What did you do in your shed / man cave today?

[slave]

Good looking truck 👍

[Raym]

Finished off a 1933 Seagrave Fire Engine, approx 450mm long. Custom build for a customer.

Nice work Pottsy.

I have rocking horses to restore but distracted with this. Not required until July but want have time for do overs just in case.

This years submission for the pallet fundraiser. Don't have time/inclination for a rocking horse so something a bit different.

Making a wall hanging out of pallets & a hanger for it out of scrap metal bits.

Photos of what the hanging will look like except this one is 10 inch the  new one will be approx 23 inch.

Then gluing up & turning the back of the hanging. Love the knot that popped out. Will plug it in the morning.

Other photo bits & bobs gathering for the hanger.

[Pottsy]

Raym, nice piece, will be interested to see the pallet job by when she is done.

I'm 2/3s of the way thru an ore tipper, tractor, two bogeys and three side tippers, about 5ft long overall, 74 wheeler.

[Fizzie]

Making a wall hanging out of pallets & a hanger for it out of scrap metal bits.

Love the knot that popped out. Will plug it in the morning.

I'm incredibly jealous of what you blokes are able to achieve

Ray

Are you going to blunten the saw chain before using it as a hanger You could finish up with unintended side-effects

& have you thought about leaving the know out as a feature

[Raym]

I'm incredibly jealous of what you blokes are able to achieve

Ray

Are you going to blunten the saw chain before using it as a hanger You could finish up with unintended side-effects

& have you thought about leaving the know out as a feature

I will cut the teeth of as they are not required & Yes lazy me thought about the knot being a feature bit it is filled in case I hit it when turning the front.

[Raym]

Some progress on the back of the hanging today. When it dries I will sand back the darker areas & reapply the red. It is a bit streaky for my liking even though it wont be seen.

I also noticed I stuffed up alternating the growth rings to reduce warping. Oh well it will have that much bling on it any warping won't be noticeable I hope. 

[Pottsy]

Ray, do you use Ubeaut wood dyes to colour your work?

[Raym]

Ray, do you use Ubeaut wood dyes to colour your work?

Yes only started using it before xmas.

Plan was to produce a range of coloured wood turnings using the stains, acrylic paints, gilding creams & reactive metal paints. Got a few rocking horses to restore, when they are done will do more turning.

[D4D]

Bought a Kreg mini jig to play with. Now to find a project to put it to use.

[Raym]

Bought a Kreg mini jig to play with. Now to find a project to put it to use.

Kreg have project plans on their site.

Made a couple of these they are great for little ones who want to help in the kitchen.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aXMlONOWLkw

[jk]

The Tigerz 11 winch that we'd been using for about 10 years finally gave up the ghost, so I managed to find a near new Warn XD9000 on marketplace, just serviced for $645 ( happy with that ). Then was the fun bit of removing the Bullbar and disconnecting all the attached bits, ......... fog light wiring, UHF, spotlights, 50amp Anderson Plug, 175amp Anderson Plug, Merrit Plug, Air Line etc.
And that was just to get to the old winch and unwire it and remove.    Then fit it all back on again, all up it was a 10 hour job ( working at shed pace  ) .
But we should be right for another 10 years or so  .

P.S.       for anyone looking at doing the some type of job, it's about a 16 Carona job        

[Pottsy]

Couple off the line today, WA iron ore tipper 1.7m long 74 wheeler and a double flat top 500mm long.

[alnjan]

Bought a Kreg mini jig to play with. Now to find a project to put it to use.

bought one of those a while back.  We are going to replace the 30 odd year old wardrobes with a sort of built in unit.  Looking at making drawers and holding shelving in place with it. 

[GeoffA]

The Tigerz 11 winch that we'd been using for about 10 years finally gave up the ghost, so I managed to find a near new Warn XD9000 on marketplace, just serviced for $645 ( happy with that ). Then was the fun bit of removing the Bullbar and disconnecting all the attached bits, ......... fog light wiring, UHF, spotlights, 50amp Anderson Plug, 175amp Anderson Plug, Merrit Plug, Air Line etc.
And that was just to get to the old winch and unwire it and remove.    Then fit it all back on again, all up it was a 10 hour job ( working at shed pace  ) .
But we should be right for another 10 years or so  .

P.S.       for anyone looking at doing the some type of job, it's about a 16 Carona job        

Hey John, it's times likes that you kind of regret fitting all the trinkets.....

[Heavensent]

Hey John, it's times likes that you kind of regret fitting all the trinkets.....

This is why i keep to the Keep It Simple Stupid.
Make this too complicated just requires more work later

Too many of these 4wd shows making out like you need these youbuute set ups to do it properly.

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[GeoffA]

This is why i keep to the Keep It Simple Stupid.
Make this too complicated just requires more work later

Too many of these 4wd shows making out like you need these youbuute set ups to do it properly.

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Some do it for fun though....

[jk]

Some do it for fun though....

Yep, and the sheer convenience of having it all at your finger tips, plus .........if I only have to do it every 10 years, I can live with that 

[GeoffA]

.........if I only have to do it every 10 years, I can live with that 

Yep. That's really not too much of an imposition, is it??

[jk]

Couple off the line today, WA iron ore tipper 1.7m long 74 wheeler and a double flat top 500mm long.

Mate I'm loving your work ( being wood challenged myself     ),  I had this Kenworth made for me about 35 years ago by a guy at the old Cannon Hill Markets.
It's 1.16m long with a moving rear tri on the trailer and moving bogies & drive shaft in the prime mover !
It's sat on my wall unit all these years, and I thought you might like a look  .
Keep up the great work, their a credit to you   

[Raym]

Some progress on the back of the hanging today. When it dries I will sand back the darker areas & reapply the red. It is a bit streaky for my liking even though it wont be seen.

I also noticed I stuffed up alternating the growth rings to reduce warping. Oh well it will have that much bling on it any warping won't be noticeable I hope.

Here is the front of the hanging. Left rustic nail holes, tear out & sanding left the surface like the surf at Bondi.

The blending between the red & yellow could have been a bit more subtle.

Not sure I like it. Will make the hanger & see what it looks like. Plenty of time to make an alternative.

[D4D]

Fitted a cat door so we don't have to keep the laundry door open all the time. Now to see how smart the cat is

[fisher]

Knocked these 'garden art' critters up from scrap metal

[Pottsy]

Here is the front of the hanging. Left rustic nail holes, tear out & sanding left the surface like the surf at Bondi.

The blending between the red & yellow could have been a bit more subtle.

Not sure I like it. Will make the hanger & see what it looks like. Plenty of time to make an alternative.

Looks very Nordic, like a Viking shield.

[D4D]

Knocked these 'garden art' critters up from scrap metal

Very nice, I've been looking to buy some for the garden.

[Pottsy]

Mate I'm loving your work ( being wood challenged myself     ),  I had this Kenworth made for me about 35 years ago by a guy at the old Cannon Hill Markets.
It's 1.16m long with a moving rear tri on the trailer and moving bogies & drive shaft in the prime mover !
It's sat on my wall unit all these years, and I thought you might like a look  .
Keep up the great work, their a credit to you   

Lovely build, I hope mine are still around in 35 years.Thanks for the pics.