Thread: More Lathe Time - The Countdown!

I think the order should be

Have GtG so fellow woodies can relieve you of some of that excess wood

Clean up so sparky can gain entrance unless of course by around the shed you mean on the outside.


Nick good to see you have Sue's favourite mode of transport handy ( I don't believe she is like what you said at all) also good for a quick sweep up when she visits the shed.

The Forum cap hanging ready to bare witness to being an avid forumite.

The pick up tool shows your getting older and have trouble bending to pick up dropped items. Magnetic one is worth it

Nick as one that handed in his keys on the 26th of march this year I know the feeling well ...... but I caution you that time contracts and you will have less time for all the good things than you think and after a month or so you will wonder how you found time to go to work....... but the main thing is ENJOY
Regards
Bowl Basher

Originally Posted by bowl-basher

Nick as one that handed in his keys on the 26th of march this year I know the feeling well ...... but I caution you that time contracts and you will have less time for all the good things than you think and after a month or so you will wonder how you found time to go to work....... but the main thing is ENJOY
Regards
Bowl Basher

No truer words have evr been spoken BB!!

We arrived home from Brasil and the only thing I've done in the shed is to look for tools so I can do non-me stuphph!!

Nick, am almost 10 years at home, and still ask me every day, why am I ever going to work, herd animal behavior ??
It's very common to start first with jobs around-and inside the house, to keep the lady of the house in a satisfied mood, before you unnoticed sneak in the shop.
That's the way how it works. Simply it's a step by step procedure, untill everyone find it very normal that you live in an other place, yes your own kingdom.
Have fun, don't forget to clean up first.
Ad

I wish, I wish, I wish .........damn, still have to go to work tomorrow.
Good luck SM. I'm not that far away from permanent shed time. If i could manage it tomorrow i would. I am extremely envious.

Originally Posted by wheelinround

I think the order should be

Have GtG so fellow woodies can relieve you of some of that excess wood - there's no such thing a excess wood - I'm sure that is some sort of code violiation!

Clean up so sparky can gain entrance unless of course by around the shed you mean on the outside. The sparky looked at the shed the other week and said that I'd make the men's shed blokes jealous - he's happy for me to run the cable and for him to do the connecting stuff - anyone need any extension leads?


Nick good to see you have Sue's favourite mode of transport handy ( I don't believe she is like what you said at all) also good for a quick sweep up when she visits the shed. have wondered why she calls it a mazda

The Forum cap hanging ready to bare witness to being an avid forumite. the forum hat lives inside - it's too good to get dusty

The pick up tool shows your getting older and have trouble bending to pick up dropped items. Magnetic one is worth it The magnetic ones don't pick up that errant piece of sandpaper as it flicks over the back of the lathe

Ray
This is the kit for the chest of drawers to hold my lathe paraphenalia - all collected from the detritus left out for council cleanup. The chest of drawers will be wheelie mounted and is/will be designed to systematiclly store chucks, jaws, spanners, finishes etc
Attachment 147957

I might do a wip if anyone is interested

That's great Nick! Time to take it easy and do whatever you want to do!

Hi Nick I Know how you feel, the last week will be the longest,
Having been retired now for just over 4 month i can highly recommend it.
Cheers Tony.

Originally Posted by Sawdust Maker

Ray
This is the kit for the chest of drawers to hold my lathe paraphenalia - all collected from the detritus left out for council cleanup. The chest of drawers will be wheelie mounted and is/will be designed to systematiclly store chucks, jaws, spanners, finishes etc
Attachment 147957

I might do a wip if anyone is interested

Like I scored yesterday I'll post pics tomorrow....Ok its not in the shed but now sitting beside computer desk storage and printed table. As well as a variable height table which will suit possibly the scrollsaw. Neighbour moved out.

...not sticking around for 40, eh Nick?
can't say I blame you, congrats on the retirement.

Originally Posted by Ed Reiss

...not sticking around for 40, eh Nick?
can't say I blame you, congrats on the retirement.

Thanks all

The 40 had crossed my mind and the govt had changed the super rules in an effort to keep the likes of me in longer, but

At the back of my mind is that my father didn't quite make it to 60 and there are a lot of other things I'd like to do - woodturning is just one of them

Be warned Nick, by an old hand at this caper, retirement is hard work, requiring a holiday every twelve months... . Good health for the next 40 years.
Jim

Originally Posted by powderpost

Be warned Nick, by an old hand at this caper, retirement is hard work, requiring a holiday every twelve months... . Good health for the next 40 years.
Jim

Nick he's full of it just look at all the GtG's he's been to of late its a Woodies Holiday he's talking about.

Your shed already looks tidy to me

Dam 30+ years to go before I get full time shed time