Author Topic: Show us your Man Cave (Read 46663 times)

Rusty Nuts · « **Reply #180 on:** December 07, 2021, 17:35:28 »

Show off....

Looks very good.

kwackboy · « **Reply #181 on:** December 07, 2021, 17:41:47 »

@ V-Twin

I have to confess that my flooring is the cheap stuff from B&Q.

We use to have carpet but after a minor flood we had to rip it up. We bought it as a temporary cheap fix while we looked for better rubber flooring.

Its very soft, nice to walk on and it's warm however, it's easily damaged. To be honest, it's been around 5 months or so since I fitted the flooring and it's seems to be holding up very well.

It cost about £70 ....

Joe Rocket · « **Reply #182 on:** December 07, 2021, 17:44:57 »

Nice creation kwackboy.

A good solution to a dead space.

I'm a workshop woodworker (not site 'chippie') and would make the observation that a corner woodworking bench is not favourable for long lengths. I have a short bench near the end of my garage because of space to house the bikes, the car etc. I've had to put a vice at either end to play with both ends of a piece of longish wood. I know from my working days that a clear 2m either way is a minimum from a bench mounted saw so.... good luck playing with those mitres!

kwackboy · « **Reply #183 on:** December 07, 2021, 17:49:47 »

I'm no craftsman, I'm just playing at it....

Thanks for the advice though...

MartinW · « **Reply #184 on:** December 08, 2021, 22:07:27 »

Not the whole cave, but here's a picture of my spanner collection.

Mr Nick · « **Reply #185 on:** December 08, 2021, 23:35:12 »

Keeping your metric and imperial ones on separate rows is a good idea. Don't want to risk rounding nuts with the wrong one...

V-Twin · « **Reply #186 on:** December 09, 2021, 13:46:41 »

Going by his avatar, He's already rounded something.

MartinW · « **Reply #187 on:** December 10, 2021, 09:39:42 »

Very true Mr Nick and those were my thoughts at the time, although it did take me a little bit of time to adjust.

V-Twin -

timangus · « **Reply #188 on:** December 11, 2021, 21:10:57 »

I managed to bag a set of shelving from our local shop, so tidied up my man cave. It now has an electric door after twice cutting my head with a falling up and over door. The dent in the pannier was caused by a car in India. Managed to keep out up though.

kwackboy · « **Reply #189 on:** December 12, 2021, 18:14:56 »

Installed a bit of class to my ongoing new bench project, a bargain ebay find...

When picking it up I was met by an elderly gentleman, I'd say in his mid 80's. I was told its brand new, never used and was purchased with another back In the early 1960's, so its older than me, allegedly

I've looked around and can't seem to able to date it, anyone have any better knowledge..?

Its a Record 52-1/2 ED, quick release 9inch woodworking Vice.

TLPower · « **Reply #190 on:** December 12, 2021, 18:47:24 »

It's not as old as you think mate, circa 1984 I believe.

It has a left hand thread I think and special paint to cope with heat and salt water.

It's a Miami Vice mate.

Rusty Nuts · « **Reply #191 on:** December 12, 2021, 19:06:25 »

How is "Vice" getting past the Americanism filter?

Joe Rocket · « **Reply #192 on:** December 12, 2021, 19:08:16 »

Just an saide while talking about benches and vices.

Here's the bench I use at Emmaus, mon cave a l'homme, (where I repair/renovate furniture and other objects for a new life to the benefit of the poor). It is a traditional bench with large scissor vice on the left and a metal vice on the right . Note the modern planes I have to use too!

Edit: there is a manual press in the middle between the drawer and plane on the bench for holding work down. It works a treat too!

kwackboy · « **Reply #193 on:** December 12, 2021, 19:16:55 »

Cheers TL ..

Strange, I looked at his other one that was bought at the same time, it was mounted to his work bench, was identical but well used and looked older (obviously) which suggested the one I bought was from the same era and both have "made in England" on them

I don't think I've been scammed, I only paid £50 ..

V-Twin · « **Reply #194 on:** December 12, 2021, 21:43:33 »

I hope that £50 was for both of them.

Rusty Nuts · « **Reply #195 on:** December 12, 2021, 22:05:27 »

Quote from: Rusty Nuts on December 12, 2021, 19:06:25

How is "Vice" getting past the Americanism filter?

OK, now please delete the question and this post since you've added v-I-s-e to the naughty list.

kwackboy · « **Reply #196 on:** December 12, 2021, 22:31:20 »

Yes, I noticed my mistake had been rectified...

I blame my phone, it spells for me, which means it can't spell either.

TLPower · « **Reply #197 on:** December 13, 2021, 07:31:28 »

1960's would have been made in Sheffield then, the original factory long gone sadly.

kwackboy · « **Reply #198 on:** December 31, 2021, 17:21:10 »

Little more work over the holidays, nearly there ..

TLPower · « **Reply #199 on:** December 31, 2021, 20:35:46 »

Tidy wiring mate, TallPaul would approve.