Send a workshop story or tip

This form is the only channel for sending material to the Bench Bolt desk. Tell us what happened at the bench, what failed, what you paid for a part, or which piece of paperwork caught you out. We read everything that arrives.

Your name

Email address

Where is your workshop based

What are you sending

Repair diary Tool teardown Market note Admin or pricing tip

Tell us the story

I can send bench or tool photos if the editors ask

Submitting this form does not create an account, subscription, order or booking. It does not promise a reply time or publication. Once it is sent, the site shows a thanks page confirming the form was received.

Prefer email? Write to info@pluginprofitplan.com or call +27 70 284 2924. Postal address: The Firs, 32A Cradock Avenue, Rosebank, Johannesburg, 2196, South Africa. This is a contact and postal address only.

Where the desk sits

Bench Bolt is run from Rosebank, on the northern edge of Johannesburg. The address below is a contact and postal address for the editorial desk, nothing more. There is no counter to walk up to, no yard to browse and no drop-off point for tools or parts.

Postal address: The Firs, 32A Cradock Avenue, Rosebank, Johannesburg, 2196, South Africa
Email: info@pluginprofitplan.com
Phone: +27 70 284 2924

Map area

The map frame covers the Rosebank area of Johannesburg, roughly between the coordinates below. It marks the general district, not a doorway or a parking bay.

Bounding box

South 26.18 to 26.06, East 27.97 to 28.12

If you are sending a workshop story or a tip, use the form on this page. The address above is for post and correspondence only.

Reach the Bench Bolt desk

Send a workshop story or a tip straight to the editors. This is the one channel for submissions, and it is also where you can write about anything else on your bench.

Postal and contact address

The Firs, 32A Cradock Avenue,
Rosebank, Johannesburg, 2196,
South Africa

This is a contact and postal address only.

Phone

+27 70 284 2924

Leave a short message if nobody picks up.

Email

info@pluginprofitplan.com

Write to this address for editorial matters and general enquiries.

What the desk finds useful

A short account of a repair, including what went wrong and what you tried first.
A bench setup that works in a tight space, with the measurements you actually used.
A tool that failed in an interesting way, and where it failed.
A sourcing problem around Johannesburg's industrial edges, and how you worked around it.
A piece of admin that tripped you up, from quotes to deposits to invoicing.
A market note from a flea market or spares shop worth a slow walk.

Submitting a story does not create an account, subscription, order or booking. The desk does not promise a reply time or a publication date, and nothing you send is published without a conversation first.