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meat ducks
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egg chickens
egg chickens
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organized my taps / dies / threading drawer before work
(yellow bins are from Harbor Freight organizer briefcases - I often end up removing one or two from each briefcase to fit oversized things in, and repurpose them as drawer organizers)
organized my taps / dies / threading drawer before work
(yellow bins are from Harbor Freight organizer briefcases - I often end up removing one or two from each briefcase to fit oversized things in, and repurpose them as drawer organizers)
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moved extraction tools to the "drill bit driver" drawer
moved extraction tools to the "drill bit driver" drawer
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which is distinct from the "drill bit" drawer
which is distinct from the "drill bit" drawer
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anyway, all of this was in brief breaks in my before-work-today project which was building new steel brackets to hold up the new window boxes I built for elfwife to grow herbs in, in the berry patch
Here are the existing ones (forgive the lack of weeding; later rectified)
anyway, all of this was in brief breaks in my before-work-today project which was building new steel brackets to hold up the new window boxes I built for elfwife to grow herbs in, in the berry patch
Here are the existing ones (forgive the lack of weeding; later rectified)
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Boxes are four sides, no bottom, and there& #39;s an off the shelf plastic planter we purchase and drop into the middle. Result: nicely secured on fence, drains out bottom, aesthetic on four sides.
Bottom view
Boxes are four sides, no bottom, and there& #39;s an off the shelf plastic planter we purchase and drop into the middle. Result: nicely secured on fence, drains out bottom, aesthetic on four sides.
Bottom view
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Two years ago I made these boxes from pre-primed outdoor house trim, hit with something like three coats of paint.
Not thrilled with the (lack of) weather resistance, so this year I tried an experiment using PVC trim board
https://www.lowes.com/pd/Royal-Building-Products-Actual-0-75-in-x-5-5-in-x-8-ft-Common-Board-PVC-Board/1000443069
Looks">https://www.lowes.com/pd/Royal-... pretty good.
Two years ago I made these boxes from pre-primed outdoor house trim, hit with something like three coats of paint.
Not thrilled with the (lack of) weather resistance, so this year I tried an experiment using PVC trim board
https://www.lowes.com/pd/Royal-Building-Products-Actual-0-75-in-x-5-5-in-x-8-ft-Common-Board-PVC-Board/1000443069
Looks">https://www.lowes.com/pd/Royal-... pretty good.
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Process to make brackets:
* go to barn, fetch down some 1" x 1/4" mild steel flat stock that I keep up on some brackets I welded up for overhead storage
Process to make brackets:
* go to barn, fetch down some 1" x 1/4" mild steel flat stock that I keep up on some brackets I welded up for overhead storage
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cut flat stock to length (I wish I had a jig to make repeatable cuts ; spent a few minutes pondering C-clamps and angle iron, but it wasn& #39;t going to be trivial)
cut flat stock to length (I wish I had a jig to make repeatable cuts ; spent a few minutes pondering C-clamps and angle iron, but it wasn& #39;t going to be trivial)
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grind burrs off ends, grind rust off faces
grind burrs off ends, grind rust off faces
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layout as per notes
layout as per notes
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drill one end
drill one end
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setup bender
setup bender
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PUT YOUR BACKS INTO IT, LADS
PUT YOUR BACKS INTO IT, LADS
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partway done
partway done
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setup stop for 2nd reverse bend
setup stop for 2nd reverse bend
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2nd bends done; double check dimensions and drill a second hole at other end (first hole lets a deck screw - A DECK SCREW! - I know, I heard the story) secures bracket onto fence ; 2nd hole has 2nd deck screw come up from below into window box
2nd bends done; double check dimensions and drill a second hole at other end (first hole lets a deck screw - A DECK SCREW! - I know, I heard the story) secures bracket onto fence ; 2nd hole has 2nd deck screw come up from below into window box
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and the final product
and the final product
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next up, will set up the HVLP sprayer and hit all the brackets with a coat of iron oxide farm primer, then two or three coats of white top coat
next up, will set up the HVLP sprayer and hit all the brackets with a coat of iron oxide farm primer, then two or three coats of white top coat
