- Thread starter God mode restorations
- Start date
brewdexta
The biggest tool in the box
- Messages
- 5,782
- Location
- UK
The chickens have gone into overdrive in terms of egg production, this meant I had to change DIY priorities and make a farm gate egg selling box.
Last year, the wife made a simple wooden frame that fitted the wall below. She filled this with a big plastic box. The problem was that customers had an inability to close the box properly, meaning eggs would get blown onto the road, or the jackdaws would get into them. Also, the box got hot which can't be good for the eggs.
The wall is council built when they did some subsidence work on the road about 20 years ago. It's topped with lumps of old stone kerb stones. You can see where they cut them with a stihlsaw on the other side.
The plan is to make a frame that straddles the wall so it can be bolted down, both because of the weather and the odd bit of low life that drive past.
I forgot to take pics of the frame until I was well into the build. Apart from some 50 x 3mm strip, it's all odds and sods from the scrap bin. Here's underneath showing the frame and a couple of soffit vents that I had lying around. The back over hangs the wall a few inches so I can fit a more secure moneybox if needed. We will start with a simple jar for the honesty box.
The main body is made from print board. This is about 4 or 5mm thick, it's matt on one side, shiny the other. It's plastic, aluminium foil, polypropylene core, then more foil then plastic. It's very strong and ideal for this, this is all leftovers from when I built a camping trailer a couple of years ago.
Before fitting the roof.
All the aluminium profiles are left over from the camping trailer project too.
More soffit vents to keep it cool.
Now with roof, I put angle all around the top edge so it's unlikely to come off. It's all riveted with closed dome rivets.
Quite a large overhang, mainly to keep rain out of the vents and opening.
I'll probably fit it on Wednesday as the weather looks good. I'm waiting for some materials for the door, I can't just leave it open or the jackdaws will get the eggs. I have some signage that I'm painting too.
So far I've only had to buy two tubes of silicon, everything is leftover from other projects or hanging around in the workshop stock.
Last year, the wife made a simple wooden frame that fitted the wall below. She filled this with a big plastic box. The problem was that customers had an inability to close the box properly, meaning eggs would get blown onto the road, or the jackdaws would get into them. Also, the box got hot which can't be good for the eggs.
The wall is council built when they did some subsidence work on the road about 20 years ago. It's topped with lumps of old stone kerb stones. You can see where they cut them with a stihlsaw on the other side.
The plan is to make a frame that straddles the wall so it can be bolted down, both because of the weather and the odd bit of low life that drive past.
I forgot to take pics of the frame until I was well into the build. Apart from some 50 x 3mm strip, it's all odds and sods from the scrap bin. Here's underneath showing the frame and a couple of soffit vents that I had lying around. The back over hangs the wall a few inches so I can fit a more secure moneybox if needed. We will start with a simple jar for the honesty box.
The main body is made from print board. This is about 4 or 5mm thick, it's matt on one side, shiny the other. It's plastic, aluminium foil, polypropylene core, then more foil then plastic. It's very strong and ideal for this, this is all leftovers from when I built a camping trailer a couple of years ago.
Before fitting the roof.
All the aluminium profiles are left over from the camping trailer project too.
More soffit vents to keep it cool.
Now with roof, I put angle all around the top edge so it's unlikely to come off. It's all riveted with closed dome rivets.
Quite a large overhang, mainly to keep rain out of the vents and opening.
I'll probably fit it on Wednesday as the weather looks good. I'm waiting for some materials for the door, I can't just leave it open or the jackdaws will get the eggs. I have some signage that I'm painting too.
So far I've only had to buy two tubes of silicon, everything is leftover from other projects or hanging around in the workshop stock.
Last edited:
magnet
Member
- Messages
- 1,461
- Location
- Stakeford England
If Carlsberg made egg sales boxes.....................Mighty impressive that
Well good thing there a few extra in the scrap pile
I'm not expecting it to survive full speed impacts with curbs etc just make anything that would normally get stuck on the brackets go under so I'll test it out next dry day.Wildefalcon
Member
- Messages
- 2,583
- Location
- Gloucestershire, England
brewdexta
The biggest tool in the box
- Messages
- 5,782
- Location
- UK
More progress on the egg dispenser.
100mm x 2mm polythene strip used as curtains in cold rooms arrived.
If that doesn't keep water and corvids out then plan B is a top hinged door.
Signwriting finished, not as good as I hoped, I definitely need to practice, probably need a small chisel writer brush too. First time I have used a mahl stick too, that's the thing with a leather pad at one end you rest your hand on to stop you smudging stuff and keep your hand steady.
Should be installed tomorrow......
100mm x 2mm polythene strip used as curtains in cold rooms arrived.
If that doesn't keep water and corvids out then plan B is a top hinged door.
Signwriting finished, not as good as I hoped, I definitely need to practice, probably need a small chisel writer brush too. First time I have used a mahl stick too, that's the thing with a leather pad at one end you rest your hand on to stop you smudging stuff and keep your hand steady.
Should be installed tomorrow......
Dell
Member
- Messages
- 242
- Location
- Warwickshire
Nice job Hope you’re spring loading the door so it can’t be left open,just seen other post I am late as usual I see no door just flaps .
T
Overlap the door strips for better weather protection.
brewdexta
The biggest tool in the box
- Messages
- 5,782
- Location
- UK
I tried that but then they didn't close cleanly, probably because they are so short. It's on the leeward side so I'm hoping it's enough.
brewdexta
The biggest tool in the box
- Messages
- 5,782
- Location
- UK
All installed. The signs hide the front fixings. It's as solid as a rock, so only with the intervention of brute force or a battery angle grinder will it move.
Looks as incongruous as a dog kennel stuck on a wall but that's ok
It's really sunny here, and virtually no wind and the inside temp is only a few degrees higher than outside which is good.
I put some plastic grid like they use on pub shelves for glasses inside. This will stop the egg boxes getting soggy if there's a bit of moisture in there.
I wonder how long before couriers use it as a parcel drop box?
Looks as incongruous as a dog kennel stuck on a wall but that's ok
It's really sunny here, and virtually no wind and the inside temp is only a few degrees higher than outside which is good.
I put some plastic grid like they use on pub shelves for glasses inside. This will stop the egg boxes getting soggy if there's a bit of moisture in there.
I wonder how long before couriers use it as a parcel drop box?
There's a perfectly good bush for them to throw your parcel in there. I doubt they'd trouble themselves to post something through the curtain.
badabec
Forum Supporter
- Messages
- 2,736
- Location
- Essex UK
Where is the pot for the money? Posh enough first a card reader?
brewdexta
The biggest tool in the box
- Messages
- 5,782
- Location
- UK
Just an old plastic takeaway container for now. Hopefully that will suffice.
The alcoholics that squatted the old Methodist chapel used to nick our egg money, but always paid it back, eventually.... They've been moved on now. I'm guessing it will be largely honest apart from the odd tosspot but such is life.
In terms of a card reader, they can pass their cards magnetic strip between my buttocks if they wish but only cash for eggs up these parts.
pedrobedro
Man at Matalan
- Messages
- 13,107
- Location
- CX near Chesterfield
Farm near us had eggs and honesty box stolen by someone passing in a car, now you have to knock on the door and hand over money.Just an old plastic takeaway container for now. Hopefully that will suffice.
The alcoholics that squatted the old Methodist chapel used to nick our egg money, but always paid it back, eventually.... They've been moved on now. I'm guessing it will be largely honest apart from the odd tosspot but such is life.
In terms of a card reader, they can pass their cards magnetic strip between my buttocks if they wish but only cash for eggs up these parts.
Nick DV
"That's the only name they ever gave me."
- Messages
- 1,818
- Location
- "A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away...."
Doesn't surprise me given today's societyFarm near us had eggs and honesty box stolen by someone passing in a car, now you have to knock on the door and hand over money.
That counts as 'extras' shurely....they can pass their cards magnetic strip between my buttocks if they wish
- Messages
- 6,230
- Location
- SW Scotland
Not me but, spurred on by @brewdexta’s cool egg hut, one of my ladies laid today. First egg I have had since November from them - they’re older ladies 
