bit about tech. Are Amazon reviews broken? We hear about review scams encountered in the run-up to Christmas. What shou

#019: We’re Not Ready. Merry Christmas 2018!

Dec 24th, 2018 1h 15m

It's Christmas Eve 2018 and the penultimate episode of this season! Peter's had to cut MDF himself like some sort of animal and has even made some proper joints in actual wood. In the run-up to Christmas it's all hands on deck to get customer j

#018: Hoarding, MDF & Packaging Projects

Dec 10th, 2018 1h 20m

Hoarding often goes hand-in-hand with woodworking - whether it's tools or materials it's just part of the job. Today we're having a bit of a chat about the implications of hoarding. We also discuss MDF and are asking the question, is it safe to