kyoto49
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I didn't Bloody purchase anything from them shysters
got me some principles! Good tip about the pop bottle lid!
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What I Did This Weekend - In Pictures!
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got me some principles! Good tip about the pop bottle lid!
Gramaisc
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One of the greenhouses has mains water on tap and so a small sink seemed good idea.
A dog bowl from Katharine House and a quick whizz with a jigsaw...
Ultimately, it might get a tap, but the idea is to have a solar-heated tank in the future - and it might also get a 'proper' drain, but it is easy enough to lift it out to dispose of the contents for now.
The disc that came out will be trimmed to drop back in flush - eventually...
Elsewhere, we have discussed Boots gardening tools - doing this job involved moving these shears, which I bought there in 1981.
Real quality items. "Boots branded" at the time, but I've never been sure who really made them. They've had a lot of use over four decades.
A dog bowl from Katharine House and a quick whizz with a jigsaw...
Ultimately, it might get a tap, but the idea is to have a solar-heated tank in the future - and it might also get a 'proper' drain, but it is easy enough to lift it out to dispose of the contents for now.
The disc that came out will be trimmed to drop back in flush - eventually...
Elsewhere, we have discussed Boots gardening tools - doing this job involved moving these shears, which I bought there in 1981.
Real quality items. "Boots branded" at the time, but I've never been sure who really made them. They've had a lot of use over four decades.
Gramaisc
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The Lidl pole trimmer was supplied with an annoyingly short lead - unusual for them - but the opportunity to replace it with a much longer one seemed worth taking. There'll be rather fewer stoppages to move the extension reel now.
Replacing the cover, after the reconnection, was a hugely complicated operation, requiring multiple things to be 'in the right place' at the same time. I doubt that I would pass the aptitude test for a job in the factory...
Replacing the cover, after the reconnection, was a hugely complicated operation, requiring multiple things to be 'in the right place' at the same time. I doubt that I would pass the aptitude test for a job in the factory...
Gramaisc
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Another 'machine plate' - the grinder is bolted to the plywood plate, so it can be placed anywhere along the benches, in the Shed or the greenhouse - and removed when not needed.
A few machines are mounted in this form now and there will be others. It means they can be sited where convenient, and removed when the space is more useful. And, for 'occasional' use, they are much more stable when not even clamped down, than when standing on their own feet.
Eventually, there should be some benches in the same format in the conservatory and the (f)utility room.
The bolting down is done via M6 threaded rods into t-nuts sunk flush into the bottom of the plywood.
A few machines are mounted in this form now and there will be others. It means they can be sited where convenient, and removed when the space is more useful. And, for 'occasional' use, they are much more stable when not even clamped down, than when standing on their own feet.
Eventually, there should be some benches in the same format in the conservatory and the (f)utility room.
The bolting down is done via M6 threaded rods into t-nuts sunk flush into the bottom of the plywood.
Gramaisc
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Last year, I managed to break the "catches" of one of the DeWalt batteries. Not the end of the world, it was still usable via a reusable cable tie for securing it in place, but it was awkward to get it on and off for recharging.
I did have a dead battery that was still in Stafford, so that is here now and I have managed to swap parts around between the two, so that all the 'good' bits are on the good battery. It just clips on and off as it should do now.
It wasn't too hard in the end, despite some 'security' screws and the good battery being a generic replacement, rather than a genuine DeWalt item - this meant that the case and clip mouldings were not identical, but close enough to be interchangeable. In fact, I only needed to extract the body of the clips themselves and move them into the other body, once the broken ones were removed, rather than the more involved process of interchanging the cells and connections between the two casings.
I did have a dead battery that was still in Stafford, so that is here now and I have managed to swap parts around between the two, so that all the 'good' bits are on the good battery. It just clips on and off as it should do now.
proactive
Enjoying a drop of red.
You are just the sort of person I would pay way too much money to come and work for me.
Gramaisc
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I am unemployable and able to provide several references backing that up.
proactive
Enjoying a drop of red.
I don't care.
Gramaisc
Forum O. G.
It's a bit far on a bike...
Gramaisc
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The initial corner bracing on the greenhouses was done a long time ago, with aluminium angle that is a good bit lighter than the stuff I have subsequently used, so I've decided to replace it with stronger stuff - and the old bits can be reused for small additions that I need to make when the weather is a bit better - the material will be quite adequate for those.
The original.
The new stuff - about three times stiffer.
And the shelf back in place, with items of treasure safely stored.
I need to get some glass out to do the jobs that will reuse the removed material, so that may be a while yet...
The original.
The new stuff - about three times stiffer.
And the shelf back in place, with items of treasure safely stored.
I need to get some glass out to do the jobs that will reuse the removed material, so that may be a while yet...
Gramaisc
Forum O. G.
I managed to do the other corner, just as darkness approached - this meant that I was reminded to reinstate the solar marker lights.
It was both easier and harder than the first side was - easier, as I had the recent practice to look back on - harder, as the shelf supports the mains-driven clock and (unforeseen), off to the right, there is an electrical socket that needed to be dropped a quarter of an inch, due to the larger angle being fitted now. This electrical downtime did give me a chance to lubricate the clock, which has been churning away there for a quarter of a century now.
This view also shows where the material will be reused - the angled braces in the corner, under the shelf, will be joined by a horizontal strut, to support the (currently 'flying') corner of the bench-top. You can just see the slope that the weight of the tools creates at the moment. All four corners need doing, but (barring mistakes), there is enough to do that. The other greenhouse, of a different design, already has corner supports in place, as they were a good bit easier to do in that one.
Hanging a spare 10mm spanner hanging on a redundant bolt by the door has proved to be a very ergonomic move - almost everything in the greenhouses is held together by 10mm nuts. Having a spanner located immediately 'on site' is very handy.
It was both easier and harder than the first side was - easier, as I had the recent practice to look back on - harder, as the shelf supports the mains-driven clock and (unforeseen), off to the right, there is an electrical socket that needed to be dropped a quarter of an inch, due to the larger angle being fitted now. This electrical downtime did give me a chance to lubricate the clock, which has been churning away there for a quarter of a century now.
This view also shows where the material will be reused - the angled braces in the corner, under the shelf, will be joined by a horizontal strut, to support the (currently 'flying') corner of the bench-top. You can just see the slope that the weight of the tools creates at the moment. All four corners need doing, but (barring mistakes), there is enough to do that. The other greenhouse, of a different design, already has corner supports in place, as they were a good bit easier to do in that one.
Hanging a spare 10mm spanner hanging on a redundant bolt by the door has proved to be a very ergonomic move - almost everything in the greenhouses is held together by 10mm nuts. Having a spanner located immediately 'on site' is very handy.
littleme
250,000th poster!
Who/what skull is that?
Glam
Mad Cat Woman
It's the skull of the last person who asked him that.................
Gramaisc
Forum O. G.
I think it is/was a deer.
What's for dinner/tea?
Pizza from Papa John's, and a Apricot Danish from M & S that wasn't as nice as it looked. #dissapointed
proactive
Enjoying a drop of red.
The one of that cat whose picture he posted up earlier.
G gives the impression of being nature's friend but really...
Gramaisc
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I plan to renovate the old Workmate, over time. It has suffered over the decades of use.
The first stage was to replace the handles with some better ones from a stash of bits saved from one that was being scrapped in Stafford.
The jaws have suffered from 'saw attrition' over the years, and I have a few bits of spare plywood, so a long-term program of jaw replacement has begun.
The new jaws will be slightly longer at each end, giving some 'spare' material, should such damage occur again. The front jaw has to be close to the width that it is now, to provide location for the fixings and to provide clearance for the handles, but the rear jaw can be a bit wider, extending backwards a little, for some extra area.
A piece of plywood has been cut in half, to form the two layers of the rear jaw.
These will be laminated together to form the back jaw - doing it this way means that I can form the vee-groove by just planing a chamfer on a couple of edges, before they are glued together,
I need to plan the sequence, so that I don't disable the Workmate before I don't need it any more...
The first stage was to replace the handles with some better ones from a stash of bits saved from one that was being scrapped in Stafford.
The jaws have suffered from 'saw attrition' over the years, and I have a few bits of spare plywood, so a long-term program of jaw replacement has begun.
The new jaws will be slightly longer at each end, giving some 'spare' material, should such damage occur again. The front jaw has to be close to the width that it is now, to provide location for the fixings and to provide clearance for the handles, but the rear jaw can be a bit wider, extending backwards a little, for some extra area.
A piece of plywood has been cut in half, to form the two layers of the rear jaw.
These will be laminated together to form the back jaw - doing it this way means that I can form the vee-groove by just planing a chamfer on a couple of edges, before they are glued together,
I need to plan the sequence, so that I don't disable the Workmate before I don't need it any more...
Gramaisc
Forum O. G.
I've trimmed up and drilled the new rear jaw, and had a trial fitment.
It will be removed and the old jaw replaced for now, as I need the Workmate functional to make the new front jaw. That will also give me time to sand it a bit and give a few coats to harden up the surface. There will also be a few screws in from underneath, to augment the glue between the two panels of the jaw.
I have a good few of the B&D plastic dogs, so the extra rows of holes will be useful - and I have a couple of the over-centre clamps, too.
I suppose that it's reasonable that they don't expect you to want to remove and replace the jaws, but the rear one, in particular, is bordering on a circus act to get all the bolts in at the same time - you really need the assistance of a few left-handed, double-jointed midgets. The front one should be a lot easier, as it doesn't need to allow for the 'tapering' movement.
I've also made a nice bit of fire-starting tinder - about two litres of wood shavings...
It will be removed and the old jaw replaced for now, as I need the Workmate functional to make the new front jaw. That will also give me time to sand it a bit and give a few coats to harden up the surface. There will also be a few screws in from underneath, to augment the glue between the two panels of the jaw.
I have a good few of the B&D plastic dogs, so the extra rows of holes will be useful - and I have a couple of the over-centre clamps, too.
I suppose that it's reasonable that they don't expect you to want to remove and replace the jaws, but the rear one, in particular, is bordering on a circus act to get all the bolts in at the same time - you really need the assistance of a few left-handed, double-jointed midgets. The front one should be a lot easier, as it doesn't need to allow for the 'tapering' movement.
I've also made a nice bit of fire-starting tinder - about two litres of wood shavings...
Glam
Mad Cat Woman
Why does it need so many holes in it?
Gramaisc
Forum O. G.
The jaws only move so far apart, but you can hold things bigger than the gap, by using the plastic "dogs" in appropriate holes, depending on the size of the thing in question.
You could also get extender arms and hold bizarrely large items, but overbalancing was a real risk then.
