My garden project this weekend was to take a couple of course of brick off the top of a small retaining wall, patch and repair.
Of course, I hit it wit a hammer and the whole thing moved so it's pretty much all had to come down.
There was no footing at all and the blocks had been piled on top of each other, rather than bonded. It had failed at the vertical joints.
Surely it's harder to build like this, rather than just doing it properly in the first place. #DIY #Dickheads
Asian-inspired garden - Portland stone with campanula, acer, pine, azalea planting. #gardening
Hopefully shade-tolerant varieties, as these will be behind the workshop.
Brickwork and pad-stones done.
3m x 3m #recycled wood frame built for the base of the workshop. #woodwork #DIY
First test roof truss on. Seems to work. 👍
Now just to build the next 7.
Last update - a warning. Make sure you don't put your step ladder on a bit of wood that's holding your shed up. Always check where you're stepping.
Thankfully, the build had got to a point where is was largely superfluous but my weight on it snapped the support, the stepladder went from under me and I fell the 3 feet to the deck. I've got some cracking bruises but very lucky I wasn't more seriously hurt. 😬
@BonehouseWasps Hate to say I told you so... :P https://eldritch.cafe/@peterdroberts/111017952446461522
But yeah tools don't get less dangerous when you get more experienced. I feel like most injuries are stupid little things from complacency rather than the intricacies of advanced tools
@[email protected] volunteering at the hackspace I'm largely worried about what the most likely thing *other* people will get injured on; and for me that's grinders because people don't know about wheels bursting and grinders can do a huge number of jobs but are the wrong tool for most of them. People tend to have a healthy respect for machine tools but the tools that are easy to use but hard to use *right* are the ones that worry me.
@BonehouseWasps the hackspace questions we get people to ask before any job are:
"Am I distracted?"
"Am I in a rush?"
"Am I tired?"
"Am I sure?*"
*...I'm doing something sensible/am using the right tool etc.
@peterdroberts 100%. It's a major hurdle.
I've got about 30 of those same joists that I've used for the floor to rip down length-ways into usable framing timber and I've got the table saw to do it on.
Never used a table saw before though...
Will have to pluck up the courage and get it done Saturday morning, I think.
@peterdroberts Amazing, thank you - that's very kind. Will definitely give you a shout if I get stuck.
I've watched hours of YouTube on the subject at this point and I've got all the safety gear and such. I'm intending to set it up outside on the lawn, where it's flat and I can set up an outfeed table. My wife will be assisting too.
I'm always cautious around new power tools. The table saw is the last bench tool to tackle, really. Never really needed one up til now.
@peterdroberts 100% - respect the tool! 😊
Tbh, the tool that scares me the most is my electric plane. The torque it generates gives me the willies everytime I fire it up.
There was an episode of Grand Designs Oz a while ago where a guy (up a scaffold, no hard hat) was using one, holding a 2x4 from underneath with one hand and shaving it with the other. I had to watch from behind my hands, Dr Who and the Daleks style. 😂
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