Category Archives: Projects

Chook shed heater

Posted on 17/07/2022 by AlanM52

With the really cold weather Speckles is spending nights in the entry foyer. She is waiting for me when I wake up and follows me like a dog when I go out to unlock the front gates then down to … Continue reading →

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Mini camera for DIY possum dray – part 1

Posted on 23/05/2022 by AlanM52

Doing some research to see if we can mount a camera to view the inside of the dray.

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DIY Garden Edging – part 4 final

Posted on 22/05/2022 by AlanM52

Waited all morning for the sun to come out which it did around midday – let’s get out there. Below is a photo of the finished job. Hang on… why is left stake inside the edging and the right one … Continue reading →

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DIY Garden Edging – part 3

Posted on 21/05/2022 by AlanM52

Nice sunny day so let’s paint the edging. Preparing to start painting.

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DIY Garden Edging – part 2

Posted on 17/05/2022 by AlanM52

Clamped two lengths of pine to the work bench to keep everything straight and level for stapling down the coat hanger wire.

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DIY Garden Edging – part 1

Posted on 17/05/2022 by AlanM52

This is the 3rd time I am replacing the ‘treated’ pine edging purchased from Bunnings. Back in 2019 council contractors cut down our lovely nature strip tree, apparently it was infected? Just needed a spray on one branch.

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DIY dray for our ringtail possum family – part 4

Posted on 06/05/2022 by AlanM52

From the last session we are ready to cover the top basket with shade mesh. My main reason for doing this is to prevert or at least curtail attempts by birds to nick the coco to add their own nesting … Continue reading →

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DIY dray for our ringtail possum family – part 3

Posted on 05/05/2022 by AlanM52

Did not get much done in Part 2 so here my cold hands spent more time out of the pockets – doing stuff. From part 2 we can now remove that centre wire.

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DIY dray for our ringtail possum family – part 2

Posted on 04/05/2022 by AlanM52

As posted bought two of these wire baskets with coco lining from ALDI.

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DIY dray for our ringtail possum family – part 1

Posted on 04/05/2022 by AlanM52

While plodding through ALDI Scoresby this afternoon came across these hanging baskets @ five bucks each – grabbed two.

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