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ninjah

Big Wall climber

a van down by the river

Apr 10, 2011 - 02:41pm PT

Reilly

Mountain climber

The Other Monrovia- CA

Apr 10, 2011 - 02:52pm PT

Brandon,
The alternating colors are also a good visual safety feature* in
addition to being a 'design element'! Good work!

* It is scary how many people manage to hurt themselves falling off
one-step precipices.

Gunkie

Trad climber

East Coast US

Apr 10, 2011 - 07:19pm PT

Do you have pictures of the slot car track ?

Have a video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hAya7D4shIc

It folds onto the wall for easy storage. Next step is to build a new track out of MDF so there are no seams. That plastic track is annoying. Plus I want to upgrade the power supply (1A+/lane) and upgrade the controllers.

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The teardrop trailer is AWESOME! I want to build one of those!

Crag Q

Trad climber

Louisville, Colorado

Apr 10, 2011 - 09:53pm PT

Wow. Lots of cool stuff being built. I made a couple birdhouses out of scrap wood. It's kind of fun, but makes me feel like I'm taking up the hobby of an octogenarian.

neebee

Social climber

calif/texas

Apr 11, 2011 - 12:03am PT

hey there say, all...

well, i ain't building, sad to say, no funds and: this may not be worth it...

but:

i hope to somehow salvage it for a few more years:
it does NOT shake at all... all walls feel solid..

the roof, however, DOES have two ends where there are holes, one at each doorway...

it looks slighty crooked as you can see...

mr E did give a bit of good advice, as to stabilizing it needed (at the ol' facebook)...

so, do ANY of you all have any other ideas:
i kind of hate to just let the ol' ex-son-in-law, (family friend, and grandkids' dad and owner of this place that i now rent) just tear it down:

here it is:

any clues, as to helping it, cheap???

mr E's was about 40 bucks or so...

would a thick tarp due, for the two roof corners... ?
it is just for garden tools, soil, etc... and planter containers...

:)

*hhahhahahaha, or three chickens, if i did NOT have to deal with winter!!!
;)

***the ANGLE makes it appear more crooked than it is... from the front, it almost does not even look crooked...

MisterE

Social climber

Cinderella Story, Outa Nowhere

Apr 11, 2011 - 01:26am PT

^^FTW^^

neebee

Social climber

calif/texas

Apr 11, 2011 - 06:52am PT

hey there say, fortmental... actually i HAVE had to do that many a times, as a fix-it.... :))

thanks for the share, and to mr.E too...

say, it DOES work well for us poor folks, :)

also, fixed the hose here, too, that the other folks here (before me) had ruined... :)

thus, no more puddles now... :)

:)

Tony Bird

climber

Northridge, CA

Apr 11, 2011 - 09:53am PT

neebee, it's listing to port. first thing you want to do is straighten it out. you'll need some force to do that. a big truck might be enough. i recommend pushing, not pulling. otherwise, a house jack or a trained elephant. once you've got the front straightened up, put in a new crossbrace inside so's it doesn't go back. that'll be easy if the framing is exposed on the inside. a good frame carpenter will recess the crossbrace so it won't intrude on the interior wall. then you can drywall it, finish it and move in.

Brandon-

climber

Done With Tobacco

Apr 11, 2011 - 10:40am PT

first thing you want to do is straighten it out.

That's just asking for trouble!

My house is a good example of that. I live in a 200+ year old post and beam colonial. No interior load bearing walls and the second floor is a bit trampoliney. I'm adding interior walls to carry the second floor this summer, but there's no way I'd try and return things to their original planes, it's an easy way to do more harm than good. Reinforcing without disturbing is probably a safer bet.

Euroford

Trad climber

Louisville, CO

Apr 11, 2011 - 10:59am PT

still a long ways to go, but our 61 year old machine is now officially a fully reliable means of transportation.

Reilly

Mountain climber

The Other Monrovia- CA

Apr 11, 2011 - 02:41pm PT

Neebee,
I'm a specialist in old buildings too. I can call up the Big Bad Wolf and
he can come over for a nominal fee. Just put on a blonde wig.

Reilly

Mountain climber

The Other Monrovia- CA

Apr 11, 2011 - 02:45pm PT

Lolli, I wasn't doubting your expertise. The Big Bad Wolf came over to
Goldie Locks' house and huffed and puffed and...

But I do have some experience other than with Mr Wolf :-)

neebee

Social climber

calif/texas

Apr 11, 2011 - 02:57pm PT

hey there say, lolli... this sounds good...

yeah, it is solid, so that is my hope...

i was thinking to paint it, too, when i get my next finances..

the roof, though, i may have to do the tarp, until the end of summer... as i can't do it now... :(

say, i will see about the oil first, ...

1)but--if i cannot do it the "best" way, as to oil, which is way is
the cheaper, do to, for now?
that will still be good?
(i DID read this fast, as i was so happy too see the choices, but i will also go back to more fully understand all this) :)

then, yes, i would paint it soon after...

thanks so very very much everyone!!!!

***welllllllllllll, reilley, except perhaps for the big bad wolf, :))
i am really hoping NOT to go that route, ;)
:))

:)

will fill you all in, soon...

P.S.
i should have scapped the paint off, first, but i HAD to get the pond in, and OUT of the old place's yard, as i promised the former landlady, there, that as soon as snow was gone and ground was dig-able, i'd do it...

so, i will have to cover pond, and THEN scrap...
*i near messed up then, lolli, as i was going to PAINT to save the wood, but did not know about the oil...

OOOOPS, ONE MORE THING:

2)*or---if i can only afford one thing to do now,
should it be paint, or oil???

will be back later...
thanks again, so very much...
:)

neebee

Social climber

calif/texas

Apr 11, 2011 - 03:18pm PT

hey there say, lolli... here is the front view... as i said, my hope is, that it is stable when pushed upon, but i have no clue yet, how the roof "feels" ....

well, here's hoping... :)

at least winter is over and it made it through... :)

:)

the kid

Trad climber

fayetteville, wv

Apr 11, 2011 - 03:20pm PT

neebee

Social climber

calif/texas

Apr 11, 2011 - 06:33pm PT

hey there say, lolli.. wow, thanks... yep, it is part of the charm, and will have to be....

niether the owner, my ex-son-in-law, nor me, have the finances to do this... so i will use what i can when i can to just paint it, and put a tarp for the two roof ends, until hopefuly some miracle can help by next year.... things turn up, many times in life... :)

and--i really do want to salvage it, so painting, and making sure it is stable and wont' fall on us, is the best...

i can use it for garden tools or soil, and best of all, i can keep "woods" in there for my dreamcatcher, (a friend just reminded me of this) :)

wow, i am excited, i feel like a bit of family history has been entrusted to me... *memeories from the kids, when they used to play here, and the shed, too...

:)

well, got to go and do leaves, now, i just had to check in...
:)