oztony 34,947 Posted January 11 Zoe , my 12 year old daughter asked for a bit of an upgrade on her tiny little bedroom that she insists on having a double bed in ..so a lick of paint on the walls and some custom built shelving to replace a cupboard I built 20 years ago when my son was born...anyway she is happy which is the main thing..........she got involved in it as well... 17 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TequilaSunset 2,549 Posted January 11 DIY... props! Good job... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oztony 34,947 Posted January 11 16 minutes ago, colemanlee said: Nice job.. Thanks Lee ...my daughter really does get the short end of it in regards to my spent time so I am glad that I took the time out to do a special little project for her .... 4 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cookie47 574 Posted January 11 Great lookin job... Nice carpentry, some how carpentry doesn't turn out right for me. I'm a metal man. look at those angles, wow.I don't like carpentry too much, i find its hard to weld.. Sent from my Redmi Note 3 using Tapatalk 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oztony 34,947 Posted January 11 7 minutes ago, cookie47 said: look at those angles Here are the angles , right side of supporting rails and a lot shallower left side (22.5 degrees) on the wide side of shelf ....about a hundred bucks worth of material and a bit of cutting and sticking it together ...and a pic of the trim moulding used to face off the edges. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jtmwatchbiz 30,708 Posted January 11 17 minutes ago, cookie47 said: some how carpentry doesn't turn out right for me. I'm a metal man. same here. i always been comfortable with metal and mechanical stuff but wood work i can't seem to handle. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
colemanlee 21,280 Posted January 11 Well I finally got something that will work for wicks so made about five gallon size candles today..about a year of candle scraps Ive been saving...wife likes them for putting on the porch 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cookie47 574 Posted January 11 Here are the angles , right side of supporting rails and a lot shallower left side (22.5 degrees) on the wide side of shelf ....about a hundred bucks worth of material and a bit of cutting and sticking it together ...and a pic of the trim moulding used to face off the edges. Thanks for that It's ironic how we all in life have different skills and are comfortable with those skills , although some people can turn their hand to a lot of things... Myself its anything mechanical with "car" electrics thrown in. But don't put a paint brush in my hand, you'll regret it.. Haha. Sent from my Redmi Note 3 using Tapatalk 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oztony 34,947 Posted January 11 5 minutes ago, jtmwatchbiz said: same here. i always been comfortable with metal and mechanical stuff but wood work i can't seem to handle. I do a lot of metal stuff as well , mainly mig , anyway with metal you can grind away anything you don't want there , even add and subtract with what you are up to ...I love making stuff out of steel ....on the other hand timber is a one shot arrangement ..you can always cut a bit more off but adding it on becomes a bit ugly........... 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oztony 34,947 Posted January 11 You know what was better than seeing the finished job ....my wife and daughter working with me and being involved in it ....that stuff is made of gold , family is foremost and their enjoyment out of saying hey look what we done was worth a hundred fold the cost of the materials...family.. not politics , not rubbish and continual rot ...that's where it's at fella's 7 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oztony 34,947 Posted February 20 Well a unit I have been waiting for arrived from Sydney today (started it's journey in the U.S.A. , Lennox rooftop package unit) , so went and picked it up in the good o'l 1980 F350 dually , that thing will take 3 ton on the back of it and it is still a second gear take off... got home built a steel platform for it out of what I had lying around and got everything loaded and strapped ready for early start in the morning ....crane lift onto office block roof at 7 am in the city ....doing this whole job with just me and my wife (so I only have one other expert opinion to deal with as things progress LOL) .......The tray on the old effy is 3.5 meters long... 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Salty Dog 55,924 Posted February 20 @oztony Show off... Nice work mate... On 1/11/2019 at 1:59 AM, cookie47 said: ...I don't like carpentry too much, i find its hard to weld.. On 1/11/2019 at 2:18 AM, jtmwatchbiz said: same here. i always been comfortable with metal and mechanical stuff but wood work i can't seem to handle. Same here. I couldn't cut a piece of wood straight, muchless build anything with it. Never worked with metal. Electrical and plumbing were always easy for me though. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
