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Re: What did you do in your shed / man cave today?
« Reply #5875 on: August 17, 2020, 04:19:23 PM »
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Re: What did you do in your shed / man cave today?
« Reply #5876 on: August 17, 2020, 04:21:02 PM »
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Re: What did you do in your shed / man cave today?
« Reply #5877 on: August 17, 2020, 05:46:45 PM »
Out with the old jockey wheel, on with a new one....

Stealth version... :cup: :cup:

A bit of 32NB pipe would have sorted the old one though.....or you could change to a McHitch Auto-Coupler and you don't need to raise the hitch so high....

Helpful, huh??  ;D ;D

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Re: What did you do in your shed / man cave today?
« Reply #5878 on: August 17, 2020, 05:58:42 PM »
Stealth version... :cup: :cup:

A bit of 32NB pipe would have sorted the old one though.....or you could change to a McHitch Auto-Coupler and you don't need to raise the hitch so high....

Helpful, huh??  ;D ;D

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DO35 only here. Needed something that looks tough too. Was going to make my own box style, but don't have enough time ATM.

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Re: What did you do in your shed / man cave today?
« Reply #5879 on: August 17, 2020, 06:04:49 PM »
DO35 only here. Needed something that looks tough too. Was going to make my own box style, but don't have enough time ATM.

Yeah, not worth the time or effort to do it yourself.

I wish I had a pic of the centrally mounted swing-up jockey wheel the old man made for his caravan 60 years ago. You would have liked it...
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Re: What did you do in your shed / man cave today?
« Reply #5880 on: August 17, 2020, 09:38:24 PM »
I made a bracket to mount my Heath Robinson remote area 4G internet solution. This is a long running saga that started about three years ago. Initially a neighbour agreed  to allow me to use her wifi (after spending the afternoon in the beer tent at a local show). Her place about quarter of a mile away and the signal had to be bent around a copse of trees. Spent loads making it work. Then she changed her mind.

I then discovered that there was a very weak 800MHz 4G data signal covering parts of the area. I bought a Huawei 4g router and tried all manner of high gain antennas to try and boost the signal to something usable. I got the best results by mounting the router on top of a 15' pole and using the internal antennas. Still only managed nothing to one bar of signal though. Not surprising considering the nearest mast is 8 miles away on the other side of a hill. A couple of weeks ago I thought I'd try mounting the router in front of a parabolic reflector left over from the original wifi solution and point it towards the mast. Bang! Problem solved, two to three bars of reliable signal. I wish I'd tied it sooner. the next job is a weatherproof casing for the router.


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Re: What did you do in your shed / man cave today?
« Reply #5881 on: August 22, 2020, 10:24:25 AM »
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Re: What did you do in your shed / man cave today?
« Reply #5882 on: August 24, 2020, 01:56:34 PM »
Went to do a small soldering job a few weeks back, but my little Aldi gas soldering torch wouldn't light ??? :'(

Spotted this yesterday, which looks like may be ideal for the few times I actually need one.

https://www.ryobi.com.au/power-tools/products/details/18v-one-soldering-iron-tool-only-r18soi-0

Any thoughts ???
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Re: What did you do in your shed / man cave today?
« Reply #5883 on: August 24, 2020, 03:15:00 PM »
Went to do a small soldering job a few weeks back, but my little Aldi gas soldering torch wouldn't light ??? :'(

Spotted this yesterday, which looks like may be ideal for the few times I actually need one.

https://www.ryobi.com.au/power-tools/products/details/18v-one-soldering-iron-tool-only-r18soi-0

Any thoughts ???

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Re: What did you do in your shed / man cave today?
« Reply #5884 on: August 24, 2020, 05:49:04 PM »
Recently installed a New DO35 pin as the old unit didnt look all that good . Had to smile when l collected it to be told that it was the last 1 in Southern Vic .Nothing coming in from suppliers .
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Re: What did you do in your shed / man cave today?
« Reply #5885 on: August 24, 2020, 06:35:18 PM »
Went to do a small soldering job a few weeks back, but my little Aldi gas soldering torch wouldn't light ??? :'(

Spotted this yesterday, which looks like may be ideal for the few times I actually need one.

https://www.ryobi.com.au/power-tools/products/details/18v-one-soldering-iron-tool-only-r18soi-0

Any thoughts ???

Looks good. handy using ryobi batteries. Decent wattage too. Might look at one myself.
Ive had for a few years now a Weller BP645.  Runs off 3 AA alkali batteries. Nice small tip, great for when I used to work doing small wires on machines.

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Re: What did you do in your shed / man cave today?
« Reply #5886 on: August 25, 2020, 06:14:24 PM »
Went to do a small soldering job a few weeks back, but my little Aldi gas soldering torch wouldn't light ??? :'(

Spotted this yesterday, which looks like may be ideal for the few times I actually need one.

https://www.ryobi.com.au/power-tools/products/details/18v-one-soldering-iron-tool-only-r18soi-0

Any thoughts ???

Can you get replacement tips for it though?
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Re: What did you do in your shed / man cave today?
« Reply #5887 on: August 26, 2020, 07:58:17 AM »
Can you get replacement tips for it though?

No idea ???

Guess that's a question for the BGS!

Ryobi though, so I'd "think" yes ???
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Re: What did you do in your shed / man cave today?
« Reply #5889 on: August 26, 2020, 01:52:40 PM »
https://www.ryobitools.com/products/details/fine-point-and-chisel-point-soldering-tip

Fair enough, it does pay to check before buying one though. The needle tip is next to useless, but the chisel would be ok for auto wiring work.
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Re: What did you do in your shed / man cave today?
« Reply #5890 on: August 26, 2020, 04:55:30 PM »
Hope bunnings will carry the spare tips as a general item because with the extra they charge for special orders and if that USA price is right then might be cheaper to buy new soldering unit if tips wear out. 

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Re: What did you do in your shed / man cave today?
« Reply #5891 on: August 26, 2020, 07:18:46 PM »
After building my welding table I needed to fit a welding curtain to protect the Landcruiser ( got sick of moving it out of the shed all the time ), so ran a stainless wire from one side to the other and found a guy selling 1.8 x 3.8 welding curtains, makes life just that bit easier  :cup:
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Re: What did you do in your shed / man cave today?
« Reply #5892 on: August 26, 2020, 09:45:31 PM »
Finally got a roller door installed on the blockwork shed.

So treated it to some overspray for the welcome gift.


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Re: What did you do in your shed / man cave today?
« Reply #5893 on: August 27, 2020, 05:26:50 PM »
Had a half day off from work in the shed and started making my Father's day present from the kids  ??? well they asked what I wanted and I told them a old non working compressor  :laugh: the look on their faces Well I really wanted a Ozpig the big pig they make as a back yard fire but at over $800 I thought I would have a go at making one and its starting to come along nicely Here is the start of it
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« Reply #5894 on: August 27, 2020, 05:30:58 PM »
Ozpig part two all tacked up jut need to put the legs on and add the exhaust then weld it up before painting
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Re: What did you do in your shed / man cave today?
« Reply #5895 on: August 27, 2020, 05:56:11 PM »
Iso project shed continues. As we all know 12v batteries are no good on a concrete floor so i put my battery bank up out of the way. I just hope the screws hold



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Re: What did you do in your shed / man cave today?
« Reply #5896 on: August 28, 2020, 07:22:46 AM »
Iso project shed continues. As we all know 12v batteries are no good on a concrete floor so i put my battery bank up out of the way. I just hope the screws hold



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nice little storage spot... how many/type of screws are holding that up?  looks to be a lot of weight... screwed straight into the top section?

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Re: What did you do in your shed / man cave today?
« Reply #5897 on: August 28, 2020, 10:31:57 AM »
nice little storage spot... how many/type of screws are holding that up?  looks to be a lot of weight... screwed straight into the top section?

12 good roofing screws with oversize washers to the top raked rafter. There is a level beam behing the door where the flat shelf base extends and bears onto. Its carries a lot of the weight and the top part is holding the moment force of it wanting to roll forward. I think it should hold fine

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Re: What did you do in your shed / man cave today?
« Reply #5898 on: August 28, 2020, 10:58:53 AM »
Iso project shed continues. As we all know 12v batteries are no good on a concrete floor so i put my battery bank up out of the way. I just hope the screws hold



GG

I hope that was tongue in cheek, but there are still people that believe that.. Even a couple of Auto Sparkies I used to work with.
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Re: What did you do in your shed / man cave today?
« Reply #5899 on: August 28, 2020, 11:00:57 AM »
Ozpig part two all tacked up jut need to put the legs on and add the exhaust then weld it up before painting
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Love ya work mate.. looks good.
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