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Sparky415 · **Reply #390 on:** June 14, 2018, 02:36:24 PM

Quote from: Syncop8r on June 14, 2018, 10:02:02 AM

That's a good sign.

What's the reason for mixing the linseed oil with white spirit? Just thins it down?

Yes I thin it down so it soaks in well

Poncho65 · **Reply #391 on:** June 15, 2018, 03:59:53 PM

Good video Sparky

I dont mind watching it dry

I love the smell of newly linseed oiled wood

Just watch out for the spontaneous combustion of the rags afterwards

Or else we will have to rename you Toasty

Sparky415 · **Reply #392 on:** June 15, 2018, 06:19:16 PM

I haven't set anything alight for ages Poncho

….
You've got me thinking now

Syncop8r · **Reply #393 on:** June 15, 2018, 09:57:05 PM

Quote from: Poncho65 on June 15, 2018, 03:59:53 PM

I love the smell of newly linseed oiled wood

I can't eat linseed-flavoured food like bread because it reminds me of oiling cricket bats!

Quote from: Poncho65 on June 15, 2018, 03:59:53 PM

Just watch out for the spontaneous combustion of the rags afterwards Or else we will have to rename you Toasty

+1 I know of someone around here who had been oiling tool handles and the rags ignited. She lost her house and everything inside.

Sparky415 · **Reply #394 on:** June 15, 2018, 10:36:17 PM

Yep I love the smell of linseed oil

That's a good reminder of spontaneous combustion

Poncho65 · **Reply #395 on:** June 18, 2018, 11:36:31 AM

Quote from: Syncop8r on June 15, 2018, 09:57:05 PM

Quote from: Poncho65 on June 15, 2018, 03:59:53 PM
I love the smell of newly linseed oiled wood
I can't eat linseed-flavoured food like bread because it reminds me of oiling cricket bats!

Quote from: Poncho65 on June 15, 2018, 03:59:53 PM
Just watch out for the spontaneous combustion of the rags afterwards Or else we will have to rename you Toasty
+1 I know of someone around here who had been oiling tool handles and the rags ignited. She lost her house and everything inside.

That is awful that her house burnt down $:-\$

Syncop8r · **Reply #396 on:** June 18, 2018, 12:57:30 PM

Yeah.... she grows lots of veges and delivers and sells them to people. It was garden tools she was working on.
I haven't met her myself but apparently she just shrugged her shoulders and started again.

Syncop8r · **Reply #397 on:** June 18, 2018, 01:01:19 PM

I managed to start on a sawhorse in the weekend and I am halfway through. Quite enjoying it...

I don't have a workshop so was working out on the deck. Unfortunately it is dark when I leave work so I'm not sure when I can continue.

hiraethus · **Reply #398 on:** June 18, 2018, 01:05:14 PM

I made a bike rack for the boys' bikes at the weekend from scrap timber lying around in the garage. I'm a long way out of practice, and it's very rough but it'll do for now. Got the chance to use my shiny new combi drill though.

Syncop8r · **Reply #399 on:** June 18, 2018, 01:35:24 PM

We'll need pics then.

I now need to charge my drill battery before I use it if it has been more than a few days.

hiraethus · **Reply #400 on:** June 18, 2018, 01:43:07 PM

If they haven't broken it by the time I get home.

My drill came with two batteries.

Syncop8r · **Reply #401 on:** June 18, 2018, 01:45:15 PM

So did mine, they both lose their charge.

Sparky415 · **Reply #402 on:** June 18, 2018, 09:59:25 PM

Quote from: Syncop8r on June 18, 2018, 01:01:19 PM

I managed to start on a sawhorse in the weekend and I am halfway through. Quite enjoying it...
I don't have a workshop so was working out on the deck. Unfortunately it is dark when I leave work so I'm not sure when I can continue.

I'm laughing here at the thought of you doing woodwork in the dark

Syncop8r · **Reply #403 on:** June 18, 2018, 10:03:36 PM

I think that woodn'twork.

Sparky415 · **Reply #404 on:** June 18, 2018, 10:28:50 PM

Wood B Dangerous

Syncop8r · **Reply #405 on:** June 18, 2018, 10:33:55 PM

Anything I make would have a dark finish.

TazzieRob · **Reply #406 on:** June 19, 2018, 04:15:17 AM

Quote from: Syncop8r on June 18, 2018, 10:33:55 PM

Anything I make wood have a dark finish.

FTFY

Syncop8r · **Reply #407 on:** June 19, 2018, 09:13:47 AM

Syncop8r · **Reply #408 on:** July 15, 2018, 07:09:33 AM

One thing I don't like about the Shopdog is how the top rail must be separate because of the way the legs cross.

This is what I came up with.... a prototype made from old pallets:

First I needed the tops of the legs cut to 20° in this shape:

All under the watchful eye of my Supervisor:

Next time I will try a more accurate method of cutting.

Syncop8r · **Reply #409 on:** July 15, 2018, 07:10:14 AM

I chose these hinges because I thought their length down the legs would be good. In hindsight their pin is very short and I think butt hinges (like for doors) would have been better.:

Getting there....

Now to cut the legs down:

I thought about housing the leg braces in but it became too much of a faff with my limited tools:

So I only did one side.

Syncop8r · **Reply #410 on:** July 15, 2018, 07:14:17 AM

Not quite finished but it will do for now:

The plan is to make some sort of brace to stop the legs from spreading although it doesn't really need it.

One side housed, the other not

:

The top rail is only screwed to the legs on one side:

Uh oh, she found me...

Sparky415 · **Reply #411 on:** July 15, 2018, 07:25:47 AM

They look great Mate, very useful

It's always a good sign when all 4 legs touch the ground

Syncop8r · **Reply #412 on:** July 15, 2018, 07:29:44 AM

Cheers Sparky, it is very strong and works well.

Quote from: Sparky415 on July 15, 2018, 07:25:47 AM

It's always a good sign when all 4 legs touch the ground

If not, I could call the vet and tell them I have a saw horse....

MadPlumbarian · **Reply #413 on:** July 15, 2018, 08:06:28 AM

Looks good, are you going to run a chain at the bottom?
JR

Syncop8r · **Reply #414 on:** July 15, 2018, 08:17:35 AM

Maybe chain or rope, but I would prefer something rigid like a wooden or metal brace so that it keeps it's shape if you want to quickly move it.

MadPlumbarian · **Reply #415 on:** July 15, 2018, 08:31:33 AM

Quote from: Syncop8r on July 15, 2018, 08:17:35 AM

Maybe chain or rope, but I would prefer something rigid like a wooden or metal brace so that it keeps it's shape if you want to quickly move it.

Well if your want to go solid how about taking a piece of plywood, hing on one side then run two strips on the other side so when it drops down that cross piece fits in between? This way when open it will also give a platform to store stuff on too?
JR

Syncop8r · **Reply #416 on:** July 15, 2018, 08:48:53 AM

I've thought about something like that, not sure if I want to store stuff there as it means I have to bend down to get it.

The two strips is a good idea...

TazzieRob · **Reply #417 on:** July 15, 2018, 09:33:09 AM

Quote from: Syncop8r on July 15, 2018, 07:29:44 AM

Cheers Sparky, it is very strong and works well.

Quote from: Sparky415 on July 15, 2018, 07:25:47 AM
It's always a good sign when all 4 legs touch the ground
If not, I could call the vet and tell them I have a saw horse....

Better to have a saw horse than a saw cat?

MadPlumbarian · **Reply #418 on:** July 15, 2018, 06:12:36 PM

Quote from: Syncop8r on July 15, 2018, 08:48:53 AM

I've thought about something like that, not sure if I want to store stuff there as it means I have to bend down to get it.

The two strips is a good idea...

True, but the shelf would be like 8” above ground so it would be better then reaching to the floor.
JR

MadPlumbarian · **Reply #419 on:** July 24, 2018, 02:17:56 AM

I made a rainstick, not the real thing but the pringles version. I think I need to double down on the three runs of nails I put in cause it only lasts about 2sec if lucky. I’d so love to get the real thing though, I could just sit there for an hour with one, I did when I was at my grandparents back in the day..
JR

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