Author Topic: What did you do in your shed / man cave today? (Read 1975199 times)

Brumbypt · « **Reply #1250 on:** February 05, 2014, 07:04:57 PM »

cut off the hangers, on trailer 1. cut off a few other things. lots of work to do.

Also got permission to knock down the wall into the failed games room that just turned into a junk storage room.....

Anyway I will be able to enlarge my workshop.. yippee...

Peter,
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grafy82 · « **Reply #1251 on:** February 05, 2014, 10:23:13 PM »

Quote from: cheif carlos on February 05, 2014, 03:16:57 PM

went and found out about how close I could build new shed to sewer line.

Turns out that sewer is concrete encased so with a little piering I should be able to build as close as I want to it

Mate, I nearly had to offer up my firstborn to build my shed over the sewer line. $500 just for the engineers drawings and then another $500 for council to consider and approve it, then I ended up using more concrete in the supporting piers and beams than I did in the actual slab. I had 6 piers at 2400x300 with 12mm rio cages and then three beams of 500x500x3600 with 20mm rio cages straddling the tops of the piers. I told the wife we should have built a cyclone bunker under there while we were at it.

Ozsnowman · « **Reply #1252 on:** February 06, 2014, 06:42:21 AM »

Made a fairly basic ply kitchen for my camper trailer - a bit rough & ready but I'm not Drifta hehehe

noel_w · « **Reply #1253 on:** February 06, 2014, 07:35:14 AM »

Quote from: grafy82 on February 05, 2014, 10:23:13 PM

Mate, I nearly had to offer up my firstborn to build my shed over the sewer line. $500 just for the engineers drawings and then another $500 for council to consider and approve it, then I ended up using more concrete in the supporting piers and beams than I did in the actual slab. I had 6 piers at 2400x300 with 12mm rio cages and then three beams of 500x500x3600 with 20mm rio cages straddling the tops of the piers. I told the wife we should have built a cyclone bunker under there while we were at it.

We put in a pool at our last house, got the searches done for the sewer line etc by council - all fine no problem go ahead they say, plenty of room from where the sewer line is. Excavator comes in first dig finds the sewer line 900mm inside the line it should have been towards the new pool. Council then blames the developer as he is long gone. OK what can we do we say to the council as the pool has to be 1 meter from the sewer and there is no room to move the pool sideways. We can move the sewer line they say, only $45K to you as you are a fine upstanding ratepayer or you can make the pool width thinner. The pool was costed at $22K. & $45K just to move 10 m of sewer line

Pool guy says how about we use the old cement slabs that were the path before as a wall between the pool wall and the sewer line. Council engineer says "what a good idea" and stamps the modification.
Councils, They don't have to think, just stamp or no stamp

lino6 · « **Reply #1254 on:** February 06, 2014, 05:02:29 PM »

Made up a dual socket for the camper. I had a dual cig/usb dash mount but don't have a lot of room where I want to put it in the camper. So I went to Bunnings (don't tell my work....) and got some PVC pipe and end caps. I drilled out the end caps and screwed the sockets in to the caps and slid over the pipe. So its a 25mm pipe with a cig socket 1 end and twin usb at the other! Will try it out this weekend.

grafy82 · « **Reply #1255 on:** February 06, 2014, 05:28:46 PM »

Fitted a new ryco pre-filter and water trap to my 80 series today. Supercheap put the wrong tag on the shelf so instead of about $65 for the kit, I got it for $11.95

. Just had to make up a bracket and buy a short length of hose.

DaveR · « **Reply #1256 on:** February 06, 2014, 05:50:49 PM »

Quote from: grafy82 on February 06, 2014, 05:28:46 PM

Supercheap put the wrong tag on the shelf so instead of about $65 for the kit, I got it for $11.95 .

They get it wrong a lot, I scored a reasonable compressor, hose and air tool kit for less than the same air tool kit was being sold for by itself.
Keep your eye out when walking around, the retired Mc Donalds staff get it wrong a lot.....

Bill · « **Reply #1257 on:** February 07, 2014, 06:35:14 AM »

Quote from: DaveR on February 06, 2014, 05:50:49 PM

They get it wrong a lot, I scored a reasonable compressor, hose and air tool kit for less than the same air tool kit was being sold for by itself.
Keep your eye out when walking around, the retired Mc Donalds staff get it wrong a lot.....

FYI
I have never worked at McDonalds and neither have any of my staff

Bill

weso · « **Reply #1258 on:** February 16, 2014, 03:53:11 PM »

So what did I do in my shed today .............

Managed to buy back the brake/clutch hose machine I had when I had my mobile auto hoses franchise. So is to all you 4x4'ers, I can make your custom brake and clutch hoses for you, either braided stainless or standard rubber. Cheaper than you think, call for details 0415432788

To the Mods if this is in the wrong thread feel free to move it

Cheers
Wes

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GGV8Cruza · « **Reply #1259 on:** February 16, 2014, 06:00:59 PM »

Quote from: weso on February 16, 2014, 03:53:11 PM

So what did I do in my shed today .............

Managed to buy back the brake/clutch hose machine I had when I had my mobile auto hoses franchise. So is to all you 4x4'ers, I can make your custom brake and clutch hoses for you, either braided stainless or standard rubber. Cheaper than you think, call for details 0415432788

To the Mods if this is in the wrong thread feel free to move it

Cheers
Wes

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Its fine but why not set up a thread in the showroom section so this does not get buried in all the man cave action

GG

scarps · « **Reply #1260 on:** February 16, 2014, 06:24:33 PM »

Only a simple project, but for $10 made a shower platform out of treated pine deck.
On the basis it's good for everything to have 2 purposes, it can double as an entry door platform to scrub sand and dirt off shoes before you enter the camper.

Oh and serviced the chainsaw ready for next weekends camping trip

D4D · « **Reply #1261 on:** February 16, 2014, 06:27:53 PM »

I didn't know you were Scandinavian

scarps · « **Reply #1262 on:** February 16, 2014, 06:32:01 PM »

Quote from: D4D on February 16, 2014, 06:27:53 PM

I didn't know you were Scandinavian

if by that you mean I like outdoor showers in pine forests..........have you been stalking me?

Beatle · « **Reply #1263 on:** February 16, 2014, 06:36:30 PM »

Quote from: scarps on February 16, 2014, 06:24:33 PM

Only a simple project, but for $10 made a shower platform out of treated pine deck.
On the basis it's good for everything to have 2 purposes, it can double as an entry door platform to scrub sand and dirt off shoes before you enter the camper.

Oh and serviced the chainsaw ready for next weekends camping trip

Shouldn't the ribs go down?....................

scarps · « **Reply #1264 on:** February 16, 2014, 06:37:33 PM »

Quote from: Beatle on February 16, 2014, 06:36:30 PM

Shouldn't the ribs go down?....................

non slip surface:-)

lino6 · « **Reply #1265 on:** February 16, 2014, 06:43:20 PM »

Quote from: Beatle on February 16, 2014, 06:36:30 PM

Shouldn't the ribs go down?....................

Ribbed for extra pleasure??

scarps · « **Reply #1266 on:** February 16, 2014, 06:47:34 PM »

Quote from: lino6 on February 16, 2014, 06:43:20 PM

Ribbed for extra pleasure??

lol foot massage

broncos11 · « **Reply #1267 on:** February 16, 2014, 07:18:20 PM »

Stripped rust off and rust proof primed boat trailer. No I can't walk or stand up due to dodgy back!!

Barry G · « **Reply #1268 on:** February 16, 2014, 08:11:39 PM »

Fitted the dual batteries yesterday.http://gallery.myswag.org/gallery/v/B_amp_B/image_002.jpg.html?g2_imageViewsIndex=1
Jetcrew's 80 amp hour AGM sitting where the original cranker was.
New cranker between the guard and the AGM.
just the cranker connected atm, will hook up using the Traxide USC160 tomorrow.

Still can't work out how to insert the actual pic from my gallery...

kylarama · « **Reply #1269 on:** February 16, 2014, 08:38:49 PM »

Gave a new set of wheels a coat of paint.

$15 from the op shop.

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Swannie · « **Reply #1270 on:** February 17, 2014, 11:49:42 AM »

Quote from: kylarama on February 16, 2014, 08:38:49 PM

Gave a new set of wheels a coat of paint.

$15 from the op shop.

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That is cool

Chippy76 · « **Reply #1271 on:** February 18, 2014, 03:23:23 PM »

Not today, but on the weekend I made this. It will soon go up on the roof, after I have made a cupola for it to sit on. The question is, do I paint it or do I leave it rusty

Cheers Chippy

D4D · « **Reply #1272 on:** February 18, 2014, 03:36:53 PM »

Looks great rusty

Barry G · « **Reply #1273 on:** February 18, 2014, 03:40:32 PM »

Quote from: D4D on February 18, 2014, 03:36:53 PM

Looks great rusty

Once you paint it you will need to do it again in the future, so I'm for rusty as well.

Nay-DMAX · « **Reply #1274 on:** February 18, 2014, 03:46:45 PM »

Quote from: B&B on February 18, 2014, 03:40:32 PM

Once you paint it you will need to do it again in the future, so I'm for rusty as well.

x3 leave it like that

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