Make sure you always keep your location nice and vague; you don't want the wrong sort of people knowing what sort of tools and security you have.

Best of luck with your channel

I've pinged you a message with your house number on, with how I found it. I didn't do anything illegal or anything like that, it was a three minute search, but it's worth being aware we give away loads without realising.

Edited By Jon Lawes on 24/11/2021 04:30:07

A lovely idea Steve, in a perfect world.

" BUT " , as my hero Harry Enfield would say,… " NO ",

Keep that location very very secret

a good friend of mine attended a vast number of rallies with his 4” t engine, which proudly displayed his name and the small village where he lived. All went well for years, until his workshop was cleared out while he was at a 4 day rally. They came with a lorry , neighbours thought he was selling up……

A difficult problem is a rally guide which states where you are from. Easy search in the phone book for an address

The Readers wives Workshops articles in MEW have always been quite well recieved so there must be quite a few who like being nosy. Plus there are often comments on here about things seen in the background of photos that encourage conversation.

As you have shown us your's Steve, its only right that I should show you mine. This thread is basically what was in the MEW article on my workshop

Me too! I tidy up before starting new projects, otherwise my workshop is an embarrassment! I like it messy, but it's a guilty pleasure best indulged in private.

I like to see how others organise themselves though. It's just a step further than I would go because it's so easy to leak information useful to the ill-disposed on the internet. Not that I have anything worth nicking, but a break-in would be upsetting.

Dave

Do keep your exact location secret, you never can tell what unsavoury individual may be lurking,looking for easy pickings.

Do make your workshop secure.. Close off windows when not in use, and have good locks on the door

If you have a hasp type closure, use at least two coach bolts withe nuts inside, and good quality padlock

That may be expensive, but not as costly as replacing the things that would be stolen..

You spend year and lots of time and money equipping your workshop, but a blaggard with an hour to spare can pinch the lot.

If the hinges are exposed, make / fit hinge bolts. Take a couple of sturdy wood screws and turn off the head. Use a drill chuck to screw them into the door until about 18 – 20 mm is left standing out. Trying to close the door should mark the post to show when to drill the holes.

I helped to make a commercial premise secure, heavy beam across the doors, interlocked with the burglar alarm system. We thought it was secure.

The weak point was the back door, Smashed out of the wall and the oxy acetylen kit used to burn through the beam on the main door!, to steal whatever was portable!

Howard

I am not that someone but would echo your request. The forum already imposes a limitation on the upload format and I wonder whether this could be tweaked (if necessary) to exclude EXIF metadata.

I gather from a recent article in the computer press that Windows File Explorer can clean individual files whilst EXIF Purge and an Android app called Photo Metadata Remover will also perform batch operations.

Presumably, the main danger is from GPS-enabled phones and cameras giving away precise locations?

Best to make sure you set things like your camera to deny location data, Youtube is also further down that list on my phone

Youtube is fantastic as a portal into the lives of people doing remarkable things. I've found it very inspiring to see one gentleman experimenting with home made kinetic energy recovery on his pushbike, learned things from machinists half my age (but with twice my experience) and watched through my fingers as Keith Appleton uses an adjustable spanner on everything.

During lockdown I think the ability to watch a variety of subjects of interest kept me sane… don't rule it out, you are missing out of a huge amount of information. Even if the modern subjects are not your thing, there are a lot of older films which have been uploaded, especially of interest items about Swindon works etc.