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Offline fergy

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Re: What did you do in your shed / man cave today?
« Reply #3450 on: January 28, 2017, 09:19:43 AM »
still finishing the shed
just flashings and roller doors to go then onto power and lights
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Re: What did you do in your shed / man cave today?
« Reply #3451 on: January 28, 2017, 10:31:48 AM »
Nice one Fergy, and even insulated. Be perfect for sitting in and consuming the odd bevvy.  :cup:  :cheers:
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Re: What did you do in your shed / man cave today?
« Reply #3452 on: January 28, 2017, 05:03:26 PM »
Made up a mezzanine floor for the wifes shed so there is more storage with the camper out of the weather.



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Re: What did you do in your shed / man cave today?
« Reply #3453 on: January 28, 2017, 05:05:12 PM »
Clever.. :cup:
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Re: What did you do in your shed / man cave today?
« Reply #3454 on: January 28, 2017, 05:39:08 PM »
Quote from: GeoffA on January 28, 2017, 05:05:12 PM
Clever.. :cup:
Cheers. All materials were free and design ready for the next evoultion in camper.

Lets see how long it takes the kids to mess it up.

Now am going to build one for my shed so the mower has a little house of its own

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Re: What did you do in your shed / man cave today?
« Reply #3455 on: January 28, 2017, 05:43:49 PM »
Quote from: GGV8Cruza on January 28, 2017, 05:39:08 PM
Cheers. All materials were free and design ready for the next evoultion in camper.

Lets see how long it takes the kids to mess it up.

Now am going to build one for my shed so the mower has a little house of its own

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Looks great, mate... :cup:

Can I ask how you attached the timber to the floor and shed walls?

This could be what I need to do in my shed...
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Re: What did you do in your shed / man cave today?
« Reply #3456 on: January 28, 2017, 05:52:42 PM »
Quote from: paceman on January 28, 2017, 05:43:49 PM
Looks great, mate... :cup:

Can I ask how you attached the timber to the floor and shed walls?

This could be what I need to do in my shed...
200 pfc along wall screwed into uprights of existing shed with tech screws. 90x90 post on rhs screwed to wall girts with tech screws. 90x90 post lhs just sitting there at the moment but will have 90 degree angle bolted to slab and connected to post.
240x45 lvl for main beam. 140x45 joists holding 9mm cd ply for floor. Only light materials on top.so no need to go too crazy

Let me know if you need any more details

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Re: What did you do in your shed / man cave today?
« Reply #3457 on: January 28, 2017, 05:58:43 PM »
Quote from: GGV8Cruza on January 28, 2017, 05:52:42 PM
200 pfc......so no need to go too crazy....

Unless you meant C200, I think you might have.... ;D
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Re: What did you do in your shed / man cave today?
« Reply #3458 on: January 28, 2017, 06:00:29 PM »
Didn't take any photos as I was a bit pressed for time but changed the axle in the camper from sitting over the leaf springs to sitting under. Only took about an hour and a bit. Has given me what looks to be about a 40mm lift or so. Should stop the new slightly larger than what it came with BFG KO2s from hitting the inside of the guards which I had noticed it had been.
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Re: What did you do in your shed / man cave today?
« Reply #3459 on: January 28, 2017, 06:14:18 PM »
Quote from: GGV8Cruza on January 28, 2017, 05:52:42 PM
200 pfc along wall screwed into uprights of existing shed with tech screws. 90x90 post on rhs screwed to wall girts with tech screws. 90x90 post lhs just sitting there at the moment but will have 90 degree angle bolted to slab and connected to post.
240x45 lvl for main beam. 140x45 joists holding 9mm cd ply for floor. Only light materials on top.so no need to go too crazy

Let me know if you need any more details

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Thanks for the detail...

Edit:  worked out what 200 pfc is...  :D
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Re: What did you do in your shed / man cave today?
« Reply #3460 on: January 28, 2017, 06:46:15 PM »
Made a new stand for the bench grinder. Used a semi trailer brake drum as the base. I wanted to be able to move the grinder around but still have a heavy enough stand that I can put a bit of hurt on it. Seems to work well.
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Re: What did you do in your shed / man cave today?
« Reply #3461 on: January 28, 2017, 06:48:31 PM »
Quote from: GeoffA on January 28, 2017, 05:58:43 PM
Unless you meant C200, I think you might have.... ;D

You are correct, a combination of riding, working and a couple of bevvies

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Re: What did you do in your shed / man cave today?
« Reply #3462 on: January 28, 2017, 06:53:03 PM »
Quote from: Skurfer on January 28, 2017, 06:00:29 PM
... Has given me what looks to be about a 40mm lift or so....

You can work it out Skurfer.
For a straight axle, the total lift will = axle thickness + (2 x axle pad thickness) + spring pack thickness.
Probably a bit more than 40mm.

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Re: What did you do in your shed / man cave today?
« Reply #3463 on: January 28, 2017, 07:55:38 PM »
Spent the last 2 days working 12hr night shifts, having 4hrs kip and then then next 5 hrs under son number 2s car showing him how to change a clutch.
Just finished sitting back having a beer. Probably be zzzzz in about 2 hrs.
Good thing is hes keen and has a go.
If it was my car I would have put it into a shop and worked a days over time to pay for it. Too old for this crap any more. The things you do for your kids.

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Re: What did you do in your shed / man cave today?
« Reply #3464 on: January 28, 2017, 07:59:36 PM »
Quote from: glenm64 on January 28, 2017, 07:55:38 PM
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If it was my car I would have put it into a shop and worked a days over time to pay for it. Too old for this crap any more. The things you do for your kids.

Agree Glen, but if you don't show him how's he going to learn (without making a heap of mistakes).

Well done :cup: :cup:
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Re: What did you do in your shed / man cave today?
« Reply #3465 on: January 28, 2017, 08:00:20 PM »
Quote from: GeoffA on January 28, 2017, 06:53:03 PM
You can work it out Skurfer.
For a straight axle, the total lift will = axle thickness + (2 x axle pad thickness) + spring pack thickness.
Probably a bit more than 40mm.

 :cheers:


Might have to work it out one day. Either way it is a fair bit higher which is good. Will take it for a tow in the next few days to let the springs settle as it is leaning a little to one side from when I lowered it back onto the ground. Or might get the kids to jump on the top of it haha.
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Re: What did you do in your shed / man cave today?
« Reply #3466 on: January 29, 2017, 08:57:34 AM »

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Re: What did you do in your shed / man cave today?
« Reply #3467 on: January 29, 2017, 10:10:25 AM »
@Coolblue80 I built one similar years ago, but used a car break drum for the base. It was a bitch to weld from memory too. The cast of the drum kept cracking. But got it to stick in the end, and bolted it down with a couple of dynabolts.
Here's another good use for the big brake drums. We've had this heated to cherry red some nights, sitting around it having a couple of beers.
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Re: What did you do in your shed / man cave today?
« Reply #3468 on: January 29, 2017, 12:01:42 PM »
Washed and emptied/vacuumed my wife's tip/car, I filled a 60L bin with crap. She'll probably get a litre or 2 better fuel economy now.
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Re: What did you do in your shed / man cave today?
« Reply #3469 on: January 29, 2017, 12:16:28 PM »
Quote from: D4D on January 29, 2017, 12:01:42 PM
Washed and emptied/vacuumed my wife's tip/car, I filled a 60L bin with crap. She'll probably get a litre or 2 better fuel economy now.
Doesn't that Shit you to tears. Wifey's 18mth old Pajero is the same. I have threatened to take the car off her. Don't dare tell her to clean it though. All hell breaks loose. But if you leave a crumb on the bench in the kitchen.......................
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Re: What did you do in your shed / man cave today?
« Reply #3470 on: January 29, 2017, 12:19:43 PM »
Quote from: Coolblue80 on January 29, 2017, 12:16:28 PM
Doesn't that Shit you to tears. Wifey's 18mth old Pajero is the same. I have threatened to take the car off her. Don't dare tell her to clean it though. All hell breaks loose. But if you leave a crumb on the bench in the kitchen.......................

Agreed, only reason it got cleaned was that it's going in for service tomorrow.
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Re: What did you do in your shed / man cave today?
« Reply #3471 on: January 29, 2017, 12:44:31 PM »
Trying to find a place for everything

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Re: What did you do in your shed / man cave today?
« Reply #3472 on: January 29, 2017, 02:27:13 PM »
Quote from: Troopy_03 on January 29, 2017, 10:10:25 AM
@Coolblue80 I built one similar years ago, but used a car break drum for the base. It was a bitch to weld from memory too. The cast of the drum kept cracking. But got it to stick in the end, and bolted it down with a couple of dynabolts.
Here's another good use for the big brake drums. We've had this heated to cherry red some nights, sitting around it having a couple of beers.

Actually thinking about making another one to put my bench drill on as when it's on the work bench it's way to high.
I didn't weld mine for the reason you mentioned, so I bolted a plate down first than welded to that.
They do make great burners.
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What did you do in your shed / man cave today?
« Reply #3473 on: January 29, 2017, 07:36:05 PM »
This pile of timber started it's life ~80 years ago screening off under an old Queenslander in Gin Gin. I acquired it about 8 years ago and used it to make a deck in the back yard. The deck get pulled down early last year to build the new shed and this stuff has been laying beside the house since.
This morning I saved this little bit from the dump run. It will now see out its days helping to pot up our veggie seedlings and propagating native plants to regenerate our little bit of bush.



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Re: What did you do in your shed / man cave today?
« Reply #3474 on: January 30, 2017, 06:32:47 AM »


Picked this up yesterday on a local classified page. Brand new, never used. 3hp, 100l tank,  10cfm at the tool.  Cheapest I could find was 850 delivered.  Old mate paid just over a grand locally.  I tried him at 650 and accepted. Happy days.
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