Month: October 2018

Yeah, it works really well. Means you have it always to hand. Cant remember where i saw it, but for something that can be made with scraps of wood lying around the shed, it is gold.

Also picked up this little guy on clearance from the green shed. All of $100.

[img]http://gallery2.plebeians.net/d/38568-2/20170503-214955-iPhone.JPG[/img]

Its not the best bandsaw in the world, but it will get the job done for smaller things that i regularly cut out.

Finished building the new control box for the brewery, and just had to give it a work out:

[img]http://gallery2.plebeians.net/d/38573-2/20170506-225424-iPhone.JPG[/img]

Works a treat. Just need two more cable grommets to add the pump control to the lit rocker switch on the front panel, and some labels for the switches.

Spent most of the afternoon sorting out some of the crates in the garage, getting there slowly.

Not much happening on my end of the world recently, primarily because of this:

[img]http://gallery2.plebeians.net/d/38643-2/20170621-153034-iPhone.JPG[/img]

Broke my big toe a couple of weeks ago, which has slowed me down noticeably.

Nevertheless, i did manage to get some shed time last weekend, and part of that was getting the bandsaw stand at least partly built:

[img]http://gallery2.plebeians.net/d/38623-2/20170621-152252-iPhone.JPG[/img]

Still needs a drawer built into it for saw blades etc, and a rebate milled in the top for positively locating the bandsaw but its pretty functional for now.

Started building myself a new dust collection system too, which called for cutting circles in wood. Built this with the 3d printer for one of my routers. Just uses 8mm threaded rod for adjustment, and a 608 bearing for location

[img]http://gallery2.plebeians.net/d/38638-2/20170621-152943-iPhone.JPG[/img]

Works very well.

Hope to get to build my table soon…

Spent half the day hobbling around the garage cleaning up and getting some stuff sorted out. More on that at the end of the weekend.

But importantly picked up this on Friday:

[img]http://gallery2.plebeians.net/d/38653-2/20170624-221717-iPhone_001.JPG[/img]

Decent quality welding table from the green shed.

Its on Promo for all the Aussies out there, see if you can find one locally if you want a half decent welding table. Cheap As

[img]http://gallery2.plebeians.net/d/38645-2/20170624-221717-iPhone.JPG[/img]

Went away for the weekend, so not much happened in the garage. But i did get a chance late last week to finish knocking up the paper towel and tape racks that sit above my main workbench.

[img]http://gallery2.plebeians.net/d/38553-2/20170502-215203-iPhone.JPG[/img]

Then today i finally assembled the new speaker stands for the study:

[img]http://gallery2.plebeians.net/d/38558-2/20170502-215202-iPhone.JPG[/img]

and then popped them in place:

[img]http://gallery2.plebeians.net/d/38563-2/20170502-215738-iPhone.JPG[/img]

Make quite a difference for the cost, especially with getting some separation and elevation from the rest of the setup. Total cost, under $20.

Got a couple of hours in the shed this Anzac Day afternoon after looking after a sick little boy for most of the morning.

Started building the new brewery controller. Found this control box at the metal recyclers when i was dropping stuff off a few months ago, and so set about cutting holes in it:

[img]http://gallery2.plebeians.net/d/38513-2/20170425-204012-iPhone.JPG[/img]

Once all the holes were cut and fettled it was time to start the wiring:

[img]http://gallery2.plebeians.net/d/38518-2/20170425-204012-iPhone_001.JPG[/img]

Wiring is about 1/2 done there, needs the SSRs fitted and then some tidying up with little sticky ziptie pads.

Oh and this is what happens when you run cheap Chinese SSRs flat out with insufficient cooling for a years worth of brew days:

[img]http://gallery2.plebeians.net/d/38523-2/20170425-204011-iPhone.JPG[/img]

Ooops.

Given schnitzelburger’s thread, and the small thread i have had going over on Garage Journal, I figure its probably time to transplant the GJ thread over here too for fun. First few posts are from GJ

Ive been lurking around here for a while now, but only got on board this year. Given that Facebook reminded me that i finished my old garage reno 6 years ago today, i figure i may as well start a thread for this current setup.

First though, a bit of context. I grew up doing a bit of everything, and then in my teens i got into motorsport and basically raced and tinkered with cars until my late 20s. 5 years ago now we moved from Adelaide to Melbourne, and so i had to leave my old garage behind.
This was the old garage that i had back in Adelaide:

[img]http://gallery2.plebeians.net/d/38393-1/202007_10150227458770944_5703107_o.jpg[/img]

[img]http://gallery2.plebeians.net/d/38397-1/202159_10150227458590944_3523934_o.jpg[/img]

Out the back was the dirty area, with the lathe, mill, drill press, welders etc; plus some storage stuff there too. Lathe and mill still live there.
This is what lived in that garage:

[img]http://gallery2.plebeians.net/d/32415-2/1000000863.JPG[/img]

Along the way i built a few other cars in there, a MX83 Cressida, MA61 Supra and a TA22. Build threads for those are scattered around the interwebs.

Anyway, when we moved to Melbourne i had part of the garage to work in, of an old Italian house:

[img]http://gallery2.plebeians.net/d/34564-1/IMG_1272.jpg[/img]

Then we moved to another place, and it was just a cramped long single garage

(Pics coming when i can find them)

In December last year we found another place in Melbourne and moved there. This place had a double ‘carport’ which was essentially a garage with an open end to the courtyard. This is what it was like when we first moved (had no time to pack properly, just shoved everything in when i got back from a work trip):

[img]http://gallery2.plebeians.net/d/38438-1/20170423-205625-iPhone.JPG[/img]

First thing on the agenda was to block in the wall. Now we are just renting so I opted for a temporary wall like is commonly used in office buildings.

Open

[img]http://gallery2.plebeians.net/d/38483-1/20170423-210233-iPhone_001.JPG[/img]

Framed

[img]http://gallery2.plebeians.net/d/38488-1/20170423-210233-iPhone_002.JPG[/img]

Closed and painted

[img]http://gallery2.plebeians.net/d/38478-1/20170423-210233-iPhone.JPG[/img]

I also built some drop in decking pieces to make those areas of the courtyard more usable as can be seen in the foreground of the last photo.

Since then i have been organising the space, so i can get some proper work done.

First thing on the agenda was to build a simple workbench to store stuff on and under, a simple Rack It shelving frame with 32mm of MDF on top did that easily:

[img]http://gallery2.plebeians.net/d/38498-1/20170423-212033-iPhone.JPG[/img]

Then get all the bikes and shelving organised

[img]http://gallery2.plebeians.net/d/38448-1/20170423-205807-iPhone_001.JPG[/img]

Next thing was to build a new assembly table/workbench/table saw bench:

[img]http://gallery2.plebeians.net/d/38503-2/20170423-212329-iPhone.JPG[/img]

…. and then decide you cocked it all up and need to swap the saws around:

[img]http://gallery2.plebeians.net/d/38463-1/20170423-205802-iPhone_001.JPG[/img]

Then build a new welding cart, that stores the gas cylinders on the side, rather than behind, so that it is under 600mm deep. New cart is to the left of the TIG, with the MIG already on it. Needs finishing off, but thats mainly rivnuts and a drawer.

[img]http://gallery2.plebeians.net/d/38468-1/20170423-205802-iPhone_002.JPG[/img]

Oh and build a new cart for the brewery, cant go without beer.

[img]http://gallery2.plebeians.net/d/38508-1/20170423-212829-iPhone.JPG[/img]

Thats about where it is now. This is what it looks like from the front:

[img]http://gallery2.plebeians.net/d/38443-1/20170423-205807-iPhone.JPG[/img]

The race car is still unloved too, and a bit of a dumping ground.

[img]http://gallery2.plebeians.net/d/38453-1/20170423-205807-iPhone_002.JPG[/img]

Need to sort out a bunch of the crates, notably the two sitting on the ground infront of the bikes, and then some of the ones in the rack unit that were just filled with random crap when we moved. Getting there slowly though.

Bit scared about this woodworking stuff though, and all that pesky sawdust!