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Re: What did you do in your shed / man cave today?
« Reply #3625 on: April 23, 2017, 08:44:32 PM »
Cold chisel?
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Re: What did you do in your shed / man cave today?
« Reply #3626 on: April 23, 2017, 08:52:13 PM »
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MegaloMan to the rescue.....  :cup: :cup:
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Re: What did you do in your shed / man cave today?
« Reply #3627 on: April 23, 2017, 09:45:49 PM »
Well done BD, your a lot closer than GG or myself.
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Re: What did you do in your shed / man cave today?
« Reply #3628 on: April 24, 2017, 01:15:17 PM »
Quote from: GeoffA on April 23, 2017, 08:37:16 PM
So what did you have to do to get them off??

Must be a secret.....maybe "lefty loosy" was close to the mark.... :P
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Re: What did you do in your shed / man cave today?
« Reply #3629 on: April 29, 2017, 08:29:08 PM »
Reno is progressing.
Today I did a couple of feature pillars in sandstone before everything gets a texture coat

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Re: What did you do in your shed / man cave today?
« Reply #3630 on: April 29, 2017, 08:37:14 PM »
Looking good. Whats the go with the garage floor...is it my eyes or is there no slab down in there?

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Re: What did you do in your shed / man cave today?
« Reply #3631 on: April 29, 2017, 08:40:07 PM »
Fitted some pro rack roof bars to the Ranger and mounted up the awning. A little mucking about, but happy with the result.
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Re: What did you do in your shed / man cave today?
« Reply #3632 on: April 29, 2017, 09:01:58 PM »
Quote from: Nomad on April 29, 2017, 08:37:14 PM
Looking good. Whats the go with the garage floor...is it my eyes or is there no slab down in there?

Cheers Nomad
Just dug up the whole drive way. New exposed agg going in after the texture coat is done

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Re: What did you do in your shed / man cave today?
« Reply #3633 on: May 12, 2017, 09:00:47 PM »
Made a set of carvers chops to make holding rocking horses a bit easier. Used Jacaranda & blackbutt.
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Re: What did you do in your shed / man cave today?
« Reply #3634 on: May 12, 2017, 09:11:44 PM »
Looks great Ray.
Lotta thort gone into that one.
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Re: What did you do in your shed / man cave today?
« Reply #3635 on: May 12, 2017, 09:24:14 PM »
Not much thought just followed a plan :)
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Re: What did you do in your shed / man cave today?
« Reply #3636 on: May 12, 2017, 10:00:53 PM »
Quote from: GeoffA on April 23, 2017, 08:44:32 PM
Cold chisel?
Yeah they're not bad. I'm more a screaming jets kinda guy for my OZ rock.😂
All jokes aside, sometimes if you have a nut or filter or lid etc that is too tight to undo, try tightening it first. You only need the slightest movement and it can sometimes be enough to crack the thread and mean you can then loosen it.
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Re: What did you do in your shed / man cave today?
« Reply #3637 on: May 12, 2017, 10:30:45 PM »
Quote from: Raym on May 12, 2017, 09:00:47 PM
Made a set of carvers chops to make holding rocking horses a bit easier. Used Jacaranda & blackbutt.


                                     Sweet         :cup:                          :cheers:
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Re: What did you do in your shed / man cave today?
« Reply #3638 on: May 12, 2017, 11:38:59 PM »
Built a flat rack for the patrol and our 8000km trip north and back.
25mm shs with uni strut to mount rhino feet to..
4mm 50mm square mesh.
Best part is i had it all lying around so cost $0..
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Re: What did you do in your shed / man cave today?
« Reply #3639 on: May 13, 2017, 05:22:49 AM »
Nice job mate. :cup:


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Re: What did you do in your shed / man cave today?
« Reply #3640 on: May 13, 2017, 08:41:15 AM »
Quote from: BigGUWesty on May 12, 2017, 11:38:59 PM
Built a flat rack for the patrol and our 8000km trip north and back.
25mm shs with uni strut to mount rhino feet to..
4mm 50mm square mesh.
Best part is i had it all lying around so cost $0..
Just like a bought one only better.
Have you any idea how much it weighs pls.?
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Re: What did you do in your shed / man cave today?
« Reply #3641 on: May 13, 2017, 08:53:17 AM »
Quote from: Hoop Snake on May 12, 2017, 10:00:53 PM
Yeah they're not bad. I'm more a screaming jets kinda guy for my OZ rock.😂

Already got our tickets to see the Jets and Baby Animals gig that's coming up, just a shame my number 98 (as in 1998) Jets t-shirt I got back at a gig at the Calamvale Hotel has to many holes in to wear and seems to have shrunk a few sizes also (that's my story i'm sticking to...lol). One of the best old school live act pub bands you'll see, been to see them a few times and never disappointed.
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Re: What did you do in your shed / man cave today?
« Reply #3642 on: May 13, 2017, 09:00:15 AM »
I get some shelves today to organise everything outside (at last... 4 months after moving in)...

Other news:
-False floor is stalled at the moment, but resume shortly - I'm going down the t-nut route for the fasteners, I just need to organise getting them now...
-I hate motorbikes... the flywheel has been attacked by a monkey in the past, who has managed to a) shear one bolt head off and b) round another one off... Got a set of ezy outs (why are they called that, there's no such thing...) so will have a crack at it again at somepoint soon. I got fed up the last time I tried, so I stopped before I got too cross with it. Any one have magic tips for using a set of ezy outs?
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Re: What did you do in your shed / man cave today?
« Reply #3643 on: May 13, 2017, 09:03:52 AM »
Quote from: Cruiser 105Tvan on May 13, 2017, 08:41:15 AM
Just like a bought one only better.
Have you any idea how much it weighs pls.?
With awning 40ish kg.
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Re: What did you do in your shed / man cave today?
« Reply #3644 on: May 13, 2017, 09:18:03 AM »
Thanks for that, means I've got 110Kg. leeway If I put it on my 105 Cruiser.
Great build all the same.
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Re: What did you do in your shed / man cave today?
« Reply #3645 on: May 13, 2017, 12:26:12 PM »
Quote from: Paddler Ed on May 13, 2017, 09:00:15 AM
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 Any one have magic tips for using a set of ezy outs?

Yes, drill out to the biggest size you can first up. Much harder than getting a sheared off bolt out, is getting a sheared off eazy-out out so you can try again.

A mate of mine sheared one off in an oil pressure sender in the side of his engine block once (may have been an old nissan sedan..??). Apparently it was common for that make and model at the time, (back in the 80's) to shear them when removing. He was quoted well over a grand to remove the engine then remove the rest of the sender, and fit a new one. I ended up excavating around the eazy-out with a dentist drill, just enough to get a grip with a small pair of multigrips, and twist it back to loosen it. All done in situ with an 90deg angle air drill.

Actually I like the Snapon style straight ones best, with the separate nut that slides over it.
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Re: What did you do in your shed / man cave today?
« Reply #3646 on: May 13, 2017, 12:26:49 PM »
Lost Trades in Toowoomba

I guess this is shed related. I went to the one in Kyneton earlier this year & it was brilliant.

http://www.losttrades.info/

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« Reply #3647 on: May 13, 2017, 12:31:28 PM »
Quote from: Troopy_03 on May 13, 2017, 12:26:12 PM
Yes, drill out to the biggest size you can first up. Much harder than getting a sheared off bolt out, is getting a sheared off eazy-out out so you can try again.

A mate of mine sheared one off in an oil pressure sender in the side of his engine block once (may have been an old nissan sedan..??). Apparently it was common for that make and model at the time, (back in the 80's) to shear them when removing. He was quoted well over a grand to remove the engine then remove the rest of the sender, and fit a new one. I ended up excavating around the eazy-out with a dentist drill, just enough to get a grip with a small pair of multigrips, and twist it back to loosen it. All done in situ with an 90deg angle air drill.

Actually I like the Snapon style straight ones best, with the separate nut that slides over it.

That's been my plan - I was hoping that the biggest would get enough purchase in the rounded allen head, but it didn't so I ended up removing the end of it inadvertedly. After that I drilled down with the smallest one, and using that as a pilot hole the next size up... I'll continue to drill to that larger size and try that instead of the smallest one.

Thanks for the pointers; those snap on ones look a lot eaiser to use than the ones I have...
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Re: What did you do in your shed / man cave today?
« Reply #3648 on: May 13, 2017, 12:40:47 PM »
Quote from: Paddler Ed on May 13, 2017, 12:31:28 PM
That's been my plan - I was hoping that the biggest would get enough purchase in the rounded allen head, but it didn't so I ended up removing the end of it inadvertedly. After that I drilled down with the smallest one, and using that as a pilot hole the next size up... I'll continue to drill to that larger size and try that instead of the smallest one.

Thanks for the pointers; those snap on ones look a lot eaiser to use than the ones I have...

Just watch you don't go too big so that the ezi-out bottoms out before it bights properly. Yeah, the straight spline ones are good, but you have to drill the exact sized hole for them. And you can still break them off, which is why I have a couple of short ones now...  ;D But I've had them for over 30 years, and they've had a good work out.
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Re: What did you do in your shed / man cave today?
« Reply #3649 on: May 13, 2017, 12:42:43 PM »
Quote from: Rumpig on May 13, 2017, 08:53:17 AM
One of the best old school live act pub bands you'll see,

Rusty & the Ayers Rockettes were another good one :cup:
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