Today I MADE

Jaros said:

Good onya mate. I still play with Ham Radio VK4NLS but only when I have not much else to do --like this.
There is great satisfaction in making a model of any sort and you're doing great . erfect:

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Your mention of Ham Radio gave me a flash back to my pre-teen days, a kid a few years older showed me (realise it is not Ham) a crystal radio he made, very simple design and it worked perfectly tuned into the local nearby radio station.

[video=480,360]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6RPTyFMMLEk[/video]

It is amusing to see how our interests and activities change as we move through life.
As a teenager, I would build crystal sets and even made one that fitted onto the headphone I used so could be worn while working around.
That led me into the PMG (like Jaros, I was a few years ahead of him) where I moved into the radio and TV side of things for quite a few years.
Then the shift work started to suck, so I moved to work on radio systems for an oil company, which led to work on computers, where I kept my hand in until retirement, although the computing and general electronics got me to work in a range of other fields throughout that period.
In retirement, while I have still kept my hand in the computing and electronics field I have expanded my interests (re-activated some), such as geology, fossicking, BlazeAid, Bike events, farm maintenance, cattle station caretaking, truck & forklift driving, leatherwork, knifemaking, etc, etc.
80 next year, but while I can still have a go at something I will do so, just to keep the mind and body active. One of my motto's is, "I will have a go at just about anything, but don't ask me to do open heart surgery".

So keep having a go as it can be very rewarding.

Rob P.

This is not quite as sexy as electronic gadgetry, but I was chuffed with the resulting mud kitchen I knocked up for the grandkids for Xmas.
I repurposed an old blackwood wardrobe by taking a section out and rejigging it.
The fun part was sourcing all the fittings and utensils..... the hand pump is plumbed up to a jerry in the cupboard below, so no probs making mud.
I doubt it will look this clean for long...

Thats bloody fantastic OzzieAu, they will have a ball with that. Well done. :trophy:

Ozzieau, Your effort will be no doubt be rewarded with very excited grandies. :100:

Thanks fellas, the hardest part now will be getting Santa to deliver it... :lol:

A very thoughtful present and time filler. Well thought out. :clap:

Magnificent.
Mackka

Dolly pot

Anyone into the Griswalds? I will put this in the classifieds later today.

thats a rippa Pa :Y:

Another beauty Manpa. :clap:

Xmas is close, thought shed time was going to be minimal but a couple of appointments were cancelled.

Beautiful as always Pa.
Mackka

Simmo said:

Nightjar said:

Next project down the track, may have a go at building a simple robot?

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I used to love the kits!
Mate, have a look at Ardunio or Raspberry PI!! You will be blown away with what you can build at home nowadays!

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Thanks Simmo,
Looked at Ardunio, too much mumbo jumbo.

Carved another sign.
Reclaimed Jarrah from an old house in Fremantle that was being demolished. Spray painted the lettering after carving, then sanded off the face to clean it up again. Sanded and then given a simple coat of wax.
Not fancy, but itll outlast me

Looks fancy to me erfect:

Nice work cheers muk.

David-Karratha said:

Carved another sign.
Reclaimed Jarrah from an old house in Fremantle that was being demolished. Spray painted the lettering after carving, then sanded off the face to clean it up again. Sanded and then given a simple coat of wax.
Not fancy, but itll outlast me
https://www.prospectingaustralia.co...3144_44286999-0e99-4288-a048-41431336d77c.jpg

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Very nice, beautiful piece.

There are some very talented members on this forum--mine was repairing faults in telephone exchanges/businesses and homes.