Todays shop time.

daugen · May 24, 2018

Big Barn said:
The grandkids will love'em!!

:thumbsup:

in this crazy complex world, nice to see some nice wooden block toys still satisfy.
Kids don't need fancy, a water sprinkler to play in, a cardboard box to build a fort with.

Painting those little cars sounds like fun for the whole family.

countrybumpkin · May 24, 2018

daugen said:
:thumbsup:

in this crazy complex world, nice to see some nice wooden block toys still satisfy.
Kids don't need fancy, a water sprinkler to play in, a cardboard box to build a fort with.

Painting those little cars sounds like fun for the whole family.

Isn’t this the truth.

daugen · May 25, 2018

is there a special paint for kid's toys? Anything down low is going to get chewed on
by toy truck driver's younger brother...

Sawyer Rob · May 25, 2018

My shop time meant moving my OLD Woods rotary cutter to the shop,

and flipping it up on edge for some MUCH needed work, (yes I put a safety chain on it before working on it)

I've been doing "custom cutting" for many years with this cutter and it's really taking a beating, mostly without a whimper! The stump jumper is trashed and "another" set of blades is shot!

SO, out came the hot wrench and I cut out the stump jumper, and cleaned everything up the best I could,

I haven't decided IF I'm going to replace this cutter or put some money into it?? I have jobs to do, so back to work it goes for now...

ONE thing is for sure!! When I buy new, it WILL be another Woods cutter!!

SR

Big Barn · Jun 22, 2018

Gardening and housework has a habit of interfering with my "shop time".

This week I straightened out the bottom of a 4in1 bucket on a machine I picked up at auction. Couldn't really tell if it was smiling at me or SMIRKING because of my purchase.

I removed the two cutting edges and used the old "I beam, chains and hydraulic jack" method. Probably could have used the machine's hydraulics but figuring out chain placement geometry seemed a little too taxing for my overheated brain.

Anyhow I got'er done

Also had to make this rack for medicine ball and kettle bell storage.

dragoneggs · Jun 22, 2018

Terry,

Nice job on both! Thanks for sharing the jacking set up. I was thinking about it in my mind while reading then saw the photos and realized I could relax and not stress my brain any more. :laughing:

The rack actually spurred me to think about an 'industrial' design to support and disguise the music speakers next to our flatscreen. Was thinking a wood design but for some reason that rack got me thinking a properly finished metal design. Problem is... I am not much of an artist.

GLyford · Jun 23, 2018

dragoneggs said:
Problem is... I am not much of an artist.

Sometimes direct and functional has an artistic quality all on its own.

kevinwak · Jun 23, 2018

Big Barn said:
Gardening and housework has a habit of interfering with my "shop time".

This week I straightened out the bottom of a 4in1 bucket on a machine I picked up at auction. Couldn't really tell if it was smiling at me or SMIRKING because of my purchase.

I removed the two cutting edges and used the old "I beam, chains and hydraulic jack" method. Probably could have used the machine's hydraulics but figuring out chain placement geometry seemed a little too taxing for my overheated brain.

Anyhow I got'er done

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Also had to make this rack for medicine ball and kettle bell storage.

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I haven’t had shop time lately in the typical sense. The garage has become the gym while the basement is completed in our house. I can’t wait to have a dedicated gym in the basement! Some evenings it is way to hot I. The garage to work out!

bigtiller · Jul 8, 2018

I spent a couple hours Saturday and Sunday making this bird. The weather cooled a bit and the humidity dropped way down, so it was very enjoyable. One of you guys gave me the idea ans I have been saving the broken rake for this project for a long time - thanks who ever you are.

Big Barn · Jul 8, 2018

I LIKE it, bigtiller!

KubotainNH · Jul 9, 2018

Cool bird bigtiller. I enjoy making things out of metal. I finished up a pair of gates Saturday, they are made of old futon metal. We have what we call a dog chute off our deck that allows the pooches into the back yard to play. Issue is it blocks the way to get around the house on that side. These gates attach to the fence posts with simple pinned hinges. So far I'm very happy with them.

bigtiller · Jul 9, 2018

Your in a different league than me, looks good!

Big Barn · Jul 9, 2018

KubotainNH said:
Cool bird bigtiller. I enjoy making things out of metal. I finished up a pair of gates Saturday, they are made of old futon metal. We have what we call a dog chute off our deck that allows the pooches into the back yard to play. Issue is it blocks the way to get around the house on that side. These gates attach to the fence posts with simple pinned hinges. So far I'm very happy with them.

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Nice job on the gates. I like the curved top!

KubotainNH · Jul 10, 2018

bigtiller said:
Your in a different league than me, looks good!

Big Barn said:
Nice job on the gates. I like the curved top!

Thank you. I thought the curved top would look neat and it gave me a little extra height to discourage my German Shepherd from jumping it. The lower vertical pieces I had on hand were only a bit longer than they are on the gate. BTW, I love that Everlast welder you can see in the picture.

Big Barn · Jul 10, 2018

How did you bend the rectangular tubing for the top?

KubotainNH · Jul 10, 2018

Big Barn said:
How did you bend the rectangular tubing for the top?

I didn't, it was built that way on the futon I just took advantage of it.

Big Barn · Jul 10, 2018

KubotainNH said:
I didn't, it was built that way on the futon I just took advantage of it.

Aha. Great repurpose!

KubotainNH · Jul 18, 2018

Here's a picture of my pooch looking out one of the gates. A bit of a glare and they are only held closed with bungies until I get the real latches on. Now on to someone else's shop time post.

Big Barn · Jul 18, 2018

I’ve been working on refurbishing this old Ellis and saw off and on for the last month. Pretty much done. Built new in and outfeed roller tables, ditched the wheel kit and raised the table height to 32” so I wouldn’t have to bend over so far. (Getting old SUCKS)