Where is Mr. Bob L?

[sachsmo]

He has been pretty much MIA here lately, Hope all is well with the fella.

 

[mtngun]

He's building a new shop.

 

[olyman]

He's building a new shop.

thatll eat your time!!!!

 

[gemniii]

He has been pretty much MIA here lately, Hope all is well with the fella.

Last active on the site 06-09-2011 09:35 AM.

 

[john taliaferro]

He's building a new shop.

thats where i should be , did cut split a cord of elm and oak today .

 

[BobL]

I just had a weeks vacation working 9 days solid (7 am to 8 pm) on my new and shop.
Set myself on fire with my angle grinder - just burnt a 4" hole in my shirt.
Ended up with calloused and blackened hands - real workmans hands - not white collar hands!
In short I had a great tome

Put in the second Western Aussie Redgum benchtop.

Welded up a set of metal and timber shelves to store my metal work lathe tools and CS parts.

Welded up a door frame and door for a back door to my shop

Jacking up the roof of the old shed so the roofline of the old shop is level (old shop had slumped 5" in one corner over 33 years) .

Built a 13 ft long steel truss. This enabled me to remove a steel post in the middle of the gap between old and new shop ao now this space is completely open.

Here is a 360 degree shot of the old shop (left) and new shop (RHS).

The internals of the old shed need to be removed as I am laying a new concrete floor.

 

[isuzurover]

Love your work Bob - and your shop!!! Extremely jealous.

Btw - you probably don't remember, but I met you at a display of your tools and others' paintings once in your department.

We used to be Anna Mulders' neighbour when she lived in Perth.

 

[BobL]

Love your work Bob - and your shop!!! Extremely jealous.

Btw - you probably don't remember, but I met you at a display of your tools and others' paintings once in your department.

We used to be Anna Mulders' neighbour when she lived in Perth.

Small world - are you into milling?

 

[imagineero]

Nice work Bob! Various people have been cursing your name under their breath (myself included) recently as some of your posts have encouraged a more scientific approach to chain sharpening.

Are you coming to the September GTG in melbourne? Looks like quite a few aus members will be there. There's a sticky in the chainsaw forum.

Shaun

 

[BobL]

Nice work Bob!

Cheers Shaun.

Various people have been cursing your name under their breath (myself included) recently as some of your posts have encouraged a more scientific approach to chain sharpening.

Well as long as you're cutting faster/longer and it takes load off the powerhead I reckon it's worth it.

Are you coming to the September GTG in melbourne? Looks like quite a few aus members will be there. There's a sticky in the chainsaw forum.
Shaun

Love to be there and cost is not an issue as I have frequent flyer points coming out of my ears. Unfortunately time is my big problem, I'm shortly off on a 5 week trip to the US and Canada. And I have to go to Melbourne for business on the 28-29 Sept so my chances of making the GTG are slim - I'll know better when I get back from the US in August.

 

[isuzurover]

Small world - are you into milling?

Small world indeed! I haven't (yet) done any milling. I just ducked across here from the chainsaw forum since Rick said you were on here.

I have made a couple of pieces of (crude) furniture though...
(here)http://www.arboristsite.com/chainsaw/174424.htm

 

[Hillbilly3995]

Where ya headed in the states Bob?

 

[mikeb1079]

niiiice bob! those slab table tops look great! shop looks good too.
cheers!
mb

 

[BobL]

Where ya headed in the states Bob?

Ha - well I call it the states but I guess it's the defacto 51st state (Puerto Rico).

 

[mikeb1079]

Ha - well I call it the states but I guess it's the defacto 51st state (Puerto Rico)

nice! my wife and i have been to pr a bunch. if you get a chance try to make it out to culebra or vieques. excellent snorkeling/diving and very laid back.

 

[BobL]

nice! my wife and i have been to pr a bunch. if you get a chance try to make it out to culebra or vieques. excellent snorkeling/diving and very laid back.

Thanks for the info. I don't know how much free time I will have but I'll check them out if I get a chance.

 

[jimdad07]

Your shop looks great Bob, as always. Glad to see you are well.