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Trimble Towers Workshop - Fitting out begins...

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Re: Trimble Towers Workshop Build - What? Is that progress.

Postby TrimTheKing » 04 Feb 2018, 20:16

Easter Rod, I’ve got a lot of football matches (kids and my own) and family event eating my weekends in Feb and March so evenings after work is my only really free time.

I’ve been out there today and all frames now have 3 coats of white primer, just bathed kids and wife reading to them so I’m back out to get a topcoat onto at least one frame...

Baby steps, but I’ve made great progress this week so I’m pleased.

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Re: Trimble Towers Workshop Build - What? Is that progress.

Postby Doug » 04 Feb 2018, 20:33

TrimTheKing wrote:just bathed kids and wife


Too much information :lol: :lol:

Good to see you’re back at it Mark, when’s the central heating going in :mrgreen:
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Re: Trimble Towers Workshop Build - What? Is that progress.

Postby TrimTheKing » 04 Feb 2018, 22:39

Haha, damn punctuation!!

CH can wait, I am though looking at IR panels at the moment if anyone has any views or comments on them...

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Re: Trimble Towers Workshop Build - What? Is that progress.

Postby TrimTheKing » 04 Feb 2018, 22:40

One frame and 2 sashes each with a single topcoat on. Will get another on tomorrow and then decide whether they need a third...

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Re: Trimble Towers Workshop Build - What? Is that progress.

Postby RogerS » 04 Feb 2018, 23:36

Did you consider linseed oil paint, Mark?
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Re: Trimble Towers Workshop Build - What? Is that progress.

Postby TrimTheKing » 04 Feb 2018, 23:45

RogerS wrote:Did you consider linseed oil paint, Mark?


I didn’t mate, but only because I just grabbed a time of Weathershield when I was in Homebase. Should I have..?

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Postby RogerS » 05 Feb 2018, 07:10

It gets excellent reports. Once you've painted wood with it, you never need sand it down again. Just put another coat on.
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Postby Doug » 05 Feb 2018, 08:30

RogerS wrote:It gets excellent reports. Once you've painted wood with it, you never need sand it down again. Just put another coat on.


It’s a very matt finish, though it does last well & can be rejuvenated with a wipe vet of linseed oil
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Postby Rod » 05 Feb 2018, 09:30

There’s a long thread about it on UKW.

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Re: Trimble Towers Workshop Build - What? Is that progress.

Postby 9fingers » 05 Feb 2018, 11:58

Why are you fiddling about with that tiny workshop Mark?

Try this one for size

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGNuhyfyF6k

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Postby TrimTheKing » 05 Feb 2018, 12:49

Haha, you would fit mine in there 6 or either times! :shock: :lol:

I quite like her, I've subscribed and will take a look at some of her other videos at some point. Right now I need to catch up on a week's worth of meaningless crap that happened while I was off work last week, all the time whiling the minutes away until I can get back in the shop and get that second topcoat on that window so I can try and get it installed ASAP!!!

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Postby Rod » 05 Feb 2018, 13:15

You mean you spend your time at work reading meaningless crap!?

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Postby TrimTheKing » 05 Feb 2018, 13:27

Well, meaningless in the grand scheme of things! I'm sure somebody thinks what we do is incredibly important, but it's not like we're saving lives or finding the cure for Cancer...

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Postby 9fingers » 05 Feb 2018, 13:30

TrimTheKing wrote:Haha, you would fit mine in there 6 or either times! :shock: :lol:

I quite like her, I've subscribed and will take a look at some of her other videos at some point. Right now I need to catch up on a week's worth of meaningless crap that happened while I was off work last week, all the time whiling the minutes away until I can get back in the shop and get that second topcoat on that window so I can try and get it installed ASAP!!!

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Her work is relatively basic but rather like Norm, there is a "can do " attitude about the videos that breathe confidence into viewers to have a go. There are a smattering of good ideas and besides she is quite easy on the eye! :lol:

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Postby TrimTheKing » 05 Feb 2018, 13:32

9fingers wrote:...she is quite easy on the eye! :lol:

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That's what I was really getting at! :lol:

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Postby Malc2098 » 05 Feb 2018, 13:33

9fingers wrote: she is quite easy on the eye! :lol:

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You spotted that, then, Bob?!
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Re: Trimble Towers Workshop Build - What? Is that progress.

Postby 9fingers » 05 Feb 2018, 13:37

Malc2098 wrote:
9fingers wrote: she is quite easy on the eye! :lol:

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You spotted that, then, Bob?!


Well I'm only human :D lol A lady who is easy on the eye AND who does woodwork does rather stand out! :lol:

Her videos made during the hot season in Texas tend to be the best.

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:lol: :lol:
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Re: Trimble Towers Workshop Build - What? Is that progress.

Postby TrimTheKing » 13 Feb 2018, 23:02

One full frame and sashes finish painted. Other frame finished and one more coat per sash and I’m done painting.

Had to come to London today and staying over so no progress tonight sadly. Have things on at home Wednesday and Thursday night so probably won’t get painting finished until Friday evening.

We then go up to York for the annual Jorvik Viking festival for the weekend. My little girl is doing Vikings for her school project so seemed like a great opportunity.

My Mum having the kids for next weeks half term though so evenings are mine and I plan to have the windows in by next weekend.

Consumer unit, 10mm SWA, glands, clips etc on order and with any luck the SWA will be free from a mate who works for an electrical company. He’s already got me 100m if Cat6e for free and a reel of alarm cable so hopefully they will go in next week and we can fill in the trenches.

Drain have been signed off and part backfilled with stone and hopefully my man will be back up this week to finish that and lay the patio stones back down.

We’re getting there...

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Postby Malc2098 » 13 Feb 2018, 23:17

Well done!
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Postby Stargazer » 14 Feb 2018, 00:20

TrimTheKing wrote:We then go up to York for the annual Jorvik Viking festival for the weekend. My little girl is doing Vikings for her school project so seemed like a great opportunity.


Been going there for this weekend since 2005.....usually as part of the main parade and battle on the saturday. Will probably be there in civvies this time.
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Re: Trimble Towers Workshop Build - What? Is that progress.

Postby TrimTheKing » 25 Feb 2018, 19:38

After winning 3-3 at football this morning I managed to get a few hours in the garden along with a mate and managed to pull all the cables and conduits through the various handily places conduits already under our patio.

This means I now have the 10mm SWA, 2*alarm 6 pair and 2*Cat6 pulled through all the way from the workshop to the front of the house.

My mate also terminated the SWA into the CU so the garden trenches can now be backfilled and get SWMBO off my back from that perspective.

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Re: Trimble Towers Workshop Build - What? Is that progress.

Postby Rod » 25 Feb 2018, 19:43

A little step nearer but isn’t 3-3 a draw or do you have different rules up there?!

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Postby TrimTheKing » 25 Feb 2018, 20:37

Oops! 3-2 win! :D


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Postby Malc2098 » 25 Feb 2018, 22:07

Dammit! You're beating me!
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