Monthly Archives: April 2015

ALDI: 6 Zone Wireless Alarm Kit

Posted on 24/04/2015 by AlanM52

Been keeping a eye on this and waiting, now down from $60 to $40 and still quite a few in the glass cabinet – grabbed one

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Masters – Foldable Workbench

Posted on 24/04/2015 by AlanM52

Masters catalogue out now, @ $15 bucks going to get two of these!

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Pocket Hole Joinery

Posted on 23/04/2015 by AlanM52

Decided to make a pocket hole jig. A pocket hole is simply a hole drilled at an angle that forms a “pocket” for the screw to sit into. You can usually find examples of pocket hole joinery around the house, … Continue reading →

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Speckles – good news

Posted on 22/04/2015 by AlanM52

On our way back home from the vet and feeling relived after the vet had a feel and informed us that the “mass” inside her has gone. The “mass” is the result of secreting egg material which leads to egg … Continue reading →

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Sprocket and little Dexter

Posted on 18/04/2015 by AlanM52

Arvo nap – pooped out after a lot of activity. Dexter just got a couple of paw jabs. Checkout the choppers.

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Nar Nar Goon cat run – 6

Posted on 18/04/2015 by AlanM52

Finally completed the job, we need to give it a cat test run Loz inside and Nat outside trying to coax Toro out onto the ramp – with treats.                  

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Winnebago – counter top rail

Posted on 15/04/2015 by AlanM52

After a night of thunder and lighting plus a domestic disturbance across the (what was used to be a quiet) road that required police attendance it’s turned out to be a nice morning so it’s off to the workshop to … Continue reading →

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Nar Nar Goon cat run – 5

Posted on 12/04/2015 by AlanM52

Another afternoon working on the cat run and still not finished – never mind. Travelling time chews up on-site job time, the round trip is about 80 mins. Above: Still have to mesh the front at the end there. Above: … Continue reading →

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Nar Nar Goon cat run – 4

Posted on 11/04/2015 by AlanM52

Back home from Nar Nar Goon just before 6.00 pm and first thing is to let the doggies out – lots of excitement. Made steady progress today and we should be done tomorrow. Above: Stitching up the wire mesh overlaps … Continue reading →

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Disc Sander damage

Posted on 10/04/2015 by AlanM52

To lazy to setup a small stepladder to get something down from the mezzanine floor of the garage workshop I stood on the edge of the table that has my 9″ band saw and homemade disc sander on it, then stepped … Continue reading →

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