Between 265 & 485 SQ/FT Grumblebums Corner

[BBChevro]

Great score with the drop saw GB.

 

[Grumblebum]

Rod

Drop saw looks great, I just don't seem to have any luck with people needing tools cleaned out that will supply me with those sort of "wins". And I'd really like to find a good, old drop saw......

Have fun cleaning it up. Have a look at Chris's site (NedNorton), because the work he's doing on his stuff is choice........

Lyndon
We need to catch up some time soon.....

Lyndon with my dad it's all about who you know

What sort of drop saw are you after ? I've seen a few guys stick things they are looking for in their signatures too so that might be an idea.

Yep we need to catch up somehow somewhere. Maybe soon once spring is upon us.

That chop saw is a beast

Thanks Bears Fan it's damn a damn heavy sucker too, going to have to setup so it's permanently mounted on a bench, too heavy to put away and get out each time.

Nice score on the chop saw GB. It looks like it will serve you well. And no worries about the tester. Whenever you get a chance.

Thanks Dan, hopefully this weekend sees some dedicated project time to finish off a few things for wifie without running around losing half the day. I should be able to play with the battery tester and make some notes.

GB, great score with the chop saw, it should come up a treat.

Regards

Thanks 1/2 Cup, I'm trying to work out a colour scheme for it, currently picked up some white knight rust guard hammertone blue, but might use the grey one too for the main base and blue on the shroud guards and motor covers.

GB, I admire your motivation to take a welding course. It's something I've considered for some time now.

I see your dust deputy is serving you well. Pretty impressive how well a few bits of plastic work.

Cheers,
Dennis.

Dennis I owe the DD purchase to yourself, just need to get some hoses and fittings sorted out for it. If you can do a welding course go for it. As you are doing it for fun you will enjoy it and there is no pressure, you get to ask questions that will apply to stuff you do in your own space which is great.

Great score with the drop saw GB.

Thanks Mark, now just need to get it cleaned up, I need/want to use it and see how it goes doing 45 degree cuts.

 

[Grumblebum]

A couple of small updates from the last few days...

Replaced the broken handle on the large shop broom. Not very exciting in itself but the handles are now made of bamboo so we'll see how that goes. Feels pretty good so far. The broken handle I'll use as dowels when I make holders for various things on the french cleat wall.

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Also started testing stripping back the shroud cover from the cut off saw. Couldn't get any of the spray paint off with acetone or turps so resorted to paint stripper to get it back to bare metal...

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Underneath has some surface rust so will need to get that cleaned up a bit with sandpaper and/or wire brush then see how the hammertone rust guard goes on it maybe on the weekend. I'll then need to strip down the rest of the unit and do the same.

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And picked up the boards to start working on the french cleat back wall on the garage from my brothers place, they used to be the skirting boards in the house he recently purchased. The boards are 140 x 20 mm (5 1/2" x 3/4") pine, bit hard to see in the pic.

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Almost the weekend, hopefully the wind buggers off

Cheers Grumblebum

 

[xtremek]

Bamboo, huh? That should be better for the environment, right?

 

[Bob Heine]

Thanks Bears Fan it's damn a damn heavy sucker too, going to have to setup so it's permanently mounted on a bench, too heavy to put away and get out each time.

Rod, instead of a permanent mount on a bench, have you considered a wheeled saw stand? You're only lifting half the weight when it's on a stand like Denwood uses. I have a 12" miter saw that is also too heavy to be handy but I don't use it very often. I plan to get a stand next week when I'm out of the house again.

This place has a few different models with wheels -- set it up inside or roll it to the most convenient spot and set it up:

http://justtools.com.au/mitre-sawawork-stands

 

[Grumblebum]

Bamboo, huh? That should be better for the environment, right?

You would think so but I am sure there is some dodgy process somewhere in its production.

Rod, instead of a permanent mount on a bench, have you considered a wheeled saw stand? You're only lifting half the weight when it's on a stand like Denwood uses. I have a 12" miter saw that is also too heavy to be handy but I don't use it very often. I plan to get a stand next week when I'm out of the house again.

This place has a few different models with wheels -- set it up inside or roll it to the most convenient spot and set it up:

http://justtools.com.au/mitre-sawawork-stands

That is a good idea Bob. I have the same dewalt stand used for my 12" mitre saw that Dennis has - is that the one you are thinking of ?

Would be good to just wheel out and start cutting without having to setup other supports for long lengths and all that. I shall have to ponder over it.

Cheers GB.

 

[Lyndon]

Rod

I'm impressed by 2 things....

1. Such a thing exists , and

2. Bob is quoting Australian stores as a source of the things we need.

Very impressive Bob.

Now I just need to save up some pennies.....

Lyndon
The pretend woodworker......

 

[Bob Heine]

That is a good idea Bob. I have the same dewalt stand used for my 12" mitre saw that Dennis has - is that the one you are thinking of ?

Would be good to just wheel out and start cutting without having to setup other supports for long lengths and all that. I shall have to ponder over it.

Cheers GB.

Rod, that DeWalt is the one. I was ready to buy one when I came across the wheeled models. Whenever I have to lift something heavy, I try to lift only one side at a time. I also use wheeled hand trucks whenever possible. The wheels on the saw stand turn it into another hand truck.

Rod

I'm impressed by 2 things....

1. Such a thing exists , and

2. Bob is quoting Australian stores as a source of the things we need.

Very impressive Bob.

Now I just need to save up some pennies.....

Lyndon
The pretend woodworker......

Lyndon, I am keenly aware of the import duties and shipping costs applied to goods down under so I try my best to find items at down under prices when I can.

I also have an ulterior motive. When everything goes bad in November (doesn't matter who wins) I'd like to be in my Aussie friends' (um, sponsors') good graces. Much as I love Canada, I'm too old to go into hibernation for 7 or 8 months a year. My A/C is set for 26*C and heat to 21*C so temperatures above or below that range become life-threatening (OK, maybe it's more "wife threatening").

 

[Grumblebum]

Ha, I was going to suggest that Bob secretly desires to get back over here but he beat me to it

So we need to start looking for some property central to all of us (but looks like it will need to be QLD climate) with room for a few corvettes...

 

[Terrick down Under]

Got it...The place down the road is up for sale. $1M, 6 car parking, gym, outside spa, and to get the tropical feel it is paint a coral color! LOL
BTW it is 4C at the moment 10.30am

 

[Grumblebum]

Got it...The place down the road is up for sale. $1M, 6 car parking, gym, outside spa, and to get the tropical feel it is paint a coral color! LOL
BTW it is 4C at the moment 10.30am

See Bob we've got you covered

A little pantry storage project today.

Storage for cupcake trays and the like.

Used offcuts of the same ikea shelving material to make up a frame with adjustable slots in it and some ply scraps for the ends.

Had to cut 6 notched tops and bottoms so got a pair done and then used one as a template to do the rest as I could only get 2 deep cut on the saw at once.

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To keep them the same I just taped the seam on the back so they wouldn't move...

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The saw blade is 2mm but all I could find was 3mm mdf sheet at the big box store so had to chamfer the ends with the little hand plane...works for now but I'll be on the lookout for some aluminium sheet or something later.

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Cheers GB

 

[Lyndon]

Rod

Looks great - are you trying to score brownie points????? Or just justify the tool score going up?

Lyndon
We really need to get a GJ get together soon?????

 

[taumac]

Rod



Looks great - are you trying to score brownie points????? Or just justify the tool score going up?



Lyndon

We really need to get a GJ get together soon?????

I don't know but I do have craving for cupcakes, brownies, and other baked goods after reading this post. LOL

 

[metalhead140]

Hey GB, been a while since I caught up on your thread. Drop mitre saw was a good score! I've got one of the mitre saws with carbide blade that can be used for timber or wood, and it's had a lot of use. Great to catch up on all the welds too, I'll have to look into a course up here as discussed a few months back. Your welds look a lot prettier than what I manage with my little gasless MIG! Hard to find time around work and Uni though. I wonder if they run one over the summer/Christmas Uni break?

Cheers,

Andrew.

 

[Grumblebum]

Rod

Looks great - are you trying to score brownie points????? Or just justify the tool score going up?

Lyndon
We really need to get a GJ get together soon?????

Always trying to get brownie points

But it's also about playing with my tools

Catch up sounds good, might be some logistics involved.

I don't know but I do have craving for cupcakes, brownies, and other baked goods after reading this post. LOL

Hmm might go make some scones for breakfast...

Hey when are you going to announce the craftsman sell off was a hoax ? You are stressing me out over that one

Hey GB, been a while since I caught up on your thread. Drop mitre saw was a good score! I've got one of the mitre saws with carbide blade that can be used for timber or wood, and it's had a lot of use. Great to catch up on all the welds too, I'll have to look into a course up here as discussed a few months back. Your welds look a lot prettier than what I manage with my little gasless MIG! Hard to find time around work and Uni though. I wonder if they run one over the summer/Christmas Uni break?

Cheers,

Andrew.

Andrew thanks for dropping back in. I remember your saw from way back in your thread. Hopefully I'll get this one cleaned up and in use soon. Really looking forward to having nicely cut 45's for a change and not wasting a heap of time filing them up.

From what I know now the full welding courses run for 18 weeks which gives the guys and girls 2 chances per year to sit for their tickets. If they fail they have to wait until the next course exam period to try again.

How long do you have left at uni ?

Cheers GB.

 

[Bears Fan]

Great idea on the cup cake storage unit! Again I'm glad my wife is not on The Garage Journal or she would have me making one of these

 

[1/2 Cup]

GB, nice work. Brownie points or not.

Regards

 

[Grumblebum]

Great idea on the cup cake storage unit! Again I'm glad my wife is not on The Garage Journal or she would have me making one of these

GB, nice work. Brownie points or not.

Regards

Right guys, still time to make these for morning tea or at the very least afternoon tea (or tomorrow's morning tea for those who will wake up to Sunday..)

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What you need:
- 2 cups self raising flour (16 fl oz)
- pinch of salt
- unsalted cooking butter, 60 grams (2 oz)
- 1/4 cup sugar (2 fl oz)
- 1 egg
- handful of chopped dates, sultanas, raisins etc if desired.
- 1/2 cup milk (4 fl oz)

How to do it:
- get the oven onto 200 degrees C (392F) and I'm assuming you are using fan forced oven.
- sift the flour and salt together into a bowl
- soften up the butter in the microwave for 10 secs if it's not already soft, then it needs to be rubbed into the flour until it resembles fine bread crumbs.
- add the sugar
- add the egg
- add almost all the milk
- add dates/sultanas if desired
- use the back of a knife to mix it all together until it starts to form a nice dough. If you think it needs more milk, don't do it yet, mix it some more first.
- once it looks good in the bowl, sprinkle some flour onto a chopping board and then get it kneaded out for a minute then roll it flat about 1" thick (think pizza base)
- grab a tray and grease it with some spray canola or what is on hand, grab a roughly 2" diameter round cutter and you should end up with about 9-10 scones. (I upped the quantity to make more as the the kids have play date coming in a bit)
- stick them pretty close together on the tray then use a brush to brush the last drop of milk on the top of them so they brown up nicely.
- into the oven for no more than 10 mins - keep an eye on them.
- once done stick them in a tea towel on a cooling tray

That's it, will take you no more than 15-20 mins to make.

Best served with butter, jam, cream and a hot fresh coffee or tea.

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[rmalkow2]

Geez, he welds, he fabricates, and still has time to bake. I got to get busy and raise my game a bit. Well done sir!

 

[hewey]

Baking tray holder looks great, and nice score on the drop saw too. And those scones look tasty!

 

[Grumblebum]

Geez, he welds, he fabricates, and still has time to bake. I got to get busy and raise my game a bit. Well done sir!

Baking tray holder looks great, and nice score on the drop saw too. And those scones look tasty!

Thanks fellas, they were very tasty both for brekky and afternoon tea!

Good day today, sun even came out this afternoon.

Had a bit of a go with a french cleat in the pantry and made a hanger for the broom just using glue and dowels.

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Then got into getting some parts on the cut off saw done.

Used a scotch brite type wheel on the drill to get the last of the rust sections out. I like these but they wear out too quickly for the price of them.

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Here you can see before and after, these are the end cap of the motor and the little box for the on/off buttons. Process was paint stripper, wash with steel wool, wire wheel on the drill, acetone wipe over then paint.

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A couple of coats of hammertone and they look like this...

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I need to get some circlip pliers so that I can remove the motor from the blade housing and get that cleand up. After that its the main blade housing, swivel base and static base.

Monday again tomorrow. Dang...

Cheers GB

 

[dlcwent]

Not a bad "projects worked on" weekend GB. The chop saw will look very sharp (no pun intended) when you have it all restored. Also good to see that you wouldn't starve if Mrs. GB was not there to cook for you. You're a man of many talents.

 

[hewey]

That blue hammertone looks great.

 

[metalhead140]

Andrew thanks for dropping back in. I remember your saw from way back in your thread. Hopefully I'll get this one cleaned up and in use soon. Really looking forward to having nicely cut 45's for a change and not wasting a heap of time filing them up.

From what I know now the full welding courses run for 18 weeks which gives the guys and girls 2 chances per year to sit for their tickets. If they fail they have to wait until the next course exam period to try again.

How long do you have left at uni ?

Cheers GB.

Definitely the mitre saw is a good thing. I'm sure you'll get a lot of use out of it. Looks like it'll be looking smick shortly too!

Ah ok... Might have to wait a while to have time to fit that in. I'll do it someday though. I've got forever to go at Uni... Started at the beginning of last year when my job situation was a bit precarious, the degree will take me ~8 years to finish (Electrical Engineering) doing 2 courses per semester. I currently only have an advanced diploma from tafe. Work has offered to support me in doing it since seeing my results (75% of fees on completion of each course), so I figure I should take advantage of that and stick at it.

 

[1/2 Cup]

GB looks like a fairly productive week end, the saw and hanger look great.

Well done.

 

[Grumblebum]

Not a bad "projects worked on" weekend GB. The chop saw will look very sharp (no pun intended) when you have it all restored. Also good to see that you wouldn't starve if Mrs. GB was not there to cook for you. You're a man of many talents.

Thanks Dan, it did feel good to knock a few things over and I completely forgot to fiddle with the battery tester too.

No I wouldn't starve but it is definitely a team effort around here with us both working full time and chasing after the young ones and tending to domestic duties.

I'm now waiting for you guys to have a crack at making scones for me to see

That blue hammertone looks great.

Thanks hewey, I was quite surprised myself as the sample code on the can looked like it would be lighter, so am happy with the darker blue. I'm going to contrast parts in the silver/grey hammertone which I think will come up ok.

Definitely the mitre saw is a good thing. I'm sure you'll get a lot of use out of it. Looks like it'll be looking smick shortly too!

Ah ok... Might have to wait a while to have time to fit that in. I'll do it someday though. I've got forever to go at Uni... Started at the beginning of last year when my job situation was a bit precarious, the degree will take me ~8 years to finish (Electrical Engineering) doing 2 courses per semester. I currently only have an advanced diploma from tafe. Work has offered to support me in doing it since seeing my results (75% of fees on completion of each course), so I figure I should take advantage of that and stick at it.

Andrew, it' great that your work will help cover the costs, wifie was looking at a post grad qualification the other day when we found out the current cost of doing uni. I couldn't believe what they are charging now.

Just keep an eye out for welding short courses in case the tafe up your way offers something. Also might be worth seeing if you can get in touch with one of the instructors about what they have on the radar.

GB looks like a fairly productive week end, the saw and hanger look great.

Well done.

Cheers 1/2 Cup. Well it seems that there is now a set of knipex circlip pliers on their way to me so that I can work on the removal of the motor.

Thanks for dropping in.

Cheers GB.

 

[Grumblebum]

So grumblebum. Did you really need to buy a set of nice German made Knipex circlip pliers consisting of internal and external, straight and bent nose, large and small sizes....

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just to take off one circlip...

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Well sure did he says, right tool for the job, no injuries due to using screwdrivers and damaging the circlip in the process. Last a lifetime they will he says....

 

[Lyndon]

Rod

Mate! Love it. Every new job needs a new tool, or 8 (if that's all they come in).

Go hard sunshine. Have fun.

And get that ****** C clip off (oh - you did - that's right).

Lyndon
Yeah - that's my excuse too.....

 

[dlcwent]

GB should listen to himself more often.

 

[mason_tay]

I have become proficient with screwdrivers and picks lol. Maybe I need to reevaluate my situation and talk to the ol lady...


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[rmalkow2]

Sounds like you had a sensible discussion with a wise man!

 

[Bears Fan]

Plus getting new tools is just fun

 

[Bob Heine]

GB, you are a very bad influence.

I did a search on that Knipex set and Amazon had it for $149.68. It seemed like a lot of money but dividing by 8 means they are about $18.71 each. I have only one pair of Knipex pliers to my name but by Monday I will own nine!

I rarely need circlip pliers but my cheap ones are so annoying I think I'll give them to my son-in-law.

 

[Grumblebum]

Rod

Mate! Love it. Every new job needs a new tool, or 8 (if that's all they come in).

Go hard sunshine. Have fun.

And get that ****** C clip off (oh - you did - that's right).

Lyndon
Yeah - that's my excuse too.....

Yep she's off. Then I had to start cleaning up the mess in the garage so I can have some bench space to work on it a bit easier. Another session tonight (yes doing my 3am wake up thinking about work thing as I write this) should see it just down to the clutter that made it's way there from inside to be "disposed" of from our pantry clean out the other weekend.

GB should listen to himself more often.

Thanks Dan. Occasionally I make sense - even to myself

I have become proficient with screwdrivers and picks lol. Maybe I need to reevaluate my situation and talk to the ol lady...

Mason, thanks for dropping in. Bob has the spot to pick up a set in his comments.

My advise is to not talk to the Ol lady... Get it, put it in it's spot. You have had them for a long time but haven't used them much.

Sounds like you had a sensible discussion with a wise man!

thanks RM.

Plus getting new tools is just fun

Yep. You'll get no arguments on that from anyone here.

GB, you are a very bad influence.

I did a search on that Knipex set and Amazon had it for $149.68. It seemed like a lot of money but dividing by 8 means they are about $18.71 each. I have only one pair of Knipex pliers to my name but by Monday I will own nine!

I rarely need circlip pliers but my cheap ones are so annoying I think I'll give them to my son-in-law.

Bob, that is a very good price. I didn't look at Amazon as half the time you add it to the basket and then it says "oh we don't ship to you", but in this case it looks like they might. Mine were picked up from evilbay from a seller in QLD so I could have them before the weekend. If I was to walk in to the new red big box tool store down the road they were asking $50+ for an individual pair according to their website.

They feel very nice to hold and you can see they are a quality product, so I guess that is the start of my Knipex collection

I also rarely need them but I've damaged enough circlips and cut fingers enough times by not having them also...

Cheers guys. (Please ignore any waffle comments - I should still be asleep)

 

[metalhead140]

Haha, and I thought my cheap circlip pliers with the interchangeable ends were great, having struggled with picks/screwdrivers etc for years. Very nice!

 

[dlcwent]

Any chance to check out that battery tester yet? I'm getting ready to pull the trigger on one as cold weather is just around the corner for us over here.

 

[hewey]

Grumblebum, over in Lyndon's thread we're talking about meeting up for lunch one day in Camden. You should come up and join us

 

[BBChevro]

The circlip pliers look great GB, I did the same as Andrew a couple of years ago and bought the cheapies with the interchangeable ends - which was a big improvement over screw-drivers, etc. (which was usually followed by "the great circlip hunt" - now where the %$# did that %#$&# thing go? ).

 

[1/2 Cup]

GB, a man after my own heart I like your thinking when it come to tools..

 

[Grumblebum]

Any chance to check out that battery tester yet? I'm getting ready to pull the trigger on one as cold weather is just around the corner for us over here.

Hi Dan, sorry for taking a long time to get to this. The sun has been out a bit today so while cleaning up so I got out the battery tester to have a play finally.

This tester is a SSB DBT2000 Digital battery tester with a starter motor/alternator test. www.ssbpowersport.com.au

First test is on the old battery removed from my Hilux a couple of weeks ago.

Initially shows the battery voltage. This has been sitting for a few weeks so the voltage is down a bit at 12.52 Volts.

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The battery was starting to struggle to start my truck, so it was on the way out. To test it's capacity you tell it what the CCA (cold cranking amps) rating on the battery is, in this case it's original CCA was 710.

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Once you set the CCA rating you hit TEST and it tests the battery showing the capacity. So at 414 CCA this battery is pretty much buggered for starting my truck at least and the red light lights up to say replace battery.

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Second test: New battery in my Hilux.

Current Voltage, 12.88 Volts so fully charged.

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CCA rating of this battery is 730 CCA.

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And the capacity test is showing 823 CCA, and the green OK light is on - a bit hard to see in the pic.

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Third test: new deep cycle battery in the camper trailer.

Inital voltage fully charged at 12.88 Volts.

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CCA rating on this battery is 660CCA.

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And the test shows 920 CCA. So all good. Shouldn't ever have to use it to crank the truck, but always good to have an option if the second (smaller) battery in the front of the Hilux can't help out.

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Test 4 was back in the Hilux performing the starting system test.

You hook up the battery and press the Voltage button to show the LIVE voltage (I don't know what live voltage is, I'll have to look that up).

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...then start the vehicle and then press the down arrow to show the cranking voltage. > 9.6V is GREEN.

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Test 5 was the charging system test.

Connect up while the vehicle is running, press the voltage button to read the live voltage.

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Then rev the enging for 15 seconds at 2000 rpm, then press the UP arrow to show the highest average charge voltage. So between 13.3V and 15.5V is good, so GREEN light on the alternator check.

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So that's a little write up on a battery tester.

Cheers GB.