Stanley wrote: ↑07 May 2024, 02:27
Glad you got sorted Ian.
You were lucky with the cover on the gazebo Kev.
I went looking for the etymology of 'gazebo' and didn't really get any joy but I tripped over this factoid. "The earliest known gazebos were in Egyptian gardens approximately 5,000 years ago, found in a garden plan which dates to about 1400 BC.". Now there's a thing.....
PanBiker wrote: ↑06 May 2024, 14:49
Kev has sorted me out Stanley, not took long, my marking up and Kevs slicing and its bob on for a fit apart from about an 1/8th of an inch on the top rail, I can cut that with my tenon saw. Hung it on two screws to check the fit as it has to come off again for the other bits of timber for the latch furniture and probably two coats of fence paint. A lot further on than this morning.
'tis a fine day for painting today, I reckon you'll get it finished before lunch
We have been busy building a new bench after I pinched an idea from a neighbour. 3 x 400mm gabions filled with old bricks and a bench seat made from some wood that's been in stores for years. A lick of decking paint and it's ready for summer! I had something much more rough and ready I'm mind but Colin soon took over!
PXL_20240507_133504613.jpg
You do not have the required permissions to view the files attached to this post.
My neighbour Ian made me a new back gate from scratch as the old one was rotten as a pear. He used hardwood but it must have been kiln dried as it warped over the winter. I need to do a bit of work on the latch as soon as the Wobbler panic is finished in the shed.....
Gate look good Ian!
Stanley Challenger Graham
Stanley's View
scg1936 at talktalk.net
"Beware of certitude" (Jimmy Reid)
The floggings will continue until morale improves!
Old age isn't for cissies!
Thanks Stanley. Final hurdle turned into a marathon rather than a ten minute job. I got a replacement gate latch from Screwfix today, last one in stock. Same model as what came off, however, offering it up I saw a problem. The pin was not bent to the same degree as the original so consequently when mounted on the gate it did not fully engage in the catch. The gate and post are exactly the same level so the easiest way (or so I thought) was to alter the pin. I heated it up but could not get it to bend to the correct angle. Probably didn't get it hot enough but I didn't want to fracture it either.
OK, next idea, if I cant alter the pin I'll make a latch stand off to bring the latch to the pin. Knocked up a spacer out of aluminium plate and drilled it out to match the back plate. Offered it up and it wasn't thick enough. I made another one and stacked them together still not thick enough! I ended up with two spacers at the back and two washers behind each mounting hole. Gate works like a treat now and the mounts are all metal so nothing to spoil with weathering. It's a £2.65 gate latch and not exactly precision engineering, could have bent it right though!
That's often the case Ian and hanging gates properly is as much an art as a science. My gate is the only one on the back street that closes itself. Not down to me, it has always been like that. All to do with whoever leaded the gudgeons in the stone gate post a lot of years ago!
As I mentioned yesterday, I have a modification to do on my latch but I am lucky, I have the tackle to cut out a new part and machine it to exactly what I want. But before I indulge in luxuries like that I must finish my wobblers!
Stanley Challenger Graham
Stanley's View
scg1936 at talktalk.net
"Beware of certitude" (Jimmy Reid)
The floggings will continue until morale improves!
Old age isn't for cissies!
I haven't finished the wobblers but how often do we have a day as good as today for an outside job? I have remounted the heavy latch on my back gate so that it latches positively but doesn't stick. I got rid of 3 8mm set screws and nuts in the process. No bad thing in an Imperial Shed!
Stanley Challenger Graham
Stanley's View
scg1936 at talktalk.net
"Beware of certitude" (Jimmy Reid)
The floggings will continue until morale improves!
Old age isn't for cissies!
A lick of paint in the hallway at Chez Kev, it all needs a second coat and the radiator needs to come off to get behind it but that's a job for tomorrow. I have some bold wallpaper for the panels.
IMG_20241104_212026~2.jpg
You do not have the required permissions to view the files attached to this post.
Now there's a fundamental difference between us Kev! I wouldn't dare take a radiator off to paint behind it. What I can't reach with a mini roller doesn't matter....
In fact I have a tin of paint and a ceiling that needs painting but it's beyond me these days. I shall just have to put up with it!
Stanley Challenger Graham
Stanley's View
scg1936 at talktalk.net
"Beware of certitude" (Jimmy Reid)
The floggings will continue until morale improves!
Old age isn't for cissies!
Stanley wrote: ↑05 Nov 2024, 02:50
In fact I have a tin of paint and a ceiling that needs painting but it's beyond me these days. I shall just have to put up with it!
I'm sure I could bob round with a roller and some dust sheets; which room is it?
Kitchen Kev but the problem with that is that if the ceiling was done it would make the rest look even worse so don't even think about it. What I need is an apprentice painter that could quietly do what's needed and I could pay him or her.
My argument for a long time has been that there's not much point going into a lot of upset to re-decorate because I was going to die soon. Problem is that I haven't!
Stanley Challenger Graham
Stanley's View
scg1936 at talktalk.net
"Beware of certitude" (Jimmy Reid)
The floggings will continue until morale improves!
Old age isn't for cissies!
Stanley wrote: ↑08 Nov 2024, 04:23
I forgot to say Kev, nice thought and thanks for it!
No problem, the kit was out for the hallway at Chez Kev. I didn't get time to take the radiator off, that's Sunday's job as I'm back on shift again now
I thought about you Kev when I saw the latest Einstein advert lauding the advantages of having smart meters. I looked and found this..... According to the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (Desnez), 2.7 million were not operating in smart mode as of June 2023. It has since revised this figure to 4.31 million, citing reporting errors from a minority of suppliers. At the end of last year, 3.98 million were faulty. 26 Mar 2024
I think this is about a third of the meters installed. Just for the record, mine still do not report,I send in a reading once a month at BG's request. They have evidently reconciled themselves to the failure.
One thing I noticed in the reporting was a figure of 97% of smart meters reading accurately. This is smoke and mirrors, it doesn't matter how accurate they are, if they aren't reporting they aren't smart!
Stanley Challenger Graham
Stanley's View
scg1936 at talktalk.net
"Beware of certitude" (Jimmy Reid)
The floggings will continue until morale improves!
Old age isn't for cissies!
Big Kev wrote: ↑04 Nov 2024, 21:28
A lick of paint in the hallway at Chez Kev, it all needs a second coat and the radiator needs to come off to get behind it but that's a job for tomorrow. I have some bold wallpaper for the panels.
IMG_20241104_212026~2.jpg
Decorating has resumed, the radiator is off. A bit more paint and some wallpaper in the panels. Should be ready to rehang the radiator by teatime
IMG_20241114_130050~2.jpg
Later
IMG_20241114_172602~2.jpg
IMG_20241114_180037~2.jpg
IMG_20241114_180052~2.jpg
IMG_20241114_180110~2.jpg
Looks a bit better
You do not have the required permissions to view the files attached to this post.
