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

[speewa158]

There was a bench grinder at Crime Converters in Shep a week or so back . l was only looking  , sometimes you get a bargain . Use the fine wheel & quench the blade often , if it get to hot it wont hold an edge for long . l used to change my blades each day to keep fresh edges happening 

[Pottsy]

Fitted 2 X 12 volt fans with non slip stationery bases and added extra long cords and merit plugs.

[speewa158]

Well done Pottsy  you have had a Big day 

[Pottsy]

Thanks Speewa, don't want to burn out to early in the New Year

[Cruiser 105Tvan]

That's right can't peak too soon, gotta save a bit for later, just in case.

[Hookie]

Use a bench grinder on your blades  , the angle grinder is a butchers tool 

Disagree. I use a 120 grit flap disc on a 4 inch grinder, don't even take the blades off the mower, takes 10 seconds and I get a plenty good edge for mowing grass.

[kylarama]

Fitted a Jaycar remote keyless entry system to the daughters 97 Rav4.

Ended up having to do a mercy dash to Repco to grab a couple of relays.
Half way through I discovered the Rav4's central locking is negative switched and the remote I got is positive triggered.
Wired them up in a jiffy box to change the remote to negative trigger. Even hooked it up to the indicators!

Now she has 2 remotes and 1 very very worn key. Too worn to have a copy made...


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[speewa158]

Disagree. I use a 120 grit flap disc on a 4 inch grinder, don't even take the blades off the mower, takes 10 seconds and I get a plenty good edge for mowing grass.

Your call   ,  if it works for you         

[DrewXT]

Spent the day in my mates shed, sorting out my fridge drawer in the ute so I don't have to use a spare thong to keep it closed

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[Troopy_03]

Spent the day in my mates shed, sorting out my fridge drawer in the ute so I don't have to use a spare thong to keep it closed

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Yeah, those thongs are a bit too flimsy to tie up anything with a bit of weight. Heavy duty occy straps work better.... 

[D4D]

Now that our garage is being used for playing table tennis and not just parking cars and working on stuff, i.e. the missus is now in the garage, she says it is too hot and has given the ok to work out some cooling. So the question is, what do people use for cooling such a big area with a big roller door that acts as a radiator? Should I just go a huge floor standing fan, roof is too low for ceiling fans, or get a portable a/c?

[gordo350]

If you get a bigarse fan it'll blow the ball away. May or may not help your game

[speewa158]

Go a Full Refer System  so it can cool cans at the same time 

[glenm64]

Finally finished a table for out the back area. I came across some Norfolk Island pine slabs about a year ago. They were a bit cracked in spots, but had an unusual black fungus marking through the grain.
I experimented with some coloured epoxy in the cracks(ground them out a bit) to stabilise them. Danish oil finish on the top, as I didnt want a gloss finish outside. Different light brings out different colours. Overall reasonably happy with the finished result. About 40 - 50 hrs involved I reckon. But its only work if you'd rather be somewhere else.?
Time for a beer I reckon.

Cheers Glen

[Bird]

Finally finished a table for out the back area. I came across some Norfolk Island pine slabs about a year ago. They were a bit cracked in spots, but had an unusual black fungus marking through the grain.
I experimented with some coloured epoxy in the cracks(ground them out a bit) to stabilise them. Danish oil finish on the top, as I didnt want a gloss finish outside. Different light brings out different colours. Overall reasonably happy with the finished result. About 40 - 50 hrs involved I reckon. But its only work if you'd rather be somewhere else.?
Time for a beer I reckon.

Cheers Glen

awesome doesn't come close dude... 

[Rumpig]

Looks great Glen 

[GeoffA]

Very nice Glen...

[Cruiser 105Tvan]

Make a great Base for a spare Bed too.
Well done Glen, looks Great!

[Spada]

What a cracker job Glen, you taking orders 

[Bird]

What a cracker job Glen, you taking orders 

I couldn't afford it

[speewa158]

Make room in the Pool Room for this 1   

[glenm64]

Cheers guys. Next is a few burl or slab coffee tables for the man cave/music room. Might try a bit of fractal burning and coloured resin.

https://youtu.be/vU0crdll7K0


Cheers Glen

[Bird]

Cheers guys. Next is a few burl or slab coffee tables for the man cave/music room. Might try a bit of fractal burning and coloured resin.

https://youtu.be/vU0crdll7K0


Cheers Glen

that's an interesting process... just not purple though!

[Hookie]

Finally finished a table for out the back area. I came across some Norfolk Island pine slabs about a year ago. They were a bit cracked in spots, but had an unusual black fungus marking through the grain.
I experimented with some coloured epoxy in the cracks(ground them out a bit) to stabilise them. Danish oil finish on the top, as I didnt want a gloss finish outside. Different light brings out different colours. Overall reasonably happy with the finished result. About 40 - 50 hrs involved I reckon. But its only work if you'd rather be somewhere else.?
Time for a beer I reckon.

Cheers Glen

Nice job. Makes me jealous. I used to do stuff like that, but I left all of my power tools in the USA because of the voltage difference. If I'd known how things were going to pan out when I moved back here, I would have brought them.

[BaseCamp]

That slab looks fantastic!!
I want, I want....   
But I'm guessing if 1 was for sale the price should go something like this...

50hrs x Craftsman Rate @ $90ph?
= $4,500
+ the piece of raw timber $500?
+ epoxy and materials $200?
+ Transportation
+ gst
= $ cry, cry, cry   

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