Cut on the plasma table and then welded a backing plate to that.
Projecting, tinkering, fiddle-farting around: whatcha building?
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I found this coffee table at the curb in my neighborhood about five years ago. Wrought iron base, oak frame, and a partially delaminated chipboard center. Took it to the shop and used it out front with my washtub fire ring for a while, until the center collapsed of its own accord. Had plans to make another center that never seemed to materialize
Then a couple of years ago while I was riding my bike near the shop I saw a second square coffee table: crap leg and frame, with a glass center. Hmmm.
Well, today was the day. I cut four corner braces to support the smaller glass from some old pallet wood. Of course once I cut them, the fresh cuts stuck out like a sore thumb.
Ten seconds with the propane torch and they weren’t fresh anymore!
Ten seconds with the propane torch and they weren’t fresh anymore!
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Then I cut some wedge inserts from more pallet wood to fill the gap and voila, a rustic, outdoor coffee table made of all recycled materials
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I was able to get a smoker built for this weekends celebration of American hero’s.
Turned a wood burner into a smoker, still needs a couple things, shelves and going to put a steel wood burning pizza stove on the back, then cut off the extra 2x6.
I’m treating the outside like a cast iron pan. I coated it with some rendered bear fat and fired it up, getting it super hot.
Turned a wood burner into a smoker, still needs a couple things, shelves and going to put a steel wood burning pizza stove on the back, then cut off the extra 2x6.
I’m treating the outside like a cast iron pan. I coated it with some rendered bear fat and fired it up, getting it super hot.
I think the coop is “done.” Barn is finished up, just need to straighten up the inside.
Nicely done. Did you put wire under the run?
We used a pretty stiff hardware cloth of sorts. So not chicken wire, but something a bit more robust. 1/2” squares if I remember right? It has some type of coating. The vertical span is continuous that we buried down and out. So not under the run, but whatever predator would have to start digging probably 2’ out to not hit it. Hoping it’s good enough, but the birds get locked into the coop each night as it is.
Coop is pretty robust with concrete-sunk 4x4’s supporting 2x6 (2x8?) joists with Advantech flooring I had left over. Metal siding/roofing. Damn chickens even got a wrongly delivered transom window from my home build. Roosting spots are made from branches from a felled tree here. They love those things.
First time doing chickens. Finished up the build before I went out of the country for work. Woke up the next day to a text from the wife that she picked up 18 (!!) chickens. I thought we’d get 5 or something to give it a go. Go big or go home I suppose?
Sounds like you did it pretty predator safe. Nothing wrong with fresh eggs!
Looks great btw!
Looks great btw!
Did something similar, the birds are most productive their first 3 years or so, then it falls off severely is our experience.
Birds have been great, and eggs have been even better. We didn’t get sexed birds, so 4 ended up being roosters. Those are gone as they would terrorize the hens and hinder egg production. All is well in the five or six months or whatever it’s been.
I’ll have to grab some other pictures of the finished barn/shed. Also in progress on a larger, two story barn. 36x24? Bottom is typical garage space with the second floor to be a man cave space of sorts as well as a wood shop. Finished up a ramp to the second floor to move wood/furniture easily last week I think. Slow progress is still progress…
I’ll have to grab some other pictures of the finished barn/shed. Also in progress on a larger, two story barn. 36x24? Bottom is typical garage space with the second floor to be a man cave space of sorts as well as a wood shop. Finished up a ramp to the second floor to move wood/furniture easily last week I think. Slow progress is still progress…
Just finished adding this porch/steps on our sun porch. First time using TimberTech PVC decking and railing. Happy with how it came out.
Before (temp steps)
Framing done
Final
Before (temp steps)
Framing done
Final
Cortex screws with plugs. They're almost invisible, even standing on the deck.
I thought I had posted this here...
I've been working on restoring a piece of shop equipment. It has some missing pieces I intend to recreate, but also needed a thorough cleaning and maintenance. So I decided to spend some extra time restoring it.
I've finished up the stand by sandblasting the pieces, powder coating them, and getting new feet. There was a coat of red oxide primer and then three coats of paint on most parts. The last coat was just slopped over everything - including badges and labels.
This past week I made another step forward on the equipment restoration. I had to mask off the machined portions of the next piece for sandblasting and then masked off with high temperature tape to powdercoat the piece.
I've been working on restoring a piece of shop equipment. It has some missing pieces I intend to recreate, but also needed a thorough cleaning and maintenance. So I decided to spend some extra time restoring it.
I've finished up the stand by sandblasting the pieces, powder coating them, and getting new feet. There was a coat of red oxide primer and then three coats of paint on most parts. The last coat was just slopped over everything - including badges and labels.
This past week I made another step forward on the equipment restoration. I had to mask off the machined portions of the next piece for sandblasting and then masked off with high temperature tape to powdercoat the piece.
Deck roof that was percolating through the brain for many years, very happy with the outcome, last knee braces went on today.
I made a toy tractor for my son when he was about 2 years old, totally out of scrap wood. Kids being kids, it had a rough life, one of the wheels and the axle shaft got broken. I planned to repair it, but never got to it, so it has been in a box since then.
He's 40 years old now, and we finally got a grandchild, born on Dec 19th. I figured it was time to rebuild the tractor and give it back to him.
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Paint color is Massey Ferguson red, BTW
He's 40 years old now, and we finally got a grandchild, born on Dec 19th. I figured it was time to rebuild the tractor and give it back to him.
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Paint color is Massey Ferguson red, BTW
I picked up one of those nifty 4-drawer tool carts from HF over the summer, pretty handy in the garage. But I didn't like using the painted metal lid as a work surface, it was scratching the paint. So I pulled out some of that heat treated pallet wood that my son gave me and glued up a top. Put a heavy groove around the edge to catch runaway fasteners and tools. Three coats of tung oil.
Installed some C-channel in the bottom to keep it from warping as temps/humidity change in the garage. This wood has a LOT of pitch in it, really gummed up my blades and router bits.
Installed some C-channel in the bottom to keep it from warping as temps/humidity change in the garage. This wood has a LOT of pitch in it, really gummed up my blades and router bits.