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Re: What did you do in your shed / man cave today?
« Reply #650 on: August 04, 2013, 04:22:09 PM »
Finished the wiring on my tandem trailer. All the new lights are working which is a bonus! And the job look nearly neat enough to pass the Evolution standard  ;D

Now to just do something about the brakes and pick up the steel for the floor.....
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Re: What did you do in your shed / man cave today?
« Reply #651 on: August 04, 2013, 04:47:06 PM »
Ya need to keep it clean and dust free.. Doesnt matter what colour it is, it will still get dirty .


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Re: What did you do in your shed / man cave today?
« Reply #652 on: August 04, 2013, 05:43:34 PM »
Well not in my man cave but outside the theatre that the props that I built a couple of weeks ago we spent 6 hrs painting. Only 2 weeks til the show and so much more to do. Next Friday evening, Saturday all day, Sunday all day, Monday evening, Tuesday Evening, Wednesday evening, Thursday we have a day off and then the shows on Friday evening, 2 on Saturday and then one on Sunday.
We live 30km from the theatre so lots of km this and next week.
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Re: What did you do in your shed / man cave today?
« Reply #653 on: August 04, 2013, 05:56:26 PM »
Installed new clutch in cruiser thank god it is over. Never again .  Well I say that now until the next time I can save myself $800...
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Re: What did you do in your shed / man cave today?
« Reply #654 on: August 04, 2013, 07:08:05 PM »
Was playing aorund with some off-cuts of sandal wood.

Wife was super pleased. A few drinks coasters and a pot stand or centre piece for the table.  Oiled in kitchen oil I did my bench tops in.

Oh yeah, perhaps should also post this in the thread about tool and what you have learnt..........


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Re: What did you do in your shed / man cave today?
« Reply #655 on: August 04, 2013, 08:37:31 PM »
Fitted a set of EFS rear shocks in the Prado today and while i was in there found out needed new rear pads so off to work and grab a set of pads and rotors and fit them up while i had the wheels off. All i have to do now is adjust the hand brake up and job is done.
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Re: What did you do in your shed / man cave today?
« Reply #656 on: August 04, 2013, 09:53:53 PM »
had an extra 5.1 surround sound system - now i can blast the tunes out of the shed
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Re: What did you do in your shed / man cave today?
« Reply #657 on: August 04, 2013, 10:28:52 PM »
Machined up some planks from old Tas Oak beams and started making a wooden train for my 1 year old nephew. Train is an identical replica that my grandad made for me.

Next job are billy carts for the older nephews, traditional ones. Recycled timber (oregon planks), pram wheels, rope steering and no brakes!.



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Re: What did you do in your shed / man cave today?
« Reply #658 on: August 05, 2013, 05:31:21 PM »
Cleaned up, cleaned all bench tops, well most. Te two main benches..

 Gave the cruiser a little detailing too.




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Re: What did you do in your shed / man cave today?
« Reply #659 on: August 06, 2013, 08:05:00 PM »
Had an RDO yesterday. I was home all alone, so i thought I'd give the Paj a bit of lovin'.......

Cleaned the air filter and pollen filter, topped up fluids, then topped up brake and coolant fluid!
Dropped the oil and then spent the next hour skinning every knuckle twice trying to get the bloody oil filter off. Whoever put that bastard on made sure it wasn't coming off in a hurry >:(
9 odd litres of Penrite and a couple of litres of VB later and job done ;D
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Re: What did you do in your shed / man cave today?
« Reply #660 on: August 06, 2013, 08:10:15 PM »
Finished the wiring on my tandem trailer. All the new lights are working which is a bonus! And the job look nearly neat enough to pass the Evolution standard  ;D

Now to just do something about the brakes and pick up the steel for the floor.....

You learn well young padawan. The steel on the floor......... hmmm catapult???????

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Re: What did you do in your shed / man cave today?
« Reply #661 on: August 06, 2013, 08:12:25 PM »
You learn well young padawan. The steel on the floor......... hmmm catapult???????

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The steel on the floor is so that when he gets the wood for the fire it doesn't fall out the bottom hahahaha Good seeing ya today

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Re: What did you do in your shed / man cave today?
« Reply #662 on: August 06, 2013, 08:13:52 PM »
You learn well young padawan. The steel on the floor......... hmmm catapult???????

Still waiting for Fuji to put it together with the trampoline springs!!!!
SWMBO reminds me of a Prodigy song....
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Re: What did you do in your shed / man cave today?
« Reply #663 on: August 06, 2013, 08:17:10 PM »
Still waiting for Fuji to put it together with the trampoline springs!!!!
hmmmmmmmmm should I get him to bring them on Sunday?  >:D


The steel on the floor is so that when he gets the wood for the fire it doesn't fall out the bottom hahahaha Good seeing ya today

oh FOR, not On, I really should take more time to read a little clearer. Whoops.
And you too, Little man was trying to say Renee all the way home. although it was sounding more like a naynay lol

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Re: What did you do in your shed / man cave today?
« Reply #664 on: August 06, 2013, 08:20:27 PM »
hmmmmmmmmm should I get him to bring them on Sunday?  >:D


oh FOR, not On, I really should take more time to read a little clearer. Whoops.
And you too, Little man was trying to say Renee all the way home. although it was sounding more like a naynay lol

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Ah that's all good always got Nay when I was in daycare R's are hard to say.  Lol about the steel floor I don't mind if he has the trailer (another one) as long as it is not a catapult and the fire is warm haha

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Re: What did you do in your shed / man cave today?
« Reply #665 on: August 06, 2013, 08:22:21 PM »
Fit a 20inch light bar I got off McGirr...:-)
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Re: What did you do in your shed / man cave today?
« Reply #666 on: August 06, 2013, 08:35:12 PM »
Ah that's all good always got Nay when I was in daycare R's are hard to say.  Lol about the steel floor I don't mind if he has the trailer (another one) as long as it is not a catapult and the fire is warm haha

haha I think I have worked out a way for all of us to have fun AND get away with it.
scale models first to check if it works  ;D

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Re: What did you do in your shed / man cave today?
« Reply #667 on: August 06, 2013, 08:41:17 PM »
Added an inline fuel filter to the tractor..

Installed a VW beetle horn to my rig.. Wow boy its loud..


So watch out if u hear a vw horn in the distance, it could be me in my 4wd..


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Re: What did you do in your shed / man cave today?
« Reply #668 on: August 06, 2013, 09:12:08 PM »
Installed another gas bottle housing to the ct to run the fridge, slowly running out of room to install all this crap
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Re: What did you do in your shed / man cave today?
« Reply #669 on: August 07, 2013, 06:24:32 AM »
Installed a VW beetle horn to my rig.. Wow boy its loud..
That's what I wanna do, my wife's car is twice as loud as my Troopy. Did you need to give the horn a separate power supply and fit a relay, or can it just be connected to the standard horn wire?
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Re: What did you do in your shed / man cave today?
« Reply #670 on: August 07, 2013, 07:43:20 AM »
Standard power wire  then i ran an earth wire from the other pin to the body of the cruiser..


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Re: What did you do in your shed / man cave today?
« Reply #671 on: August 07, 2013, 07:50:05 AM »
I had a nuebus 

One of those mini compact air horns on my avalon taxi, but for some reason, maybe too much washing it died, well the motor still runs but no sound..

So i wasnt prepared to buy another one and then dip it in rivers and mud puddles.

This old vw horn i had on the tractor for years but hardly ever had it connected for some reason, it was sitting over beside the tractor and i though i better put it in my workshop..

I fired it up on the jumpstarter and the sound was brilliant, then made plans to paint it and still it in the crusier using the same horn bracket, but that made it sit too high, so i made up a length of flat and sunk it down a little.
Standard horn Power wire to one pin and earth to the other pin..

Too easy and sounds different.

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Re: What did you do in your shed / man cave today?
« Reply #672 on: August 07, 2013, 07:55:14 AM »
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Re: What did you do in your shed / man cave today?
« Reply #674 on: August 07, 2013, 03:17:21 PM »
Had an RDO yesterday. I was home all alone, so i thought I'd give the Paj a bit of lovin'.......

Cleaned the air filter and pollen filter, topped up fluids, then topped up brake and coolant fluid!
Dropped the oil and then spent the next hour skinning every knuckle twice trying to get the bloody oil filter off. Whoever put that bastard on made sure it wasn't coming off in a hurry >:(
9 odd litres of Penrite and a couple of litres of VB later and job done ;D

They can be a pain for sure ! Put a large screwdriver through it and you just need enough movement to crack it !