MattF
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Nope...your discussing and justifying owning a £500 plastic spaghetti melter
Since when did buying, owning & using our boys toys require any justification?
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Since when did buying, owning & using our boys toys require any justification?
roofman
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roofman
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never...its the law to own without any good reason around hereSince when did buying, owning & using our boys toys require any justification?
julianthegypsy
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That's the whole point! If we did anything the easy way we'd never get to play with all the toys!Nope...your discussing and justifying owning a £500 plastic spaghetti melter
AdventuresInMetal
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On the topic of plastic spaghetti melters, I just 3D printed these:
I wanted a way of just always carrying a decent selection of electrodes in the toughbox i carry my MMA inverter in, so i 3D printed some dividers to fit the Blue Demon storage tubes. The blue has 2.5mm & 3.2mm 7018 and the red has 2mm, 2.5mm & 3.2mm 6013 in it. With the 2mm electrodes only being 300mm long and the rest 350mm, I cut some 25mm conduit and 3D printed a plug to glue into the bottom of it so the 2mm electrodes stick out 10mm higher than the rest to make them easier to grab.
I wanted a way of just always carrying a decent selection of electrodes in the toughbox i carry my MMA inverter in, so i 3D printed some dividers to fit the Blue Demon storage tubes. The blue has 2.5mm & 3.2mm 7018 and the red has 2mm, 2.5mm & 3.2mm 6013 in it. With the 2mm electrodes only being 300mm long and the rest 350mm, I cut some 25mm conduit and 3D printed a plug to glue into the bottom of it so the 2mm electrodes stick out 10mm higher than the rest to make them easier to grab.
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Some bits for the chateau in the village. The hoops are for a pair of 19thC gates that don’t meet in the middle as they’ve been moved to a new location. I declined to fit them as it’s sacrilege to weld stuff onto gates that have been made by hand with no electric welding, bolts or rivets on them, all joints dovetailed.
Hood
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Made my garage easier to get in and out of when the van and car are in front of it. Also makes it much lighter inside when open compared to just one door and also means I am not constantly having to try and stop the wind ripping the doors off the hinges when I open them.
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Installed today, railings for Mrs A’s workshop terrace, it’s a lovely spot - gets the late afternoon sun so perfect for a glass of wine after work.
brewdexta
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I'm still using up scraps of ply, this time to make the drawers for the painting cabinet. 9mm fronts, 6mm back and sides birch ply and 5mm builders merchant special for the base. Construction this time is just glue, a drawer of paint brushes shouldn't be very challenging and I am likely to put a brad through my finger if I try to air pin 6mm ply. 5 drawers components all cut to size.
Awkward to glue and clamp so rigged up a bit of a jig. The duck shaped things work like a cam, turn it to exert pressure then put another screw through to hold it,
I ended up with 5 drawers that fit.
I left the base a little long at the back. This way you can trim it down so the drawer fits flush with the front of the cabinet.
I had a few bits of walnut veneer left over from the kitchen baseboards that I did a couple of years ago, It would be rude not to.
drawers in position but still need the back trimming slightly, I will do that once all the masking is removed, I won't have the paint until Thursday so will leave the masking on until then.
I'll give the drawers two coats of Bona Mega and fit the drawer handles tomorrow.
Cheers
Andy
Awkward to glue and clamp so rigged up a bit of a jig. The duck shaped things work like a cam, turn it to exert pressure then put another screw through to hold it,
I ended up with 5 drawers that fit.
I left the base a little long at the back. This way you can trim it down so the drawer fits flush with the front of the cabinet.
I had a few bits of walnut veneer left over from the kitchen baseboards that I did a couple of years ago, It would be rude not to.
drawers in position but still need the back trimming slightly, I will do that once all the masking is removed, I won't have the paint until Thursday so will leave the masking on until then.
I'll give the drawers two coats of Bona Mega and fit the drawer handles tomorrow.
Cheers
Andy
What boring head is that?
MattF
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brewdexta
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Yes, it's a hard as nails floor finish used in domestic or light commercial use. They do one called Traffic that is harder still and used for sealing wooden floors in shops etc. I used it to seal the oak floors in the house as my mate used to be a sales repIt's nice, but it's not *that* nice.
Is the above an actual finish?
Bona Mega Varnish | Clear Heavy Duty Floor Varnish
Bona Mega Varnish is an easy to apply, single part floor varnish for heavy traffic residential floors. Water-based, non-yellowing formula that is tough & durable.
www.wood-finishes-direct.com
Moose McAlpine
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It's only taken me 4 months to finish it. Made from offcuts. The mounting plate's warped and it's far from perfect but it beats using a hand ratchet hoist to drag stuff onto the trailer.
Wiring yet to be completed. Maybe in another 4 months.
Wiring yet to be completed. Maybe in another 4 months.
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Yes, it's a hard as nails floor finish used in domestic or light commercial use. They do one called Traffic that is harder still and used for sealing wooden floors in shops etc. I used it to seal the oak floors in the house as my mate used to be a sales rep
Bona Traffic and Bona Traffic HD are excellent for wood floors, and I just got through applying several coats of Bona Traffic HD to the cork flooring that I installed in my upstairs bathroom project.
https://flooringtrade.co.uk/p/bona-traffic-hd-lacquer?WT153346001
So far, so good. It was easy to apply, although I would have liked it to be slower setting/drying. I had to work fast to maintain a wet edge because the room has several odd-shaped areas and obstacles to deal with, so it took longer to apply because I couldn't use the wide applicator in many places. It enhances the appearance of the cork and has a nice soft sheen (I chose the "Commercial Satin" sheen sold here). I'm hoping it will hold up well. I'll post a few photos after I get the baseboard moulding installed and clean up the area.
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I see absolutely no good reason to rush these things, none at all.
