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This weekend I want to make two if these smoker cookers from old gas bottles. My mate Woodsie works in demolition and a lot of the stuff they remove from sites have to go into skips and be "recycled" (read: exported to China and turned into cars)so when I showed him the pics I took at a car show a while ago, he was game for me making us each one as well. Fair trade. He is off to fetch a new used motorbike for his wife this morning, but my drop in later to drop of the bottles he rescued. This is what I will be aiming at.  This was just after the smoker/cooker was loaded.  I don't know if this has been posted before, but it might interest you... howtobbqright.com/udssmoker.html |
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Great link there Mr Archer. Well, luck does favour the brave.... or am I missing something here? Popped around to Mickey's this morning for a chat and he was cleaning up a huge pot and reviving the plant inside it, from a job he did yesterday. His sons work rebuilding, decorating and gutting office space. Yesterday they had to take down a load of offices, and one of the casualties ended up being a load of White Oak skirting boards. They are 90mm wide and I am not sure how thick...... Hope you are getting my drift here. Anyway, a load had been claimed by one of the guys on the job, buut there were still some in the back of his van he mentioned, if I was interested in them before he went to the skip.  So I cleared the lot out and brought them home in the hope I could salvage some bits for the garden furniture we have, that has seen a lot of seasons outside and are now starting to show their age. I previously rebuilt a garden bench using offcuts of White Oak as well, which is still in use.  Once I had sorted the pile out, this is what I was left with..... The pile to the right is all under 1.8 meters long, so only good for rebuilding the furniture. The pile to the left though, has about 19 strips, and at 90mm wide, I need 18 strips to remake the floor of the truck which is currently plywood.  After sorting it out, stashed under the bike trailer for now. The cleaning up of the wood to get all the glue etc off it will take some time. Unfortunately the side I need to use is the side with the glue, the other side it grooved.  |
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Recent finds.   The band saw just needed a rewire and a bit of a clean and some lube. Ideally could do with a new blade but it seems to be working fine at the monment. The trailer needs 2 tyres, and one of the wheels is a bit crusty where the tyre valve sits,Nipped up and greased one of the bearings ( no dust cap on it, so needs one of them, although bearings appear to be fine) Could really do with bigger wheels as it sits rear end to low, either that or remount the hitch to a bit of box section. Just needs a bit of tlc ........why people chuck this kind of stuff away is beyond me .... but then agian if they didn't .. I'd never get them ...... |
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Aug 26, 2013 14:32:24 GMT
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Aug 26, 2013 18:50:45 GMT
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Cool finds.
The blade on the saw should be quite cheap.
You will feel the difference once you change it.
Trailer seems a bit weird, might need the neck cut and Swan-Necked or bigger wheels could do the trick if the stud pattern is the same.
Even just pushing the body up on the rear axle could change your perspective.
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This is a bit of a cross over reply. I bought a 210 liter compressor from a mate for £100.00 a while ago, but the thing is £&%$$%£ Heavy. So I decided to add some wheels. Original plan was to buy four with single bolt fixing...... But then I said to Mickey next door that a shopping trolley would work well. He then got me a broken bakers trolley from a skip at a job he was on. So the trolley was the Tip Treasure.  Said trolley  Stripped wheels off.  Had some 10mm steel plate to cut to size for mounting the wheels onto  Was going to engineer and drill holes, recess the heads etc, to recycle the allen head screws and nuts, but decided it was a PITA not worth pursuing. So welded the holes onto the plates and tacked the corners and edges.  Went out for the afternoon, getting home around 16.00 and then back to the garage. It was already getting dark, but then who needs light when you weld?? I used the small jack to lift the tank to the right height and a couple of magnets to hold the wheels in place.   View from outside.  JOB DONE......Mobile compressor.  Close up time for today.  Tomorrow I need to get under and about the truck to see what bits of patch panels I need to order in from the USA. Looking forward to getting on with the body work and of course paint in the new year. |
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Apology first, for not being able to add pictures, not sure how to add from mobile phone.
Over the last few months have been quite successful in gaining free "projects"
A bit of wheeling and dealing saw my friend and I gain a brace of se5a scimitars, one of which is being turned into a 1930 era style single seater.
An industrial 3phase bench drill was rescued from the scrap at work, now cleaned and painted, just need to get round to wiring up.
Was given a non running Honda stationery engine from a pressure washer, needed new starter rope and a bit of fiddling.
Latest addition, a 20 year old Isuzu trooper which has sat in a field for 6 years, after 15 minutes of fiddling it drove out and onto trailer, my plans for this are to use it as a training aid for my 11 year old son, to learn servicing, welding and repairs.
Total spend so far, excluding fuel for collecting, 4 pounds for starter rope for honda
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Dec 20, 2013 15:40:30 GMT
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Last week a pickup truck lost its canopy spectacularly a couple of miles from here. It ended up in pieces on the side of the road, and a few days later it was tossed over the Armco barrier into the bushes. I have wanted to build a removable aluminium canopy for the rear of the truck that can be used for camping if mounted on a set of legs. The rear sliding glass was the only bit that was not broken up, and I saw it as a perfect addition to the canopy, against the cab rear. So armed with some leather gloves and a hacksaw and spare blade, I went to see if it was still there, and found it......  Cut out the glassfibre back frame and removed the glass before the council come to clear it away. Now sitting in front of a fire, cheese and biscuits and a nice coffee...... Perfect end to a great day.  Looking forward to finding a cheap or free aluminium caravan to strip the ally sheeting from to cover the canopy in, using a pair of stainless portholes I got from the tip for this job some time ago..... and will still figure out the rear door and latch/catch. Watch this space too. |
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Dec 25, 2013 19:51:37 GMT
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That side window looks usable. Still don't take what you don't need, or something.
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That side window looks usable. Still don't take what you don't need, or something. Side window glass was scratched and the ally frame actually mangled, though you cannot see it in the pic. I may go back for the rear tailgate mechanism, the canopy has to be quite old, as the steel inside the rear door was badly rusted. But possibly still worth rescuing. |
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Not quite tip treasure, but absolutely FREE !! 170 plus building blocks, 3 miles from home, collect and they were mine. Mickey supplied the van, we worked together and brought them home. Mickey needs a front and rear porch on his place, so along with the some FREE double glazed doors and windows from a local fitter who does a lot of complete replacements and is happy to let us have some, then some recycled timber for the roof etc and an almost free addition to his home. I will be using some blocks to build some bits around the back of the garage.  |
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i am always amazed at your posts on this thread Grizz on what people are just "throwing away" some amazing stuff, if only more people re purposed things like you do. hopefully look forward to seeing the pics of mickeys build  |
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Rian, you need a new T-Shirt with "Stuff Magnet" writ large across the chest!
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i am always amazed at your posts on this thread Grizz on what people are just "throwing away" some amazing stuff, if only more people re purposed things like you do. hopefully look forward to seeing the pics of mickeys build Mickey will probably only start building in summer. He is 68 and retired, but has taken on a 4 day a week job, and keeps the rest of his time for his own wheeling n dealing. Nicola's mum has been at hospital since early today, and will be admitted when a bed comes available. As a result she was there all day as well. This left me at a loose end, and ended up cleaning the stove/cooker, extractor hood, kitchen etc, then tried to watch a bit of recorded car programmes on telly while surfing the web forums as well. Ended up going down to the garage instead and checking out the truck cab as I was under the impression that they used to come with a bottle jack fitted under the seat..... wrong. Have bought a 200mm tall 4 ton bottle jack now. While down there I started to measure one of the 170 plus building blocks I got yesterday, as I want to make Nicola a Celtic cross as a "Secret Surprise" for her birthday..... she has always loved them and photographs them in graveyards etc. Here is how far I got today, next up will be carving the front face, then designing the sides and other facets with various Celtic knots. Hope you can see what I am trying to do.  Drilled some holes.....  Cut some wedges out  RESULT !!!!! So far without breaking or craking it.  First half designed  End of play for today.  Next up will be hammer, chisel etc. |
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