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Re: Lets see your shed/workshop
Postby bruceandboyd » Thu Sep 27, 2012 8:54 pm
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Re: Lets see your shed/workshop
Postby toolonglegs » Thu Sep 27, 2012 11:45 pm
cotterpin wrote:My shed, where I go to get out of the house for an hour or six![]()
Gets my vote as number one so far... but would like to see some of the handy work you produce in it

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Re: Lets see your shed/workshop
Postby Jean » Fri Sep 28, 2012 10:44 am
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Re: Lets see your shed/workshop
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Re: Lets see your shed/workshop
Postby cotterpin » Sat Sep 29, 2012 11:54 am
toolonglegs wrote:Gets my vote as number one so far... but would like to see some of the handy work you produce in itcotterpin wrote:My shed, where I go to get out of the house for an hour or six![]()
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If you're interested I've put a few images HERE of some old school, open hearth brazing or
fire brazing as it was known.
Cheers
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Re: Lets see your shed/workshop
Postby funnybike » Sat Sep 29, 2012 1:00 pm
Are you making most of your own tools? (jig, fork jig, tube bender, etc?)
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Re: Lets see your shed/workshop
Postby cotterpin » Sat Sep 29, 2012 9:26 pm
funnybike wrote:Nice work Cotterpin!
Are you making most of your own tools? (jig, fork jig, tube bender, etc?)
Some of the tools I have, date back to the early 1900's and have been passed on from one builder to another.
A lot, I made or had made in the 80's while others have been recently made or modified over the last year. All my gear is very much old school.
Cheers
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Re: Lets see your shed/workshop
Postby spirito » Sun Sep 30, 2012 12:22 am
cotterpin wrote:.... open hearth brazing or fire brazing as it was known.
Great to see your set up and it's always fascinating to see the many different approaches to framebuilding

Here's another open hearth and also a video from someone who uses two dancing torches to achieve the same end.

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Re: Lets see your shed/workshop
Postby toolonglegs » Sun Sep 30, 2012 1:15 am
cotterpin wrote:toolonglegs wrote:Gets my vote as number one so far... but would like to see some of the handy work you produce in itcotterpin wrote:My shed, where I go to get out of the house for an hour or six![]()
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If you're interested I've put a few images HERE of some old school, open hearth brazing or
fire brazing as it was known.
Cheers
Cheers Cotterpin... I am very keen to give it a go as I have most of the tools and a bit of welding experience... just never gotten round to it!.
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Re: Lets see your shed/workshop
Postby cotterpin » Sun Sep 30, 2012 10:31 am
spirito wrote:cotterpin wrote:.... open hearth brazing or fire brazing as it was known.
Great to see your set up and it's always fascinating to see the many different approaches to framebuilding![]()
Here's another open hearth and also a video from someone who uses two dancing torches to achieve the same end.
Hey spirito, the internet certainly gives us a ringside seat at the frame building game.
Excellent video.
Cheers
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Re: Lets see your shed/workshop
Postby cammyd81 » Sun Sep 30, 2012 7:39 pm
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Re: Lets see your shed/workshop
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Re: Lets see your shed/workshop
Postby ldrcycles » Sat Oct 06, 2012 10:24 pm


(that's about half of them).
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Re: Lets see your shed/workshop
Postby find_bruce » Sun Oct 07, 2012 7:54 am
ldrcycles wrote:Get to this many, and then think about downsizing![]()
(that's about half of them).
Not impressed by your shed idrcycles - it seems to be missing a few important bits

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Re: Lets see your shed/workshop
Postby ldrcycles » Sun Oct 07, 2012 8:08 am

I'm sure i've posted a pic of my excuse for a shed before, just can't find it atm...
EDIT: found it.

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Re: Lets see your shed/workshop
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Re: Lets see your shed/workshop
Postby Dan » Tue Oct 16, 2012 5:03 am
munga wrote:i like to take my workstand on the bus and do my maintenance on the way to work
Are you into the iced coffees again Munga?
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Re: Lets see your shed/workshop
Postby WestcoastPete » Tue Nov 20, 2012 1:42 am
Got around to taking pics of my shop (it's always this tidy; honest!

I love it. It's under our elevated house up here in the tropics. Most of the time I'm just in shorts and thongs, often with a frosty beer. It's lovely in the rain, and perfect in the dry. I'm going to miss it a lot, but am excited by the planning of a new workshop when we move south to The Big Smoke. Boo hoo and Booya at the same time.


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Re: Lets see your shed/workshop
Postby elantra » Tue Nov 20, 2012 2:25 pm
I hope your dog approves of that shed...
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Re: Lets see your shed/workshop
Postby master6 » Tue Nov 20, 2012 2:49 pm
elantra wrote:I hope your dog approves of that shed...
Dont get me started (again) elantra!
With apologies to the hordes of people already bored with multiple whinges on this subject, let me assure you that Bill does approve, and is the only character involved in the project who has resisted the temptation to extract a fee from me.
Firstly, I had to get planning approval.
Then a building permit.
Closely followed by a plumbing permit
And sucking on the wheel of all this came the Building surveyor.
In addition to the above, I also pay for an engineers certification as part of the cost of the shed kit purchase.
When I finish the job, there will be inspections by the Private Building Surveyor, followed by the Council Building Inspector, with the Plumbing Inspector sniffing along to complete the blood sucking red tape.
The shed and slab will cost about $8500. The leeches wearing ID badges will cost almost $2000.
Why one official could not approve the structure, and inspect on completion is beyond me
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Re: Lets see your shed/workshop
Postby adrian_d » Tue Nov 27, 2012 4:07 pm
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Re: Lets see your shed/workshop
Postby master6 » Tue Nov 27, 2012 5:30 pm
adrian_d wrote:enjoy the many Faceplants which will follow shortly LOL
I am a veteran of too many faceplants adrian. We had a ski boat for over 20 years, and barefooting was just the greatest feeling. Sometimes the thrill was pushed too far.
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Re: Lets see your shed/workshop
Postby DentedHead » Fri Nov 30, 2012 1:50 am


Heating is via 1 bar heater and 2 small fan heaters, entertainment is iPod dock and laptop attached to the screen shown. And yes, it's always this messy.
Gets a little crowded with 3 trikes, a bunch of R/C aircraft and near wall to wall war-gaming junk...
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