A Shed Downunder.

[1/2 Cup]

1/2: I'm not 100% or even 50% sure what you said in the last paragraph, but I'm guessing the guys below the dam are in good hands with you at the controls.

also happy to hear your bride has your elbow straps for you to use until you get better. do your best not to do much hand wrenching or ratcheting and it might help some and sounds like the Dr. your family and Gazza use has an idea how to fix you too. good luck

Thanks drives, to clarify that last paragraph, I live on the flood plain some 30 miles down stream of the weir

 

[rixtrix1]

I had a similar problem in my shoulder a few years ago from playing softball. A bunch of us from work decided to go spend an evening before an inter-company game to hit a few balls and then play catch for a while. After about 50 dead-on throws from about 100 feet( distance approx. from third base to first), my manager say I get to play third base. However, the next day I couldn't lift my arm above shoulder height without almost passing out. This continued for the next 18 months with just a little relief. When it got to the point that I could reproduce the pain by the proper movement I went back to the doctor. He felt around as I lifted my arm to that point a few times. He filled a syringe with Lidocaine, inserted it into my shoulder and I repeated the process until the pain went away as he moved the needle around and made small injections in various spots. Only slightly uncomfortable. He replaced that syringe with one filled with Cortisone while holding the needlefast in my arm. To this day I have complete movement in my shoulder, almost like magic. He, too, said I may need another injection in 2-3 months, but I never did. If only my carpal tunnel syndrome that has returned 10 years after bi-lateral surgery could be relieved so easily Super painful sometimes and 90
% loss of grip strength at times. Of course, being almost 63 and a lifetime of turning wrenches doesn't help, either. Hope you find relief. Cheers!

 

[code4pay]

Can you still camp at the weir? my wife used to camp there alot as a kid. As cow cockies in Ky my parents relied on that wier and the basin.

 

[1/2 Cup]

I had a similar problem in my shoulder a few years ago from playing softball. A bunch of us from work decided to go spend an evening before an inter-company game to hit a few balls and then play catch for a while. After about 50 dead-on throws from about 100 feet( distance approx. from third base to first), my manager say I get to play third base. However, the next day I couldn't lift my arm above shoulder height without almost passing out. This continued for the next 18 months with just a little relief. When it got to the point that I could reproduce the pain by the proper movement I went back to the doctor. He felt around as I lifted my arm to that point a few times. He filled a syringe with Lidocaine, inserted it into my shoulder and I repeated the process until the pain went away as he moved the needle around and made small injections in various spots. Only slightly uncomfortable. He replaced that syringe with one filled with Cortisone while holding the needlefast in my arm. To this day I have complete movement in my shoulder, almost like magic. He, too, said I may need another injection in 2-3 months, but I never did. If only my carpal tunnel syndrome that has returned 10 years after bi-lateral surgery could be relieved so easily Super painful sometimes and 90
% loss of grip strength at times. Of course, being almost 63 and a lifetime of turning wrenches doesn't help, either. Hope you find relief. Cheers!

Thanks Ric,

I had the scan yesterday, it did show tendon damage as expected.

A Cortisone injection similar to what you have had is one of the many options
I have moving forward.

Regards

 

[1/2 Cup]

Can you still camp at the weir? my wife used to camp there alot as a kid. As cow cockies in Ky my parents relied on that wier and the basin.

WOW, what a small world code4pay
You can't camp at the weir it self now, but there are camping grounds and cabins closer to Nagambie.

Regards

 

[1/2 Cup]

My new work car arrived yesterday, a Mitsubishi Outlander it replaces the older model. The cars are turned over every three years and in that time I/we have clocked up 125000 kms.

I was fortunate enough to be able to have a nudge bar installed, some comfort for Mrs 1/2 Cup when she is confronted with kangaroos in her travels.


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Regards

 

[HSpencer]

Thanks Ric,

I had the scan yesterday, it did show tendon damage as expected.

A Cortisone injection similar to what you have had is one of the many options
I have moving forward.

Regards

Wife has now had both of her shoulders done surgically. A tenon tear will most usually require surgery. The surgery is done through small incisions using a camera and micro tools to do the repairs. Most usually this is very successful, and has been for my wife on both shoulders. Her left shoulder had a large tenon tear, bone spurs, and calcium deposits. She did very well and most people will.
The "kicker" is wearing a sling for six weeks, being on pain meds, and the endless physical therapy visits back to the clinic. These are usually 2-3 times a week. Full recover takes a YEAR. After a year one can say they are much better and the surgery was in fact worth it.
Injections can be good for a while. Some benefit greatly on those.
The only drawback really to the surgical route is time consumption.

Best Regards
Herb

 

[Lyndon]

1/2 Cup

I've heard of those Nudge Bars being referred to as "Galah Bars".

Many years ago when I was hanging around with some older racing types they were calling them Galah Bars, and when I, in youthful naivety, asked why they called them that, I was told because "it stop the stupid Galahs at overnight stops from leaning on the bonnet".....



Regards

Lyndon

 

[1/2 Cup]

Wife has now had both of her shoulders done surgically. A tenon tear will most usually require surgery. The surgery is done through small incisions using a camera and micro tools to do the repairs. Most usually this is very successful, and has been for my wife on both shoulders. Her left shoulder had a large tenon tear, bone spurs, and calcium deposits. She did very well and most people will.
The "kicker" is wearing a sling for six weeks, being on pain meds, and the endless physical therapy visits back to the clinic. These are usually 2-3 times a week. Full recover takes a YEAR. After a year one can say they are much better and the surgery was in fact worth it.
Injections can be good for a while. Some benefit greatly on those.
The only drawback really to the surgical route is time consumption.

Best Regards
Herb

Thank you Herb, at this point in time I have some decisions to make and certainly surgery is one of those options.

 

[1/2 Cup]

1/2 Cup

I've heard of those Nudge Bars being referred to as "Galah Bars".

Many years ago when I was hanging around with some older racing types they were calling them Galah Bars, and when I, in youthful naivety, asked why they called them that, I was told because "it stop the stupid Galahs at overnight stops from leaning on the bonnet".....



Regards

Lyndon

I can relate to that Lyndon given some of the company I keep

It can also be used as a step to stand on the bonnet.

Regards

 

[Bob Heine]

A Cortisone injection... is one of the many options
I have moving forward.

Regards

On November 1, 1975, ten years after I misplaced my left arm in New York we moved into our new home in Florida. The day we moved in was also my son's 12th birthday and his present was a skateboard. He suggested I give it a try and of course I did. Board flew out from under me and I landed on the concrete patio elbow-first. Not wanting to ruin his day, I put up with the pain for a few hours until it was his bedtime. Wife suggested I ride along to the emergency room where the nurse consoled us that at least it wasn't broken -- if it were, there was no way I could have moved it for all the x-ray positions.

Nurse turned out to be a poor fortune teller. I fractured the humerus (funny bone) right at the joint face. My Orthopedist (lowest bidder) recommended a half-cast and sling with daily exercise to keep the joint mobile. Painful as it was, it was a relief to my wife who had given up ***-wiping many years before. After two weeks I had 75% use of the arm. The doctor was impressed but my wife wasn't. When she suggested surgery the doctor mentioned a 50-50 chance surgery would make it worse. Wife thought it was OK until I reminded her about the potential ***-wiping in her future. I chose exercise and other than having my one and only elbow unable to straighten more than 120-degrees I managed to carry on.

One year later we were enjoying a weekend at Disney World in Orlando, Florida celebrating Halloween and my son's 13th birthday. We stayed in one of the trailers Disney rented out at Fort Wilderness. We spent my son's birthday at the newly opened River Country water park. One of the attractions was a T-bar drop ride where you climb onto a large platform, grab the T-bar and jump off the platform, riding the clothesline style cable until it reaches the A-frame 25-or so feet away and drop into the water.

The T-bar drop sounded like more fun than a skateboard so with my son and daughter cheering me on, I jumped off the platform. The cable had quite a bit of give so I fell a fair distance before the slack disappeared. At that moment my elbow exploded with a crack so loud my wife heard it from her shore-side lounge chair. I don't remember much until I woke from my brief star spangled nap choking on way too much water.

Apparently I broke off the calcium spur that formed in the joint during the healing process. The pain didn't last long and I had regained 100% mobility in the elbow joint. Repetitive motions like hand sanding a car body kinda wakes up the elbow as does a weather change but full use of the arm is more than I expected.

I would recommend the Disney Therapy but Disney closed down River Country in 2001 and has no plan to re-open it. Here's a picture of the T-bar drop in its current abandoned state.

 

[Bob Heine]

My only experience with Galahs involved a recipe. You clean and pluck the Galah, put it in a pot of boiling water along with a rock. After boiling for five or six hours you take out the Galah and eat the rock.

 

[Lyndon]

Bob

Then I presume you've been Down Under, because that's a very popular recipe.....



Lyndon

 

[code4pay]

I know from experience that it can get a bit annoying when you have an affliction all the advice you get but let me add to it anyway. My freind and his wife had platelet rich plasma treatment done in Shep, both said it worked great. Here is a web site with some info http://www.recreationmedicalcentre.com.au/treatments/prp-platelet-rich-plasma/. I dont know much about it just what my friends told me.

 

[Nursepeter1973]

The only thing a nudge bar is good for is mounting spotties.. and even then some of the ones I've seen arent even solid enough for that...

 

[sean Buick 76]

Sorry to hear about the sore arm but I am sure you will rally back without any issue! We are cheering for you!

 

[1/2 Cup]

[

On November 1, 1975, ten years after I misplaced my left arm in New York we moved into our new home in Florida. The day we moved in was also my son's 12th birthday and his present was a skateboard. He suggested I give it a try and of course I did. Board flew out from under me and I landed on the concrete patio elbow-first. Not wanting to ruin his day, I put up with the pain for a few hours until it was his bedtime. Wife suggested I ride along to the emergency room where the nurse consoled us that at least it wasn't broken -- if it were, there was no way I could have moved it for all the x-ray positions.

Nurse turned out to be a poor fortune teller. I fractured the humerus (funny bone) right at the joint face. My Orthopedist (lowest bidder) recommended a half-cast and sling with daily exercise to keep the joint mobile. Painful as it was, it was a relief to my wife who had given up ***-wiping many years before. After two weeks I had 75% use of the arm. The doctor was impressed but my wife wasn't. When she suggested surgery the doctor mentioned a 50-50 chance surgery would make it worse. Wife thought it was OK until I reminded her about the potential ***-wiping in her future. I chose exercise and other than having my one and only elbow unable to straighten more than 120-degrees I managed to carry on.

One year later we were enjoying a weekend at Disney World in Orlando, Florida celebrating Halloween and my son's 13th birthday. We stayed in one of the trailers Disney rented out at Fort Wilderness. We spent my son's birthday at the newly opened River Country water park. One of the attractions was a T-bar drop ride where you climb onto a large platform, grab the T-bar and jump off the platform, riding the clothesline style cable until it reaches the A-frame 25-or so feet away and drop into the water.

The T-bar drop sounded like more fun than a skateboard so with my son and daughter cheering me on, I jumped off the platform. The cable had quite a bit of give so I fell a fair distance before the slack disappeared. At that moment my elbow exploded with a crack so loud my wife heard it from her shore-side lounge chair. I don't remember much until I woke from my brief star spangled nap choking on way too much water.

Apparently I broke off the calcium spur that formed in the joint during the healing process. The pain didn't last long and I had regained 100% mobility in the elbow joint. Repetitive motions like hand sanding a car body kinda wakes up the elbow as does a weather change but full use of the arm is more than I expected.

I would recommend the Disney Therapy but Disney closed down River Country in 2001 and has no plan to re-open it. Here's a picture of the T-bar drop in its current abandoned state.

You are a brave man Bob, I will pass on the T Bar therapy..

 

[1/2 Cup]

My only experience with Galahs involved a recipe. You clean and pluck the Galah, put it in a pot of boiling water along with a rock. After boiling for five or six hours you take out the Galah and eat the rock.

Bob

Then I presume you've been Down Under, because that's a very popular recipe.....



Lyndon

As kids, my Nan would bake galah and wild duck, cooked right they are quite a nice feed.

Cheers guys

 

[1/2 Cup]

I know from experience that it can get a bit annoying when you have an affliction all the advice you get but let me add to it anyway. My freind and his wife had platelet rich plasma treatment done in Shep, both said it worked great. Here is a web site with some info http://www.recreationmedicalcentre.com.au/treatments/prp-platelet-rich-plasma/. I dont know much about it just what my friends told me.

That sound like the same place I had the scans done, many thanks for the link.

The only thing a nudge bar is good for is mounting spotties.. and even then some of the ones I've seen arent even solid enough for that...

You are on the money, the bar is more aesthetic than practical but reasonably solid, it has mounts for driving lights and I will fit a pair in due course.

Sorry to hear about the sore arm but I am sure you will rally back without any issue! We are cheering for you!

We will get there Sean and thanks for your concern.

Have a great week end guys, we have a long weekend here and I am looking forward to making the most of it.

 

[1/2 Cup]

My recessed lights for the Carport turned up last night and I had picked up the support grid an brackets for the ceiling earlier in the week.

The corrugated iron ceiling sheets were supposed to be delivered yesterday but didn't materialize, any way I think I have enough to do for the three day week end in any case.

Shelby burying her ball in the suspension grid clips, she is a terror with a cardboard box they end up shredded if you are not quick enough.

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I decided the castors I fitted to the small welding table we too small so I will replace them with these 4 inch units.

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Once again have a good one guys..

 

[Nursepeter1973]

I'd suggest seriously considering an led lightbar. I have a set of HID Lightforce spotties... but really want the fill of the led

 

[Grizz1963]

I like dogs like Shelby, they keep you on your toes.

I discovered six brand new braked casters I bought at a boot fair for silly money last year this week, knew I had them, just needed to remember where.

Will build a simple frame for them today, to stick my blasting cabinet onto for moving it about.

Not as heavy duty as yours though.

 

[1/2 Cup]

I'd suggest seriously considering an led lightbar. I have a set of HID Lightforce spotties... but really want the fill of the led

LEDs will be the spotties of choice, even Mrs 1/2 Cup has endorsed the proposal.

I like dogs like Shelby, they keep you on your toes.

I discovered six brand new braked casters I bought at a boot fair for silly money last year this week, knew I had them, just needed to remember where.

Will build a simple frame for them today, to stick my blasting cabinet onto for moving it about.


Not as heavy duty as yours though.

Shelby never sits still and if you don't give her attention she gets pretty creative in getting in to mischief.

The castors I brought are only cheapies, that said I have had a great run out of them.


I managed to get all the ceiling suspension in place yesterday so we are good to go when the corrugated iron arrives, presumably this week.


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Then fabricated the 3 reveals for the Carport recessed light fittings. 2 x 2 x 1/8 gal angle that I cut on the cold saw at work, It made a great job on the 45 degree cuts.


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A day not working on the carport, so I might have a crack at finishing the small welding table.

Have a good one.

 

[RivennHewn]

They look so good, it's kinda a shame to cover those trusses up.

Are you going to end up with any storage up there?

 

[1/2 Cup]

It's kinda a shame to cover those trusses up.

Are you going to end up with any storage up there?

I have thought about not covering them up, however you can see them at each gable end I put the in fills on the inside so it gives some perspective to the build.

Eventually the roof space will end up as storage of some sort, mostly lighter household stuff. I am contemplating a door in the rear gable end mainly for timber storage as well.

Regards

 

[1/2 Cup]

Not particularly happy with the size of the 3 inch castors on the portable welding table I fitted a set of 4 inch and widened the track a little.

Another project off the list, well nearly.


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The only thing left to do is drill a matrix of holes for the bench clamps with the magnetic drill from work and a couple of grinder holders underneath.


.Have a great day gents.

 

[Grizz1963]

Not particularly happy with the size of the 3 inch castors on the portable welding table I fitted a set of 4 inch and widened the track a little.

Another project of the list, well nearly.


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The only thing left to do is drill a matrix of holes with the magnetic drill from work and a couple of grinder holders underneath.


.Have a great day gents.

I will be test driving my blasting cabinets trolley later as well, and hole the track is wide enough, should be.

That looks great though, I really love that table. Still need to build one one day.

 

[1/2 Cup]

Thanks Rian

Brought home the magnetic drill from work to finish the 3/4 " bench clamp holes last night..

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The drill makes short work of drilling larger holes that for sure.

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Another project that I can actually call finished.

Have a good one.

 

[Denwood]

The welding table looks awesome. You have me thinking about tossing my folding work bench/outfeed table concept and just doing something like this where the top can tilt 90 degrees for storage.

When we did our Cinevate project we ordered 300 x 4" castors from casterland.com for $4-5 each for their 400lb urethane swivel/lock wheels. They were key to getting everything off the floor and on wheels, including every desk, stock shelf and work area. Worth every penny, price was good..and zero failures in use.

 

[rmalkow2]

The welding table turned out great!

 

[drivesitfar]

1/2: I've been looking for a reasonably priced good working magnet drill ever since i knew how well they work. are they really as easy and set and press a button?

is that one yours and what brand and model # is it or did you already say and i missed it.

BTW your welding table looks awesome and i'm in the process of designing mine. my neighbor that is doing the welding for me has started cutting the framing for his and i gave him the 3/4 inch 26 x 63 plate top for welding up mine. once i have the welding table then i'll be on the search for a good welder and hoping to find some skills in my old bones too.

 

[1/2 Cup]

The welding table looks awesome. You have me thinking about tossing my folding work bench/outfeed table concept and just doing something like this where the top can tilt 90 degrees for storage.

When we did our Cinevate project we ordered 300 x 4" castors from casterland.com for $4-5 each for their 400lb urethane swivel/lock wheels. They were key to getting everything off the floor and on wheels, including every desk, stock shelf and work area. Worth every penny, price was good..and zero failures in use.

Thanks heaps Denwood, I have been considering making the entire table collapsible for a bit better storage but that will another project for another day.

The welding table turned out great!

Much appreciated, rmalkow2

1/2: I've been looking for a reasonably priced good working magnet drill ever since i knew how well they work. are they really as easy and set and press a button?

is that one yours and what brand and model # is it or did you already say and i missed it.

BTW your welding table looks awesome and i'm in the process of designing mine. my neighbor that is doing the welding for me has started cutting the framing for his and i gave him the 3/4 inch 26 x 63 plate top for welding up mine. once i have the welding table then i'll be on the search for a good welder and hoping to find some skills in my old bones too.

drives thanks very much. The table is fairly light but strong, that's all I need as still have the larger fabrication table.

Here is a link to the magnetic drill and a breeze to use. It is the ROTABEST PICCALO.

http://www.alfra.co.uk/Drilling.htm

Looking forward to seeing what you come up with.

 

[rixtrix1]

Never a boring moment at your place, 1/2 Cup. Always something interesting. Appreciate your taking the time to share. Helped a friend build a heat exchanger many years ago. 40 3" holes in 1/4" plate x2. Mag drill made it so simple; only work was repositioning the beast 40 times. Did both endplates at the same time and everything lined up perfectly .

 

[1/2 Cup]

Never a boring moment at your place, 1/2 Cup. Always something interesting. Appreciate your taking the time to share. Helped a friend build a heat exchanger many years ago. 40 3" holes in 1/4" plate x2. Mag drill made it so simple; only work was repositioning the beast 40 times. Did both endplates at the same time and everything lined up perfectly .

No you are right there. There is always some thing on the go, I sincerely trust that what I share helps others in some way.

I can't justify buying a mag drill but will consider buying some bits and adaptor for my pedestal drill for sure. There ease of use is amazing and as you say they are heavy unit to move around. I centre punched each position first then drilled a centring counter sink first and found that to work well in getting things lined up.

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We have cutters up to two inch and it was the same unit that I used on the fabrication and retro benches.

Thanks for dropping by, appreciated for sure.

 

[drivesitfar]

1/2: Is that your fab table laying on it's side? i'm looking at changing up my design partly because i'm finding different size material for less money than what i can buy 2 inch tubing for to make mine with.

are your legs 3 inch tubing? do you have the frame welded to the top or bolted to the frame? can you tell me the size of the supports of your table and how big is your top and how thick? you can post on my welding table thread if you like too.

also keep sending those sunny pictures because it looks like your summer is pretty nice so far. we are having a really nice winter, but still in 50's and low 60's which is about 20-30 degrees higher than normal.

cheers

 

[1/2 Cup]

drives,

Yes its the fab table on its side.

The frame is repurposed from some 3x3 x 3/16 fence posts I had laying around.
The top with is about 2'6 x 5' is only 5/16 thick but heavy enough for my needs and as you will see has some good support underneath.
I fitted a removable angle flange and plug welded from beneath which you can just make out in the pic.

I will post a few pics on your thread later today with some commentary.

We are having some cracking weather here at the moment heading into Autumn temps this last week in the 80s.

Regards.

 

[1/2 Cup]

The corrugated iron for the ceiling arrived yesterday.

Todays effort.

One of three ceilings done.
Recessed light done.

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Have a great week end guys..

 

[Grizz1963]

The corrugated iron for the ceiling arrived yesterday.

Todays effort.

One of three ceilings done.
Recessed light done.

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Have a great week end guys..

THAT...... Is so ****** smart.

 

[HOTFR8]

THAT...... Is so ****** smart.

Could not have said that any better. Nice work 1/2.

 

[drivesitfar]

1/2: i totally agree. that is the nicest looking carport I've ever seen. also pretty nice how you have a mature plant already hanging from the front of it.

thanks again for posting your welding/fab table pictures and specs on my welding table thread. it's going slow because my welder has been busy with his day job and family, but making progress on his so we can get to my 2 soon.

would you make any changes to your welding table now that yours is built if you were going to build another one? i think i'm going to put a parts bin in the bottom 1/3 rd of mine and a shelf just under the top to put odds and ends in.

have a great weekend