Category Archives: Al’s Workshop

Not happy with what’s available so once again looking to do my own thing. Not willing to pay like $35 bucks for solar LED strip lights. Crikey…that would kill the price point.

Here are night photos of the sign but before I took them stuck some white paper to the inside of the back panel and yes it does improve the lighting effect but not really captured by the phone camera. Tomorrow … Continue reading →

Fitted and screwed on the back panel, then removed it. Found a length of 5V LED strip and taped it around the inside of the sign frame. Looks good considering there’s still a lot of light around with the ‘shade … Continue reading →

Spent this session cutting the back panel from the same fence paling and boxing in the sign. Making a frame that will be glued and tacked onto the back of the sign. The strips of timber I am using are … Continue reading →

Off to the workshop to cut the last 2&1/2 letters and during cutting the last segment of the very last letter (the M) we had a break-out – bugger Setting up to cut the last segment of the last letter … Continue reading →

Thought I was going to make it through but with 1&1/2 letters to go my back said enough is enough so we’ll have to wait till the morning to finish this part of the job.

Did some gardening this morning and finally planted some small potties into the cottage garden that have been sitting on the front porch since last month. Then into the workshop to cut another letter or two…slow going. Last session we … Continue reading →