Pullstart 62,861 #126 Posted May 22, 2022 Our bus has been sitting unmodified for around 10 months already. Crazy! I recently started looking into whether or not I could even insure it and it is getting hard. I’m kind of done with the idea of having a bus. Weird, huh? I got thinking the other day. Suburban front half, extend cab middle, dump bed rear. Whatcha think? 2 3 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Handy Don 12,217 #127 Posted May 22, 2022 53 minutes ago, Pullstart said: Our bus has been sitting unmodified for around 10 months already. Crazy! I recently started looking into whether or not I could even insure it and it is getting hard. I’m kind of done with the idea of having a bus. Weird, huh? I got thinking the other day. Suburban front half, extend cab middle, dump bed rear. Whatcha think? You can do it! We'll watch and enjoy. 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 62,861 #128 Posted May 22, 2022 8 minutes ago, Handy Don said: You can do it! We'll watch and enjoy. we’ll see… I’m not sure if I mentioned, I have this ‘64 GMC 7000 to pick up too… what to do with that… I don’t know exactly. He mentioned interest in the bus body for farm hand bunks… 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,487 #129 Posted May 23, 2022 2 hours ago, Pullstart said: I recently started looking into whether or not I could even insure it and it is getting hard Have I ever mentioned I like living in Maine? We can buy or build whatever vehicle we want that passes standard inspection rules. Own it. Drive it. Insure it. Etc.... 3 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
giddyap 1,569 #130 Posted May 23, 2022 (edited) The previous owners of our home built this deck on the shed with a view that invaded the neighbors privacy. The watchtower believe it or not was a lookout to spot deer, for their dogs ! After closing on our new to us house I repurposed the wood into a bridge for my daughter's property and create a landscape in front of the shed. I built the clear span mainframe with a "loaded" A frame. I used a turnbuckle attached to the top of the A and pulled an arch into the mainframe which would sag under weight to level. Without the arch weight would sag below level as if it was unsafe. I declared it a success when their golf cart crossed as designed and it was named the Hiawatha Bridge. Edited May 23, 2022 by giddyap typo 7 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dan.gerous 2,696 #131 Posted January 31, 2023 One of our cooks goes by the nickname "The Dude" due to his laid back approach to life. His boss had been trying to get him to replace his galley safety boots, and it's been a long running war with no winner. Everytime new boots are ordered they mysteriously dissappear so the old ones can continue. As the conflict escalated the dude asked me if I could paint his boots red. Of course that was no problem, but me being me I thought we could do better than that. I hate myself sometimes, painting them red would have taken minutes, whereas the logo took hours of painstaking cutting out. It was worth it though! I have now been commissioned to do it to the new boots with proper leather paint - that way everyone wins and peace is restored to the galley. 5 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dan.gerous 2,696 #132 Posted February 2, 2023 Hijacking this thread as usual! This was a fun weekend project and we now have something fairly unique - you dont see a computer desk sofa everyday. Introducing our "new" 10 seater sofa/computer desk complex. Made out of pallets and some packing wood that was up at the dairy parlour. *Features 8 x full depth drawers. *Computer desk. *Armrests & built in central coffee table. *Dog toy area where they can put toys back after I yell at them. *Built in backlighting *Full length back shelf for cups, cats, phones etc Just need some decent pillows to make it look a bit sexier. Cost roughly 10 x less than buying something that size that would have had less features. 3 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Handy Don 12,217 #133 Posted February 2, 2023 1 minute ago, Dan.gerous said: computer desk sofa Very efficient use of space and materials! Looks great. The indirect lighting is an nice, unexpected touch, too. 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dan.gerous 2,696 #134 Posted February 2, 2023 (edited) 21 minutes ago, Handy Don said: Very efficient use of space and materials! Looks great. The indirect lighting is an nice, unexpected touch, too. It's a small house so we were trying to maximise space, no coffee table helps make it feel bigger as well. The lights are really nice in the evening along with the glow from the fire. I like these sort of projects, cheap, but improve quality of life considerably. I even designed all the coasters! Edited February 2, 2023 by Dan.gerous 2 3 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,487 #135 Posted February 2, 2023 5 hours ago, Dan.gerous said: projects Trina will be very happy with you. 🙂 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dan.gerous 2,696 #136 Posted February 3, 2023 Added 4 drawers to the sofa, nothing high tech, but that's kind of the theme anyway. The best bit is the materials were free, left over plywood from another already paid for project. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,487 #137 Posted February 3, 2023 3 minutes ago, Dan.gerous said: In real estate vernacular this would be "multiple hideaway beds for pets & young children". 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dan.gerous 2,696 #138 Posted February 3, 2023 1 hour ago, ebinmaine said: In real estate vernacular this would be "multiple hideaway beds for pets & young children". I never thought of that as an income stream! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SylvanLakeWH 25,557 #139 Posted February 20, 2023 Started the layout on repurposed bench using skis... Chop saw works perfectly for the combination fiberglass, aluminum, wood and steel... Getting more old straight skis shortly... more to come... 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
davem1111 2,030 #140 Posted February 20, 2023 24 minutes ago, SylvanLakeWH said: Started the layout on repurposed bench using skis... Chop saw works perfectly for the combination fiberglass, aluminum, wood and steel... Getting more old straight skis shortly... more to come... Hmmm... maybe now I know what I should do with these - it's probably been 15 years since I used them, couldn't bring myself to throw them away: 4 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SylvanLakeWH 25,557 #141 Posted February 20, 2023 I had a pair of those exact skis!!! Loved them!!! If you were closer I'd "dispose" of them for you!!! Depending on how i space / layout the skis, I'll need 4-6 pairs I think... Im cleaning out my brothers' supplies today so I should be good for this bench... They also make great coat / hat racks... 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Freightliner Guy 1,327 #142 Posted February 21, 2023 On 2/3/2023 at 9:31 AM, ebinmaine said: In real estate vernacular this would be "multiple hideaway beds for pets & young children". luckily im big enough where i dont think i could fit my legs in there but ill be happy to try it on my brother say do you have anything heavy i could lean against it he as been pretty annoying lately and he keeps locking me in my room time for some revenge 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SylvanLakeWH 25,557 #143 Posted February 26, 2023 Had my experts over to finish design and construction of the ski bench... Came out pretty good... Need two more skis but she's really solid... I'm happy with it and the crew is pleased... Denali the shop dog was QA/QC... 1 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Beap52 811 #144 Posted February 26, 2023 I used 1/2" blue board that is normally used for boxing on houses for the walls of my model train shop. I burned in the mortar joints with a wire wrapped around a small soldering iron. Then hand paint each brick. In fact, I seem to repurpose a lot of stuff. The grass on the small hill is actually foam, such as used in upholstery, that I grind with wire brush on electric drill and then run through a old sausage grinder until it's the texture I want then I dye it to various colors. The window "glass" in the train shop is plastic I salvage from TV screens. The white "oil tank" is a 2" PVC plastic pipe cap. Playing with model trains makes a fellow look at all kinds of stuff with a different eye. Last week we had communion at church. Our church is now using little plastic containers for the elements. Rather than chucking them in the trash, I pocketed mind and they are in the shop awaiting to be repurposed on the train set. 5 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SylvanLakeWH 25,557 #145 Posted February 26, 2023 (edited) "New" side table to go with ski bench under prototype development... complete with bindings to hold your adult beverages... using up the bits left over from the ski bench build... Edited February 26, 2023 by SylvanLakeWH 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SylvanLakeWH 25,557 #146 Posted March 3, 2023 She's done! Beverages will be pretty safe in these bindings... And the finished bench at the fire pit... 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 62,861 #147 Posted March 5, 2023 Pellet bin come winter time, chick run come spring! We have brought our flock from 12 or 13 chickens to 15 more. We’ve also made more predator safety changes to the coop outdoors, so come time to stick these feather bags outside, they might last more than a month or two like last year… 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SylvanLakeWH 25,557 #148 Posted March 5, 2023 Nice! But... 1 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
D_Mac 8,618 #149 Posted March 7, 2023 (edited) A friend of mine and I did these a few years ago. Radio Flyer Hot Rods Edited March 7, 2023 by D_Mac 3 1 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dan.gerous 2,696 #150 Posted March 21, 2023 It's calving time - 700 calfs to pick up into a wheelbarrow and then move to various sheds. Back breaking and they are covered in slime so incredibly difficult to lift. Decided a solution was required whereby we had a low wheelbarrow to slide them into. Used an old 4 wheel cart and a 200ltr plastic drum. Took a day of head scratching, bad welding and a splash of paint. It works an absolute treat! As the calving is often in the early hours, I added a spare wheel. That way if you get a flat at 3am when your half asleep it's an easy job to quickly change the wheel. 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
