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    Tools from the old world

    Good selection of user tools there. :cool: Like your tool board too .. :thumbup: ... but how do you find the correct spanner for a job ? ... when you hang all the same sizes, on the one hook, ... instead of having them in little individual racks everywhere, ... and sorted by, brand, shininess...
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    A Shed Downunder.

    You need to make up some big dollies Mr 1/2 Cup. ... think of how much stuff you can roll under the wagon .. ;);) Glad that you have that wagon under better cover, as its a bewdy .. :thumbup: Not that I'm a fan of the nonsensical parcel delivery ideas etc., for drones, ... but they will be...
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    Old Service Station.

    Cheers for that. Had been wondering whether it was a, dressed up, "local" site ... or whether it had been filmed, whilst he was traipsing around the U.S. as a little bloke. The sly sods covered up too much of the name, for me to make it out. So did many others at the time. Clever little...
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    Old Service Station.

    Anybody recognise the building/location, .... in this old music clip ?? ...
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    My DOWIDAT tools!

    There was a couple of, large sized, old aussie made Dowidats, on fleabay recently ... I stopped watching, and started laughing, when bids went past $70au. :headscrat I either have no appreciation for tyre levers ... or they must be good gear .. :) Looking good kiraj ... You'll be able to...
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    File storage/ organization

    Dunno about it being great & wondrous .... .... but instead of having deep pockets that hide the file face, have shorter pockets, and a larger flap.
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    A Shed Downunder.

    Geez 1/2 Cup :eyecrazy: You've done all the jobs on your place ... that Ive been thinking about doing here for 3yrs, ... in about 3wks .. :thumbup: ... tis about time you came north a few hours ... for a "working holiday" .. :lol:
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    Hammer Storage

    :thumbup: ... ... altho I hope you use one of those woodworking claw hammers, and not a ball pein ... to tap that very nice little router through the wood. ;);) .. :) Did something similiar once using a card file cabinet, and a piece of ply with cut outs ... instead of the dowel. Made things...
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    Between 485 & 705 SQ/FT Lyndon's Western Sydney Garage (amongst life's other stories).

    Re: "Lyndon's Western Sydney Garage (amongst life's other stories)" You would be surprised how many of us down here ... would happily throw some of Lyndons, very nice looking scale weights, ... at the foglights of many oncoming vehicles .. :lol: Because foglights, dont have a cutoff line...
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    Making do with what I have!

    It seems that you are collecting a lot of, haves ... to make do with .. :D Engine build looks good .. :thumbup:
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    Above 1200 Sq/FT Buick Sales and Service Garage 1936

    You thought correctly. :D The finishing touches are excellent. A bit more aging/weathering, to the timbers and that building will settle into the backdrop ... as if its always been there .. :thumbup::thumbup:
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    Suburban Shearing Shed

    Sorry Mr 1/2Cup, ... It was a proper, junk sale .. :( Box of rabbit traps and a few bale hooks were about the only things of note. So I dragged the empty trailer home, got some clamps out for a play, ... and had a chocks, and chooks, weekend. Mobile workbench needed brakes ... and the...
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    Looking for a new closed tool bag

    Don't have a number sorry ... It's just Stanley fat max tool bag afaik.
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    Suburban Shearing Shed

    Just a local junk sale. If I find anything of interest I'll have some pics on Sunday. Spring is to prevent collapsing. Not needed in modern vehicles, so they say .... But my little american station wagon is hardly a "modern" design .. :D Nope, I hate that texta ... The nib is made of...
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    Vise and Grinder stands. I'm looking for ideas on how to use several in limited space

    Simple piece of board for this little 3" vice. The "keyhole" is routed out, on an angle, to offset a casting fault with the base. A couple of clamps ... and it mounts almost anywhere. ohhhh wait ... this is the vice ... and grinder stand ... thread .. :D
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