We have to master everything from hand tools, power tools, machine tools, drill presses, pillar drills, circular saws, table saws, milling machines, angle grinders, lathes ... lots of things. It’s also good to be able to weld. I’ve got every bit of kit you can imagine. I have my own personal tools, but there are also tools within the company. It’s really handy, because there are so many tools and specialist pieces of equipment, you don’t know what you’ll need. I follow the mantra, if I use it three times, I buy it. The equipment I use the most are callipers, sander drills, hammers, sockets and spanners. These are the essential things that I use every day, so you could say they are my favourite.
My job really is as broad as it sounds – I create things like wind, fire, rain, smoke, elemental stuff, and even explosives, but I also do stage props, theatre props and miniatures.