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Chatting => Design and Construction => Topic started by: leeky on April 15, 2007, 23:40

Title: link to building a few things
Post by: leeky on April 15, 2007, 23:40
found this while nosing about. looks ok  :D


Fan Shaped Trellis  
 Tunnel Cloche  
 The 'Geoff Hamilton' Cloche  
 
Simple Tool rack  
 Window Box  
 Comfrey Press  
 
Wire Compost Bin  
 Pallet Compost Bin  
 Brick Compost Bin  
 
The Baffled Compost Bin  
 Wooden Hanging Basket  
 Home Made Tools  
 
Earwig Trap  
 Insect House  
 Worm Bin  
 
 Polytunnel
 Easy Cold Frame
 Bottle Birdscarer
 
Windchime  Light Box for Seeds  Spring Bulb Display
 
Bat Box
 'Hypertufa' Troughs
 Hedgehog Nesting Box
 

http://www.powen.freeserve.co.uk/Projects/projectsindex.htm
Title: link to building a few things
Post by: purplebat on April 16, 2007, 00:05
that looks really good leeky; I shall enjoy browsing through that lot  :lol:
Title: link to building a few things
Post by: little sweetpeas on April 16, 2007, 08:34
Thanks purplebat the site looks great, lots to add to my To Do List
Title: link to building a few things
Post by: Aunt Sally on April 16, 2007, 08:41
That looks very useful leeky  :D  Thanks :!:
Title: link to building a few things
Post by: Allotment Angel on April 18, 2007, 13:26
Here's another great site with free plans!  Was looking for some ideas on how to build a shed.
http://www.freeww.com/index.html

Fantastic sheds (barns) but I don't think I'll ever get hold of enough wood to build one!!
 :roll:
Title: link to building a few things
Post by: leeky on April 18, 2007, 18:44
neat!  loads of stuff there.


collect the big pallets AA. i found the easiest way to break them up (less storage space) is to get two crowbars and lever the planks upward rather than trying to hammer them off the crossmembers  :D
Title: link to building a few things
Post by: Allotment Angel on April 19, 2007, 12:33
Thanks Leeky!  Just need to find a good supply of quality pallets.  Hubby reckons we can build a bigger and better shed than we could afford to buy but I'm not sure where we'll get enough wood from and if we'll manage to build it stable enough. Desperatley need to have a go though as the "shed" left on our allotment is about to fall down!
Title: link to building a few things
Post by: leeky on April 19, 2007, 21:37
it can definitely be done FAR cheaper than buying one.  heres mine ( another chance to show the pic again  :wink:  :lol:    )

cost me screws and felt. all the rest was found or pallets. its a 12x10 and i get smug when i read the prices in the cataloge for an equivalent  :lol:  :lol:  :lol:


(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v654/stevieaitch/shed11.jpg)
Title: link to building a few things
Post by: shaun on April 19, 2007, 21:41
top shed there leeks you can tell a man built it  :wink:
Title: link to building a few things
Post by: Aunt Sally on April 19, 2007, 21:44
Quote from: "shaun"
top shed there leeks you can tell a man built it  :wink:
No Shaun,  It's got curtains,  must be a woman's shed  :lol:
Title: link to building a few things
Post by: shaun on April 19, 2007, 21:45
there not curtains aunty thats a bit of old lino  :lol:
Title: link to building a few things
Post by: Aunt Sally on April 19, 2007, 21:47
Yer right.  I'll bet there's matching cushions inside  :lol:
Title: link to building a few things
Post by: leeky on April 19, 2007, 21:50
its actually a chequered flag!  :lol:  :wink:
Title: link to building a few things
Post by: shaun on April 19, 2007, 21:51
:D
and another thing you can tell its a mans shed is because there are no bent nails  :lol:  :wink:
Title: link to building a few things
Post by: leeky on April 19, 2007, 21:53
im scared of Aunt Sally, shaun   :lol:    dont!  :lol:
Title: link to building a few things
Post by: Aunt Sally on April 19, 2007, 21:56
So you should be Leeky, but Shaun likes to live dangerously  :roll:
Title: link to building a few things
Post by: shaun on April 19, 2007, 21:57
its true mate women cant knock nails in without bending them its been scientifically proven in many controlled tests around the globe  :lol:  :wink:
Title: link to building a few things
Post by: Aunt Sally on April 19, 2007, 21:59
Steady Shaun.  I'm a wooden doll.  I know all about nails   :wink:
Title: link to building a few things
Post by: leeky on April 19, 2007, 22:01
Quote from: "shaun"
its true mate women cant knock nails in without bending them its been scientifically proven in many controlled tests around the globe  :lol:  :wink:



its the hammers head, shaun. its not flat enough  :tongue2:  :shock:
Title: link to building a few things
Post by: shaun on April 19, 2007, 22:16
Quote from: "leeky"
its the hammers head, shaun. its not flat enough  :tongue2:  :shock:


i will tell yer why this happens,its the way they hold the hammer,they hold it right next to the hammer head instead of holding it at the handle and they try to push the nail in instead of knocking it in  :wink:
Title: link to building a few things
Post by: Aunt Sally on April 19, 2007, 22:27
You're asking to go on the naughty step boys  :twisted:

I'll have you know I'm Bl***y good with a hammer, and I'll have you know I even have certificates for circular saw, band saw, planers and thicknessers, drills and many more big bits of kit.  I was responsible for workshop safety in 6 teaching workshops for 5 years.  :tongue2:

Nice shed by the way Leeky  :D
Title: link to building a few things
Post by: shaun on April 19, 2007, 22:31
if i was made of wood the last thing i would want to be playing with is a circular saw  :lol:
Title: link to building a few things
Post by: purplebat on April 19, 2007, 22:45
Quote from: "shaun"
:D
and another thing you can tell its a mans shed is because there are no bent nails  :lol:  :wink:

you're doing it again Shaun!  :lol:
Title: link to building a few things
Post by: Aunt Sally on April 19, 2007, 22:50
Quote from: "shaun"
if i was made of wood the last thing i would want to be playing with is a circular saw  :lol:
Very true !  Perhaps that's why I'm only 5 ft tall  :lol:
Title: link to building a few things
Post by: Allotment Angel on April 20, 2007, 13:02
WOW!!!!  :shock:
Title: link to building a few things
Post by: milkman on April 20, 2007, 14:32
I'm sure leeky's a girlie isn't he, so it really is a girlie shed - the clues are there to be seen - all straight lines, square joints, straight nails, pair of nice smelling trainers in the doorway (a bloke wouldn't have bovered taking them off b4 entering the hallowed interior) and sun lamp all lit up and ready for top up tan action!  :lol:  :lol:
Title: link to building a few things
Post by: GrannieAnnie on April 20, 2007, 16:37
Quote from: "shaun"
Quote from: "leeky"
its the hammers head, shaun. its not flat enough  :tongue2:  :shock:


i will tell yer why this happens,its the way they hold the hammer,they hold it right next to the hammer head instead of holding it at the handle and they try to push the nail in instead of knocking it in  :wink:


I think he's getting close to getting pushed off the top step aunty!!!!!

I know how to hold a hammer Shaun, I live with a builder!!!!  Taught me most of what he knows!!!!
Title: link to building a few things
Post by: purplebat on April 20, 2007, 16:57
I rebuilt a shed yesterday, replaced boards and battens and all sorts; I didn't bend a single nail; I've been married to a builder as ell and I was a single mum for a while which means, as single mums know; you either learn to do it yourself or it don't get done; mind you that also applies when you're married as well  :wink:
Title: link to building a few things
Post by: leeky on April 20, 2007, 20:38
steak knife for a screwdriver and a high heel for a swansea spanner (hammer)    :wink:
Title: link to building a few things
Post by: shibby on September 02, 2007, 20:07
Nice site. I will learn a lot.
Thanks
Shibby