toy-mota Posted January 11, 2018 Share Posted January 11, 2018 I didnt have photos of it going together but i cast the posts 900mm down and the main gate post was cast in 1100 down. 75x50mm fence rails used on the back side.with 100x50mm on the bottom as the colorsteel sits up off the ground 40mm . the iron colour is Ironsand with coloured tek screws to match.the posts came locally from lyttleton harbour,they are pine but scored 6 for $400 which isnt bad for the lengths being hard to get 2.7-3.3m i used 2 sheets of corten steel .the capping is a channel 75x205x30 .on the rear side it hides the top railing.and the letterbox is 2m high ,600 across and has a 150mm return fold.A stainless number 5 to finish it off.the letter is just made from panel steel and sits through the iron on the back side. The corten was brushed with nitric acid to help speed up the rusting process il get some more pics when the sun is out 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheepers Posted January 11, 2018 Share Posted January 11, 2018 thats more than enough info. cheers. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yowzer Posted January 11, 2018 Share Posted January 11, 2018 That is cool. And since mine has fallen over, also very relevant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kimjon Posted January 13, 2018 Share Posted January 13, 2018 Brought a sewing machine off trademe for $14.60. Seriously, this has got to be the best value for money I've ever owned. Shit, you can't even get a decent feed at McDonalds for that coin these days. Anyway, I've put it to work. Did a few trials on scrap, watched YouTube for about 5 minutes to figure out why my first attempt was shit...then jumped right in. Like a boss!!! This will go on the filing cabinet bench seat in my wife's office. Just gotta get a foam mattress to go inside it to finish. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kimjon Posted January 13, 2018 Share Posted January 13, 2018 Here's what it will look like, just use you imagination as there's no foam in it yet. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bathcollector Posted January 13, 2018 Share Posted January 13, 2018 Great boobs, and what about those legs ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tortron Posted January 15, 2018 Share Posted January 15, 2018 Made a grinder stand out of scrap Some MDF column thing i ended up with and made up a water tray and added a cord/goggles hook. Tray is held on with a stud and wingnut underneath so it can be removed and was some practice to see if I could make water proof welds. Grinder is quite light duty so the stand is heavy enough, I may add some bricks or concrete to the base if it moves. Also wires in a lamp to the grinder. Was a track light that I have several of around the shed. Have their own 240 to 12v modules built in, so I just wired it into the grinders switch. I don't think it will zap or catch me on fire. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rusty360 Posted January 15, 2018 Share Posted January 15, 2018 On 13/01/2018 at 13:59, Kimjon said: Here's what it will look like, just use you imagination as there's no foam in it yet. Is there nothing this man can't do! Nice work 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Kimjon Posted January 17, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted January 17, 2018 Finished the squab tonight. I was waiting on my wife to return from camping so I could cut up the foam mattress she was using 17 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muncie Posted January 17, 2018 Share Posted January 17, 2018 I think you need to add a "Better living with @Kimjon" thread. 3 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post toy-mota Posted January 18, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted January 18, 2018 After making the shinker/stretchers ,i made a foot operated stand for them both.as i want these up against the wall ,a single post setup wasnt going to cut it.fairly simple to make,just box section and plate .the foot lever removes when not in use so its not a hazard 18 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peteretep Posted January 19, 2018 Share Posted January 19, 2018 can you show us how to use them in a video 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giant Posted January 19, 2018 Share Posted January 19, 2018 Agree Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toy-mota Posted January 20, 2018 Share Posted January 20, 2018 On 1/19/2018 at 20:29, peteretep said: can you show us how to use them in a video Im just learning still . But if you havnt heard of Lazze ,he has some great videos for sheet metal working.i used his stands as a guideline for making mine http://www.lazzemetalshaping.com/index.cfm/page/ptype=results/category_id=5/home_id=5/mode=cat/cat5.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tortron Posted January 20, 2018 Share Posted January 20, 2018 So you are the man to send beer to when a car needs a new windscreen frame then huh @peteretep, they work by either pulling the jaws apart for stretching, or pushing together for shrinking 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Kimjon Posted January 21, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted January 21, 2018 My wife sent me a couple photos off the internet with some ideas for holding jewellery. She casually says "you could whip this up eh?". Well I'm not sure about the whipping part, i think you'd need an underground room for that sort of behaviour...But I did manage to make these: 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post tortron Posted January 21, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted January 21, 2018 sucker, you should have made them smaller 17 1 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post mo999 Posted January 21, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted January 21, 2018 About a year ago my daughter the chef suggested that a hot smoker would be the business. Not wanting to rush these things I started looking for the necessary things to build it from. First up for the heat chamber/smoke generator I picked up a very small charcoal BBQ thing that was barrel shaped. Then a friend gave me a small Morris Lubricants drum. I raided a junk pile for a gas BBQ burner (It was always going to be GAS fired) and piezo igniter. Fitted the gas burner to the charcoal BBQ, joined the two together and added a chimney also reused an old camp chairs legs for the stand. Ended up with this. The smoke if generated but wood chips in a container in the black portion. The females in the house want to call it "morris" however I feel "Nessie" is a better fit looking at its overall form. The only other thing added is a fancy dual channel bluetooth attached thermometer (the chef insisted on this!) We did tried out a beef brisket for the first thing and struggled to get to a high enough temp - we were intending to smoke for 12 hours ended up with 15 and still not quite the internal temp we were after. The result was more like jerky than we wanted - I like it - but not quite right. I reamed out the gas jet and partially blocked off the flue and could now easily get to the required chamber temp ~ 170 deg c Next attempt was a very large chicken - started off by soaking it in brine for 12 hours and then smoking for 3 until cooked - Manaka was used. Looks like this at full noise. Resulted in this, which was excellent very moist and great colour - it was very big chook very happy with the taste. 22 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Swannie Posted January 27, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted January 27, 2018 Nothing flash, just a cable tie holder. Used 50mm tubing and the end caps are screwed to the wood so I can add additional tubes if required. 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post chris r Posted January 28, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted January 28, 2018 I had some people coming over and needed some more seating 15 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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