What "man jobs" have you done today?

adwol48 · 22 Jan 2018 at 12:44

New shelving and more tool board up in the garage, changed the work surface to 18mm MDF also from 6mm.

does the extra thickness add more rigidity to that work bench i have the exact same bench and shelving

DomBruv · 22 Jan 2018 at 12:57

Fixed the boiler (H)

Jimmeh · 22 Jan 2018 at 15:47

Love the ceiling rose

Shan’t comment on the light fixture

ChroniC · 31 Jan 2018 at 14:15

Started the tiling.

Have a window sill on order as its on the skew and I couldn't be bothered to fill it and then tile it. Hiding it with a packed out cill will sort that. Have the other half of the kitchen to do this weekend.

Robzere31 · 1 Feb 2018 at 19:18

Earned some brownie points this evening from the wife.
She managed to snap the key off in the door lock this morning.
Managed to get the broken piece out of the lock & luckily we have a spare.

Stripped the lock down while I was at it the lube everything. Hopefully should last for a while now.

Shoeyuk · 1 Feb 2018 at 19:32

Changed the windscreen wipers on the misses car, not told her I’m ordering a new pc yet.

Hopefully changing the blades will smooth it over

divuk83 · 7 Feb 2018 at 14:19

Made a toybox for my daughter.

Dave

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Martynt74 · 7 Feb 2018 at 14:21

Very nicely done. What have you used to join the pieces? dowels or pocket holes?

Although the shadow on the cutout for the opening makes it look like you slipped with the jigsaw!

divuk83 · 7 Feb 2018 at 14:24

Thanks, the frame is glued and pocket holed. Should be very strong, easily strong enough to be sat on or climbed in (which it has already been subjected too!)

Damn Sunshine!

Dave

Participant · 10 Feb 2018 at 15:11

It doesn't get much more manly than this. I repainted my grandparents' old Lloyd Loom laundry basket.

Squid Vicious · 11 Feb 2018 at 16:45

Worked out in the garden this afternoon... tidied up the hedge with new petrol hedge trimmer, cleared up a stack load of leaves from round of the house and weeded and prepped one of the raised beds ready to put some garlic in.

ruthers · 11 Feb 2018 at 18:05

Not much of a "man job" but gave the garage a spring clean/organisation. It was well over due!

Lakeland · 11 Feb 2018 at 18:15

ruthers said:
Not much of a "man job" but gave the garage a spring clean/organisation. It was well over due!

Yeah, deffo should have got the wife to do that one

ruthers · 11 Feb 2018 at 18:38

Lakeland said:
Yeah, deffo should have got the wife to do that one

She would only put stuff in places I will never find them again!

Lakeland · 12 Feb 2018 at 07:40

ruthers said:
She would only put stuff in places I will never find them again!

Ahh I know that scenario well!

Nikumba · 12 Feb 2018 at 09:55

Got to use my new power tools to put on a wall mounted cat scratching post and a couple of pictures.

Also went to fix the bit of upvc door trim where it meet the floor had snapped off, turns out only about 5mm was fixed to the door frame, behind the rest was a void which could see daylight through, so no wonder our hall way was always colder, quick application of expanding foam to sort that out, need to trim it back tonight and fix the trim back on

divuk83 · 12 Feb 2018 at 10:35

Made a knife at a local forge/blacksmiths. My family got me the course for xmas. I did the oak handle at home myself.

Dave

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MassiveJim · 12 Feb 2018 at 11:23

That is cool AF

I want a go

Martynt74 · 12 Feb 2018 at 11:42

That's very cool.

Was it just a 1 day course like this?

https://www.craftcourses.com/courses/blacksmithing-1-day-course-north-west-uk

kinobestew123 · 12 Feb 2018 at 11:55

Participant said:
I repainted my grandparents' old Lloyd Loom laundry basket.

Did you spray it? Looks incredibly fiddly to get it all?

And how much are they new?! Just had a quick google and found this:

https://lloydloom-uk.co.uk/products/quadrant-linen-basket