What did you do in your shed? 2025

[Hairs]

Sorry if there is a current thread, I did search.

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.

[Bad Scott]

Fitter and turner Nowadays it's fitter and machinist
Good trade too

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[Hairs]

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.

[Bad Scott]

Some of the measuring equipment costs a bomb
Is the shed gonna be big enough 🤔

[Hairs]

Is the shed gonna be big enough

You had to go there,



You don't use magic to disappear, ya use a 4x4 & Swag.

[Fizzie]

Is the shed gonna be big enough 🤔

Is there even such a thing as too big a shed

[austastar]

Ain't no such thing!

Cheers

Typed with phat fumbs

[Bad Scott]

You had to go there,



You don't use magic to disappear, ya use a 4x4 & Swag.

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

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[Troopy_03]

Fitter and turner Nowadays it's fitter and machinist
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..

[rags]

Today in my shed , well at least in the office in the corner of the shed,  I pulled all the wet floor vinyl up and now have a dehumidifier running to dry things out after springing a leak during Cyclone Alf and the rain that we have had in the following weeks.
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.

[GGV8Cruza]

Refitted the MSA seat covers, after 10 years service i gave them a wash in the machine

GG

[Bad Scott]

Refitted the MSA seat covers, after 10 years service i gave them a wash in the machine

GG

Winch rope next

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[Hairs]

Not in the shed, but I gave the shed a bit of TLC.
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.

[Fizzie]

Does outside of the house count

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! 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 )

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! Probably explains why we've never had decent water pressure in that tap, from the day we moved in here!

[rags]

@Fizzie, it looks  like 101 Qld plumbing, with 1/2” garden taps their specialty. The plumber should have used a 15BP (back plate) brass fitting screwed to the frame and a brass long thread through the brick wall.

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.