Onion gravy and roast veggies god that brings back memories :8nucopia said:Daughters calls me up at 8:30 this morning asking can she borrow my Prado ..I told her I needed it to pick up materials for the bunny build .. plywood roofing sheets ....
Only a couple of hours she says , bring it back before lunch she promised :/
Sure says I , as long as its back by then..
Just after 4:20 pm now Prado is not back and its started raining again
Hopefully it doesnt rain again tomorrow :8
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The youngest daughter suggested we call them Beacon an Eggs :lol:
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Finished off a few projects today, that Ive been working on over last few weeks.
All these are up for sale on the Facebook page, Toys by Pottsy which my daughter manages as I dont do Facebook.
All these are up for sale on the Facebook page, Toys by Pottsy which my daughter manages as I dont do Facebook.
Almost done ... :8
Bunnings is becoming a daily habit .. should buy shares
Bunnings is becoming a daily habit .. should buy shares
Todays project, a Bootleggers Ute in pine with Blackwood trim, 250mm long. Avail for sale, PM me if you are interested.
Gday all made a couple of items for my other addiction which is archery today a small arrow rack 6 arrows in each tube and a arrow spine test station.I am going old school and shooting wood arrows exclusively from my recurve and longbows, also enjoy making a nice set of matched arrows takes my mind off not being able to get out for a detect cheers Muk.
This weeks project, Livestock Carrier, 980mm long, 90mm wide, 165mm high. Trailers made in pine and meranti, prime mover pine and Blackwood, usual beeswax finish. This one is for sale in classified if anyone is interested.
Great result again. Bit big for the dining table.
Gunna need a bigger table!
Beautiful work as always Pa.
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Im always amazed by your builds Pa
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You are a talented guy manpa
How many hours go into something like that?
How many hours go into something like that?
HippyProspecting said:
Roughly twelve hours on that one.
Sold folks, 6 hours, not bad.
I had to make a couple of fairy wands today and some stacking trucks and trains for the littleys.
Very well done again mate. The kids will love them as well as kids like me.
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We have a new edition to the family, in the form of a little cavoodle pup that the kids have named Buddy. The only problem is that the crappy old gates out the back of the shop to the busy road outside, have a gap underneath just waiting for a puppy to slip under.
With mostly scrap, an old portable arc welder, and some welding rods way past their prime, I spent Saturday knocking up something that blocks the dog from getting under the gates, but moves out of the way when the bolt is lifted and the gates opened for vans and cars to go in and out. It would benefit from a coat of paint, but then it would last longer than the old gates. :lol:
With mostly scrap, an old portable arc welder, and some welding rods way past their prime, I spent Saturday knocking up something that blocks the dog from getting under the gates, but moves out of the way when the bolt is lifted and the gates opened for vans and cars to go in and out. It would benefit from a coat of paint, but then it would last longer than the old gates. :lol:
Clever approach, goes to show there's many ways to fix a problem, when I seen the first picture I thought more gravel or a nice concrete trip hazard would do.
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Top marks for Ingenuity! You must have gone to the same welding school as me. wiley
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wiley coyote said:
Yes, it is a bit cocky poo. I found an old pack of 2.5 GP's that the flux crumbled off as it heated which made it hard. It wasn't worth going to B's and buying a new pack though, as they would be ten years old before the next time I used them too
The welding unit is a 15amp, but we only have 10amp at the shop. I always preferred a MIG anyway, but haven't had access to one for over 20 years.
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aussiefarmer said:
I figured he'd still scratch away the gravel if it wasn't old and compacted. The guy we lease the building from is a tightwad, who won't spend anything on maintaining his building. I'm ok with that as I'm happy to fix things myself mostly, and if I need material for a job, it gives me greater pleasure if I can cut off some pieces of his old rat hole and use them to fix somewhere else. :lol:
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