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Offline Jeepers Creepers

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Re: What did you do in your shed / man cave today?
« Reply #6400 on: August 07, 2021, 07:04:49 AM »
Me either.... took her a cup of tea and breakfast in bed this morning.  ;D
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Re: What did you do in your shed / man cave today?
« Reply #6401 on: August 07, 2021, 09:04:42 AM »
Quote from: DrewXT on August 06, 2021, 09:27:32 PM
Just finished working with the concreter, doing levels and prepping the steel for the slab to go down in and around the man cave tomorrow, pour starting at 7:30 ...

Looking forward to being able to get the camper in and start working through the 12v issues with it left behind by the manufacturer....

Only been a 2 year project

Sunday - cleaning the driveway and fixing the lawn from 3 days of running a Dingo on it

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Can I ask a possibly stupid question…

Why not pour the slab before building the shed?


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Re: What did you do in your shed / man cave today?
« Reply #6402 on: August 07, 2021, 11:05:03 AM »
Thanks! ;D

(I was wondering the same ???)
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Re: What did you do in your shed / man cave today?
« Reply #6403 on: August 07, 2021, 08:57:11 PM »
I've never put up a shed on a slab. My current 2 sheds were only granted permission if the footings were in the ground but I am only 500-600 mts from the beach so there is a wind factor involved.
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Re: What did you do in your shed / man cave today?
« Reply #6404 on: August 08, 2021, 06:53:05 AM »
Quote from: Pottsy on August 06, 2021, 11:17:24 AM
Sometime ago I posted a triple livestock carrier I built which was commissioned by 2strokeit. Here it is gains the real thing. I need to make another 26 of them to match the real thing in length.
Now that's impressive
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Re: What did you do in your shed / man cave today?
« Reply #6405 on: August 08, 2021, 08:04:20 AM »
Quote from: paceman on August 07, 2021, 09:04:42 AM
Can I ask a possibly stupid question…

Why not pour the slab before building the shed?


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The very bottom flashing is used as a vermin barrier, with a rubber seal (Abelflex) on the outside to stop the tin from having direct contact with the concrete and to allow for a bit of movement.

The lip of that flashing goes about an inch into the concrete, and is 8 inches or so high and fixed to the bottom purlin.

Today is unboxing, expansion cuts, and jetwash to try and find the driveway again...

In about a month, will acid wash the outside slab and colour seal it

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Re: What did you do in your shed / man cave today?
« Reply #6406 on: August 09, 2021, 08:45:05 PM »
Finished the concreting with the concreter.

Cuts are all measured and made, everything jet washed...



Started roughing in the power point circuits at lunch time, but not much else for a few weeks before the slab fully cures, and do the exterior colour seal and caulk the cuts, after which will get a few of the boys over to move the water tanks into position, and reconnect all the storms.

Any Melbourne based tradies know where I can get decent priced 15mm C/D 2400 ply sheets from?  So far it looks like PlyCo are winning out...

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Re: What did you do in your shed / man cave today?
« Reply #6407 on: August 09, 2021, 09:56:57 PM »
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Any Melbourne based tradies know where I can get decent priced 15mm C/D 2400 ply sheets from?  So far it looks like PlyCo are winning out..
There was someone on here down geelong way  taht had packing sheets for $0 while back.. post up in th wanted
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Re: What did you do in your shed / man cave today?
« Reply #6408 on: August 10, 2021, 07:46:58 PM »
Drew Try Gumtree here's a link
https://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/epping/building-materials/light-weight-ply-various-sizes-available-2440mm-x-1220mm-from-41-50/1244362265
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Re: What did you do in your shed / man cave today?
« Reply #6409 on: August 10, 2021, 08:43:55 PM »
Quote from: bagpuss on August 10, 2021, 07:46:58 PM
Drew Try Gumtree here's a link
https://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/epping/building-materials/light-weight-ply-various-sizes-available-2440mm-x-1220mm-from-41-50/1244362265
https://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/epping/building-materials/light-weight-ply-various-sizes-available-2440mm-x-1220mm-from-41-50/1244362265
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Re: What did you do in your shed / man cave today?
« Reply #6410 on: August 10, 2021, 10:25:00 PM »
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Re: What did you do in your shed / man cave today?
« Reply #6411 on: August 14, 2021, 11:17:00 AM »
Bit of an update, power on, lights up and running, gigabit data running and a couple bits of porn to adorn the shed.
Laguna 8 inch jointer and a Sawstop PCS 10 inch. More to come when in stock.
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Re: What did you do in your shed / man cave today?
« Reply #6412 on: August 14, 2021, 11:19:47 AM »
And must have had a strong wind, it blew the shed over 😂😂
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Re: What did you do in your shed / man cave today?
« Reply #6413 on: August 14, 2021, 11:23:22 AM »
Quote from: noel_w on August 14, 2021, 11:17:00 AM
a couple bits of porn to adorn the shed.

Didn’t see this.  :worthles:
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Re: What did you do in your shed / man cave today?
« Reply #6414 on: August 14, 2021, 04:24:12 PM »
Made this pendant for a friend that is a bit ill.
Her initials are CL .Made from sterling silver with ruby insert

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Re: What did you do in your shed / man cave today?
« Reply #6415 on: August 15, 2021, 10:26:16 AM »
Very nice.
When I was a apprentice electrician at the railways , one of our jobs was to rebuild starting contactors for the locos which involved replacing contacts.
Guys there used to carve cuttlefish shell to make moulds then melt the silver off to old contacts to make jewelry from those moulds. Some were quite talented at doing it.
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Re: What did you do in your shed / man cave today?
« Reply #6416 on: August 16, 2021, 08:32:11 PM »
Made an fine tune adjuster for my satellite dish
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Re: What did you do in your shed / man cave today?
« Reply #6417 on: August 16, 2021, 09:06:11 PM »
Started erecting gates to contain a couple of NEW Jack Russell Terrier puppies. The property is surrounded with 1800mm colourbond fencing, but there was no security between the house and the front yard. The new gates, on both sides of the house will give us a starting point for where the ‘little mongrels’, who we love, will find an exit point. W have been told the ‘if an ant can get through, a Jack Russell can follow!!!!’. We will see.

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Re: What did you do in your shed / man cave today?
« Reply #6418 on: August 17, 2021, 07:11:48 AM »
Beautiful! ;D

That first photo, you can see that he/she already has an eye on the crack under the door!
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Re: What did you do in your shed / man cave today?
« Reply #6419 on: August 17, 2021, 02:00:20 PM »
In the excitement of posting the puppies 😜 I forgot the gates ??? One side nearly completed, just need to attach latches, etc, and then scrape the ‘gate swing’ arc level.
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Re: What did you do in your shed / man cave today?
« Reply #6420 on: August 17, 2021, 06:02:25 PM »
Suggest laying some of those concrete slabs parallel to the gates on the doggo inside....   :cup:
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Re: What did you do in your shed / man cave today?
« Reply #6421 on: August 17, 2021, 06:20:20 PM »
Quote from: Mace on August 17, 2021, 06:02:25 PM
Suggest laying some of those concrete slabs parallel to the gates on the doggo inside....   :cup:
Good thought there. We actually found a product at the BGS that covers approx 800mm x 600mm and clips together. It is usually used for containing stones to a landscaping area. We have embedded them with around 600mm on the inside of the gate, allowing 200mm to protrude under the gate. ‘Little mongrels’, that we love, will need to start digging at least 700mm from the gate before they can go down and then under (Not impossible, but it should take them long enough, with our soil, for us to notice and circumvent🙂. Sorry for the quality of the photo as it was already dark when I saw your reply, and wanted you to be comfortable that we had considered the issue.
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Re: What did you do in your shed / man cave today?
« Reply #6422 on: August 21, 2021, 04:39:40 PM »
Never been happy with the handbrake on our North Coast Camper. Just didn't inspire.
Not enough pull on the brakes for my liking, and the pawl engagement would best be described as "iffy".

Changed the lever assembly today from the supplied McHitch unit to a new CruiseMaster jobbie.
MUCH better now.... :cup: :cup:

 :cheers: :cheers:

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Re: What did you do in your shed / man cave today?
« Reply #6423 on: August 21, 2021, 07:18:49 PM »
Quote from: GeoffA on August 21, 2021, 04:39:40 PM
Never been happy with the handbrake on our North Coast Camper. Just didn't inspire.
Not enough pull on the brakes for my liking, and the pawl engagement would best be described as "iffy".

Changed the lever assembly today from the supplied McHitch unit to a new CruiseMaster jobbie.
MUCH better now.... :cup: :cup:

 :cheers: :cheers:

Are you saying you changed from a Toyota handbrake to a Nissan handbrake? :)
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Re: What did you do in your shed / man cave today?
« Reply #6424 on: August 21, 2021, 07:31:19 PM »
Quote from: D4D on August 21, 2021, 07:18:49 PM
Are you saying you changed from a Toyota handbrake to a Nissan handbrake? :)

 :cup: :cup:

That's one way of describing it.... ;D ;D

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