Popular Post Adoom Posted January 7, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted January 7, 2019 I needed a tiny hose clip, and I didn't have one small enough. I could have just bought one..... but I was expecting a courier deliver my new lawn mower, so didn't want to go out and miss it. So I made one... Works real good. After the mower arrived I did go out to get oil for it. I didn't bother getting a "normal" hose clip while I was out. 21 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Valiant Posted January 12, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted January 12, 2019 Small one is nearly finished. Larger one on the slipway. Bonus pic of 1986 Valiant at the beach, in canoe V1. Bad phone pic of a bad Instamatic camera pic. 19 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steelies Posted January 12, 2019 Share Posted January 12, 2019 Rad! Similar construction to something small we made to give my dad's ashes a 'viking' send-off. Went a little overboard with accelerant, obviously 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Valiant Posted January 19, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted January 19, 2019 Finished. I had a go too. The smaller one is 2.4m long and weighs 6.7Kg. Larger one is 3.0m long and 9.4 Kg. The kids rated them at 11/10, and A++ respectively. 34 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Kimjon Posted January 25, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted January 25, 2019 The old man is nearly 80 years old. Still tough as fuck and doing shit that half the 40 year olds have given up on. I was in his shed and noticed his ladder...hmmm????? He looked embarrassed, and said there's obviously a story that goes with it...but it can wait for another day. He asked if I could take it to the dump for him "no fucking way" was my reply! So: And problem solved. Plus it's not as far for him to fall off this time:) 23 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Valiant Posted February 3, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted February 3, 2019 I restored this Hotwheels D Type for one of my boys. It turned out so well we made a "custom" display stand for it and all. 15 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlownCorona Posted February 3, 2019 Share Posted February 3, 2019 oh shit, i think my house is made from hotwheels display stands! i joke thats awesome, ive never seen a hotwheels D Type 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kimjon Posted February 16, 2019 Share Posted February 16, 2019 I was lucky enough to get a pool table. It's a childhood dream come true and despite not really having a big enough house to put it in, we do have a spare lounge that has no real purpose...so that's now my pool room (let's call it "a work in progress") Now there's one end of the table where the wall is a tad too close. Solution ...cut the cues down, or build a bigger house??? Okay, for now I think I'll just cut the cues down. Cue loaded in lathe. Boring a hole to stick the weight back into the butt of the cue. And there we have it. 2x shorties, 3x tall timber. Next on list is to make a pool cue rack and a sexy pool table light box thingy like the pubs have hanging above the tables. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kimjon Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 I'm having a go at making a (double) rustic sliding barn door. I had a look a at few options to buy one ready made and it was going to be a couple grand. So, off to bunnings... $200 in rough sawn timber later. Which was then run over my buzzer to bring it into shape and unify thickness etc. I'm trying to keep some character in this, so not looking to make it perfect, just a little nicer than the shit timber I picked up...but not as perfect as framing timber either. I was so absorbed in making this today I didn't remember to take photos along the way. But this is it all glued up on the floor. The diagonal and corners are just temporarily screwed on to hold it square while the glue dries. I'll call the above "stage 1". Next up is to make my own hardware, finish the door and hang it. Though those steps may be spread across a few more weeks to come. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mof Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 You Weeks Ha! You'll probably have it done the day after tomorrow 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kimjon Posted March 10, 2019 Share Posted March 10, 2019 I made a not so successful chain tensioner using a hairpin style spring. It worked okay(ish)...but not great. So I converted it to double coil springs and it's now working spot on! It needs this as the wheels weren't designed to have a sprocket. I added the sprocket using long bolts and spacers, so getting it to run 100% true was never going to happen. It's within about 1/4 of a millimeter but in the world of spinning mass...it may as well be a meter out! This tensioner allows a slack chain to work, and takes out the highs and lows in the system. Full tank of gas later in running time...no issues...success looks like this! 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post JR Posted March 19, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted March 19, 2019 In a few days I’ll hopefully post a video of my son and I skating it. He’s only 6 but is seriously better on ramp than I am. I want to seal it to protect the wood.. the internet seems to say use polyurethane. I’m worried that it might make the ramp (plywood surface) too slippery? Does anyone have any experience? 23 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valiant Posted March 19, 2019 Share Posted March 19, 2019 I covered ours in ACM sheet that buildings are clad it, it's made the ramp very fast and smooth. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JR Posted March 19, 2019 Share Posted March 19, 2019 I had never heard of it, looks sweet. Was it very expensive? It’s not too slippery? Cheers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Valiant Posted March 23, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted March 23, 2019 I came across a couple of full lengths of used 1 1/2 water pipe in the course of my working week. Old mate and I had been discussing ways to keep our fire wood pile dry. This is what we came up with today. It's 4m wide, 2m high, and 4.9m long. We'll cover it in used sheets of 5.1m roofing iron salvaged from a burnt shed. Total cost so far is about 20 arc rods and a cut off disc. 17 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Valiant Posted March 31, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted March 31, 2019 About 18 months ago I picked this up to make into a wood elevator. Thinking it would need a bit of a tidy up and it wold be good to go. I brought a gas set home from work and started to trim off all the shitty bits. Problem being, the only bits left were the main chain and sprocket as all the rest was shitty. Fast forward to today. Ready to lift some wood! 23 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thousand Dollar Supercar Posted April 1, 2019 Share Posted April 1, 2019 On 31/03/2019 at 16:41, Valiant said: About 18 months ago I picked this up to make into a wood elevator. Fast forward to today. Ready to lift some wood! Do you realise what this means? You'll be able to discover how much wood would a wood lift lift, now that a would lift could lift wood! (sorry, I'll show myself out...) 3 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyingbrick Posted April 2, 2019 Share Posted April 2, 2019 I'm so sad that its not a wooden wood lift. That would have made that sentence so much better 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Gruntfuttock Posted April 2, 2019 Share Posted April 2, 2019 I wouldn't use that, But Edward Woodward would... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyingbrick Posted April 5, 2019 Share Posted April 5, 2019 Lol. How much wood would woodward lift using a wooden woodlift if woodward could use a wooden woodlift to lift wood. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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