Kenfab HQ (Australia)

[Kenfab]

Cut a script number for my mates new house hes building.

welded some brackets on it so it stands off the wall 30mm

burnt a few of these and sent them off to powdercoat i love signs so these are just for myself

got NBN hooked up to my place, however its not real nbn, just fibre to the node.
was having drop out issues so i went looking for issues

Item 1 - terrible phone socket

Goodbye - replaced with a cat6 rj45 socket

got in the roof and chased back to the join where the phone line was split in 2 and found this rubbish

Have decided to re run cat6 cable from the telco box on my eave straight to the wall point. ill wait for a day where its not 60 degrees C in the roof to pull cable.

broke in the new milwaukee knife at smoko trying to eat a parmy.

 

[hewey]

The metal signs look great. Make sure your mate gets a pic of the installed house number, and likewise yourself for the Sunoco sign.

Also make sure you check out this video on UK sign writer David Smith https://vimeo.com/14985356. He's actually holding a gold leaf signage course here in Sydney later in the year, but was more than I could afford.

 

[dlcwent]

Ken, I love that Sunoco sign. What would you charge to have one of those land over here? I would really like to purchase one from you if I don't have to refinance my home to do it.

 

[Kenfab]

The metal signs look great. Make sure your mate gets a pic of the installed house number, and likewise yourself for the Sunoco sign.

Also make sure you check out this video on UK sign writer David Smith https://vimeo.com/14985356. He's actually holding a gold leaf signage course here in Sydney later in the year, but was more than I could afford.

Thanks mate! have a few more goodies, just need good photos of them
That video is awesome! that guy is so talented. shame about the course, gold leaf is something id love to try

Ken, I love that Sunoco sign. What would you charge to have one of those land over here? I would really like to purchase one from you if I don't have to refinance my home to do it.

I reckon best i could do would be around 75 of your american dollars depending on how much the powdercoater charges me to coat. the sign itself is 500mm x 250mm (20inx10in)

 

[dlcwent]

Ken, if you would sell me one of those, let me know the price including shipping. I would gladly pay around a 100 USD. I'm very serious about it. That sign is awesome. Can't wait to see the final result.

 

[G20-Budo]

Good stuff Ken! I too would like to see your sign once coated and mounted..

And let us know how the cat6 cabling goes?

 

[1/2 Cup]

Ken, as per usual, great work on the plasma..

Regards

 

[metalhead140]

Wow, great work on the signs! My wife and I are interested in doing a sign for our front gate, if we come up with a design can you give us a quote?

 

[Kenfab]

Ken, if you would sell me one of those, let me know the price including shipping. I would gladly pay around a 100 USD. I'm very serious about it. That sign is awesome. Can't wait to see the final result.

Sounds great mate, will send a pm when I finished work

Good stuff Ken! I too would like to see your sign once coated and mounted..

And let us know how the cat6 cabling goes?

Thanks mate, will definitely put some pics up!

Ken, as per usual, great work on the plasma..

Regards

Thanks mate!

Wow, great work on the signs! My wife and I are interested in doing a sign for our front gate, if we come up with a design can you give us a quote?

Thanks mate, id love to, send me a pm when your ready

 

[Kenfab]

Got in my roof today and ran cat6 to replace the old phone line
couldnt get a good connection with the scotchlocks, so i twizzled the cables then scotch locked them. dsl is syncing at 44mbits now

finally hooked a power point up in my carport. got sick of tripping over a power lead. have had the junction box there for ages, but never got around to putting a power point on it

the incline of my driveway acts as a big catchment area and floods my carport when it rains. a few months back i got some free class d trafficable grates and went about cutting the driveway.

Didnt manage to get any progress shots, it was a paint in the *** the form up the set downs to allow for the grates, i dug down 150mm (6in) and laid a base of rubble and set a 90mm pipe in the form.

It was tricky to match the concrete colour, i used black oxide

I fixed up lots of it with construction non shrink grout and oxide where i couldnt access due to formwork.

I also got some wheelie bins from a jobsite i was working at, the job finished and the plasterboard guys left the bins behind. i emptied them and hit them with the pressure washer, come up nice

Red will be for empties, and blue just for a general shed bin. (took my empties and scrap copper in today.. $66 for cans and bottles )

Been tidying up around my shed and carport, its been getting neglected so it was good to organise and throw out. Found a couple of textas

Didnt get any signs back from powder on friday, hoping monday

 

[ajohno]

Great job on the driveway.

 

[G20-Budo]

Nice job on the drive way and the power outlet. Though I don't like scotch locks for networking cables. (to each their own). And for free, those bins are nice!!

 

[1/2 Cup]

Ken, great work on the drive way grates.

With the amount of rain you guys have been having of late there is nothing like having good drainage..

Does SA still have refunds on empty cans and bottles??

Regards

 

[Grumblebum]

Good bit of progress ken, I'm down to 2 inkzall's now.

 

[Kenfab]

Great job on the driveway.

thanks mate

Nice job on the drive way and the power outlet. Though I don't like scotch locks for networking cables. (to each their own). And for free, those bins are nice!!

they are ****** rubbish, i believe its the industry standard for phone cabling, and technically im not supposed to touch that junction box my internet has been dropping out all night so i might need to connect it up better.

Ken, great work on the drive way grates.

With the amount of rain you guys have been having of late there is nothing like having good drainage..

Does SA still have refunds on empty cans and bottles??

Regards

thanks mate, there was alot of swearing involved, lots of grinding and grouting, but the end result seems to work alright. Ive been using it as a washdown area.

Yeah we get 10c per can/bottle. Its good except if you dont count your own, i reckon they stitch you up with the number.

Good bit of progress ken, I'm down to 2 inkzall's now.

Thanks mate, oh no only 2 left

 

[racingtadpole]

Scotch locks are sized 040 (.4mm2 conductor), 050 (.5mm2), 064 (.64mm2), and 090 (.9mm2).
They are only designed to take conductors of the same size. They need to be crushed with parallel jaw pliers or the special tool, which are just parallel jaw pliers with 3M on the handle (but they do have a depth stop to prevent you cleaving the conductor as generally happens when you use pliers), and the conductors should have their insulation left on.

Your UTP cable will be 050, the lead in appears to be an older one based on the style of enclosure, and looks to be 040 (040 is usually only found in those style enclosures). The scotch locks are coloured orange, which if my memory serves me correctly, are to fit 064 (Well at least thats how it was when I left the big T in 2013, I dont do any CPE work where I am now so its entirely possible that the colours changed and I didnt bother to read that memo )

You probably need to get someone who is experienced in such things to re-do it because theres some other things should be done inside that enclosure.

And yes, best you dont go advertising you have been finger poking. The fine is in the order of 10K.

And yay for the libs plan of no bring fibre to the prem..
Im on a legacy cable plan at the moment because Telstra wont let me change unless its to an NBN plan, which means I have to pay more for less.. That was an interesting conversation with the sales person when they called me... but alas I digress.

Your signs look cool, interested in what they turn out like after powder coating.

 

[Kenfab]

Scotch locks are sized 040 (.4mm2 conductor), 050 (.5mm2), 064 (.64mm2), and 090 (.9mm2).
They are only designed to take conductors of the same size. They need to be crushed with parallel jaw pliers or the special tool, which are just parallel jaw pliers with 3M on the handle (but they do have a depth stop to prevent you cleaving the conductor as generally happens when you use pliers), and the conductors should have their insulation left on.

Your UTP cable will be 050, the lead in appears to be an older one based on the style of enclosure, and looks to be 040 (040 is usually only found in those style enclosures). The scotch locks are coloured orange, which if my memory serves me correctly, are to fit 064 (Well at least thats how it was when I left the big T in 2013, I dont do any CPE work where I am now so its entirely possible that the colours changed and I didnt bother to read that memo )

You probably need to get someone who is experienced in such things to re-do it because theres some other things should be done inside that enclosure.

And yes, best you dont go advertising you have been finger poking. The fine is in the order of 10K.

And yay for the libs plan of no bring fibre to the prem..
Im on a legacy cable plan at the moment because Telstra wont let me change unless its to an NBN plan, which means I have to pay more for less.. That was an interesting conversation with the sales person when they called me... but alas I digress.

Your signs look cool, interested in what they turn out like after powder coating.

Good to know! I have a registered cabler coming to sort it for me during the week. The scotch locks i had were just spares that i had. It was just a temporary fix to get the internet happening, ***** how much we rely on it these days.

how fast is your cable? probably faster than NBN anyway.. im only syncing at 15mbit atm.

 

[Kenfab]

Cut this sucker today, compressor was really struggling to keep up, but alas i charged on..

Then i continued on to burn this one out

Compressor still plugging away, air pressure dropping...

yep, theres your problem... quickly re-flared the aluminium pipe and did the flare nut back up, compressor has never worked so well haha..

quickly burnt out another one

pretty happy with how they came out, gonna drop them off for powder tomorrow, cant wait to see how they come up

 

[kai1980]

Then i continued on to burn this one out

This looks so much better than it did in my head! can't wait to get my hands on it and start painting it...
awesome work!

 

[hewey]

These are looking great!

 

[metalhead140]

Yeh, great looking signs!

 

[G20-Budo]

Great job on the signs AND fixing your air compressor! I hope you're able to get your phone cabling sorted soon. Because as you said we all pretty heavily depend on our internet.

 

[1/2 Cup]

Ken, great work as per usual..

Regards

 

[HOTFR8]

Those signs are fantastic. Great work.

As for NBN I do believe many of us have been cheated as I will only get cable to the node and not fibre to the house unless I pay for it myself.

 

[racingtadpole]

Good to know! I have a registered cabler coming to sort it for me during the week. The scotch locks i had were just spares that i had. It was just a temporary fix to get the internet happening, ***** how much we rely on it these days.

how fast is your cable? probably faster than NBN anyway.. im only syncing at 15mbit atm.

I currently have a 30MBit service.

Those signs are fantastic. Great work.

As for NBN I do believe many of us have been cheated as I will only get cable to the node and not fibre to the house unless I pay for it myself.

The original concept of fibre to the prem was solid in concept, and future proofed Australia for a good number of years to come, at the point they are at now, where NBN are re-laying copper cable you just have to shake your head. But this a garage thread with way cool signage made on a home built CNC plasma..

 

[Kenfab]

Finally got to the powdercoater today, he changed his opening hours and shuts at 4pm now
pretty happy with how the stuff i got came up

House number

sunoco signs

pressie from the missus stepped up the pencil sharpener game

The current haul of milwaukee, i think i have a problem
6 piece kit

2nd fix 16ga brad nailer

also got another brushless drill and impact driver with a 5amp battery today

 

[ajohno]

The signs look great.
Well done on the Milwaukee tools.

 

[Terrick down Under]

They only call it an addiction because they are jealous.

 

[hewey]

Signs look great. And nice score on the red tools. But why do you need a pencil sharpener for CAD designed signs

 

[Kenfab]

The signs look great.
Well done on the Milwaukee tools.

Thanks matey

They only call it an addiction because they are jealous.

Hahaha good to know, I'll put up a photo on the weekend of the current Milwaukee set and we can see how crazy I am

Signs look great. And nice score on the red tools. But why do you need a pencil sharpener for CAD designed signs

Thanks mate, im all about the most bad *** pencil sharpener ever made

 

[dlcwent]

Wow Ken, I absolutely love the way the Sunoco signs look. I would still like to have one. PM me with what you want if you'll still will sell me one.

 

[Kenfab]

Finally got around to installing this sign i did for a community garden, glad to get it out of my shed. I have been tripping over it for months

then went around to the father in laws and ran water out to his shed that has been converted to a man cave, installed and hooked up the tap and sink. another job ticked off.

Hopefully ill get a bit of time in my own shed today

 

[1/2 Cup]

Ken, your community garden sign looks fantastic, well done.

Regards

 

[theundermount]

Those house numbers are awesome !

 

[sean Buick 76]

Great work on all the projects I am very impressed! Keep us posted!

 

[G20-Budo]

That IS a cool sign! I too like to garden, so I'm digging it!

 

[Kenfab]

had big plans for this weekend, the missus is away so plenty of free time to get some stuff done.

then i learnt that fingers and circular saws dont mix

took the end of my finger off just up to the nail. luckily it wasnt worse, quick trip to the doctors and all patched up now

watching roadkill now until it cools down then ill play in the shed tonight

 

[G20-Budo]

Be careful there mate. I'm glad to hear it wasn't more serious.

 

[Kenfab]

That IS a cool sign! I too like to garden, so I'm digging it!

Thanks mate, pretty happy with it

Be careful there mate. I'm glad to hear it wasn't more serious.

Thanks mate, yeah decided to stop rushing to try and pack in as many things as i can and just work at normal pace.

 

[1/2 Cup]

Ken, take care..

I feel your pain..

Regards