Thread: Not achieving much

Arry, what was the blade width you were using? I guess you have not got a lathe to turn them down to size.

Bugger me I didn't even think of that...I have only had my lathe for two weeks ...

I have made pens and a baseball bat but I didn't even think of it lol

most of the circles are either too small or too big

the small ones are no good but the bigger ones I could try turning them down to size

cheers

PS, The thread wasn't so much for help but to see if anyone else has days where they seem to achieve very little lol

Or you could pick up a holesaw and do the job in five minutes

I don't think I have one that large )

Then its time to go shopping again.....

Make sure the hole saw is actually round.

PS, The thread wasn't so much for help but to see if anyone else has days where they seem to achieve very little lol

Oh boy yes. I'll get up looking forward to really getting on with a project. Have a leisurely breakfast, play some tennis, lunch. It's already 1.30! Get all set up and realise you're going to need an extra clamp...back from the shop and you cut your timber too short because you aren't thinking. Another trip but now you're rolling! Oh but it's 4.30 and already getting dark (I work outside).

End up with a couple of pieces of timber cut to length. Hooray for progress!

Yes, I have days like that but seems to be the way it is at times....

Pete

So that's were the stuff up fairy got to. Arry, you can keep here

It's also part of the learning process . . . @@#$%^^##$%^# annoying learning process.

Oh yes Arry, I can relate to this. I'll be getting going on a project just as the day is coming to an end so I decide to sort some stuff out so I' ll be ready to get straight into it next weekend. Trouble is, 2 weeks later when I finally get back in the shed, I can't remember what I sorted out.

And it gets worse!

I thought retirement would see me churning out projects from the shed like a mini factory - no interruptions, no impediments, no worries! But even without stuff-ups (of which I still have my goodly share!) or things not working out as planned, whole days whiz by and very little happens. Sometimes it's because I decide to fix some small irritation like a chisel handle that was never right, or rearrange the tool cupboard to make it more convenient to reach the most-used tools, but some days just go by & I don't know where they went.

The good news is, you're never bored in the shed - mad as hell, occasionaly, but never bored...........

Cheers,

Originally Posted by IanW

And it gets worse!

I thought retirement would see me churning out projects from the shed like a mini factory - no interruptions, no impediments, no worries! But even without stuff-ups (of which I still have my goodly share!) or things not working out as planned, whole days whiz by and very little happens. Sometimes it's because I decide to fix some small irritation like a chisel handle that was never right, or rearrange the tool cupboard to make it more convenient to reach the most-used tools, but some days just go by & I don't know where they went.

The good news is, you're never bored in the shed - mad as hell, occasionaly, but never bored...........

Cheers,

Hi Ian your comments would fit me to a tea, with addition that my wife Patricia and I have spent 7months out of the last two years traveling on and off.
Plus there is a hammock that I have a lay down in and have a think about my next move and generally go to sleep... But it’s still great fun and beats working

Colbra