Life in the Barns

don long · Nov 18, 2020

Looks like a great place to hang out this winter.
Will be checking in to see what comes out of your play pen

Don

Bob Heine · Nov 18, 2020

Laine, nothing wrong with the first picture but the last one looks better and more fun to me.

Homebody · Nov 18, 2020

don long said:
Looks like a great place to hang out this winter.
Will be checking in to see what comes out of your play pen

Don

Thanks Don, EXACTLY what I was thinking!!

In fact, I've already finished one project.
I've been looking for a couple years now for an oil can display to set out by my pump island but had zero luck finding a Texaco one.

When I came across this Castrol one at a super cheap price I said wth, I'll make my own.

20190417_143304 by Laine Olson, on Flickr

Stripped it down, repainted it in white and silver, then fired up my vinyl cutter and made a stencil to put my own idea on it.
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20190417_151333 by Laine Olson, on Flickr

20190423_185401 by Laine Olson, on Flickr

20190425_173434 by Laine Olson, on Flickr

20190820_134600 by Laine Olson, on Flickr

Not original by any means but gives me the look I was looking for.

20190820_135154 by Laine Olson, on Flickr

20190820_135836 by Laine Olson, on Flickr

It should look good out here next Spring!

20191110_075112 by Laine Olson, on Flickr

tj675 · Nov 18, 2020

You do awesome work! Love what you have done.

welder57 · Nov 20, 2020

Homebody, Have you checked out this thread; Chesnut Acres 1926 Dairy Barn. Nice barn as well

Homebody · Nov 20, 2020

tj675 said:
You do awesome work! Love what you have done.

Thanks, Great looking barn there!

Here's a project coming up. Been looking for one of these also and finally found one! Relatively straight and complete. Can't wait to get this one done.

2020-05-26_07-56-11 by Laine Olson, on Flickr

20200526_183246 by Laine Olson, on Flickr

received_243613890386655 by Laine Olson, on Flickr

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And another one in the pipeline. Not much to do on this myself as I'll just send it out to get blasted and powder coated. Then I'll paint it to mimic the Shell Oil logo.

20200531_124328 by Laine Olson, on Flickr

20200601_182843 by Laine Olson, on Flickr

20200601_184350 by Laine Olson, on Flickr

Jayman17 · Nov 20, 2020

Please tell me you are going to restore that Coke machine in that same tone of brown...

Jay

Homebody · Nov 20, 2020

Jayman17 said:
Please tell me you are going to restore that Coke machine in that same tone of brown...

Jay

My wife actually want's me to! She say's it'll be too bright if I go original red.. :lol_hitti

don long · Nov 20, 2020

Laine
I've been on the look out for some of those shell chairs for quite a while but no luck yet
The coke machine has also been a dream of mine but haven't pulled the trigger on them when they have come up because I have Too many other project sitting around here.
I'll just live through you while you restore yours OK?

Unruh · Nov 20, 2020

I love this thread so much! Thank you for sharing.

fourbyford · Nov 21, 2020

Your "new workspace" looks great!

Good to hear your knee replacement went well and you're posting again. I'm interested to see how the bridal suite progresses!

...D

Homebody · Nov 22, 2020

welder57 said:
Homebody, Have you checked out this thread; Chesnut Acres 1926 Dairy Barn. Nice barn as well

Yup, nice to see another barn dweller in the ranks!! :rocker:

don long said:
Laine
I've been on the look out for some of those shell chairs for quite a while but no luck yet
The coke machine has also been a dream of mine but haven't pulled the trigger on them when they have come up because I have Too many other project sitting around here.
I'll just live through you while you restore yours OK?

lol, The Shell chair literally popped up at a flea market 3 days after I seen the idea on here back in May. $15 and in my truck! Fate.

The Coke machine came from a friend who has an extensive Coke collection and I just happened to be the first to see him list it around midnite one night. I've scored a lot of things at that hour.
Doubtful, but I hope I can do it the same justice as your caliber of work Don.

Unruh said:
I love this thread so much! Thank you for sharing.

Thank you so much, appreciate it!!

fourbyford said:
Your "new workspace" looks great!

Good to hear your knee replacement went well and you're posting again. I'm interested to see how the bridal suite progresses!

...D

Thanks, So am I, although at the rate the County is moving that may be awhile - if ever. Either way, something will be done with it.

Thanks for stopping by the barns guys! The wifey has me working on a Christmas Tree lot today - pics to come!

Bears Fan · Nov 22, 2020

The barn looks great! Awesome job on the oil display rack restoration too.

I'm interested in knowing more about your vinyl cutter and software?

I have saved this picture for a long time now, thinking I would do one of these if I ran across a shell chair someday :pimpflash

Homebody · Nov 24, 2020

Bears Fan said:
The barn looks great! Awesome job on the oil display rack restoration too.

I'm interested in knowing more about your vinyl cutter and software?

Thanks, I'll post the cutter info over the holiday weekend.
Every shop should have one! :pimpflash

don long · Nov 25, 2020

Laine
Just stopped in to wish you and your family a happy thanksgiving.

Homebody · Dec 1, 2020

don long said:
Laine
Just stopped in to wish you and your family a happy thanksgiving.

Thank You so much Don! I hope you and Ann had a great Thanksgiving weekend also!

My wife kept me busy the week before Thanksgiving by saying she wanted a tree forest for our stock tank display. Whatever you say dear...
We had a ton of lath from our kitchen remodel project and this took up most of what was left of it.

I made 5 different types of trees of various heights.

20201112_175507 by Laine Olson, on Flickr

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This one is my favorite and wish I had more lath as I could have sold 2 dozen of them by now!

20201114_102218 by Laine Olson, on Flickr

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More to come - having issues with Flickr... :wtf:

Homebody · Dec 1, 2020

Ok, they were just slow to upload this morning.

I then took the trees and sandwiched them between a couple of 2x4's. After that it was just a matter of carrying the completed "forest" out to the stock tank and screw it to the existing shelves in the tank.

20201122_120946 by Laine Olson, on Flickr

20201122_122123 by Laine Olson, on Flickr

Put my vinyl cutter to use again for the sign. (Next post Tony!.. :lol:

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20201122_185218 by Laine Olson, on Flickr

Added a few real trees to the mix, And BOOM! Happy Wife! This turned out pretty sweet and makes another great Christmas picture spot.

20201124_065310 by Laine Olson, on Flickr

20201124_190505 by Laine Olson, on Flickr

I should add, this is the second display we've had in this stock tank since we put it there in October. Should be fun coming up with ideas to change it for the Seasons!

2020-12-01_11-28-00 by Laine Olson, on Flickr

Homebody · Dec 2, 2020

Bears Fan said:
I'm interested in knowing more about your vinyl cutter and software?

I have this setup here.
https://signwarehouse.com/products/...ftware-sign-supplies-1?variant=28370509693021

The software that comes with it does the job for basic simple lettering jobs. All artwork that is cut has to be vector art and this software will allow you to import other files as well.

I do a lot of custom stuff also where I'll trace a logo or picture but I do that in Corel Draw then export it to use in the LXI software. A simplified version of Corel is available at Best Buy for about a $100.
https://www.bestbuy.com/site/corel-coreldraw-essentials-2020-windows/6410179.p?skuId=6410179

Being in the graphic arts field my entire life I've accumulated a lot of other software also such as vehicle templates, business logos, sports mascots, etc and if I don't have it I can usually create it.
I was in it full time with my own business for a few years and now wish I had stayed at it but needed the health benefits, so now I just dabble in it part time as requested.

The plotter above is by no means the best available on the market but great for a beginner or to use in a shop like you would want to at a low entry price.
Supplies for it are available from the same supplier or numerous others. I get a lot off Amazon now.

Certainly not a must have piece of equipment for the garage but sure comes in handy when needed and opens up a lot of other options when restoring or creating stuff that one would otherwise pay others for.

Jayman17 · Dec 2, 2020

Laine, I really like those trees you made. I may have to steal this idea and I don't even usually decorate for Christmas

Jay

Homebody · Dec 2, 2020

Jayman17 said:
Laine, I really like those trees you made. I may have to steal this idea and I don't even usually decorate for Christmas &#55356;&#57220;

Jay

Thanks, Go for it! Wish I had more lath!

malibumonte78 · Dec 15, 2020

Been hanging out here at your farm since you posted in my thread. Great work! Makes the small cosmetic resto I did to my barn look like small potatoes. Hopefully soon it will be able to start paying you back. Also I liked seeing the house renovation pictures. I am currently renovating the kitchen on my old house and seeing you knee deep in rotten floor joists was exactly where I was last month. Owning an old farm has its challenges for sure, but I think it is all worth it.

Homebody · Dec 16, 2020

malibumonte78 said:
Been hanging out here at your farm since you posted in my thread. Great work! Makes the small cosmetic resto I did to my barn look like small potatoes. Hopefully soon it will be able to start paying you back. Also I liked seeing the house renovation pictures. I am currently renovating the kitchen on my old house and seeing you knee deep in rotten floor joists was exactly where I was last month. Owning an old farm has its challenges for sure, but I think it is all worth it.

Thanks! Sooo worth it!! Have fun & Appreciate you stopping by! :thumbup:

don long · Dec 25, 2020

Wishing you a happy old barn Christmas and hoping for a better new year

Don

Bears Fan · Dec 25, 2020

That is cool! I'm glad my wife is not on The Garage Journal! She would want some of those trees out front :lol:

Thanks for the info on the vinyl cutter, I need to look into that more. I like how your oil can display rack turned out :pimp:

Merry Christmas to the Olsen Family xmas

Homebody · Dec 27, 2020

don long said:
Wishing you a happy old barn Christmas and hoping for a better new year

Don

Thank You so much and Wishing you the same!!

Bears Fan said:
That is cool! I'm glad my wife is not on The Garage Journal! She would want some of those trees out front

Thanks for the info on the vinyl cutter, I need to look into that more. I like how your oil can display rack turned out

Merry Christmas to the Olsen Family

Thanks. Like you and many others, it's in our best interest to make time for a few of the other half's projects throughout the year! :thumbup:

Homebody · Dec 27, 2020

Started on this project a couple weeks before Christmas to whittle down the "to do" corner of my shop! This is a vintage 1965 era Micro Precision M-60 bubble wheel balancer I picked up a few years ago for about $30 if I recall.
I'm gonna repaint it and mount a wheel/tire to the top of it (semi permanently) along with a glass top so it can be used as an end table or just a room piece to display things on.

20201202_171758 by Laine Olson, on Flickr

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All disassembled and ready for clean up.

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Homebody · Jan 10, 2021

Got it all sanded down, filled and primed.

20201227_150853 by Laine Olson, on Flickr

20201227_151502 by Laine Olson, on Flickr

Cleaned up all the parts.

20201227_151324 by Laine Olson, on Flickr

Painted with a copperish Hammertone Rustoleum.

20210102_111828 by Laine Olson, on Flickr

20210102_111841 by Laine Olson, on Flickr

20210102_111919 by Laine Olson, on Flickr

Recreated the decal and put the vinyl cutter to use again, cleaned and polished the wheel/tire setup, added the glass and we'll call this one done and on the market! Pretty happy with how it turned out!

20210109_144042 by Laine Olson, on Flickr

20210109_143839 by Laine Olson, on Flickr

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20210109_143622 by Laine Olson, on Flickr

Best part is it still functions as a balancer. Push the handle down and the wheel will sit there and wobble gently (watch your beer..lol).
Wheel is just sitting on 5 wood dowel pads and removes easily if someone wanted it for it's intended purpose instead. :thumbup:

tj675 · Jan 10, 2021

Nice restoration on that balancer!

Homebody · Jan 10, 2021

Next up - Restore a set of Drive-In speakers and convert em to bluetooth! :headscrat

20210102_121735 by Laine Olson, on Flickr

Bears Fan · Jan 10, 2021

That is SWEEEEEEEEEEEET :beer:

bugnut · Jan 11, 2021

Very nice can't wait to see the speakers!

Homebody · Jan 11, 2021

tj675 said:
Nice restoration on that balancer!

Thanks!

Bears Fan said:
That is SWEEEEEEEEEEEET

Thanks, pretty happy with the outcome!

bugnut said:
Very nice can't wait to see the speakers!

I **** at electronics so neither can I! :wtf:

Homebody · Jul 14, 2021

Hi guys, been awhile!
Now that using our barn as a wedding venue has been kaboshed by bitchy neighbors and a county board that hates small business I have a lot more time to work on my endless projects that have been accumulating. WooHoo!
You remember the Shell chair I bought cheap at a flea Market last year? Just finished it. Real easy as all I had to do was disassemble it and send it to the powder coater.

FB_IMG_1626118386311 by Laine Olson, on Flickr

Here it is after I got it back.

20210713_173717 by Laine Olson, on Flickr

I ended up doing all the striping and lettering in vinyl as that's what I know and I don't have a pinstriper at call like Don does..lol
Being that it'll be indoors 90% of the time it should still outlast me and if not I'll just do the red again.

20210713_175707 by Laine Olson, on Flickr

20210713_180150 by Laine Olson, on Flickr

I think it turned out great!

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I have a lot of other projects that are done or nearing done so stay tuned.
Like those drive in speakers I'm converting to bluetooth... getting there.

2021-07-14_12-28-18 by Laine Olson, on Flickr

Toolfool · Jul 14, 2021

Looking good !! I like the speaker conversion idea.

XJSuperman · Jul 14, 2021

Very cool. I love the chair.

Jeff Ivers · Jul 14, 2021

Your Shell chair looks great!

don long · Jul 14, 2021

I missed your post on the tire balancer back when. Boy did you make that look easy. Nice job Laine. I just took your shell chair picture and added it to my file so I can do the 3 I just picked up the other day (THANK YOU)
We sure have the same taste in projects. I have a balancer that I have been wanting to do for a year or so and now with your push I may get on it soon. I'm just finishing up that 17' goodyear sign and am looking at what will be next.

tj675 · Jul 15, 2021

The chairs look great!

Homebody · Jul 15, 2021

Toolfool said:
Looking good !! I like the speaker conversion idea.

Thanks, just waiting on the pole base to wrap that project up.

XJSuperman said:
Very cool. I love the chair.

Thanks

Jeff Ivers said:
Your Shell chair looks great!

Appreciate it.

don long said:
I missed your post on the tire balancer back when. Boy did you make that look easy. Nice job Laine. I just took your shell chair picture and added it to my file so I can do the 3 I just picked up the other day (THANK YOU)
We sure have the same taste in projects. I have a balancer that I have been wanting to do for a year or so and now with your push I may get on it soon. I'm just finishing up that 17' goodyear sign and am looking at what will be next.

Thanks Don, The chair looks nice sitting next to the balancer! Wish I could find 3 more - the requests have been crazy.
Appreciate you stopping by!

tj675 said:
The chairs look great!

Thanks!

Homebody · Jul 15, 2021

Here's a goofy *** project that will serve me well at flea markets and swap meets - and it doubles as a walker!
I'll just let the pics do the talking. No fabrication to the stroller, still functions as one if need be.