Post by: Hairs on April 03, 2025, 07:23:42 PM
Being bloody wet over the last couple of weeks, and unable to work(flooded roads, local ferry out of operation due to high river levels), I spent a bit of time in the shed, even with young Jack.
We've built shelves, organising stuff, he's bought a heap of tools(he's nearly finished his Fitters & Turners apprenticeship), 3 in one might, tig, welder.
Today on my Rodeo work ute, I installed a 100W solar panel, controller, second battery, 12v to 18v Makita charger and Sorted the ladder racks.
I also fitted to Fysh's 2018 MUX a bonnet protector & window weather sheilds.
Also ordered a plug & play replacement upgrade car radio/reverse camera/Bluetooth, which has Android carplay.
Been a busy day.
Cheers
You don't use magic to disappear, ya use a 4x4 & Swag.
Post by: Bad Scott on April 03, 2025, 07:36:40 PM
Nowadays it's fitter and machinist 
Good trade too
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Post by: Hairs on April 03, 2025, 08:10:29 PM
His apprenticeship papers say Turner.
Should see the toys, I mean tools he brings home
I was thinking of buying a kit shed for the New Age Road Owl & my 4.8m work trailer.
A good mate of Jack's, his dad owns a fabrication business, we will be now building a 10x7 skillion shed off the side of the house.
All council approved, of cause.
You don't use magic to disappear, ya use a 4x4 & Swag.
Post by: Bad Scott on April 04, 2025, 04:43:48 AM
Is the shed gonna be big enough 🤔
Post by: Hairs on April 04, 2025, 06:11:12 AM
Is the shed gonna be big enough
You had to go there,
You don't use magic to disappear, ya use a 4x4 & Swag.
Post by: Fizzie on April 04, 2025, 07:05:11 AM
Is the shed gonna be big enough 🤔
Is there even such a thing as too big a shed ???
Post by: austastar on April 04, 2025, 07:50:19 AM
Cheers
Typed with phat fumbs
Post by: Bad Scott on April 04, 2025, 07:55:08 AM
Definitely. One must go double story as a minimum. How else is one gonna get a hoist in, let alone a machine shop and a fab shop
You had to go there,
You don't use magic to disappear, ya use a 4x4 & Swag.
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Post by: Troopy_03 on April 04, 2025, 09:18:46 AM
Fitter and turner
Good trade too
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We used to call the cooks in the RAAF "fitters and turners" They fit it into pots and turn it into sh1t..
Post by: rags on April 04, 2025, 09:29:59 PM
Have already fixed the leak that emanated from water tracking in via the A/C service pipes where they past through the wall.
Tomorrow will be a job to repair/replace the MDF wall sheets that have grown as a result of acting as a sponge. A bit of painting and then put the vinyl back down. Hopefully sorted by Sunday evening.
Post by: GGV8Cruza on April 05, 2025, 10:00:44 AM
GG
Post by: Bad Scott on April 05, 2025, 10:03:35 AM
Refitted the MSA seat covers, after 10 years service i gave them a wash in the machineWinch rope next
GG
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Post by: Hairs on April 05, 2025, 11:00:32 AM
Cleaned the gutters
Yeah I know, should of done it a month ago before all the rain.
You don't use magic to disappear, ya use a 4x4 & Swag.
Post by: Fizzie on April 29, 2025, 07:26:51 AM
Late Saturday arvo I took some stuff out to the bin & there was a wet patch on the path near the front tap. Thought the tap couldn't have been turned off properly, so the hose has dribbled, gave the tap handle a twist & didn't think any more about it.
Sunday arvo, Leafz comes rushing in after doing the same thing, to say there's water running out of the wall! Have a look & yep, there's water apparently coming out of the base of the tap, where it joins the actual pipe inside the brick wall, then running down the wall & dribbling out the weep holes! :o Not hard though - only ~1l/5 minutes. Turned the water off at the meter to stop it as we don't know what it's doing down inside the wall ??? (Van water tanks were still full from Alfred though, so we've got lots available 8))
Got on to our usual plumber first thing Monday morning but he's in Coffs atm, cleaning out a house after his Dad died a little while ago :'( He'll be back up on Wednesday & will come out then, but also said that that small an amount wouldn't be enough to do any damage over the next few days :-\
Decided that we'd take a brick out from around the the tap, as he'd need to get in there anyway, & found the problem! #1
But having a closer look, it shows a very interesting example of work from ~44 years ago! #2
Now, I'm not a plumber, but I don't think copper pipe is supposed to be kinked like that! :o ::) :-X Probably explains why we've never had decent water pressure in that tap, from the day we moved in here! >:(
Post by: rags on April 29, 2025, 06:29:58 PM
Doing an apprenticeship in NSW Public Works 40 plus years ago we learnt to ensure any external tap was vandal proof and your example was certainly not.