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

[Brumbypt]

Finished, well almost, converting my mates rear bar to a tandem wheel carrier. Karmar swinger on the left and old tjm on the right.. Looks ok, looks strong enough, but just doesnt look even enough.. I think the right hand arm has the wheel carrier too much in the centre, he wont care.. Currently on holiday.
But i like things to be even, so might have to do some more cutting and pasting and move the wheel holder over..

Picked the rear bar up second hand. It had one wheel swing with it.

I then got his single kaymar bar, cut the arm in half, turn it around and welded it back together. As the bend went the wrong way.
I then cut off the end.
Cut off the axle hub off the upright section that bolts to the old bumper bar.

Welded the axle hub onto the end of the swing arm, as the old rear bar has the axle hubs going downward, which is very annoying.
Fitted it all, repainted the rear bar when i scratched it and painted his towbar..

2 days work stripping it down and refitting..

Another days work a couple of weeks ago preparing the bar and other swing arm ready..

Still got a day or 2 work on the rest of his 80.. Gotta do some mods and maintenance and remove some more window tinting..



Tapa talk is annoying. 

[Crisp Image]

Finished, well almost, converting my mates rear bar to a tandem wheel carrier. Karmar swinger on the left and old tjm on the right.. Looks ok, looks strong enough, but just doesnt look even enough.. I think the right hand arm has the wheel carrier too much in the centre, he wont care.. Currently on holiday.
But i like things to be even, so might have to do some more cutting and pasting and move the wheel holder over..

Picked the rear bar up second hand. It had one wheel swing with it.

I then got his single kaymar bar, cut the arm in half, turn it around and welded it back together. As the bend went the wrong way.
I then cut off the end.
Cut off the axle hub off the upright section that bolts to the old bumper bar.

Welded the axle hub onto the end of the swing arm, as the old rear bar has the axle hubs going downward, which is very annoying.
Fitted it all, repainted the rear bar when i scratched it and painted his towbar..

2 days work stripping it down and refitting..

Another days work a couple of weeks ago preparing the bar and other swing arm ready..

Still got a day or 2 work on the rest of his 80.. Gotta do some mods and maintenance and remove some more window tinting..



Tapa talk is annoying.

Either you are a really good bloke or your mate has a big load of dirt on you and is using is as blackmail.
Regards
Crispy

[speewa158]

  l got $$ on the Dirt File         

[Brumbypt]

Been friends for 35 year, i have been asking him for years to let me help you get ya trailer and 80s up to scratch.
We have recently just bought the rear bar second hand.

I talked him into buying 80s cruisers instead of what ever crap he was going to buy.

He is a very kind hearted person and has helped many many other ppl, so its my way of helping him.

And he will give me either some fire wood or the trees to create fire wood from, as he lives on a bush block.

He is also offwork due to illness

Its kind of fun working on 4bys and trailers, i have enjoyed being creative in adapting the swing arm etc. i have ran out of jobs or ideas around my place and have a break with my trailer builds so i had the time, tools, workshop and the skills to get all this done, so why not do it.. Hey..
If u bring ur rig up, wait 35 years, i too might fix it for you..


Tapa talk is annoying. 

[FNQBunyip]

I've been carting this light around for years , always saying I'll put it on as a reversing light . So hit it with a wire wheel today to get some of the coal dust ect out of the brass casting .It's coming up a treat .. So with the new tray on with an old light .



cheers

[Tjupurula]

Finally Napanangka allowed me into my tools to do something, just cut a few bits of wood with a hand saw to prove I could do it.  I guess I am going to have to wait a while yet before I am ready for that kind of thing, but at least I tried.
Regards
Tjupurula

[Trex_s4m1]

Take it slow mate. Good you are getting back into it.
I started making a ozpig style thing out of my broken air compressor. Pics to follow soon

[Marcus73]

Well I'm at it with my bar again


Sent from the machine that goes..... Bing!

[Brumbypt]

Removed the tint on my mates 80, back windows, this time, yes its still here, then detailed the inside only..

Tomorrow i gotta take a look underneath and see if i can see why its pulling to the right..

Wont be able to see much, but can look for bent steering arms, cracks in chassis etc..



Hmmmm

Tapa Tapa talk is not as good as using safari.

[Bunyip]

I can finally post something relevant in this thread!!!!
The controller on our Webasco diesel heater broke a while ago. The service guy from the CT dealer cut the old controller off to return it to Webasco and they replaced it under warranty. I noticed after he had cut the controller off that the connector actually plugs in, so unplugged the remaining bit so that I could source a new one.
Turns out that the part is Webasco specific and it was easier for me to connect the cables back together rather than try to get a new connector.
Step 1. Read Simon's electrical 101 thread http://www.myswag.org/index.php?topic=2236.0 and figure out how to join the two ends together and how to best solder them.
Step 2. Re-read simons thread to make sure that I am about to do the right thing.
Step 3. Cut back the insulation from the plug end, this is the shortest end so will determine the length of the join.
Step 4. Cut back the insulation from the cable end and join the cables together. Not much to work with and doesn't look anywhere as neat as Simon's, but good enough for a novice.

Step 5. Try to solder the joints, first soldering iron no good, second will only just do (mental note to get a proper soldering iron). Test heater, all good.
Step 6. Heat shrink all cables to ensure no shorting, also I understand this will also help with joint strength.
Step 7. Heat shrink all cables back together and test.
So this is the first real thing I have done to the CT and it all worked out OK in the end.

Took pics along the way, only one of them turned out OK.

[Coolblue80]

Well, I finally did it. Six years after building my shed I got a mate to run power to it. Guess what? We are putting the house on the market next week. Always the way. The only bonus is, that if the house sells & we get the place we are hoping to get(Grandmothers house) I'm putting in a 18m x 9m shed. With power.
Cheers, Mike.

[Brumbypt]

U cant have a bigger shed than me.. Hhahahah

Actually thats a good size, mine is only 7.5 wide. And its too narrow to park the car in and have room front and back..


Luckilly i made that section a drive through so usually dont have too much in from of where i park my rig..

Having said that i do currently have a half built trailer on its end and my gantry there atm..

Usually dont have anything..




My shed is 16 long but 5m is designated for storage or games room. So workshop is 7.5x11m


Tapa Tapa talk is not as good as using safari.

[Brumbypt]

Make sure that u build it up. I wold say atleast a 3.5m high


Tapa Tapa talk is not as good as using safari.

[achjimmy]

Make sure that u build it up. I wold say atleast a 3.5m high


Tapa Tapa talk is not as good as using safari.

Great advise the higher the better.

[Coolblue80]

Make sure that u build it up. I wold say atleast a 3.5m high

Haven't decided on a wall height yet. Planning on putting in a 2 post hoist in the new one so height will be an issue. Also planning the 4.5-6m being open bay so the main section will be 12 x 9.
Cheers, Mike

[Rumpig]

was just looking at my shed a few minutes ago...i guess i should go down there and finish cladding the back wall on it today 
put some undercoat on the front gable weatherboards yesterday arvo when i got home from work though, want to paint it properly before screwing the gable flashing in place so i don't have to paint around it.

[Clouty]

was just looking at my shed a few minutes ago...i guess i should go down there and finish cladding the back wall on it today 
put some undercoat on the front gable weatherboards yesterday arvo when i got home from work though, want to paint it properly before screwing the gable flashing in place so i don't have to paint around it.

About time you finish the shed.. How many years has it been?? Lol

[cruisindub]

Our council only allows maximum 100m2 outbuilding, including carport or patio etc.
the maximum is 3m, allowed 3.5m if you prove you have a caravan or boat and apply for application.

I would love a slightly bigger shed, and one where I could actually hang stuff from, except this cheap flimsy tin thing I currently have.........a few more pay cheques required yet!

I am just slightly jealous of these well set up sheds.


My old kitchen I ripped out while doing the house renos is my work bench and storage, some of the storage in the sheds above make me very very jealous.

grrrrrr!!

[jclures]

Our council only allows maximum 100m2 outbuilding, including carport or patio etc.
the maximum is 3m, allowed 3.5m if you prove you have a caravan or boat and apply for application.

Doesn't the council know every man needs a shed and the bigger the better. I would be lost without my sheds.

[bobnrob]

I don't remember the size of my father's shed

The front wall was cladded for about 3m, then 2 industrial sized roller doors about 3m apart, then another 3m(?) cladding, and normal sized roller door, then about 4-5m of cladding. Was about 10m deep
This was (country) suburbia

I miss that shed, mines only a 6x3m garden shed...s'pose I wasn't to happy when he went either!

[Rumpig]

About time you finish the shed.. How many years has it been?? Lol

funny you should say that...didn't clad the last of the walls today, grabbed the paintbrush and started undercoating the weatherboards instead. had some oil based primer under the house, i now have it on my face, in my hair, etc, etc, etc....lol...actually i have no idea how to get it off, the thinners wasn't working real well on my face, nearly knocked myself out with a good whiff of the rag at one stage....lol

[barnray]

Try some turps.

[Rumpig]

Try some turps.

i ended up scratching most of it off with my finger nail, won't go too overboard yet as i may end up painting some more tomorrow, so will just wear more paint by the end of the day anyhow...lol

[oldmate]

, i now have it in my hair, etc, etc, etc....lol..

Pmsl   Now i Know your lying. What bloody hair? Hahahaha 

[Mr TheTaylors]

Painted some wooden panels for Mrs TheTaylors.....

Got the chainsaw ready to cut up a couple of ton of firewood.....