Power Runs

Been a quiet couple of days here (in the virtual shed) as it has been very busy otherwise.  So not a lot to report at this stage, although there’s always something
- took the measurements and photos for the next blade review, and will be working on that over the next day or so
- [...]

Dust Collection Options

As I recommission the shed, and the equipment within, I am paying quite a bit of attention to the whole issue of dust extraction and collection.  Even though I currently have a 1hp 4″ system that I plan on running to each machine, it just doesn’t seem to be enough.
I’m currently investigating the options, and [...]

Lighting Control

On the Australian Woodwork Forums, one of the members mentioned how they had sourced some remote controlled 240V switches, and it dawned on me that this might be a perfect solution for the shed lighting.
Headed down the the store in question - Jaycar, and got to see the units. Was thinking through how they [...]

Episode 28 Tour of the Shed During Upgrade

Tour of the Shed during the recent upgrades, so this is a look at Stu’s Shed 1.7
When we finally get to 2.0 (in another 5 years or so), I might do another one then!
Also includes a look back at a very short video tour I did a few years ago, well before Stu’s Shed became….

Formats [...]

Shed Upgrade XXI

Been a while since I provided a report on the shed’s progress, and much of that is because progress is so much slower. Having to earn a wage certainly doesn’t provide much opportunities to work on what is really of interest.
The shed doors are now on (a video that I’ll put up next week [...]

Shed Upgrade Progress Part XX

Thanks to one of my dedicated readers, I’ve been prompted to provide another SITREP about progress out there. Spent a number of hours last night just starting the whole cleanup - as you would have seen from recent photos the collection of just everything in the centre of the shed. The laws of [...]

Shed Upgrade part XIX

It’s been a big ANZAC Day, and although I wasn’t doing the traditional ANZAC Day BBQ, I was doing plenty of “Shed Time”! I would have posted this earlier, but I was just a wee bit tired after about 9 hours solid work out there today. For some jobs it is quite [...]

Shed Part XVIII

Not the most productive of weekends, but still progress was made.

Finally, we have a roof. Not quite finished - the capping iron still needs securing, but that is about it. It is really looking like a shed again. Once the wall cladding is finished, (and some doors made), then the basics will [...]

Shed Part XVII

Yup, another progress set - hope these are not too boring!
Nothing much has happened since the last update, so these are just a few photos of where I got to at the end of the day (Wednesday).

Makes it actually look worse than it is - at least the groundsheets/tarps provide reasonable coverage!

Bit of a roof [...]

Shed Upgrade - pt XVI

Dang, but this is a big project! Yesterday was my final day with the voluntary (coerced) help of my folks before they headed back to NZ (to recover!) We didn’t get as far as we would have liked, but pretty much broke the back of the project.
The day consisted of loosing tools, finding [...]

A More Fitting Clock

Saw this in Carbatec, and just had to have it on the shed wall!  Thought it’d look good in the background if it happens to be in view in a video. Good ‘timing’ too, upgrading the clock during the shed upgrade.

What really sold it for me were the clock hands - the minute hand is [...]

Shed Upgrade XII - The Slab

Well, I am definitely no concreter, but I think we made a reasonable attempt at the slab extension.

With 20 minutes allowed only for the truck (before they start charging by the minute), there were plenty of rapid trips to get the load down to the shed.

Still, it was an interesting exercise, (and there was plenty [...]

Part XI (.2)

I don’t have a photo from the end of the day - I was too tired, and the light was gone, but we (my Dad (over from NZ) and I) moved about 8 cubic metres of soil to get ready for the extension to the slab. You can see from the shed wall how [...]

Shed Upgrade part XI

So the raw materials have all been bought (the bulky bits at least - some damp-course and dynabolts are about all that I still need to get (along with 1,000,000 other bits and pieces as the fitout begins, but all in good time)).
The concrete has been ordered for tomorrow morning, so the rest of today [...]