How are you filling in your day in lockdown?

[Marty_d]

Love it, OK.

 

They are a special breed. We lived in County Cork & County Louth for 18 months, my wife working as a pharmacist there.

The medical advice then was that men should try to limit their Guinness intake to 14 pints a week.

 

Heard somewhere that due to Covid-19, pubs are now delivering freshly pulled pints in the local area - I have a mental image of a chap riding a bicycle holding the handlebars with one hand and a pint in the other.

[Jerry_Atrick]

Weren't pregnant women advised a pint of guiness a day as it was iron rich?

[pmccarthy]

Weren't pregnant women advised a pint of guiness a day as it was iron rich?

Those who couldn't afford it put a few iron nails in a glass of water then drank the rusty water each day.

[spacesailor]

Not just Guiness, but all Stout ale,

Like stupid polies, free milk for children at school, and one cigarette aday for Bronchitis, or asthma.

Nowdays NHS can give you a Free car, you only have to pay for the fuel.

spacesailor

[Yenn]

Guinness for strength.

Sugary soft drink for energy.

RUM for ideas as to what to do with the strength and energy.

 

You could also try a black widow. Guinness and Champagne.

[spacesailor]

My next "At home job " Refurbish my old lawnmower.

Not a lot of paint left and no undercoat.

spacesailor

[red750]

Today I picked my wife up from hospital after she had her thyroid removed. We only found out last week that she had aggressive thyroid cancer. Then a phone consultation from my cardiologist, who advised that he is putting me on blood thinners to reduce the risk of stroke since I have had a couple of episodes of atrial fibrillation. A busy day.

[old man emu]

My next "At home job " Refurbish my old lawnmower.

 

I finished refurbishing mine just on lunchtime today. Next job?

[Jerry_Atrick]

Today I picked my wife up from hospital after she had her thyroid removed. We only found out last week that she had aggressive thyroid cancer. Then a phone consultation from my cardiologist, who advised that he is putting me on blood thinners to reduce the risk of stroke since I have had a couple of episodes of atrial fibrillation. A busy day.

Jeepers.. Best wishes to your wife and yourslef and hope everything settles down nicely.

[old man emu]

Jeepers.. Best wishes to your wife and yourself and hope everything settles down nicely.

 

My sentiments exactly.

[Yenn]

Forget the lawnmowers, it seems it's us that need refurbishing. All the best with the treatment.

[spacesailor]

Look after your self & the missus.

Hopping you live a long and happy life, just to keep us here happy.

spacesailor

[old man emu]

Well, today I tidied my workbench and vacuumed the garage floor. Tomorrow I think I'll polish the Kingswood's dip stick.

[pmccarthy]

I painted the top of my dipstick yesterday. True. Are you taking the Mickey?

[Marty_d]

Tomorrow I think I'll polish the Kingswood's dip stick.

I painted the top of my dipstick yesterday.

 

This isn't some kind of euphemism, is it?

 

I guess whatever gets you through isolation...

[nomadpete]

My dipsticks are all painted yellow.(really)

I've trimmed the canary's toenails, vacuumed the dog and polished the cat......

Now I just can't think what to do next .....

Edited April 29, 2020 by Guest

[old man emu]

I forgot that I'll have to dust the Kingswood's venetians, too.

[Jerry_Atrick]

This isn't some kind of euphemism, is it?

 

I guess whatever gets you through isolation...

Kingswood Country... You can watch the whole series on yootoob by the look of it... Here's an episode:

 

Brings back some memories, does that!

[old man emu]

The first ever appearance of the Bullpits.

[old man emu]

Back to finding something to do.

 

The Lawn Dart project has stalled due to the lack of a cheap ESC, so I decided to start something else.

 

Something I have always wanted is a sand blasting cabinet. One like this from a tool shop is about $200.

I'm too tight to pay out that much when I can make something that works for hardly anything.

 

A search on the 'Net produced these plans

 

I have sheets of plywood that I got for nothing, so the cabinet itself will cost me nothing. I spent this afternoon marking out the cut lines on a sheet of plywood.

 

I jumped onto the Bunnings catalogue and got these prices:

1 x PVC air grill $5.25

2 x 100 mm waste tray flanges 3.10

2 x 105/127 mm jubilee clamps $7.70

1 x Ozito blow gun $ 9.95

1 pr long sleeved chemical gloves $4.10

Total cost: $30.10

 

I have to see if I can scrounge the lid from a storage bin for the 250 x 500 mm window. Perspex is too dear, and glass is also too expensive unless I go to a salvage yard.

 

This is how I am going to convert the blow gun into a sand blasting gun

[willedoo]

ome, whatever material your viewing window is, you'll need clear stick on, replaceable protective film on the inside.

 

Good idea building your own though. Where I volunteer, they bought a big one for a couple of grand. It's a heap of junk and only works about 10% of the time. For two years, they've constantly battled with something that would be more use as a boat anchor.

[pmccarthy]

Fitted a shop vac to the outlet filter. It made all the difference to visibility. Also suggest some strong LEDs internally.

[old man emu]

you'll need clear stick on, replaceable protective film on the inside.

 

Yep. I have a roll of clear stick-on vinyl

 

shop vac to the outlet filter. It made all the difference to visibility. Also suggest some strong LEDs internally.

 

Got a shop vac, and Jaycar has the LEDs

[onetrack]

I bought a complete Chinese one, new and unused, for $75 off a bloke who decided he had no use for it. I had to make four legs for it, to raise it to a decent working height. It works quite well, but visibility is always a problem with them.

 

Mine has a sloped perspex lid, and I find if I use it in bright sunlight, it makes a big difference to seeing what you're doing.

 

The long gloves are a costly item, and they wear out too fast. You also need a good ceramic nozzle, they wear out like crazy.

 

Mine is identical to this one, but it came complete with the air regulator on the side, and a neon tube light inside (fitted with a protective cover).

 

https://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/craigieburn/power-tools/sand-blasting-cabinet/1229031004

Edited June 2, 2020 by Guest

[pmccarthy]

There are u-tube videos showing how to modify the base to inject a bit more air at that point and also have a quick drain so you can easily change media.