Projecting, tinkering, fiddle-farting around: whatcha building? (1 Viewer)

[PAToyota]

Cut on the plasma table and then welded a backing plate to that.

 

[65swb45]

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

 

[65swb45]

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.

 

[65swb45]

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!

 

[65swb45]

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

 

[NicksFJ40]

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.

 

[spazzyfry123]

Father in law and I have been building a shed and chicken coop. Starting to take shape…

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Decided to add a lean-to for the tractor.

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I think the coop is “done.” Barn is finished up, just need to straighten up the inside.

 

[WarDamnEagle]

Nicely done. Did you put wire under the run?

 

[spazzyfry123]

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?

 

[WarDamnEagle]

Sounds like you did it pretty predator safe. Nothing wrong with fresh eggs!

Looks great btw!