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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'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'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 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 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'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'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
