06-10-2017, 11:35 AM
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How to amuse the neighbours without really trying !
I am hosting a Craft Day tomorrow and decided an extra table would be useful - more equipment now than last time.So - off to garage - bring out trestles - they have rusted and the paint was peeling. Grab a wire brush and clean them up a bit.
Neighbour comes out to wash his car - gives me a smile.
Back to garage - stagger out with the table top - oops - damp has damged one corner. Heave it onto trestles - fetch a bucket of hot soapy water - start to scrub - damp corner falls off!!
Neighbour tries hard, but not hard enough, to hide his giggles!
Table is made from plastic coated MDF. Fetch saw and a black marker - draw a line across - 2" above damaged corner - start to saw.
Have you ever tried sawing a straight line in soggy MDF - neighbour just about hysterical with laughter now!
Had a cup of tea and a think.
Back to garage - rummage in the "this will be useful one day" corner - find a large piece of melamine coated wood left over from when the kitchen was fitted - slightly smaller than proper table top but will do - yes, it will.
Neighbour has very kindly taken table top and will use an electric saw to cut across above the damage for me - have totally forgiven him his laughter!
06-10-2017, 11:48 AM
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Re: How to amuse the neighbours without really trying !
Originally Posted by Tpin
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Neighbour, wash car, you, difficulty cutting timber.......I thought you were going to say you got an electric saw out and the dust ruined his efforts to clean his car
Good result for you...low cut top and doe eyes?
06-10-2017, 05:03 PM
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Re: How to amuse the neighbours without really trying !
Originally Posted by Silver Tabby
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I am hosting a Craft Day tomorrow and decided an extra table would be useful - more equipment now than last time.So - off to garage - bring out trestles - they have rusted and the paint was peeling. Grab a wire brush and clean them up a bit.
Neighbour comes out to wash his car - gives me a smile.
Back to garage - stagger out with the table top - oops - damp has damged one corner. Heave it onto trestles - fetch a bucket of hot soapy water - start to scrub - damp corner falls off!!
Neighbour tries hard, but not hard enough, to hide his giggles!
Table is made from plastic coated MDF. Fetch saw and a black marker - draw a line across - 2" above damaged corner - start to saw.
Have you ever tried sawing a straight line in soggy MDF - neighbour just about hysterical with laughter now!
Had a cup of tea and a think.
Back to garage - rummage in the "this will be useful one day" corner - find a large piece of melamine coated wood left over from when the kitchen was fitted - slightly smaller than proper table top but will do - yes, it will.
Neighbour has very kindly taken table top and will use an electric saw to cut across above the damage for me - have totally forgiven him his laughter!
06-10-2017, 10:14 PM
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Re: How to amuse the neighbours without really trying !
Originally Posted by Boozercruiser
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And you just amused us without really trying as well Tabby!
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