What "man jobs" have you done today?
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I feel your pain. £1600 for BT to move the telegraph pole. Don't even have a ******* phoneline to the housePaid £993 for Worcester council to relocate a street light that’s blocking me from having a dropped kerb.
You wouldn't mind if they didn't take 3 months to do it as well!
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Making tea for the arborists clearing the 3 large dead/dying trees around my house.
Finished the workshop (well, as finished as anything like this can be).
Specs:
Tiger Sheds XL Workshop 14x8
Addition roof beams for strength
Safety-glass windows
Acrylic secondary glazing
Breathable membrane on all surfaces
50mm Jablite insulation on walls and ceiling
Plasterboard on all walls followed by a skim
Hardboard on ceiling
Carpet tiles on floor
LED smart lighting
30A circuit
4 x double sockets
100mm extractor
Alarm
Did everything myself apart from the skimming as I suck at it so got a mate to do it. I had help from a bunch of mates to do the superstructure build and the concrete base.
I built the big bench with the mitre-saw out of 2x2 and floorboards. It came out pretty good. I'll probably build some drawers for it at a later date.
Specs:
Tiger Sheds XL Workshop 14x8
Addition roof beams for strength
Safety-glass windows
Acrylic secondary glazing
Breathable membrane on all surfaces
50mm Jablite insulation on walls and ceiling
Plasterboard on all walls followed by a skim
Hardboard on ceiling
Carpet tiles on floor
LED smart lighting
30A circuit
4 x double sockets
100mm extractor
Alarm
Did everything myself apart from the skimming as I suck at it so got a mate to do it. I had help from a bunch of mates to do the superstructure build and the concrete base.
I built the big bench with the mitre-saw out of 2x2 and floorboards. It came out pretty good. I'll probably build some drawers for it at a later date.
It's already alarmed, although only a basic PIR system. Probably going to put a PIR floodlight above the door too. I've replaced the lock with a much better item and am panning to box the door in and insulate it. Going to get some blinds for the windows tomorrow (which I will motorise with some stepper motors and an Arduino).
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love that
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Ooh you git, that's stunning. Must pick plans back up to build a shed in spring, I have easily a 15' x 10' space as I don't like gardening.
Just need to figure out how we get the concrete and panels into the garden with no alley!
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Looks great ... can't see the heat ?
Did some reluming of clock hands ...
purchased 5g/£2 Strontium Aluminate with europium , mixed knife-tip worth with some car clear-coat laquer, and daubed on alarm clock hands after some IPA cleaning,
it re-charges during daylight then glows ... much easier than expected providing the laquer doesn't eat the hands.
https://forum.tz-uk.com/showthread.php?53664-Applying-Lume-to-Hands
https://www.candlepowerforums.com/v...Ultra-Green-Glow-in-the-Dark-Powder-v10/page3
Did some reluming of clock hands ...
purchased 5g/£2 Strontium Aluminate with europium , mixed knife-tip worth with some car clear-coat laquer, and daubed on alarm clock hands after some IPA cleaning,
it re-charges during daylight then glows ... much easier than expected providing the laquer doesn't eat the hands.
https://forum.tz-uk.com/showthread.php?53664-Applying-Lume-to-Hands
https://www.candlepowerforums.com/v...Ultra-Green-Glow-in-the-Dark-Powder-v10/page3
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Osmo oiled eight howdens dordogne doors today, booooooring. One more coat mid week.
Before and after
Before and after
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