Today I MADE

[BigWave]

Didn't know you needed stilsons for fine electronics!

 

[Billy]

Awesome stuff Tim! Keen to see the finds they pluck.

Is the twisted lengths of wire leaning on the table part of the next detector?

Or maybe a "snake tamer" ?

Have seen similar models

Cheers,

Billy.

 

[Guest]

Yeah Billy, the snake tamer. I have zinnias 4 feet tall and creeping thyme 18 inches deep in the front garden ATM-the dogs can't even find 'em! My girls are terrier-xed and dynamite snake-watchers-not silly enough to get bitten though.. Just did some fine tuning on the sniffer with speaker wire coil-getting 8 inches on a 5c piece now- not too shabby for a Bulgarian/backyard hybrid. That's between the concrete reo, next to the verandah poles, and 10 feet from the fuse box.
I have another 1.5w solar panel and holder-same as the Surf pictured- to go on it. They both have 3x 18650s and charge controllers inside.No bat flatteries for Timmy-boy.

 

[Dave law]

Well not today but over the last month. 3 Sets

of 3 saddle racks All ausie hardwood.

 

[Guest]

Is that Stringbark Dave? Noice job mate..

 

[stoyve]

Yeah farma they're pretty good. Unless I'm scratching around in real solid stuff I have that in my belt loop. A few years ago I acquired 2 6x4 inch railway signal magnets, about an inch thick. I made the mistake of bringing them together while holding them in front of my gut-which got between them- I ended up with a six inch blood blister! 8.(

Bahaaaa, that's one of the funniest things I have ever heard Tim. :lol:
I guess that having two heads still cant foresee all dangers.
Thanks for sharing that with us.
Cheers Steve

 

[SCROUNGER]

Well not today but over the last month. 3 Sets https://www.prospectingaustralia.com/forum/img/member-images/4564/1454989735_image.jpegof 3 saddle racks All ausie hardwood. https://www.prospectingaustralia.com/forum/img/member-images/4564/1454989761_image.jpeg

Beautiful work Dave, and i really like that wood you've used as well, i reckon that will age very nicely.

 

[Ned kellys not dead]

Been out of the loop for a bit guys, had a little prob with the old tikker, all good now, so back painting again, among other things, just finished these for those who like to look at pictures

 

[SCROUNGER]

Good stuff Neds not dead, we should start an art thread, whatdaya reckon?
Ps glad to hear your on the mend mate

 

[yobskin]

I bottled up my latest pale ale packet mix ofcoarse...smells good.
And waiting on the ginger beer to finish ferment stage ..anyday now...i will put aside some for ya silver.

 

[Nightjar]

Water is scarce in WA goldfields even more so now they have dismantled hundreds of windmills.
Here is another handy device for retrieving water from wells or bores if you get desperate.

It is a simple build;
(1)1 X metre of 90mm thin walled stormwater PVC
(2)Cut two flat PVC discs inside diameter of pipe, drill a series of holes near centre of discs to allow water in.
(3)Cut a thin flat stainless steel/aluminium disc a couple of mm less than pipe inside diameter. Cut a rubber washer and glue it to disc.
(4)Press one of the PVC discs into end of pipe 25mm and then apply some PVC glue to fix it in place. Now fit the metal disc with rubber seal facing outside/end of pipe. Lastly fit second PVC disc flush with end of pipe and glue.
Attach rope to top of pipe ensuring that when you lift it with the rope it remains vertical.
Length of rope.
Lower the pipe into the bore/well and when it reaches the water you will feel the rope go slack. Hold it at this point and when the pipe has filled you will feel the weight on the rope. Pull it up and up end the 5.5 litre of water into a bucket and repeat until you have required amount of water. (One lift is what is a daily recommended amount of water for one person)





I fitted a canvas shroud to top to prevent rubbish on bore liner fouling the water.

 

[Guest]

Nightjar- that is pure genius!

I had a 20L bucket of Bulloak barley I had malted, but not roasted, and the weevils were getting into it. So last night I sparged it whole-grain. It's a bit cloudy, but bubbling away madly with the homebrew yeast- this lot mixed with my small batches of Chinese barley wine should still out to a nice Scotch Whiskey...

 

[silver]

Ooooooo yeah Yobs,.... good onya mate.
I'll be a very willing recipient.
I'd better be making my Mango chutney then soon, so'as I've got some nice reciprication pn hand.

 

[cecc]

Yobs u make ginger beer, I used to when I was a kid, some of my bottles used to explode, too much sugar or something. Love the homemade ginger beer.

 

[yobskin]

Yobs u make ginger beer, I used to when I was a kid, some of my bottles used to explode, too much sugar or something. Love the homemade ginger beer.

Cecc its full strength mate ....and tastes like the bought stuff.
Two stubbies and ya knees feel great ..clears the nose too.

 

[aussiefarmer]

Tuesday I made this after getting my avatar Jess put down .
She hadn't walked for a few days and had a growth in her , she had a couple removed a few years ago, but with her hips failing and her quality of life diminishing it was time to set her free.
I got Jess in 2001 when my cousin died off his horse at gunbar station near hillston she was about 2 or 3 then.
She was my best mate through some real tough times and the greatest work dog I have ever had , I still have one of her daughters and one of her grandsons.
she will be missed a lot.

Firstly I made a time capsule with my cousins funeral papers and some photos and a heart felt note in it , maybe in a hundred years someone might find it . I also engraved a basalt slab with her name as a burial marker.

 

[Dave law]

Sorry for your loss. "Set her free" i like that. RIP Jess.

 

[Nightjar]

RIP Jess, obviously you will be remembered as a part of the family.
Tough times Aussiefarmer, thanks for sharing your memories and grief.

Regards
Peter

 

[silver]

Feels like we just lost wall footrots dog too af(but an aussie one),.... love your work on the basalt mate, and the time capsule thought,.... shows a lot of love and careing.

 

[Guest]

RIP Jess. Condolences mate.