Lord Ferguson Posted February 8, 2009 Author Share Posted February 8, 2009 Thanks Ben... right then..... MKII tomorrow night... Mrs F permitting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murray Posted February 8, 2009 Share Posted February 8, 2009 Mark it might help if you dont build a diogram with that pole slanting over :D i would think any less of your talent if you do [ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jp7810 Posted February 8, 2009 Share Posted February 8, 2009 yeah can do that for the man, bit difficult when i am up them mind what, you up the pole ;D ;D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deeredriver Posted February 8, 2009 Share Posted February 8, 2009 Great work Marky a lot of time gone into all of them very fine detail well done mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted February 8, 2009 Share Posted February 8, 2009 what, you up the pole ;D ;D yeah, tad difficult that one mate, unless my apprentice takes it, and i wouldnt trust him with a hammer let alone my camera :D :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jp7810 Posted February 8, 2009 Share Posted February 8, 2009 yeah, tad difficult that one mate, unless my apprentice takes it, and i wouldnt trust him with a hammer let alone my camera :D :D with you and your apprentice im wondering if up the pole has a different meaning Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jez Posted February 8, 2009 Share Posted February 8, 2009 Marky, did you lay out the poles in Ben's second pic? Lookins like your "straight" ploughing....... :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Ferguson Posted February 8, 2009 Author Share Posted February 8, 2009 Marky, did you lay out the poles in Ben's second pic? Lookins like your "straight" ploughing....... :D :D - Oooo now that was a nasty comment :'( :'( Pick on marky night tonight is it :'( :'( :'( Well cop this.... Pwwwtthhhhh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jez Posted February 8, 2009 Share Posted February 8, 2009 :D - Oooo now that was a nasty comment :'( :'( Pick on marky night tonight is it :'( :'( :'( Well cop this.... Pwwwtthhhhh Sorry Mary i mean Marky, can I please come to play? [ [ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Ferguson Posted February 8, 2009 Author Share Posted February 8, 2009 No No No awww... go on then... I don't have a lot of friends :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi6920 Posted February 9, 2009 Share Posted February 9, 2009 Flipping stunning mark, them pallets look the dogs danglys, cant wait to pick mine up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJB1 Posted February 9, 2009 Share Posted February 9, 2009 blimey mark sorry to have missed this topic , but it's starting to read like a catalogue just need an add to cart & go to checkout button 50 original type potato boxes please as for the sign posts , how about getting one of them make yer own stamp machines worked for the potato boxes ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jez Posted February 9, 2009 Share Posted February 9, 2009 Liking that MJB, that would finnish them off nicely...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJB1 Posted February 9, 2009 Share Posted February 9, 2009 got them in aldi at the moment as it happens jez Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Udimore Posted February 9, 2009 Share Posted February 9, 2009 I am stunned.... At last Marky has discovered something he is good at I bet Diane wishes it was something more productive though Well done bignose Catalogue required & pricelist etc... And it appears that you actually enjoying it too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJB1 Posted February 9, 2009 Share Posted February 9, 2009 I am stunned.... At last Marky has discovered something he is good at I bet Diane wishes it was something more productive though Well done bignose Catalogue required & pricelist etc... And it appears that you actually enjoying it too well all bar the potato boxes barry \ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Ferguson Posted February 9, 2009 Author Share Posted February 9, 2009 thanks lads... Actually... I am quite enjoying it... although... I have been pretty inundated with orders as well... which is great in some ways... but finding the time is proving a little difficult with work as well... At least I have a bit of room the spread myself out now Fanny is out of my garage as well :'( .... It seems so big compared to what I have been use to Marcus... I love those spud boxes... as Jez said... it really does finished them off a treat mate. Would work well on the signposts as well... one they have been painted white I reckon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FB Posted February 9, 2009 Share Posted February 9, 2009 Aldi you say Marcus, i'll have to try and get one, i never got round to it last time!! Marky, i'll help if needed, just let me know! ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Ferguson Posted February 10, 2009 Author Share Posted February 10, 2009 Aldi you say Marcus, i'll have to try and get one, i never got round to it last time!! Marky, i'll help if needed, just let me know! ;) Yes please MR H... any day you like mate... I'll be glad of the help buddy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Massey Boy Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 Looks amazing Marky cant wait to buy it all at spalding Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Ferguson Posted February 15, 2009 Author Share Posted February 15, 2009 I was in the workshop again today.... and I thought to myself it would be a good idea to share some of my 'tips' for making wooden things... in fact... small things... As i have spent most of my life (well it feels that way anyway :'( ) 'batch producing' wooden stuff I've stumbled across a few time saving measures that you may find useful... I'll keep adding to this as I think of more... I suspect I'm taking some of them for granted as I've been using them for some time Anyway... TIP 1. Get yourself a bandsaw... they are not hugely expensive... with the 'fence' up you can produce cuts in equal length in high numbers. The blade I have in mine will cut plastic, wood, aluminum and brass... Here it is with the fence in place... I've been cutting some inside braces for my spud boxes... MIND YOUR FINGERS... NEVER PUT YOUR FINGERS ON THE TABLE TO COLLECT CUT PARTS UNLESS THE BLADE IS STOPPED DEAD STILL... When using a bandsaw... use a 'sacrificial push stick' to push your product through the blade Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Ferguson Posted February 15, 2009 Author Share Posted February 15, 2009 TIP 2. Clamps - I love em ! Often when making things I find I need a third (or even fourth) hand... so invest in plenty of clamps.. all shapes and sizes - if you are soldering brass of course you will need metal ones (such as a G cramp) here I am gluing the ends on some spud boxes again... TIP 3. Get a decent pencil for marking out... One thing I have noticed is that a pencil line can be tooooooo thick when marking out 'stuff' - I use a propelling pencil type (thanks Chessie.. I've been in your school pencil case)... the other problem with a sharpened pencil is that is starts off sharp (writing a nice crisp thin line) and wears down to a fat point. For this reason a propelling type pencil is a lot more accurate to use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Ferguson Posted February 15, 2009 Author Share Posted February 15, 2009 TIP 5. On the theme of needing a few more hands... this is my TOP TIP I reckon... make yourself a gluing table... it's simple any old lump of wood (mine was a bit of fence post I think).. with a nice big flat surface for the top... not too thick.. make it so it can be mounted in a vice... and when mounted it's at a comfortable height (when standing) to work with... I HATE bending and stooping when I am trying to arrange and glue things. Now... here is the good bit... you can use some clamps to hold things in place while the glue dries... try clamping a small square to the top as an aid to keeping your gluing item square. As for the rotation bit.... you can see I have numbered my 'corners' 1-4 - the reason I have done this is so that I can tell which items were glued first and last (for speed when working)... if I always start at number one I know I can go back to that corner to find the items that have been gluing the longest - clever hey - You can spin it around of course to always have your work in front of you here is my table.. I've got some pallets gluing... so you can see how I use the clamps to hold my work while the glue is drying TIP 6. Make yourself a glue pot I always find that my glue never comes out of the tub at the right speed and thickness of bead... I make myself some glue pots from any old scrap wood and use a cocktail stick as an applicator... if you only use one end you can hold it in your teeth in between gluing each item, keeping your hands free to arrange the work. here is my little glue pots.. I made them from MDF... 10mm bit - don't drill all the way through so you form a pot - and you can see my 'gluing stick' - if it's too fine you can always chop the pointy end off to make the glue bead thicker I'll do some more tips over the next few days... I hope you find them useful and can apply them to your own work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FB Posted February 15, 2009 Share Posted February 15, 2009 looks like you have been busy!!....werent you supposed to some and see Harry last weekend! :D so are you using the 'original' potato box method now for mass producing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted February 15, 2009 Share Posted February 15, 2009 like a little production line there mate, looks like the best way to spend a sunday Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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