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We were sat on the sofa having a cuppa this morning and suddenly got a strong smell of smoke. Then noticed a big cloud of smoke blowing across the garden. Thinking some inconsiderate neighbour had started a bonfire, I went upstairs to shut windows. 
 

It turned out a neighbour’s garage was on fire! Luckily all people involved got out safely (all elderly) and the fire service got there pretty quickly in large numbers.

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2 hours ago, TheBoyBry said:

We were sat on the sofa having a cuppa this morning and suddenly got a strong smell of smoke. Then noticed a big cloud of smoke blowing across the garden. Thinking some inconsiderate neighbour had started a bonfire, I went upstairs to shut windows. 
 

It turned out a neighbour’s garage was on fire! Luckily all people involved got out safely (all elderly) and the fire service got there pretty quickly in large numbers.

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Is that fiat 500 on your drive or neighbours? 

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3 minutes ago, TheBoyBry said:

It’s the wifes. Are you a fan?

 

4 minutes ago, TheBoyBry said:

It’s the wifes. Are you a fan?

Lol no, had a 500 do 2 grands worth of damage to my car and then p*ss off. I have a deep hatred of them now lol. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Although I'd take an abarth 500.....

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1 hour ago, CatManDoza said:

 

Lol no, had a 500 do 2 grands worth of damage to my car and then p*ss off. I have a deep hatred of them now lol. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Although I'd take an abarth 500.....

It’s not the best car I’ve ever driven, but it does what it needs to do. I do like the look and sound of the Abarth although I know someone who bought a new one a couple of years ago and had had no end of trouble. Like monthly breakdowns! 

8 minutes ago, TheBoyBry said:

It’s not the best car I’ve ever driven, but it does what it needs to do. I do like the look and sound of the Abarth although I know someone who bought a new one a couple of years ago and had had no end of trouble. Like monthly breakdowns! 

In that case..... f*ck fiat 500s may they breakdown and forever rot in the scrap yard of hell

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1 hour ago, Lann said:

Not me, but someone (looking at the Germans)  could not keep their mouth shut. @Banketelli, @Fido_le_muet, @Schumi6581 and @PretendWereDead, code red, take necessary precautions.

/Agent neutral 

Could please provide me with a summary of this article.... Too many letters😆

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On 5/21/2020 at 10:48 AM, Schumi6581 said:

Could please provide me with a summary of this article.... Too many letters😆

https://www.vpro.nl/argos/speel~RBX_VPRO_16077696~maximator-geheim-europees-afluistergenootschap~.html

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9 minutes ago, Lann said:

19:00 Kids: - we want to build the trampoline to surprise the youngest on his bday tomorrow.

20:00 Lann: -you need help? Kids: -No!

22:00 Lann: -GTA time.. Kids: -we need help!

23:30 Damn trampoline done.

Proud of you, daddy....

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Well, 3 years of it all sat in the understairs cupboard and me now being on furlough has finally given me plenty of time to give this a go.

I spent a while cleaning all the dirt and muck off with a scraper and wire brush. 
Then used a table saw to cut everything to size and it’s all held together with dowel joints. 
It’s a good size at 173cm x 73cm and weighs an absolute ton!
I’ve got a chunky black wooden base for it to sit on. 

I've sanded it down to get the remaining dirt and old varnish off to reveal the wood grain. I mainly did it by hand as I didn't want to lose too much character from the surfaces.

I've used a bit of linseed oil I had in the garage on a scrap piece and its gone very dark.

Would danish oil give the same result or would it be lighter?

I'm thinking waxing it would give a lighter finish.

It started off as an L shaped floor duct cover.
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A bit of cleaning.
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Dowel joints, PVA and some clamping.
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Assembly and sanding.
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1 hour ago, TheBoyBry said:

Well, 3 years of it all sat in the understairs cupboard and me now being on furlough has finally given me plenty of time to give this a go.

I spent a while cleaning all the dirt and muck off with a scraper and wire brush. 
Then used a table saw to cut everything to size and it’s all held together with dowel joints. 
It’s a good size at 173cm x 73cm and weighs an absolute ton!
I’ve got a chunky black wooden base for it to sit on. 

I've sanded it down to get the remaining dirt and old varnish off to reveal the wood grain. I mainly did it by hand as I didn't want to lose too much character from the surfaces.

I've used a bit of linseed oil I had in the garage on a scrap piece and its gone very dark.

Would danish oil give the same result or would it be lighter?

I'm thinking waxing it would give a lighter finish.

It started off as an L shaped floor duct cover.
eNKoBhv.jpg

A bit of cleaning.
Mc3AkFz.jpg

Dowel joints, PVA and some clamping.
HkBhJqd.jpg

Kngbyjp.jpg

Assembly and sanding.
2pXcUoe.jpg
HmWJgAY.jpg
3mrzBio.jpg

Looks great! Is it going to be a table/desk? 

 

I started off using danish oil on my (ash) record player stand and it went a lot darker than I was expecting so I sanded it back and went for a colourless wax instead as I wanted to keep the original colour as much as possible. I'm not sure what the difference in colour between Danish/Linseed oil is though.

 

Edit to add a pic of the Danish oil -

http://imgur.com/a/cbb4OY5

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