What did you do today? (2014)

The 36-wheeler low-loader is a pretty impressive piece of kit too!

Neil

you cant count its 37 ha ha ha ian c

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Of course he was driving, don't see a pavement on the A50 do you ?

Ok I'm ducking and wearing Nomex!

I only see 28 per side.

What am I NOT seeing?

Geoff - Old age IS my excuse.

Well, not strictly today but yesterday. I built from scrap and discarded material a new stand for the parts washer and all the Ally and Brass offcuts. All of this material was rescued from the skip which did provide for some interesting measurements and fitting as there is square and round tube of varying dimensions

Ten minutes with a brush and a small pot of hammerite from the "stores" complete with shelving again from discarded material and it really looks the part. Made in two pieces so I could actually get it into the "workshop".

Now a gap in my insulation is revealed as I managed to rid myself of another cupboard. It has made the corner much brighter and gives the impression of far more space than there is.

graham.

That looks more like an operating theatre than a workshop - can't you scruff it up a bit?

Rik

hi the transporter has actually got 39 wheels the odd wheel is the 5th wheel (TURN TABLE) cannot include spares because it might not carry them . And graham its to clean to work in ha ha ian c

I have to confess I am a very tidy person. I have to be as my workshop isn't really that big so I have to pack it all in there. When my missus first started to get to know me she was looking around behind doors and in cupboards for the piles of unwashed clothing and junk that she couldn't find.
She will readily admit she finds it odd that a male of the species is so tidy but I have never, ever, pretended to be "normal".

graham.

Interesting. Do they steer those things with a joystick then?

... and I counted the 4-wheel axles and multiplied by four, forgetting the front axle!

A true pedant might add the extra 12 on top as well.

Neil

Good stuff John,

Two of our cats and the dog know my workshop is out of bounds, but Gizmo (cat) is always begging to be let in.

Neil

believe it or not some of these waggons have 2 steering wheels in the cab for manouvering in confined areas ian c

Chopping out tired cement and repointing the longish gaps today. Hopefully that will thwart leakage from driving rain and gale force winds in the future. There is still silicone sealing up to a window sill to finish it off and then Thompson's water seal for good measure. Amazing stuff, I've seen water running off gravel that it has got onto.

Building work 3, workshop 0..

Feeling righteous though as a result and I must be in for brownie points too!

Brian

Did not quite get the Printrbot Simple 3D printer together - the power supply is DOA. Oh well...

A bit more on my blog, as usual, for those interested: **LINK**

Edited By John Alexander Stewart on 14/03/2014 18:12:31

Hi John,

Dogs can be amazing. As a boy my little brother got wasps in his hair when we were camping. My mum was trying to get them out and our dachshund took over and finished the job. He was stung all over his jaws.

Neil

Brian, dont put Thompsons waterseal below the damproof course, if you do, the damp that rises through the bricks below the damp course will not be able to evaporate. I only did the weather side of my brickwork, spray it on as it just disappears into the bricks.

Clive

Hello Clive,

Good advice thank you, but I was aware of that risk. The job in hand was at upper level, the weather leakage was coming through the ceiling in the sideways extension below. Finishing work today as said, but the pleasant sunshine has gone and is replaced with grey cloud and a cold wind.

Ah, well.

Regards Brian

Ah, I only counted the wheels on the trailer. Forgot that the hitch is also described as a wheel.

Last night had another go at the drawer organizing saga that is now starting to annoy me

Later did more work on Yuri's TouchDRO box of tricks. Must say that the scales from Ketan's emporium are excellent.

Geoff - Starting to feel better

Edited By OuBallie on 15/03/2014 10:18:09

Today I went off and collected my new Dividing head, cleaned her all up and fitted a four jaw self centering chuck.

She is Bootiful!

Any suggestions as to what I could actually use it for would be gratefully received

Meanwhile it makes a statement in my workshop - "looka me, I really know what I am doing!"

Made me smile anyway.

graham.