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Posts from the ‘How to’ Category

New Disc Rotors for my 60 series Landcruiser!

Over the last holidays I changed the front discs on the cruiser with the help of my son Tom. He took almost all of the pics in the post. Hopefully the following will give you a bit of an idea on the process involved. Remember, I am not a mechanic and you should not try [...]

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Ironbark work bench

Back when I was sawmilling I cut down and milled a rather large ironbark. I kept a slab cut from the tree with the intention of making a coffee table, but the slab cupped badly, and so it has sat in the shed, getting in the way all the time! It is pictured below. The [...]

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Shed Fridge (Storage)

Below is a fridge that a mate kindly donated to my shed. He found it on the side of the road (I taught him to do that) and thought it would make a great tool cupboard. I thought I would plug it in to see if it worked. I did not expect it to, but [...]

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Project Bike Hoist

Here are some pictures of what I have previously used as a motorcycle workbench. It involved loading the bike up a ramp, and was really only practical with very light bikes. It is pictured with an old 1973 Honda XL175 I used to own. Even with a small bike it was not very steady and [...]

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