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Re: What did you do in your shed / man cave today?
« Reply #825 on: September 22, 2013, 06:24:29 PM »
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Re: What did you do in your shed / man cave today?
« Reply #826 on: September 22, 2013, 06:25:30 PM »
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Re: What did you do in your shed / man cave today?
« Reply #827 on: September 22, 2013, 07:32:01 PM »
Nearly had a dummy spit trying to put one of those elastic cargo nets over all the gear in the ute tray ready for the Fraser trip. How DO those hooks manage to get soooooo caught up on everything that you don't want them to. Does anyone else have this problem or does my net just hate me?????

I was the same the first time I used one. I had kittens.

Great once on, but aweful to put on. Now, I take a deep breath, take all of the hooks off and start from scratch each time.

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Re: What did you do in your shed / man cave today?
« Reply #828 on: September 22, 2013, 07:38:39 PM »
Nearly had a dummy spit trying to put one of those elastic cargo nets over all the gear in the ute tray ready for the Fraser trip. How DO those hooks manage to get soooooo caught up on everything that you don't want them to. Does anyone else have this problem or does my net just hate me?????
I was the same the first time I used one. I had kittens.

Great once on, but aweful to put on. Now, I take a deep breath, take all of the hooks off and start from scratch each time.

Yep I have one on m work ute. God it drives me bonkers. I now ave one without hooks, but the netting still catches on everything I goes near
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Re: What did you do in your shed / man cave today?
« Reply #829 on: September 22, 2013, 07:48:50 PM »
opened the camper up today and fixed (i hope) the interior light that has been playing up and not working all the time. wasn't expecting the circuit board i found behind the switch panel when i removed it though, wiggled some wires and hopefully found the loose connection that i then sorted out (maybe?...lol)
then i moved the auxillary internal radio control panel i had mounted previously, to another location which will allow me better access to the light switches inside the camper. after that i fixed the stove knob that had fallen off (lost a circlip a while back), i just dabbed some silicone on the back of it and shoved it back on...lol.. just hoping the small hole i saw in the centre of the spindle as i shoved the knob back on it, doesn't have the hole there for sucking in air, because it won't do that anymore, guess i'll find out next weekend at the meet up when i go to use it next....lol.
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Re: What did you do in your shed / man cave today?
« Reply #830 on: September 22, 2013, 08:24:16 PM »
Made up the LED light bars to hang up through the camper :) Had enough left over to make one for the back of the Jack as well
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Re: What did you do in your shed / man cave today?
« Reply #831 on: September 23, 2013, 07:16:20 PM »
Sometimes I think I should not be left unsupervised in the shed with power tools and beer .... got bored and decided to build a pig
the morning before going away ..... but must say it worked great
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Re: What did you do in your shed / man cave today?
« Reply #832 on: September 23, 2013, 07:34:22 PM »
Sometimes I think I should not be left unsupervised in the shed with power tools and beer .... got bored and decided to build a pig
the morning before going away ..... but must say it worked great

Maybe I shouldn't be left alone with alcohol, I swear I have seen this before?? Deja Vu??
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Re: What did you do in your shed / man cave today?
« Reply #833 on: September 23, 2013, 07:37:51 PM »
either way it looks great, what did u use for the main part??
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Re: What did you do in your shed / man cave today?
« Reply #834 on: September 23, 2013, 07:39:40 PM »
Maybe I shouldn't be left alone with alcohol, I swear I have seen this before?? Deja Vu??


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Re: What did you do in your shed / man cave today?
« Reply #835 on: September 23, 2013, 08:02:24 PM »
just an old 9 kilo gas bottle
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Re: What did you do in your shed / man cave today?
« Reply #836 on: September 23, 2013, 08:25:23 PM »
just an old 9 kilo gas bottle

How long did the red paint last?

Just wondering too - what did you use to cut the top out? I'm trying to score an old forklift bottle (I already have a pig) to do something with and was wondering how to cut the end out as neat and without blowing myself up (though I do like a good explosion  ;D)
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« Reply #837 on: September 23, 2013, 08:39:13 PM »
The red paint is heat proof paint ...its more heat proof than pot belly black paint its still ther just a little faded and flaked a where I didn't get all the old paint off. The hole on the top I cut with an angle grinder with cutting wheel on it
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Re: What did you do in your shed / man cave today?
« Reply #838 on: September 23, 2013, 09:02:45 PM »
Steffo your not on your pat malone with those cargo nets, Iused to just take each hook completely off and reattach where needed, much faster that way..
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Re: What did you do in your shed / man cave today?
« Reply #839 on: September 24, 2013, 08:30:39 PM »
Not exactly in the shed but spent Sunday loading all the gear from camper mk1 into camper mk2, seasoning canvas etc. :) :)



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Re: What did you do in your shed / man cave today?
« Reply #840 on: September 25, 2013, 01:36:09 PM »
Installed the Anderson plug at the rear of the tug with a smart isolator and manual reset circuit breaker.

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Re: What did you do in your shed / man cave today?
« Reply #841 on: September 25, 2013, 04:40:59 PM »
Put a couple of 15x33s on my offroad trailer, and hopefully fixed the overheating problem.. the backing plate was welded on crocked, so put a couple of washes between the backing plate and the other backing plate, is it called the axle plate, well I welded it on crooked, so hoping I have fixed it using those 2 washes.


anyway the trailer look better with bigger tyres on and I also fitted my old bundera white rims, which make it look better than the black rims I had on.



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Re: What did you do in your shed / man cave today?
« Reply #842 on: September 25, 2013, 05:27:16 PM »
Hey Pete
When you build another trailer assemble the brake hub/drum/backing plate and weld on flange then slide on to the axle
Then put the drum on with the bearings tension as normal now slide the backing plate back into the drum and the weld on flange witch is bolted to the backing plate to wear you want it now adjust the brake shoes out hard on to the drum this will center and square the backing plate ready to weld
Does that make sence
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Re: What did you do in your shed / man cave today?
« Reply #843 on: September 25, 2013, 06:23:08 PM »
color coded the annex poles with heat shrink for easier set up.

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Re: What did you do in your shed / man cave today?
« Reply #844 on: September 25, 2013, 07:07:04 PM »
Started thinking (I know, I know) about my version of a portable battery box. Stage 1, it fits neatly. Stage 2 more thinking and more  :cheers:


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Re: What did you do in your shed / man cave today?
« Reply #845 on: September 25, 2013, 09:51:13 PM »
Hey Pete
When you build another trailer assemble the brake hub/drum/backing plate and weld on flange then slide on to the axle
Then put the drum on with the bearings tension as normal now slide the backing plate back into the drum and the weld on flange witch is bolted to the backing plate to wear you want it now adjust the brake shoes out hard on to the drum this will center and square the backing plate ready to weld
Does that make sence
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I would have thought u assemble all three, flange backing plate and hub, then slide on axle, tension up, then tighten brakes, (THats a great idea, never would have thought of that) then tack weld the flange on, remove the backing plate and hub, finish welding on the flange, let cool and refit.

I did most of that, except brakes, on one side, but I vaguely remember rushing the side thats been causing the trouble.



I pretty much understand what you are saying except the first sentence, confuses me for the rest.


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Re: What did you do in your shed / man cave today?
« Reply #846 on: September 25, 2013, 10:27:40 PM »

I pretty much understand what you are saying except the first sentence, confuses me for the rest.



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Re: What did you do in your shed / man cave today?
« Reply #847 on: September 25, 2013, 10:34:03 PM »
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Re: What did you do in your shed / man cave today?
« Reply #848 on: September 26, 2013, 07:11:27 AM »

I would have thought u assemble all three, flange backing plate and hub, then slide on axle, tension up, then tighten brakes, (THats a great idea, never would have thought of that) then tack weld the flange on, remove the backing plate and hub, finish welding on the flange, let cool and refit.

I did most of that, except brakes, on one side, but I vaguely remember rushing the side thats been causing the trouble.



I pretty much understand what you are saying except the first sentence, confuses me for the rest.

Thats it mate
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Re: What did you do in your shed / man cave today?
« Reply #849 on: September 27, 2013, 04:41:37 PM »
color coded the annex poles with heat shrink for easier set up.
Top idea Champin! Where did you get heat shrink big enough to go around the poles? We've got a few different sizes from Jaycar but none that would fit the poles.
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