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In which case, good score
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Not made, but discovered. Damned gales & rain.....
Guess what I'll be doing tomorrow......
I don't suppose it owes me much, it's been there for 7.5 years and I reckon it wasn't the thickest grade of felt back then.
Going to do a quick 'n easy repair to keep it wind & water proof, as I have in mind to cover the whole lot in profile metal sheeting, on top of what's there - but not until the spring/Summer arrives.
Guess what I'll be doing tomorrow...... I don't suppose it owes me much, it's been there for 7.5 years and I reckon it wasn't the thickest grade of felt back then.
Going to do a quick 'n easy repair to keep it wind & water proof, as I have in mind to cover the whole lot in profile metal sheeting, on top of what's there - but not until the spring/Summer arrives.
Not made, but discovered. Damned gales & rain.....
I don't suppose it owes me much, it's been there for 7.5 years and I reckon it wasn't the thickest grade of felt back then.
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Going to do a quick 'n easy repair to keep it wind & water proof, as I have in mind to cover the whole lot in profile metal sheeting, on top of what's there - but not until the spring/Summer arrives.
You're going to fix that during the Scottish spring & summer?
You'll be very busy, that's a lot of work to fit into 2 days!
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Started making the base of my camper. This is my first attempt at making a torsion box, so it's a bit of an experiment. The walls and roof are going to be a similar construction. The plan is to paint the base with Raptor truck bed liner and put it on the chassis out in the elements to see how it copes. I'd rather make my mistakes on a small construction like this than the finished item.
There will be insulation in all the gaps. The walls and ceiling will have cable routes predrilled everywhere.
There will be insulation in all the gaps. The walls and ceiling will have cable routes predrilled everywhere.
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Well, nothing done to the roof today as it was SO frosty that just looking at the felt would have resulted in further cracking/damage...... Neighbour has some felt so we've provisionally set Wed as the day of attack - local forecast if for temps ranging from 11 - 15 degrees [yes, really!] and no rain, so ought to be good to go.
However, it gave me a chance to make progress with the heater. I must try to decipher the pidgin English instructions so that I know what I'm trying to set temp-wise, but random button pushing got it fired up and within about 4 minutes the exhaust pipe was so hot you couldn't touch it.
In fact, I've bought some fire rope to put between the 'heat-sink' and the shed wall....just in case. That'll be for tomorrow, I think. Here's where we are atm [excuse poor phone pics 
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Hopefully, happiness will be a warm shed......
Neighbour has some felt so we've provisionally set Wed as the day of attack - local forecast if for temps ranging from 11 - 15 degrees [yes, really!] and no rain, so ought to be good to go.However, it gave me a chance to make progress with the heater. I must try to decipher the pidgin English instructions so that I know what I'm trying to set temp-wise, but random button pushing got it fired up and within about 4 minutes the exhaust pipe was so hot you couldn't touch it.
In fact, I've bought some fire rope to put between the 'heat-sink' and the shed wall....just in case.
That'll be for tomorrow, I think. Here's where we are atm [excuse poor phone pics ]: Hopefully, happiness will be a warm shed......
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Well, nothing done to the roof today as it was SO frosty that just looking at the felt would have resulted in further cracking/damage......
However, it gave me a chance to make progress with the heater. I must try to decipher the pidgin English instructions so that I know what I'm trying to set temp-wise, but random button pushing got it fired up and within about 4 minutes the exhaust pipe was so hot you couldn't touch it.
In fact, I've bought some fire rope to put between the 'heat-sink' and the shed wall....just in case.
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Hopefully, happiness will be a warm shed......
I wrapped the bit of the exhaust that goes through the hut side in exhaust bandage. Fills the space, and keeps the exhaust temperature down to a safe level. Being a metal hut, I was more concerned with the heat being too much for the ply lining. It works well.
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How did you get on with deciphering the 'instructions'?
Never did manage to decipher them. Mine were 4 pages of Chinese instructions, with 8 hand drawn pictures.
Many, many hours of youtube and facebook study got me there in the end. What does your control look like?
The temp control on mine reads more like a voltage adjustment, so by trial and error I found out how to set minimum temp.
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Got any links
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Jlg
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Is that just a one size fits all
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My 'manual' is an A4 sheet, printed on one side only......
This is [hopefully] what the control looks like, + a remote control which is slightly different from the one above, in that it has "Off" and "On" below which are another 2x buttons with "-" and "+"
Do they have any torque control to prevent the tap breaking if it gets stuck? Or do you have to be very quick on the stop button?
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This arrived today, after burning out the motor on my draped belt and disc sander I spend a while humming and haying about what to do. A new motor for it was 120ish and as I've been using it for both wood and metal work (with extraction) I thought I would probably run into the same problem so decided an upgrade was in order.
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^^ That's a pricey bit of kit, but at 1500W will be much better than the average, which seem to be in the 3/400 - 700/800 range. 
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Do they have any torque control to prevent the tap breaking if it gets stuck? Or do you have to be very quick on the stop button?
Or just losen belt tension a bit
