Alan

Bit like a mate of mine. Says he's got a list, but every time  he gets something off, two more appear at the bottom.

Ive got a shed full of projects Alan but Pams also got a list and hers  is different to mine 

Fenders look good Chris.    You'll need to slow down with Bill and Ben though,  unless you have another project lined up to keep you occupied..  

And on to plan “B”, with the help of my neighbour took a mould off the original Sububan fender and added a couple of strengthening ribs.
Made one pair and fitted them to Ben to see what they looked like, I’m so pleased gonna make  another pair for Bill.
Even put red dye in the gel coat. 

What did mum have to say about these extra toys Joseph.  Or did you sneak them in while dad distracted her.   Nice quiet roads too.

All part of the game Chris.    I know the feeling. 

What did mum have to say about these extra toys Joseph.  Or did you sneak them in while dad distracted her.   Nice quiet roads too.

Just before the lockdown in the UK we went on a roadtrip. The roads are usually very busy but they were empty. Two great addions to the collection
 
Stay safe everyone
 
 

All part of the game Chris.    I know the feeling. 

At a price I couldn’t resist... we acquired this very tidy Westwood 16 hydro with sweeper. 
Reckon it only has 50 hours on it.
No battery, fuel pipes persished, flat tyre, etc.
 
watch this space....
 

 

Thanks Norm, it's getting there now...   I have been busy sorting the "shed" side of things at the mo, a few more hours will have it sorted then I can start doing the "final sort" of the workshack.
 
 
 
Thanks Alan, I'm looking forward to starting a proper (made out of metal) build or two... I have plenty of ideas but a few of then have to be built in a certain order, so I can er... build the next one..
 
No update this time, but have the latest shack video instead
 
 
 

Looking good Ian.   Worth the long wait for the update.  Getting closer to the start of the new build madness.  

Decided to split the remainder today. Should last a while.
 

 

 

 

As i am in lockdown i thought i would do a virtual event so here are a few to start maybe more tomorrow i might even invite Ken (at a distance of 2 meters)

Found this old chassis from a greenfield that I had stuck on the scrap heap, so tomorrow out come the cutting discs, ime sure I can make something out of this 
 
 

Need to use some before I can split the rest.
 
These two weren't much use. Just sat there and watched.
 

Something crazy.    Take over where Ian left off.  

Another step nearer Chris.  Hoods look really good.   You have trained your Steve well. 

Scratching my arse for some thing to do up the workshop so I will have to start a project out of bits I’ve got laying around, I haven’t a clue what it’s going to be, but these parts will make a start
 
 

Another step nearer Chris.  Hoods look really good.   You have trained your Steve well. 

Shelving time...
 
This fold up shelf fits nicely between the bench and lathe bench.
 

 
 
Not quite enough space to get a second one on top!
 

 
 
A bit of marking out and cutting later..
 

 
 
They both now fit and soon got filled up a bit.....   I still need to work out quite where evrything is going!
 

 
 
The last bit of inside cladding fixed in place..
 

 
 
Lathe tool draws naturally next to the lathe.
 

 
 
And the lathe finally on it's bench.
 

 
 
It might not be quite level yet however
 

 
 
Paint cupboard now up on the wall... No more making coffee on it
 

 
 
More shelves ready to be fixed to the wall once it's painted... Which happened today..
 

 
 
And to finish off this update have a comically shaped bench leg
 

 
 
And that is this build thread up to date agin at last other than...
 
 

A bit more before dinner..
 
With the Workshack finally water tight and no more "catch container" to catch all the drips gone I could finally get around to sorting the inside..
 
Starting with filling the gap between shack and shed.
 

 
 
Panelled in using the boards that were fixed to the roof to try (he says laughing) stop the water coming in.
 

 
 
Opps!!   This board was cut using the measurement that you can just see on the darker battening...
Unfortunatly that measurement was from the floof to the bottom of the battening!
Oh well, easily covered with a "trim strip"
 

 
 
Once the white paint had been splashed about the lathe bench could go in it's final home, which suddenly gave lots of space in the shack.
 

 
 
The 2nd half of the bench going up after narrowing..
 

 
 
Top on.
 

 

 
 
And some corner blocks added to strengthen the legs.
 

"Should have fitted some battens over the felt Ian."
 
Hi Norm, the problem was a mixture of two things..
1.  The roof was done in a rush as at the time it was the only dry day for a few weeks!
2.  Me being a cheapskate!!
 
Part of the felt was reused from one of the sheds, the rest of the felt was from donated rolls which had both sat around for quite a few years and were both quite thin...
 
More on the roof later..
 
Hi all, long time no update.. I hope you all keeping well and more importantly keeping safe and indoors...
 
 
At the end of my last update I had a window with no view...
 
I now have a window with not much of a view, but it does left a lot of light and heat (should it be sunny) in the workshack.
 

 

 
 
Lyla seems to like the workshack and came in to check the fitment.
 

 

 
 
Some more panelling and painting done around the window.
 

 

 
 
With half the bench up (forgot to take any pics of that) the frame for the other half of the becnh was propped in place to have a look... Need to be a bit narrower me thinks.
 

 
 
A new desk top was cut, trial fitted the promptly walked over by a wet footed Lyla!
 

 

 
 
That's better, firmly fixed in place and raised by a few inches so I could get my chair under..
 

 
 
And then quickly buried under the lathe and other non desky sort of stuff to make space elsewhere!
 

 
 
Oh... And the workshack now has a new heavy duty felted roof thats firmly tacked and glued down with no chance of any nasty wind getting under it and ripping the felt back off..
 

My new tyres arrived yesterday, very pleased with them almost the same size and a third of the price. As the rims are old i put new tubes in them as they were only £6 each.
Now both the boys are on the floor and rolling.

That came and went at 3pm.