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Re: Trimble Towers Workshop Build - Electrics

Postby Andyp » 02 Jan 2019, 14:14

Glad to see you are almost there Mark, at last.
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Re: Trimble Towers Workshop Build - Electrics

Postby Rod » 03 Jan 2019, 00:32

Ideally windows should face north

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Re: Trimble Towers Workshop Build - Electrics

Postby TrimTheKing » 03 Jan 2019, 00:44

Rod wrote:Ideally windows should face north

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Not possible given the dictated orientation of the building.
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Re: Trimble Towers Workshop Build - Electrics

Postby 4ndy » 03 Jan 2019, 10:27

Looking really good Mark, bet you can't wait to get the finishing touches completed.
Life's a bugger for throwing curve balls, but hopefully you'll get some satisfaction from seeing this come together (I'd say the end result is really rather special - although not as special as those tights!).
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Trimble Towers Workshop Build - Electrics

Postby TrimTheKing » 10 Jan 2019, 12:16

Snatched a few mins and a loan of a mate after dropping lids at school and finally got my doors back on.

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Windows on left door aren’t actually smaller, there’s still some masking tape on the glass from when I painted them.
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Re: Trimble Towers Workshop Build - Electrics

Postby Coolhands » 10 Jan 2019, 14:04

Looks lovely. You need a little path to your doors now :)
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Re: Trimble Towers Workshop Build - Electrics

Postby Malc2098 » 10 Jan 2019, 14:13

Proper job!
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Re: Trimble Towers Workshop Build - Electrics

Postby TrimTheKing » 10 Jan 2019, 14:27

Thanks Malc

Coolhands - you can just see to the right of that pic, the bridge over the pond and the remains of what used to be the path in front of the old sheds. When the weather turns that will be the first job, to re-lay the path from the bridge, along the front of the shop, to join up with the main patio which is just off to the left of the pic. There will be two small planting beds under the windows for softening the transitions and the York stone path across the front and up to the doors. Well at least that's the plan...
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Re: Trimble Towers Workshop Build - Electrics

Postby RogerS » 10 Jan 2019, 15:54

I reckon you need a couple of these as well, Mark

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Re: Trimble Towers Workshop Build - Electrics

Postby Andyp » 10 Jan 2019, 18:09

I was going to suggest some window boxes :)

On a serious note I think a woody inspired weather vane would top that roof off nicely.

When we lived in Altrincham we found a blacksmith somewhere in the cheshire countryside who made a vane to our design for my father. Wish I could remember where it was but I am sure any decent blacksmith would knock one up for you.
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Re: Trimble Towers Workshop Build - Electrics

Postby TrimTheKing » 10 Jan 2019, 18:12

I like that idea Andy, I'll have a look.
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Re: Trimble Towers Workshop Build - Electrics

Postby 9fingers » 10 Jan 2019, 18:24

TrimTheKing wrote:I like that idea Andy, I'll have a look.


One of norm Abrams programmes was devoted to these. Initially a show of several you could copy or get ideas from followed by a build of a NYW specific one.
Bound to be one YouTube somewhere. He called them whirly gigs.

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Here https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=vKTaQ3xKcVw
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Re: Trimble Towers Workshop Build - Electrics

Postby HappyHacker » 10 Jan 2019, 19:10

Andyp wrote:I was going to suggest some window boxes :)

When we lived in Altrincham we found a blacksmith somewhere in the cheshire countryside who made a vane to our design for my father. Wish I could remember where it was but I am sure any decent blacksmith would knock one up for you.


Andy,

There was a man who lived by the old water works (was also a Motor Museum for a few years) in Moldsworth Nr Chester, who did wind vanes. It is many years since I got one from him and I have no idea if he is still doing them.

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Re: Trimble Towers Workshop Build - Electrics

Postby Andyp » 10 Jan 2019, 20:34

9fingers wrote:
TrimTheKing wrote:I like that idea Andy, I'll have a look.


One of norm Abrams programmes was devoted to these. Initially a show of several you could copy or get ideas from followed by a build of a NYW specific one.
Bound to be one YouTube somewhere. He called them whirly gigs.

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Here https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=vKTaQ3xKcVw


I was thinking something more like this
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With a handplane rather than saw
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Re: Trimble Towers Workshop Build - Electrics

Postby Andyp » 10 Jan 2019, 20:43

HappyHacker wrote:
Andyp wrote:I was going to suggest some window boxes :)

When we lived in Altrincham we found a blacksmith somewhere in the cheshire countryside who made a vane to our design for my father. Wish I could remember where it was but I am sure any decent blacksmith would knock one up for you.


Andy,

There was a man who lived by the old water works (was also a Motor Museum for a few years) in Moldsworth Nr Chester, who did wind vanes. It is many years since I got one from him and I have no idea if he is still doing them.

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Missus reckons it was much more likely to be knutsford, mobberly, wilmslow way as Tatton Park was a frequent day out.
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Re: Trimble Towers Workshop Build - Electrics

Postby Andyp » 10 Jan 2019, 20:49

Andyp wrote:
HappyHacker wrote:
Andyp wrote:I was going to suggest some window boxes :)

When we lived in Altrincham we found a blacksmith somewhere in the cheshire countryside who made a vane to our design for my father. Wish I could remember where it was but I am sure any decent blacksmith would knock one up for you.


Andy,

There was a man who lived by the old water works (was also a Motor Museum for a few years) in Moldsworth Nr Chester, who did wind vanes. It is many years since I got one from him and I have no idea if he is still doing them.

Kevin


Missus reckons it was much more likely to be knutsford, mobberly, wilmslow way as Tatton Park was a frequent day out.


Could well have been here http://www.ironbydesign.co.uk/about.php
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Re: Trimble Towers Workshop Build - Electrics

Postby 4ndy » 10 Jan 2019, 21:59

Could well have been here http://www.ironbydesign.co.uk/about.php


Drive past them every day, they're on the Holmes Chapel to Knutsford road just outside Knutsford. Always looks interesting.
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Re: Trimble Towers Workshop Build - Electrics

Postby TrimTheKing » 29 Jan 2019, 11:03

Week off work this week to get stuff done and hopefully smash the back of the remaining workshop work.

Fitted a adhesive privacy screen to a bathroom window yesterday so after nearly 2 years people can no longer see you sat on the bog as they walk up the path!

Cleared out the mezzanine and had a tidy then finishing off the plasterboarding on the mez ceiling. Soon as that’s done I’ll paint the floor up there then start moving the timber in from the container.

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Re: Trimble Towers Workshop Build - Electrics

Postby StevieB » 29 Jan 2019, 12:38

TrimTheKing wrote:
Fitted a adhesive privacy screen to a bathroom window yesterday so after nearly 2 years people can no longer see you sat on the bog as they walk up the path!


And I thought I was bad taking a year to grout the tiles under the bath :) Best of luck with the week off - you will need to keep moving to keep warm!
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Re: Trimble Towers Workshop - The home straight!

Postby Malc2098 » 29 Jan 2019, 13:09

Like I always say, you can't have too many sockets!

Looking good!
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Re: Trimble Towers Workshop - The home straight!

Postby Doug » 29 Jan 2019, 13:20

Hope you've got everything you need if the forecast is right you'll be snowed in for the rest of the week :shock: no excuses for not getting it done ;)
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Re: Trimble Towers Workshop - The home straight!

Postby TrimTheKing » 31 Jan 2019, 17:33

Another day in the ‘shop today. Got the mez ceiling boarded out and another coat of paint on it to clean up the scuffs. Painted the floor of the mez white too. Didn’t need to but seeing screws on the OSB was a ballache, and I have about 25 litres of white left over so thought I might as well.

Cleared some crap away, repurposed an unwanted ikea chest of drawers from the daughters bedroom as short term storage option and got some flooring mats down.

Light is beginning to show at the end of the tunnel...

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Re: Trimble Towers Workshop - The home straight!

Postby Doug » 31 Jan 2019, 17:54

Looking good Mark, those mats are excellent
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Re: Trimble Towers Workshop - The home straight!

Postby Malc2098 » 31 Jan 2019, 20:13

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Re: Trimble Towers Workshop - The home straight!

Postby TrimTheKing » 31 Jan 2019, 20:43

Doug wrote:Looking good Mark, those mats are excellent


Yep make all the difference to foot and back comfort, plus kinder to anything dropped and help with warmth too. Win win.
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