A Shed Downunder.

[bolensboneyard]

All, the new Familly Room split install is now done and dusted.

Mores the pity with the temperature here today you don't need it on..

Before

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The outdoor unit.

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It gives us plenty of diversity in terms of our Air Conditioning requirements.
Mrs 1/2 Cup is one happy lady..

Have a great day and thank you..

PS. Next cab of the rank is a new one for the Shed Downunder..

Great job Steve. I bet the Mrs. is even happier with knowing you are back in action.

 

[oldironfarmer]

Great to see the split systems in place.

"This morning I had to complete my personal skills matrix to assess my development and training needs" And right there children is a prime example of why I'm tickled pink to be retired. While I'm certain there could be some development and training that Steve needs to be the most viable asset possible to his company, he would do quite well with his current level of capabilities. Mr. 1/2 Cup, you have more fortitude than I.

 

[drivesitfar]

1/2: great job on the new AC unit and i bet those guys helping you install it with you doing all the wiring were wondering why they were even there. maybe there easiest job this year. did they (or you) pour a mini foundation or is that just a few cement pads mortared to your brick sidewalk?

i bet getting that wiring out through that brick and run inside your home to the box was not easy (at least for most of us) and it look AMAZINGLY CLEAN.

happy to hear Mrs. 1/2 loves it as i'm sure you do and I'm betting you'll enjoy the Shed's new unit even better.

just have a quick question about the pipes coming out of your brick home about every 20 feet on that side. are they for drainage or maybe something to do with your solar?

good to hear work is working on your schedule and i'm guessing you are able to maybe bypass a few of those boring corporate meetings that calls in everybody to just hear what they already knew.

cheers and enjoy your good health and hope you keep improving cause it looks like the old 1/2 Cup is almost back to his old self!!

 

[1/2 Cup]

They missed you at work. How does it feel to be wanted?

xtremek, the Electrical and Mechanical Engineering team is under resourced and having me back relieves the pressure some what.

Great job Steve. I bet the Mrs. is even happier with knowing you are back in action.

Bobby, thank you.

Mrs 1/2 Cup is happy about my return to work for sure and I am not under foot for those few hours..

Great to see the split systems in place.

"This morning I had to complete my personal skills matrix to assess my development and training needs" And right there children is a prime example of why I'm tickled pink to be retired. While I'm certain there could be some development and training that Steve needs to be the most viable asset possible to his company, he would do quite well with his current level of capabilities. Mr. 1/2 Cup, you have more fortitude than I.

Andy, it is just another project off the list and its works well

I would love to be retired, that said I do enjoy my work and "one does what one has to do"

1/2: great job on the new AC unit and i bet those guys helping you install it with you doing all the wiring were wondering why they were even there. maybe there easiest job this year. did they (or you) pour a mini foundation or is that just a few cement pads mortared to your brick sidewalk?

i bet getting that wiring out through that brick and run inside your home to the box was not easy (at least for most of us) and it look AMAZINGLY CLEAN.

happy to hear Mrs. 1/2 loves it as i'm sure you do and I'm betting you'll enjoy the Shed's new unit even better.

just have a quick question about the pipes coming out of your brick home about every 20 feet on that side. are they for drainage or maybe something to do with your solar?

good to hear work is working on your schedule and i'm guessing you are able to maybe bypass a few of those boring corporate meetings that calls in everybody to just hear what they already knew.

cheers and enjoy your good health and hope you keep improving cause it looks like the old 1/2 Cup is almost back to his old self!!

Drives, we are extremely happy with the new split.
The installation came up a treat and the contractors were great to work with so it made the job that much easier..
The out door unit is sitting on a pre made concrete paver slab that I just positioned then packed up to get it level and grouted it all round with a cement mix, it will not move.

I do like a clean wiring install and as the old saying goes " a good electrical installation is one you don't see "

The new split in the shed will be great as the old boxed unit has seen better days and is not terribly efficient anyway..

The pipes passing through the brick work are for drains and the larger one is a sewer ventilation pipe..

The return to work has most certainly been on my terms and conditions, although there is a huge work load there I will only take on what I can reasonably do in my time there at the moment.

Health wise, I have completed the course of Steroids as of yesterday so we will see how I pull up in a few days time. I still have to take things easy and work within my limitations but we are getting there..

Thank you one and all, enjoy your day..

 

[HOTFR8]

1/2, Knowing how you enjoy your work I am sure it is great to be back at work. Having such flexible work hours must be a great thing as well.

 

[rixtrix1]

... there is a huge work load there I will only take on what I can reasonably do in my time there at the moment.

Health wise, I have completed the course of Steroids as of yesterday so we will see how I pull up in a few days time. I still have to take things easy and work within my limitations but we are getting there..

Thank you one and all, enjoy your day..[/QUOTE]

Good to see things slowly getting closer to the status quo, Steve! In the words of Bob Lee Swagger: "Slow is smooth, smooth is fast!"

 

[bj383ss]

Just checking in our thread Steve. Really like the Mini split. I had to go all the way to page 4 to find your thread so lets get it back to the top.

Cheers,
Bret

 

[1/2 Cup]

... there is a huge work load there I will only take on what I can reasonably do in my time there at the moment.

Health wise, I have completed the course of Steroids as of yesterday so we will see how I pull up in a few days time. I still have to take things easy and work within my limitations but we are getting there..

Thank you one and all, enjoy your day..

Good to see things slowly getting closer to the status quo, Steve! In the words of Bob Lee Swagger: "Slow is smooth, smooth is fast!"[/QUOTE]

Ric, thank you..

Slow is smooth, smooth is fast! is spot on..

Just checking in our thread Steve. Really like the Mini split. I had to go all the way to page 4 to find your thread so lets get it back to the top.

Cheers,
Bret

Bret, the mini splits work well and I do prefer them over a single larger unit. It gives you a degree of flexibility and lower operating costs.

Over the last few days I have been pottering on the install of the new spilt in the shed. It has been a challenge as I have spent more time moving stuff around just to gain access to where I need to run the refrigerant and drainage lines than the install itself. Then to top that off being an all steel shed it has meant a lot of hole saw work as well.

I am getting there..

Thank you on and all, have a good one..

 

[oldironfarmer]

Mini split preparation work in the shed and no pictures?



Hope your camera did not get sick too

 

[1/2 Cup]

Mini split preparation work in the shed and no pictures?



Hope your camera did not get sick too

OK, OK, OK, I get the hint...

In regards to pics, I did take the Drone out early this morning to get in a little practice and guess what, no pics as the I phone is used as part of the controller..

 

[1/2 Cup]

Andy, for your viewing pleasure.

The Shed Downunder's new split system installation that i have been working on for the last few days. Mind you it has been slow going and i am only doing it bit by bit.

The outdoor units' mounting bracket fabricated from Unistrut and 5/16 " flat. Yep Unistrut do make a canter lever bracket but it doesn't suit my application. All stainless steel fixing hardware..

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PS: I will change the light switch (above) to match the A/C units isolator..

The indoor units mounting arrangement over the workshop areas roller door.
Fabricated from 1 1/4 "x 1 1/4 " box section and 1/4 "Hardiflex panel.

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FYI: What you see hanging in front is a pendant power outlet.

PS: It will not fall down in my life time..

Now that I am back at work tomorrow I will endeavour to run the line set on Wednesday..

Thank you one and all, have a good one..

 

[HOTFR8]

As expected the usual install i.e. meaning all done to the 1/2Cup full on perfection. Nicely done. Those ceiling hung power points are handy in the middle of an open area.

 

[1/2 Cup]

As expected the usual install i.e. meaning all done to the 1/2Cup full on perfection. Nicely done. Those ceiling hung power points are handy in the middle of an open area.

HOTFR8, thank you

I do luv my pendant power points, the one you see in the picture is capable of 32 amps.

I have installed three of them in the workshop area and they are just so handy as it sure beats running leads every where, which really peeves me at he best of times..

Have a good one..

Back to work tomorrow..

 

[HOTFR8]

I have two hanging from the ceiling. One has three battery tenders running from it. Roadster, Falcon & Gen set. The other is in the workshop and always handy for the drill and grinder etc.

 

[Ralf99]

32 Amps from a pendant - so jealous... I do love my pendant sockets, but these ones are only 10 amp single phase.

I also have a number of extension leads along with a welder or two fitted with the corresponding screw collared plugs to give a very secure connection.

 

[1/2 Cup]

I have two hanging from the ceiling. One has three battery tenders running from it. Roadster, Falcon & Gen set. The other is in the workshop and always handy for the drill and grinder etc.

32 Amps from a pendant - so jealous... I do love my pendant sockets, but these ones are only 10 amp single phase.


I also have a number of extension leads along with a welder or two fitted with the corresponding screw collared plugs to give a very secure connection.

HOTFR8 & Ralf99 I find my suspended outlets the best thing since sliced bread.

When I initially wired the shed every socket outlet was wired in 4mm2, an overkill but it has future proofed the installation and I have no trouble plugging in a welder into any of them .
I have heaps of extension leads but rarely need to use them..

Thank you and have a good one..

 

[sublime68charger]

very nice work on the mini split!

good to keep ya cool that is for sure!

 

[oldironfarmer]

I knew the pictures would be worth the trouble. It was no trouble for me at all.

32 amps!!??? That's at 250 volts? We're talking 8 kw? I am suitably impressed.

Enjoy your work day

 

[Ralf99]

4mm2 is the way to go for the future of course. For my humble shed, which only has a 32 amp supply to it, I've only wired one welder outlet in 4mm2 - but it is located near the main doors so that any higher amp flux core or stick welding can be done outside the shed for safety and cleanliness sake.

My MIG and TIG welders are fairly small and have been setup to use standard 10 amp GPOs, and are most commonly used at the pendants to keep any unnecessary cables off the floor.

Gotta love some good old made in Australia industrial switchgear..

 

[1/2 Cup]

very nice work on the mini split!

good to keep ya cool that is for sure!

Sub, thank you

I am oversizing the unit some what however it will be miles more efficient than the old box unit so I am looking forward to it..

I knew the pictures would be worth the trouble. It was not trouble for me at all.

32 amps!!??? That's at 250 volts? We're talking 8 kw? I am suitably impressed.

Enjoy your work day

Andy,

Yep 32 amps at around 220 volts ( nowadays ) and about 6 kw if you max it out..

Typically I do like to over rate cables and switchgear, not that you would notice but that said it does have to be economically viable as well..

I had a top morning at work, most of it was spent just catching up with all the stuff we have on the go and not doing what I would call productive work.

4mm2 is the way to go for the future of course. For my humble shed, which only has a 32 amp supply to it, I've only wired one welder outlet in 4mm2 - but it is located near the main doors so that any higher amp flux core or stick welding can be done outside the shed for safety and cleanliness sake.


My MIG and TIG welders are fairly small and have been setup to use standard 10 amp GPOs, and are most commonly used at the pendants to keep any unnecessary cables off the floor.

Gotta love some good old made in Australia industrial switchgear..

Ralf99 32 amps, when you take diversity and voltage drop into account is adequate after all you can only use one thing at a time.

Like you I do most of my welding, with the exception of the TIG, outdoors when conditions permit..

I was pretty fortunate to score all the cable for the shed that was scrap offcuts from a large building project I was working on many years ago.

I do luv my pendants for the same reason as you do, no leads and trip hazards..

I do like our Aussie made stuff, most of mine is Clipsal that said it is made off shore now a days.

Thank you Gentlemen, enjoy your day..

 

[1/2 Cup]

All, another little project I have been pottering with in my free time over the last few weeks has been the make over of some of the garden beds and this particular one I included a rustic old Water Wheel as a bit of nostalgic garden art.

For those not familiar with a water wheel they have been used for over 100 years to meter the irrigation water onto a farmers property. The wheel is fitted with a counter that ticks over every revolution and this is then equated to a volume of water.

https://www.bing.com/images/search?q=dethridge+wheels&qpvt=dethridge+wheels&FORM=IGRE

With the roll out of our Modernised Irrigation System over the last decade or so in favour of electronic metering we have seen the demise of the water wheel and literally 10 s of thousands have been sent to be crushed. There are very few left in service now so when the opportunity came up to save one I jumped at it a few weeks ago and this is the result..

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Thank you one and all, have a good one..

 

[rmalkow2]

Man I love that raised bed with the water wheel. It's a very historic piece of yard art and well done that you were able to save a piece of history and make it appealing in it's new resting place.

Bob

 

[oldironfarmer]

That's my kind of stuff. Very cool mate!

 

[Ralf99]

That's a good looking piece of garden art. Were these waterwheels made locally? Maybe Furphy & Son?

 

[drivesitfar]

1/2: so that's where that load of BLUE STONE BIGGER ROCKS WENT! that is AWESOME.

i'm not sure you have enough power to power up this old welder of mine, but i sure wish i was closer to find out cause the company that i bought it from told me it was their best welder and they had more than a few huge Miller and Lincoln welders at their big shop.

I think it left the factory around 1946. it didn't look this nice that is for certain when i bought it and another GJ member restored it for me after he took it to his rock quarry plant to fire it up cause it takes a bit of juice to do that.

good to hear work isn't getting in your way of getting a ton of stuff done at the SHED DOWNUNDER.

things seem to be moving forward nicely for you now. Here's hoping you keep up the great progress!!

 

[1/2 Cup]

Man I love that raised bed with the water wheel. It's a very historic piece of yard art and well done that you were able to save a piece of history and make it appealing in it's new resting place.

Bob

Bob, thank you.

I thought it pretty fitting as I work in the water industry, we have actually sent one of the very old ones ( circa 1920 ) to the National Museum which is kind of like your Smithsonian..

That's my kind of stuff. Very cool mate!

Andy, I do fancy things like that my self.

Even Mrs 1/2 Cup is over the moon with how it has turned out.

That's a good looking piece of garden art. Where these waterwheels made locally? Maybe Furphy & Son?

Ralf99, thank you..
Many of the wheels were made locally and J. Furphy & Sons certainly did knock them out. They were built in contract lots on an annual basis over the years and the design only ever changed very slightly.

http://www.furphys.com.au/

Thank you gentlemen, have a good one..

 

[oldironfarmer]

Drives: Cool welder. Those old Lincoln torpedoes are about bullet proof. Shop I worked in in 1974 only had those. Great three phase machines to arc gouge on but they really need to be run on 440 if you're going to use them hard. That's what I learned TIG on (except I unlearned it over many years). I love to hear them wind up when you start them. Like a little jet engine. We were working about 50 welders per shift, and probably had 90 machines. 70,000 sq ft shop.

If those pictures are in your shop we need to see more of the heavy machine tools.

Back to The Shed Down Under.

 

[1/2 Cup]

1/2: so that's where that load of BLUE STONE BIGGER ROCKS WENT! that is AWESOME.

i'm not sure you have enough power to power up this old welder of mine, but i sure wish i was closer to find out cause the company that i bought it from told me it was their best welder and they had more than a few huge Miller and Lincoln welders at their big shop.

I think it left the factory around 1946. it didn't look this nice that is for certain when i bought it and another GJ member restored it for me after he took it to his rock quarry plant to fire it up cause it takes a bit of juice to do that.

good to hear work isn't getting in your way of getting a ton of stuff done at the SHED DOWNUNDER.

things seem to be moving forward nicely for you now. Here's hoping you keep up the great progress!!

Drives, thank you.

Yep that's where some of the bigger rocks went, the rest have been used in some of the other beds.

That is one nice welder and they were and still are bullet proof

As to having enough power to run it here I am not sure on that score..

PS Edit, having a closer look I believe I could run that here only the voltage would be different..

Here's my old girl

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The return to work has been great and no real impediment to getting stuff done.

I will keep on keeping on ( at my pace ) and the new normal for me.

Have a good one..

 

[1/2 Cup]

Drives: Cool welder. Those old Lincoln torpedoes are about bullet proof. Shop I worked in in 1974 only had those. Great three phase machines to arc gouge on but they really need to be run on 440 if you're going to use them hard. That's what I learned TIG on (except I unlearned it over many years). I love to hear them wind up when you start them. Like a little jet engine. We were working about 50 welders per shift, and probably had 90 machines. 70,000 sq ft shop.

If those pictures are in your shop we need to see more of the heavy machine tools.

Back to The Shed Down Under.

Andy, we still have one at work to do arc gouging

 

[HOTFR8]

Great save on the water wheel. Now perhaps you should have a fountain turning that wheel. Perhaps you could have it making power. Perhaps I am getting carried away but I love the idea of it as garden art.

 

[1/2 Cup]

Great save on the water wheel. Now perhaps you should have a fountain turning that wheel. Perhaps you could have it making power. Perhaps I am getting carried away but I love the idea of it as garden art.

HOTFR8, thank you..

No you are not getting carried away, Numurkah has a wheel in the main street that turns with pumped water

https://www.bing.com/images/search?...08039926656011892&selectedIndex=74&ajaxhist=0

As for generating power that has been mooted on previous occasions as well

Cheers

 

[drivesitfar]

1/2: yep i'm not sure how i'm going to power it up and use it, but maybe if i find and restore one of these old generators? you still have one in service at your work with all those new cool tools they have?

Andy: not my shop, but I was in it while my bride and i were out of town for our 30th anniversary a couple weeks ago. he's got an amazing shop and if I recall correctly he's got maybe 4 or 5 metal lathes just for starters. he's talking about letting go a METAL PLANER and honestly i never knew they made one and it was maybe as old as my welder.

ALL: yep back to the Shed Downunder and let's see how 1/2 Cup can run the power to the shop off his water wheel. with all the engineers on this thread and on GJ I honestly think with a few modifications that wheel could maybe end up on the moon.

 

[Ralf99]

Drives, thank you.

Yep that's where some of the bigger rocks went, the rest have been used in some of the other beds.

That is one nice welder and they were and still are bullet proof

As to having enough power to run it here I am not sure on that score..

PS Edit, having a closer look I believe I could run that here only the voltage would be different..

Here's my old girl

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The return to work has been great and no real impediment to getting stuff done.

I will keep on keeping ( at my pace ) and the new normal for me.

Have a good one..

Nice old girl - I think the last time I used one of those was in the workshops at SPC in a previous life around 30 years ago. While I'm generally a fan of vintage machinery, welders for me need to be inverter based with lots of electronics - tends to help with my lack of welding talent. They are also a tad easier to store in a filing cabinet drawer....

 

[HOTFR8]

HOTFR8, thank you..

No you are not getting carried away, Numurkah has a wheel in the main street that turns with pumped water

https://www.bing.com/images/search?...08039926656011892&selectedIndex=74&ajaxhist=0

As for generating power that has been mooted on previous occasions as well

Cheers

Yes the wheel in Numurkah. I have seen it in my travels.

ALL: yep back to the Shed Downunder and let's see how 1/2 Cup can run the power to the shop off his water wheel. with all the engineers on this thread and on GJ I honestly think with a few modifications that wheel could maybe end up on the moon.

Perhaps a 12 volt garden light would work with it.

 

[Ralf99]

Yes the wheel in Numurkah. I have seen it in my travels.







Perhaps a 12 volt garden light would work with it.

Maybe a dissimilar piece of metal could be attached to it somewhere to set up a galvanic cell to power an LED or two?

 

[1/2 Cup]

Nice old girl - I think the last time I used one of those was in the workshops at SPC in a previous life around 30 years ago. While I'm generally a fan of vintage machinery, welders for me need to be inverter based with lots of electronics - tends to help with my lack of welding talent. They are also a tad easier to store in a filing cabinet drawer....

Maybe a dissimilar piece of metal could be attached to it somewhere to set up a galvanic cell to power an LED or two?

Ralf99, that welder actually originated from SPC, small world..

You may well have used it and worked with the bloke I got it from.

I wouldn't like the Water Wheel to be eaten away any more than it has..

 

[1/2 Cup]

1/2: yep i'm not sure how i'm going to power it up and use it, but maybe if i find and restore one of these old generators? you still have one in service at your work with all those new cool tools they have?

Andy: not my shop, but I was in it while my bride and i were out of town for our 30th anniversary a couple weeks ago. he's got an amazing shop and if I recall correctly he's got maybe 4 or 5 metal lathes just for starters. he's talking about letting go a METAL PLANER and honestly i never knew they made one and it was maybe as old as my welder.

ALL: yep back to the Shed Downunder and let's see how 1/2 Cup can run the power to the shop off his water wheel. with all the engineers on this thread and on GJ I honestly think with a few modifications that wheel could maybe end up on the moon.

Drives, some of the older technology is still worth while hanging onto and we do use ours quite regularly..

Powering the wheel would not be to much of a challenge, however it is probably one of the last things on the To Do List
with the relentless heat we are having here the new split A/C is my priority at the moment to get some QST..

That reminds me I must up date my To Do List..

Watch this space..

Yes the wheel in Numurkah. I have seen it in my travels.


Perhaps a 12 volt garden light would work with it.

HOTFR8 you would have seen it for sure

There are quite a few about as garden art..

http://greatershepparton.com.au/com...laygrounds-skateparks/botanic-gardens#overlay

Even at our Botanic Gardens..

 

[HOTFR8]

Those wheels are what you would call an iconic piece of history.

 

[1/2 Cup]

Those wheels are what you would call an iconic piece of history.

HOTFR8, they are most certainly are and its great to have a piece of that history.

 

[jon72vega]

All, another little project I have been pottering with in my free time over the last few weeks has been the make over of some of the garden beds and this particular one I included a rustic old Water Wheel as a bit of nostalgic garden art.

For those not familiar with a water wheel they have been used for over 100 years to meter the irrigation water onto a farmers property. The wheel is fitted with a counter that ticks over every revolution and this is then equated to a volume of water.

https://www.bing.com/images/search?q=dethridge+wheels&qpvt=dethridge+wheels&FORM=IGRE

With the roll out of our Modernised Irrigation System over the last decade or so in favour of electronic metering we have seen the demise of the water wheel and literally 10 s of thousands have been sent to be crushed. There are very few left in service now so when the opportunity came up to save one I jumped at it a few weeks ago and this is the result..

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Thank you one and all, have a good one..

1/2 Cup,
The water wheel garden art looks very nice!
Great job!