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3 weeks ago, my ride on mower motor went bang. Pretty poor for less than 300 hours running. Ended up dragging it into my shed, and investigating what went wrong. Found a hole the size of a golf ball in the side of the block, and what ever exited from the motor took out the mounts for the...

Thanks for that. Yes there are some parts he will order as the plastic shatters when touched, but considering what he got for $400, was worth pulling out and salvaging. The seats alone are worth more. The car was purchased looking like a crime scene. Seats were ripped, door panels falling...

Been a busy few days. Finally got around to working on my son's car. Would not idle, or stay running. Found some vacuum leaks, and a stuck idle control valve. Those sorted, runs great for a 17 year old car. He then sourced an E46 BMW being parted out locally, and scored the interior, brakes...

Looks fantastic. It is invaluable to have friends around. Seems you have it covered (literally). Cheers Ken

The build is coming along nicely, and I really like the black bricks. Top job! Ken

Well a productive weekend. Flooring is down except for the end run of boards, but need to come up with a device to pull the outside boards in without hitting the wall. Area 4.5m by 8m. The underlay is Bunnings moving wrap at $2.50 a roll instead of $60 a roll for felt underlay. Works really...

Well an other rainy day in FNQ thanks to Cyclone Trevor hitting the coast about 300 km north of us. Hope all in the path fair well. Finished the painting in the office side main room. Before floor goes down, had to finish the stairs. Pulled them down, and dis-assembled them. Cut 10mm off...

Thanks Welding cart came out well. Will post photo of finished product. The Solar is brilliant. This is the season where it is overcast, so output is lower, and power consumption is high with air cons running. Can put up an other array, as I have two power lines running into the property...

Well the bungalow on our block has been cleaned, painted, and ready for some family to stay. Thought I had better get on to painting the office side of the shed. Used a sealer coat, tinted to "Mountain Grey" Turns out two different companies have a Mountain Grey in their data. Ended up...

Happy 30th. Congratulations, and Enjoy your trip.

Well it is time to start showing projects "in" my shed instead of working on my shed. She Who Must Be Obeyed (SWMBO) wanted me to be down the bottom of the block to sign for a package being delivered, so thought I would tinker in the shed until it arrived. I had 2 x 50mm x 4mm angle iron...

Finally got mine up and wired. Now time to play! Cheers, Ken

Thanks everyone. Merry Christmas to you also.

Just finished off 3 night shifts. Few days off, and back on to more, so only the odd hour in the shed at the moment. Thanks for the kind words. Ken

Woo Hoo! Finally got it wired up, and just in time for Christmas.

Congratulations! Enjoy the addition to your family.

Thanks for the reply. It is probably the opposite here. Crane hire more expensive than the pump. Crane is far more useful though. Will watch with interest. Ken

What an amazing build. Great to follow the progress. I was wondering about the crane. Is there a crane driver on site every day? Does he / she have any other duties? Did not see any concrete pumps being used. Was it all poured by a bucket from the crane? Keep us posted. Great build...

Spent some more time on the install today. Only waiting on a "sparky" to wire it up. Pretty happy with the results. 1. Burned out my old hammer drill. Borrowed a mates, and job done quickly. Great to have the right tools for the job. If you can see the line on the floor in the upper left...

Just got out of hospital for undiagnosed abdominal pain. 4 days of drugs, and dozing. Have more tests planned, but all on hold as clinics shut down due to Cyclone Owen. Well can't go to work, so got busy with my Christmas present. 1. Arrival after picking it up at the depot. 2. As I am by...