The washing up bowl was frozen . . that’s how cold!
But the Shed the did warm up under the radiant heaters and we had a few cuppas to warm us from the inside.
A varied morning as these photos show.
Re-attaching the horses head
Brian working on housing sparrows in terraced homes!
Tony feeling camera shy maybe.
Dodgy Dave shuffling battery chargers.
Today Colin came to wish us well and say a thank you for the 18 months he has spent as a Shedder at Norton Shed. His forte was working on the wood lathe which he had done for many years at home and at woodturning clubs. He has such a warm smile and loves to share stories from his past.
Today Graham decided to try to put into practice what he had seen Colin do often and managed to turn a wooden egg, the first of a dozen eggs the Sports Charity wants for an Easter Egg hunt in a couple of months time. Graham showed Colin the chisels he had used and amazingly, according to Colin, the right chisels were used in the right order.
Spot the difference, but Colin is on the left.
Hedgehog boxes are added to the “to-do” list of the Shed. For a Stockton rescue charity but to be installed in the woodland at Norton Sports Charity.
Monday Shed got busy
We made wooden eggs, extra large size!. New Shedder Chris got going with Graham and produced two, preparing for another four on Tuesday. Eggs on a conveyor belt!
Chris goes to work on an egg!
Graham put his feet up with a late Christmas present from Steve!
We had quite a session on Tuesday adjusting the two bandsaws.
Apparently the blades had been slipping off the top wheel. It was clear that quite a few Shedders did not know the internal workings and settings for band saws. In fact most bandsaws (if not all!) are adjusted in the same way.
One debate was where the teeth of the blade should sit on the tyre of the wheel. The video below goes through the procedures for replacing and setting up a blade and it advises (as do other videos) that the teeth (the so called gullets or holes between the teeth should sit on the centre of the tyre. Not front or back but centre!
The other matter dealt with is tension of the blade. When tapped firmly the blade should deflect by about one eighth of an inch (or 3mm in new money)
Enjoy watching.