My little Aussie shed

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He also has a Diner in another room but the floors had just been done up so he couldn't let anyone in, he opened up the door for me to have a look in but i thought i would wait until next time to get some good pics in there, it works out he and i both have the same friends but have never crossed paths so it was great that we met up and had a chat, the food is great out there and there is an $8 charge for the museum and like i said it isn't a massive collection but he has very high quality items and it is growing every day.

 

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I thought i would put up a pic of the chair all stained up and Sarah trying it out.

She grew out of that one

But this one fits just write

 

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I also thought i will give an update of some of my latest finds.

 

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AN old valve facing machine with all the spare parts in working order so it will go into the new shed i am building

And a whole heap of little nic nacs including a model t jack, pump and valve tool

 

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Another tool box, i should see a Doc for this problem lol

 

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A little 4/71 supercharger missing some internals but still a good display piece

 

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Also scored an old cast iron letter box that weighs about 50kg/ over 100 pounds.

A bit colour to brighten it up but then the wife tells me i should of left it as it was.

 

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Very cool! Looks like that might become a regular stop for you.

 

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The girls decided to get dressed up for the festival, on the left is my 13 year old daughter and 2nd in from the right is my wife, only the second time i have seen her put on any makeup, far right is my niece and 2nd in from the left is my brothers partner, the good looking one is holding the camera

WOW!

Your whole thread is amazing, so many cool signs! And the custom vintage stuff you are making is mind blowing! I think that the Aussie hot rod culture is VERY cool! Blowers, big blocks, and tire smoke!

 

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He also has a Diner in another room but the floors had just been done up so he couldn't let anyone in, he opened up the door for me to have a look in but i thought i would wait until next time to get some good pics in there, it works out he and i both have the same friends but have never crossed paths so it was great that we met up and had a chat, the food is great out there and there is an $8 charge for the museum and like i said it isn't a massive collection but he has very high quality items and it is growing every day.

Doesn't that get the heart racing Lee.

Thanks for posting.

Regards

 

[don long]

Well Lee
now that you have found a little competition for cool stuff down under you will have to be at the top of your game every day

That guys place was pretty cool but empty compared to your little collection

Thanks for the tour

That chair is quite the conversation piece i'lll bet

Cheers

Oh yea I want that letter box (nice)

Don

 

[BuickFarmer]

Man I like that "museum", can we make that one of our stops when my wife and I come down? lots of corrugated tin which I really like. You picked up some cool "stuff" lately. OK, I'll ask... what is this?

 

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Nice big chair, you should put a electric cord on it, and call it A Aussie Electric chair
Now guessing what that tool is, I would say it is used in a material handling place and it picks up hot pieces of clothing from a giant vat? What do I win??
Nice find on that new stuff, hell you should charge $10.00 to tour your working garage. That would sure help to fund some more stuff.

 

[akdiesel]

Scotty's looks like a great place to visit.
Nice pick this last time. Not sure what year that radiator is but I like those styles in the 20's and 30's.

 

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Very cool! Looks like that might become a regular stop for you.

We will probably head out to his place once a month for lunch and take a different group of people with us each time, so next time i go out i will update with pics of the diner.

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Your whole thread is amazing, so many cool signs! And the custom vintage stuff you are making is mind blowing! I think that the Aussie hot rod culture is VERY cool! Blowers, big blocks, and tire smoke!

Thanks Sean Buick, the Hot Rod culture over here is massive and seems to be growing everyday, the only thing that makes it harder for us is the fact that most of the parts we need for projects are on the other side of the world but that just adds to the challenge, thanks for stopping in. Lee

Doesn't that get the heart racing Lee.

Thanks for posting.

Regards

Thanks Steve.

Well Lee
now that you have found a little competition for cool stuff down under you will have to be at the top of your game every day

That guys place was pretty cool but empty compared to your little collection

Thanks for the tour

That chair is quite the conversation piece i'lll bet

Cheers

Oh yea I want that letter box (nice)

Don

Hi Don, Scott's shop is a little smaller but the quality of items was a lot higher than a lot of my junk, but i buy items that fit my budget, he had one bowser there that was $24 000. now if i came home with that i would be hung up by the you no what's. Since making the chair a couple of mates think i have lost my mind but that's not the first time i have been told it. If i ever see another letter box like it i will grab it for you but this is the first one i have seen in a long time. Lee

Man I like that "museum", can we make that one of our stops when my wife and I come down? lots of corrugated tin which I really like. You picked up some cool "stuff" lately. OK, I'll ask... what is this?

Hi BuickFarmer, We will be taking you out to place for sure, and i have a couple of other places i can take you to as well, i would love to put some pics up of a mates place but he said no pics, so you will just have to view his collection in person, That weird looking item is meant to be for a model t ford, i am thinking maybe to hold the springs up on the valve to remove the collets maybe.

Nice big chair, you should put a electric cord on it, and call it A Aussie Electric chair
Now guessing what that tool is, I would say it is used in a material handling place and it picks up hot pieces of clothing from a giant vat? What do I win??
Nice find on that new stuff, hell you should charge $10.00 to tour your working garage. That would sure help to fund some more stuff.

Hi Herb, some days i think i would like to make it an electric chair, hope she doesn't read this.
My shed isn't really organised or setup to be a museum, it's more of just a work shed with a bit of stuff hanging on the walls, i could imagine to many people being impressed with looking around the place while i have grinding sparks flying across at them or paint fumes bellowing out while they look around, i would love to one day have a setup like that but first i need to finish a lot of my projects first.

Scotty's looks like a great place to visit.
Nice pick this last time. Not sure what year that radiator is but I like those styles in the 20's and 30's.

Hi akdiesel, if you are ever over here let me know and i will take you out to his place, i haven't worked out the grill either but it would be interesting to know.

 

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I finally finished uploading the rest of my pick on to the computer, so here is the end of them.
I really liked this can and would love to know how old it is.

 

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An old drill press

 

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And a couple of 97's and 94 carburetors, plus parts carbs.

 

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Also being a huge Mooneyes fan, my record and shirt arrived in the mail this week from England.

 

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Also decided to do something with my sons old Guitar, it went under in the floods we had the other year and i didn't have the heart to throw it out knowing that i could do something cool with it.
And this is what i came up with.

 

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A piston out of a little motorcycle and a bit of alloy tube

One of the carbies and air cleaner from my last pic

 

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A little bit of colour

 

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A bit of rub here and there

 

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All back together with the carby mounted on and fake whammy bar.

 

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You've obviously got way too much time on your hands Lee.

Some great finds there, and great work (I was only kidding before).


Edit :- I just spotted the HQ in the background... yours?

 

[panthersteve]

I finally finished uploading the rest of my pick on to the computer, so here is the end of them.
I really liked this can and would love to know how old it is.

It appears this can dates from the mid to late 50's

http://www.canmuseum.com/Detail.aspx?CanID=42196

From another online source "Donald Duck soft drinks were the first sodas to be produced by General Beverages, Inc. of Chattanooga, Tennessee. They were licensed by the Double Cola Company to produce the Donald Duck line. These fruit flavored sodas were introduced in the 1940s and included flavors such as Lemon Lime, Grape, Orange, Strawberry, Black Cherry, Root Beer, Cola and Ginger Ale. Donald Duck Soda was released in both bottles and cone-top cans, and later, punch-tab cans. The brand was discontinued in the late 1950s."

Cheers
Steve

 

[akdiesel]

80WTI

That bass is great. Nice work.
A trip to Austrailia would be very nice and a stop at Scotty's would even better. Thanks for invite.

 

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It appears this can dates from the mid to late 50's

http://www.canmuseum.com/Detail.aspx?CanID=42196

From another online source "Donald Duck soft drinks were the first sodas to be produced by General Beverages, Inc. of Chattanooga, Tennessee. They were licensed by the Double Cola Company to produce the Donald Duck line. These fruit flavored sodas were introduced in the 1940s and included flavors such as Lemon Lime, Grape, Orange, Strawberry, Black Cherry, Root Beer, Cola and Ginger Ale. Donald Duck Soda was released in both bottles and cone-top cans, and later, punch-tab cans. The brand was discontinued in the late 1950s."

Cheers
Steve

that can is probably lucky it didn't get recycled back in the war days. Its amazing how the paint is still bright in colors, and the rest of the can is rusted.

 

[Martin XJ]

What an awesome thread, just spent a couple of hours going through it, love your collection of signs and how you make one if you can't find one, I especially like the Clay Smith ones, I'm gonna do some signs for my garage. Thanks for posting the pics of Scottys' the one of the pickup and the rod out front I have as my computer screen background.
Keep the posts coming.

My thread http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=271477

 

[jbmatth]

The amount of amazing things you find just blows me away, the place looks great!

An old drill press

This looks really similar to drill press my grandfather owned, the handle and drill are slightly different, but still very similar. Who was the manufacture of the drill and the press? The one he owned was a Black N Decker press and a Sioux drill. Keep up the great work!

 

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You've obviously got way too much time on your hands Lee.

Some great finds there, and great work (I was only kidding before).

Hi BBChevro, my wife said the same thing, but this is what happens when i only get around 5-6 hours sleep a night my mind is always thinking of new things to make, keeps me from turning into a couch potatoe.

Edit :- I just spotted the HQ in the background... yours?

No mate just a friends that i had to paint up a reverse scoop for and organize a roadworthy.

It appears this can dates from the mid to late 50's

http://www.canmuseum.com/Detail.aspx?CanID=42196

From another online source "Donald Duck soft drinks were the first sodas to be produced by General Beverages, Inc. of Chattanooga, Tennessee. They were licensed by the Double Cola Company to produce the Donald Duck line. These fruit flavored sodas were introduced in the 1940s and included flavors such as Lemon Lime, Grape, Orange, Strawberry, Black Cherry, Root Beer, Cola and Ginger Ale. Donald Duck Soda was released in both bottles and cone-top cans, and later, punch-tab cans. The brand was discontinued in the late 1950s."

Cheers
Steve

Thanks panthersteve, i scored a couple of different cans that day but that one was the best, the other where just coke and sars, i didn't think it would of been that old and still around, thanks again for the info

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That bass is great. Nice work.
A trip to Austrailia would be very nice and a stop at Scotty's would even better. Thanks for invite.

Look forward to you making the journey, i will make sure by the time your finished over here you will need another holiday to relax.

that can is probably lucky it didn't get recycled back in the war days. Its amazing how the paint is still bright in colors, and the rest of the can is rusted.

Hi Herb, the can looks to be a faded purple and in the pics it just seems to look all rusty but it is actually pretty good, i wish this sort of stuff was still around a lot more as they are great little display pieces and are cheap talking points.

What an awesome thread, just spent a couple of hours going through it, love your collection of signs and how you make one if you can't find one, I especially like the Clay Smith ones, I'm gonna do some signs for my garage. Thanks for posting the pics of Scottys' the one of the pickup and the rod out front I have as my computer screen background.
Keep the posts coming.

My thread http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=271477

Hi Martin thanks for the kind words mate, i will stop over on your thread to see the signs you are planning on making to see if i can steal some ideas, i will tell Scott next time i see him about you using that pic as a screen saver and he will be a happy man.

The amount of amazing things you find just blows me away, the place looks great!



This looks really similar to drill press my grandfather owned, the handle and drill are slightly different, but still very similar. Who was the manufacture of the drill and the press? The one he owned was a Black N Decker press and a Sioux drill. Keep up the great work!

Hi jbmath, Thanks mate, the drill press has a plate on it that reads Van Dorn 1/2" Junior it still works but i think i will keep using my full sized one and keep this as a display for in the new shed i am about to start building.


Thanks again for stopping in guys. Lee

 

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Hi guys just thought i would update you with some more pics from Scotty's garage, i went back out the other day to get some more pics of the other room and also some other pics of around the place, i will probably load them up in stages over the next couple of days.

This some of the art work he had painted up by a local sign writer

 

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This is looking out over the paddock and as you can see it's another miserable day of weather here in Australia

 

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