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Neater??? Wtf dies yours look like then?

Is this a holiday let?

For some reason I didn't think you could sharpen modern "throw away" saws.....something to do with the teeth being hardened?

If I were to raise the walls by say 500mm, like this: I've still only got nom 1976mm from the top of the horizontal truss member to the underside of the apex. Hardly tall enough for a "room in the roof" even for storage: It'd be fun too, building up the 4" block, gable wall:

Trusses are skew nailed to the wall plate. Non starter for me to jack it up I'm afraid.

That sounds scary with the concrete tiles still on! Money no object I'd have new roof trusses made, taller with a "room in the roof" profile.

I'd love one. I've only got 2320mm (7'3") though from finished floor to the underside of the trusses in the garage. (I really must recheck that, seems low). Just come back from using (one of) the BiL's 2 poster actually, his outside one. I had another go at the wife's 206. I replaced the bearing in the AC compressor pulley a while back and cured the long term whine but was left with an annoying squeak. Turns out I must have bent the pulley last time doing the bearing. Deft application of his 20T press and I managed to straighten it out. All back together and no squeak!

I think this scrap LTHW non return valve I picked up will make a nice patio heater / small barbecue. Just got to decide on the best orientation. Some legs, some black stove paint etc, a short chimney maybe? Must weigh nearly 100kg. The big brass plug on the side(s) give access to the shaft the damper pivots on.

No room unless I stack them in there! What I need is to get my arse in gear and make a rotisserie so I can at least spin the S through 90deg. Then push it over to one side a bit. That might give me more room to actually set to work on the Cabaret. The big issue is the amount of collected trim etc which I could do with storing elsewhere. It's why I'm relooking at creating storage space up in the truss rafters.

I've decided I'm going to start tackling the garage. There's far too much non car related stuff in there by far. There's nowhere else for it to go mind but it'd be nice to at least be able to walk in there. I've got to stop dumping "stuff" just inside the rear door rather than homing it somewhere.

The last "bat in a box" I was involved was when we found one with no visible signs of injury (cat etc). We stuck it in a Tupperware box for a couple of days then posted it to MAFF (I think before it became Defra). They liked to/had the resources to check UK bats for rabies like viruses, Marburg virus even etc in case one had made it across The Channel. They look for European Bat Lyssavirus 2 (from Europe). More common here is the EBLV 2 that can lead to classic rabies in humans. A sobering thought that some 200 people a year receive treatment in the UK for bat bites etc. Best not to handle an injured one without gloves. If you do get bitten, evening ig doesn't break the skin then still get checked out. You also have to be careful about their urine/droppings, breathing dust in etc. Early treatment is key. A chap died over here in 2002 from EBLV2 induced rabies caught here. Seem to recall he was a bat researcher. Sobering stuff indeed!

@Temp, PLA print problems! This prints this way up. Only 25% infill, doesn't look too bad...this side. But turn it over and the underside of the V shape release clip, that had supports (snapped off) look dog rough. Any suggestions? Cheers.

The BiL has a saw mill so I can go and get him to plank me whatever. Think there's some larch up there. Seems a pity to go to all that trouble to make something that will rot eventually. Buffalo Board would last forever.

The bare Einhell chainsaw turned up: Found a Makita battery to Einhell / Ozito adapter on Yeggi. Done a quick and dirty print in PLA to check the fit. A bit too loose for my liking. As the video below shows. The guy on the Yeggi link says it's not tight tba. Doing another print and just upping it by a couple of percent on the off chance that might make things tighter. VID-20200409-WA0021.mp4 Need to get some 1mm copper sheet off my brother to make the connecting plates.

Thinking Buffalo Board may be the wrong stuff: be made from untreated wood, ie wood which has not been pressure-treated with chemicals. Bats are sensitive to smells and preservative chemicals may be harmful to them be made from rough-sawn wood (rather than smooth, planed wood)

Sod redoing the door! I've an off cut of Buffalo Board approx 20mm thick. What to make? Bird table, bird box(es) or bat box which I really fancy. Anyone got a bat box design? Also is there a good position for said box to face? I've a SE facing gable on the garage.

I hope you're going to vacuum under there before boarding over! ?

Don't underestimate yourself mate!

Cheeky bloody Northerner! ? Loads of decent hills in Sussex. Just ask the parascending fraternity around Lewes and the South Downs.

Will do when it's all got a fresh lick of paint and the pillars are infilled with flint. Way to go still like with everything I do! Might get laddo here to work out the geometry for the pillar caps so I can knock up some moulds.

Started this for @Jenni who asked what I'd do different ref my sliding gate channel. This was the original CAD concept: The gate rolls on a commercial track bolted to the concrete base: All the weight then is down on these rollers. I elected to have a "toes up" channel at the top to prevent the gate being lifted upwards. You can see though how leaves settle in this. No huge deal tbh just at certain times of the year I have to sweep / hose them out. If I did it again I'd likely uses a Helm track detail with a chamfered top to shed the leaves off. I'll sketch something up later. Or maybe a cantilvered rather than tracked sliding gate! That's really cool. Has all the gate weight on one bfo post/pillar. Pinterest is your friend for ideas.

What were you doing up this way???

Think I need to get on with.....refitting this 2nd hand door I just put in. I used ordinary spirit levels. Rushed it a bit too tbh. Didn't look right so stuck the laser on it. Should have used the laser first off and cut some wedges...but didn't! ?

I see all this not going out and stuffing your face is taking it's toll!

Microlight?