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Re: What did you do in your shed / man cave today?
« Reply #4025 on: January 05, 2018, 03:06:45 PM »
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Re: What did you do in your shed / man cave today?
« Reply #4026 on: January 05, 2018, 03:15:53 PM »
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That slab looks fantastic!!
I want, I want....   
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Re: What did you do in your shed / man cave today?
« Reply #4027 on: January 05, 2018, 03:27:44 PM »
Quote from: D4D on January 05, 2018, 03:06:45 PM
Thoughts on this for cooling a 70sqm garage?
https://www.harveynorman.com.au/honeywell-outdoor-evaporative-cooler.html

I think you will need a bigger cooler, but hey if you just stand in front of it...

I got 50mm mineral wool with anticon on my shed roof, makes a huge difference.
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Re: What did you do in your shed / man cave today?
« Reply #4028 on: January 05, 2018, 06:14:55 PM »
Quote from: D4D on January 05, 2018, 03:06:45 PM
Thoughts on this for cooling a 70sqm garage?
https://www.harveynorman.com.au/honeywell-outdoor-evaporative-cooler.html
look for someone pulling out a swampy and stick that on your garage roof
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Re: What did you do in your shed / man cave today?
« Reply #4029 on: January 05, 2018, 06:41:27 PM »
Quote from: glenm64 on January 05, 2018, 06:14:55 PM
look for someone pulling out a swampy and stick that on your garage roof

Yeah I thought of that but I've got no running water in or near the garage.
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Re: What did you do in your shed / man cave today?
« Reply #4030 on: January 07, 2018, 04:30:35 PM »
Walked into the shed,
Looked at the zero turn, looked at the fuel can.
It's too freakin hot, screw that.

Beer time

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Re: What did you do in your shed / man cave today?
« Reply #4031 on: January 11, 2018, 11:22:53 AM »
Lot's of big projects on the site, all I did was fit a handle to my newly arrived prospecting pick and fix the pole back into the wife's coit set.
I think I have project envy!  ;D :D ;D
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Re: What did you do in your shed / man cave today?
« Reply #4032 on: January 13, 2018, 04:26:51 AM »
Yesterday I backed my 80 Series Cruiser out of the shed for the last time. After 8 years of ownership (I never keep my cars that long) & only 40,000k's of driving it I decided it was time to let her go. Only just finished having her repainted as I was giving her a birthday and going to do the big FTE conversion. This hasn't been a snap decision. About 8 months ago I bought Wifey a new Mazda 3 SP25 and told her I would have our Pajero as my truck. The writing was on the wall. I held out thinking we could live with 3 cars but it was really not viable as I ride to work and the Cruiser and the Paj were both sitting not being used.
Anyways, the 80 has gone to her new home to live another life. I'm sure it will give many more years of faithful service as it really was one of the good ones.
Cheers, Mike.

Pic of when I got it back from the painters.

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Re: What did you do in your shed / man cave today?
« Reply #4033 on: January 13, 2018, 06:55:11 AM »
Gee that is sad, she looked great freshly painted, Craig
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Re: What did you do in your shed / man cave today?
« Reply #4034 on: January 16, 2018, 06:51:48 PM »
Yesterday actually.
Started turning a railroad tie into an anvil.
Why? Because I want to, and I can.
Will I ever use it? Who knows, but I’ll have it if I need it much like the forge I’ll build in a couple weeks...
Before starting

Cut to length

Starting to shape

Getting there

Bill
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Re: What did you do in your shed / man cave today?
« Reply #4035 on: January 16, 2018, 07:02:51 PM »
Quote from: Coolblue80 on January 13, 2018, 04:26:51 AM
Yesterday I backed my 80 Series Cruiser out of the shed for the last time. After 8 years of ownership (I never keep my cars that long) & only 40,000k's of driving it I decided it was time to let her go. Only just finished having her repainted as I was giving her a birthday and going to do the big FTE conversion. This hasn't been a snap decision. About 8 months ago I bought Wifey a new Mazda 3 SP25 and told her I would have our Pajero as my truck. The writing was on the wall. I held out thinking we could live with 3 cars but it was really not viable as I ride to work and the Cruiser and the Paj were both sitting not being used.
Anyways, the 80 has gone to her new home to live another life. I'm sure it will give many more years of faithful service as it really was one of the good ones.
Cheers, Mike.

Pic of when I got it back from the painters.

Never thought you'd part with her
Oh well, we move forward.


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Re: What did you do in your shed / man cave today?
« Reply #4036 on: January 16, 2018, 07:05:01 PM »
Quote from: Bill on January 16, 2018, 06:51:48 PM
Yesterday actually.
Started turning a railroad tie into an anvil.
Why? Because I want to, and I can.
Will I ever use it? Who knows, but I’ll have it if I need it much like the forge I’ll build in a couple weeks...
Before starting

Cut to length

Starting to shape

Getting there

Bill
I've been carting one of them around for nearly thirty years.
Comes in handy, never thought to mod it

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Re: What did you do in your shed / man cave today?
« Reply #4037 on: January 16, 2018, 07:29:50 PM »
Quote from: Bill on January 16, 2018, 06:51:48 PM
Yesterday actually.
Started turning a railroad tie into an anvil.
Why? Because I want to, and I can.
Will I ever use it? Who knows, but I’ll have it if I need it much like the forge I’ll build in a couple weeks...

Bill

great idea  :cup:

are you just shaping with the angle grinder?  any particular type of disc?

i have access to this sort of thing... might do it myself...
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Re: What did you do in your shed / man cave today?
« Reply #4038 on: January 16, 2018, 08:35:40 PM »
Quote from: Bill on January 16, 2018, 06:51:48 PM
Yesterday actually.
Started turning a railroad tie into an anvil.
Why? Because I want to, and I can.
Will I ever use it? Who knows, but I’ll have it if I need it much like the forge I’ll build in a couple weeks...

Bill

I bought a piece from a garage sale a couple of years ago, with the exact same intentions. Still trying to get the motivation.. :cheers:
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Re: What did you do in your shed / man cave today?
« Reply #4039 on: January 16, 2018, 09:17:37 PM »
Quote from: paceman on January 16, 2018, 07:29:50 PM
great idea  :cup:

are you just shaping with the angle grinder?  any particular type of disc?

i have access to this sort of thing... might do it myself...
I cut it to length with my steel chop saw.
Was hoping to do a bit with my plasma but it’s a bit thick for that.
The inside curve under the horn is a bunch of holes I drilled then cut between them with the plasma, worked a charm.
The horn I shaped with my 100mm and 115mm grinders just using 1mm thick cutting discs.
I’ve used about 20-25 x 100mm discs and 3 x 115mm discs. (More 100mm discs because the 115 is cordless, so I just used it where it was to deep for the 100mm to get, Plus the slightest twist shatters the thin discs)
I cut a bit to much off one side (I didn’t put enough thought into it before going into rip-tear mode so I just built it back up with weld and it came out fine.
Just shaped it with a regular 100mm grinding disc, then I’ll pretty it up with flap discs.
I won’t bother trying to grind the top flat and will instead weld a big ole hunk of flat steel onto it...
Bill
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Re: What did you do in your shed / man cave today?
« Reply #4040 on: January 21, 2018, 09:30:11 PM »
Built a mezzanine in my garage to get some gear and the swags off the ground. Tidied up and culled the boxes which have not really been looked at for the past 3 years. A bit more to do to organise everything.

Will look at putting the ride on under the mezzanine to give a bit more room to the general floor area

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Re: What did you do in your shed / man cave today?
« Reply #4041 on: January 22, 2018, 12:05:51 AM »
pulled the bash plates off, seems I've been carrying around a bit of extra weight...
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Re: What did you do in your shed / man cave today?
« Reply #4042 on: January 22, 2018, 07:02:46 PM »
Quote from: GGV8Cruza on January 21, 2018, 09:30:11 PM
Built a mezzanine in my garage to get some gear and the swags off the ground. Tidied up and culled the boxes which have not really been looked at for the past 3 years. A bit more to do to organise everything.

Will look at putting the ride on under the mezzanine to give a bit more room to the general floor area

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Re: What did you do in your shed / man cave today?
« Reply #4043 on: January 22, 2018, 07:51:11 PM »
Quote from: SJindustries on January 22, 2018, 07:02:46 PM
Double story time
Why stop there? Can never have too much room in the shed.

Cheers Glen

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Re: What did you do in your shed / man cave today?
« Reply #4044 on: January 22, 2018, 07:57:05 PM »
True that. Which reminds me I need to start building the second level in mine soon.


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Re: What did you do in your shed / man cave today?
« Reply #4045 on: January 29, 2018, 08:16:38 PM »
G'day peoples , I have started a new project . I am in the process of building a new enclosed trailer .

This one is so that I can cart the grandkids BMX bikes and all of the gear back and forth without tying up one of the vehicles .

The bikes, chairs and all of the gear will live in the trailer .





The main chassie



Making the mudguards





Fitting the A - frame


 Cutting the sheet steel for the floor

 



Test fitting the floor and the mudguards .
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Re: What did you do in your shed / man cave today?
« Reply #4046 on: January 29, 2018, 08:38:30 PM »
Great job Dougie, I hope your assistant was good value.
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Re: What did you do in your shed / man cave today?
« Reply #4047 on: January 29, 2018, 08:46:05 PM »
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Great job Dougie, I hope your assistant was good value.


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Re: What did you do in your shed / man cave today?
« Reply #4048 on: January 29, 2018, 08:55:56 PM »
I see he wears the same brand of shoes as his pop... ;D
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Re: What did you do in your shed / man cave today?
« Reply #4049 on: January 29, 2018, 09:15:33 PM »
Quote from: duggie on January 29, 2018, 08:16:38 PM
G'day peoples , I have started a new project . I am in the process of building a new enclosed trailer .

This one is so that I can cart the grandkids BMX bikes and all of the gear back and forth without tying up one of the vehicles .

The bikes, chairs and all of the gear will live in the trailer .





The main chassie



Making the mudguards





Fitting the A - frame


 Cutting the sheet steel for the floor

 



Test fitting the floor and the mudguards .
Looks like a big trailer for a few pushys and gear :D
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