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On the left is the plan I am thinking of most seriously. Although there is not as much room for scenery all parts of the layout are within 0.6 metres of the aisles. The...

No offence taken Tom. Calling it a train set would definitely have given that impression :). I am putting a lot of thought into it as it will be a huge project, I only work on it for a few months...

Thanks guys. Yes I subscribe to AMR. Thanks for the tips. I admit I didn't think how slippery the ply would be but that is why I thought I'd ask others'opinions:U . I have a 4x8 on 6mm MDF with...

I am building a medium size train set in one third of my 3 car garage. It is going to be insulated and lined. It has a concrete floor.
The train rail base will be 700mm above the floor. I was going...

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The he pergola is twelve metres long, two metres wide, has 18 columns and has taken six months about so far to build. I am thinking of a clematis or wisteria. I got the...

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The columns have been made with mini orb and look great. In the columns I used 10 mm reinforcmnt and a 4-1 gravel cement mix. In the beams I have used nylon fibres and two six mm reinforcment...

I am enjoying building the third and main pergola. I estimate that I have laid 100 cubic metres of concrete in my handyman life but this has been the ultimate in learning about this fantastic,...

Having trouble uploading photos but I thought I would share my new test pergola. This one has an 800 mm high square base which will reduce the sway in the posts. Also the posts are closer at 1.5 m...

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293893 Put points on the beams. I had half a dozen cans of interior paints in the shed with a bit left in them. Mixed them all together to make four litres and sprayed it today. Looks great. Yes I...

Hi Ian. The last post was tapped a great deal, almost constantly. I did not see much difference. It still had many air bubbles. It was the strongest and did not wobble as it was a 1:3 mix. The one...

I have finished. The columns do look pretty good. I am very happy and thanks for all the advice. I will make some changes when I make the big project.

Thanks Ian. No the posts are secured to the bases with the reinforcing rod coming through from the trench-mesh and there is no wobble on the base The concrete post actually bends slightly as it is...

Hi Rustynail. The columns are looking pretty good. I would have liked to make them thicker but I could not find suitable moulds. To anyone reading this post, if you know of any please tell me. This...

thanks Ian, today's column was measured accurately. I used 2 water, 3 cement and 12 aggregate. I could not use less water. So although it is what I would call a 4:1 mix in fact the cement is not 20%...

Thanks Paul. That makes sense.

Regards
Richard

Thanks Rustynail and Ian.I pulled the formwork off the first column today. I am quite happy with the result. The attached photos make it look much worse than it is. The mix was 10 sand/gravel to 2...

Hi Ian. The gravel I am using is finer than standard and is very hard to get the mix right. It is as if the mix is a bit dry and you add one cup of water and it goes sloppy. The mixes have been...

Thanks Rustynails. Today I poured the first column, I was happy with the way it went but I won't know how good it is until I pull off the PVC in a day or two. I had already bought deformed bar so...

289784I have 3 bar 11 mm trench mesh in my test project. I will use 12 mm deformed bar going up inside a 150 mm PVC tube. The starter bar will be tied into the trenchmesh. I would appreciate some...

289645 Thanks Damian and Rustynails, I greatly appreciate your advice.
I am pretty excited. So far I have about 8 bases made and that is a learning experience. I now have 4" tubes inside to...

Thanks Ian for your comprehensive posts. It is clear you have a great deal of knowledge on the subject. I am now thinking of a 6 stage column, and yes treated timber would be easier and cheaper, but...

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Hi Paul, I imagine you are referring to the cement separating, That is why I am concerned about using the mechanical vibrator. It did not occur to me that dropping the concrete in from a height would...

I have calculated the weight of a column 150 mm x 2.4 m as being 90 kg and using .04m3 of concrete. This does seem low. I have a concrete vibrator but will just tap the formwork often. I will not...

Thanks Kryn but I would not try to use a plaster cast eight times on a 2.4 metre column as I doubt it would work. I appreciate the comment and had already thought along those lines. I think it , the...

I want to make a pergola. I want 8 concrete columns, Greek style. I live in Tassie so shipping of precast columns is out of the question. I have Googled and tried to find form work to make my own...

276785276784276782I am building a bookshelf, 1900 x 1600 high. I want to build two sliding doors and follow the theme of the door to the study. I want my doors to the shelves to be 19 mm thick of...

I built my son a cot. I did put a post up a few years ago, I'll do a search. I did not but any hardware and did it as simple as possible. I used home grown Tassie Blackwood and covered it in...

I have both. Bought them 15 years ago when I was building my house. Paid for themselves amny times over but now they are just gathering dust, well, not the thicknesser. It does still get used.

Very nice Andy. Here's a photo of The Little Engine That Could made from building offcuts free but for the fron wheels from a two dollar shop.

I had to do the same about 6 years ago and bought a 10 litre drum from the tile shop. It was in a blue white and red plastic drum and cost about $150. This did a floor 3m x 3m 3 times with some left...

Pizen (Pilsen) is where beer got its name. Cheap beer but not the best. A good beer museum (12 years since I went). Food is nice but strangely you order every vegetable seperatly, for like 20 cents a...

Charlie has been sleeping in his cot for over 2 years now and it still looks great. If I was to pass the cot on all it would need is another coat of veggie oil. I'm extremly happy with the result....

Oh thats really stupid.
But I laughed anyway
good one:U

What do you call a guy with a seagull on his head?


Cliff.

Following a large campervan today and I said to the bloke with me "Should buy a ticket in that"
Silence followed for 20 seconds then he said "What"
I said "That van 'Win abgo'. I wonder how much...

Classic!:D

I have to agree. I did the same. The tool was less than 10 dollars and I've used it on other jobs since. Works a treat.
Rick

jeeez you guys are picky.
echidna: Just dont reply!!!!
Burnsy: Ditto!
Felixie: I am curious to see who or how many forum members are involved in high school education, you know, wood and metal...

Are you involved in education?

I wonder how many forum members are woodwork teachers or training to be?
Today in class I was once again dissapointed when a grade 10 student could not tell me what half of 1100mm was. This is grade...

Sorry Burnsy, I thought it was clear by the title. This photo was taken at our resort in the Philippines last year. He charged us P1,000 for a days work with the saw and a laborour. Thats AU$25....

Here is a contractor we employed to cut down 5 trees. The saw had no muffler, he had no safety gear at all and most of the time he had a cigarette hanging out of his mouth!I could hardly bear to...

The best one I saw was a police motorcycle in the Philippines with four policemen on it none of whom had helmets on!
Rick

[quote=rufflyrustic;462859]Toni - hope the cement floor goes down easily and quickly.


Great new Forum girls and couldn't help but stick my nose in the door :) I hope some of the men will leave...

Funny that , Leon Sadubin was my teacher at Asquith for one year too until he left to start his own buisiness. Remember him to as a dedicated teacher . I wonder if he still has his woodworks shop in...

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" I reckon Les was the best teacher I ever had not because of the projects he gave us but because everything he said or did was very clearly designed to give you...

with my plastic water tank when I pumped up from the creek it caused minor vibrations in the tank . For this reason I would stick to sand as maybe the vibrations against the concrete may cause...