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Post by 1800heap on Apr 27, 2020 21:14:49 GMT
Wise words Chris. You can indeed never have enough shelves, especially when you have a lot of crab gear to store. My wife has renamed displacers to rabbits as she says every time she goes in my shed there seems to be more of them!
Nick
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Post by Penguin45 on Apr 29, 2020 14:30:25 GMT
Ha! I found an extra one whilst unpacking at this end. No idea where it came from.  Work bench turned up this morning:  Padiham by Penguin 45, on Flickr 7' long, so plenty of room. It's a massively solid thing. I've really no idea how they can do it for the money. It's literally half the cost of me building my own. C. |
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Post by snoopy11 on Apr 30, 2020 16:49:08 GMT
Are you sure you have enough sockets over the bench 😎
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Post by Penguin45 on Apr 30, 2020 17:04:02 GMT
What do you reckon? 9 not enough?
C.
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Post by Penguin45 on May 1, 2020 18:33:45 GMT
Let there be light.  Padiham by Penguin 45, on Flickr  Padiham by Penguin 45, on Flickr Not bad, eh? And all the 13 amp sockets work as well. Very pleased with that. I made a beginners mistake with the 16 amp sockets, though. The compressor has a 3hp motor, so that's 12.9 amps. Don't want that on a 13 amp plug top then, do we? What I forgot, is that being a capacitor start/run motor, the starting load is far higher.... Collecting 32 amp breaker tomorrow. Having mentioned the compressor, it is one of my favourite tools, but it is the noisiest machine in the world. Ever.  Padiham by Penguin 45, on Flickr Next project is to build an acoustic box for it. If Wickes extract digit and deliver the timber, that is. And, it'll make an extra flat surface as well. Win, win. C. |
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Post by Penguin45 on May 2, 2020 17:03:29 GMT
32 amp breaker collected this morning and the compressor now starts and runs as it should. Nice to know that the integrated trip hammers are still doing their job.
Otherwise, today was sorting and tidying. Getting there.
C.
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Post by Penguin45 on May 3, 2020 18:27:54 GMT
And another 14' of shelving added this afternoon.  Padiham by Penguin 45, on Flickr A short time later:  Padiham by Penguin 45, on Flickr The piles out of shot are gradually reducing. C. |
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Post by jeff on May 3, 2020 20:47:09 GMT
Grest workshop. I'm convinced Landcrabs get bigger with age. So does my belly.
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Post by Penguin45 on May 4, 2020 18:54:45 GMT
I've actually lost some weight! Nothing to do with not going to the pub, of course.....  This turned up today. It shows how far detached from reality we have become, as I thought today was a Bang Koliday.  Padiham by Penguin 45, on Flickr Substantial 8" vice. That should take some stick. Note additional leg added to workbench. Need to add some reinforcement under the work top and get it bolted down. Job for tomorrow.  Padiham by Penguin 45, on Flickr And perhaps the last bit of shelving. Can't secure or load it until the compressor box is built. Come on, Wickes. I've cleared out all the scrap and rubbish and I'm down to a few boxes of "stuff" and some car parts. Light at the end of the tunnel. Ah - doors. C. |
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Post by Penguin45 on May 21, 2020 19:32:43 GMT
 Padiham by Penguin 45, on Flickr  Padiham by Penguin 45, on Flickr First garage door made. 5' wide by 6'6" tall. Bit of sanding, filling and painting and that's ready to go. Make another one tomorrow. Must remember to put the braces across the other way.... Chris. |
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Post by Penguin45 on May 22, 2020 21:02:38 GMT
 Padiham by Penguin 45, on Flickr  Padiham by Penguin 45, on Flickr Made the other one. Spent a bit of time making sure that I had the bracing in the right way round. Management popped in for an inspection and pointed out that it didn't matter. Wrong way round? Invert the door. Doh!  Padiham by Penguin 45, on Flickr  Padiham by Penguin 45, on Flickr Made a start on the painting. Cuprinol outdoor stuff. Very disappointed with the coverage. Second door has had two coats and the yellow of the plywood is still clearly showing through. Slap some more on tomorrow... C. |
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Post by Penguin45 on May 23, 2020 20:22:31 GMT
And the "man door" is made.  Padiham by Penguin 45, on Flickr  Padiham by Penguin 45, on Flickr Lock and handle sorted, sanded, filled and painted. Another coat tomorrow and we can start building. Monday looks favourable (high winds over the past few days), so tomorrow I can sort out door posts and framing and hardware. C. |
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Post by Penguin45 on May 25, 2020 21:16:46 GMT
They're on!  Padiham by Penguin 45, on Flickr Old metal corrugated door things removed.  Padiham by Penguin 45, on Flickr Big 4" x 4" excessively attached to the entrance buttress. Expanding Rawlbolts - lovely things. Any self respecting Master Building Engineer would approve.   Padiham by Penguin 45, on Flickr Some time later and the big boys are in place.  Padiham by Penguin 45, on Flickr Followed by the seabird door.  Padiham by Penguin 45, on Flickr And panelled up to the other buttress.  Padiham by Penguin 45, on Flickr  Padiham by Penguin 45, on Flickr Pretty damn pleased with that. Given that nothing is square, flat or straight it looks excellent. So, loads of painting to be done, beading off round the doors to keep the draughts out and some more work on the security and it'll be properly finished. That sheeting above the doors has got to go. Letting the whole thing down.  Knackered. C. |
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Post by peppib on May 26, 2020 6:54:44 GMT
Excellent work Chris.
Dave
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Post by Penguin45 on May 26, 2020 19:18:50 GMT
Cheers, Dave. Aftermath:  Padiham by Penguin 45, on Flickr That's about 3' x 3' and 5" deep in the middle. Immediately snaffled by MrsP and shot into the compost.  Padiham by Penguin 45, on Flickr Remains of the old hinges have been chopped off with the angry grinder and lots more paint has been splashed about the place. Those holes really need rendering. Waddles off to look on YouTube.... Chris. |
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