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A very productive 4 hours in the shed today with all colour painting complete. That’s the frame, forks, handlebars and both wheel rims all nicely painted and ready for a final transparent glossy top coat. Now, at this point I … Continue reading →

I’ve been busy these past few days in the shed, so time for an update in the custom single speed bicycle project. Well, colour painting is complete on both wheel rims, the front forks and the handlebars. And I must … Continue reading →

My custom paint bicycle project is now underway and yes, spray painting has started. So good to finally get off the ground, so to speak. First components to be painted were the wheel rims. However, before this I had some … Continue reading →

Went to see a stripper this morning. Not very good, in fact, most disappointing. No scantily clad young ladies (or these days, lads, if I’m being PC) dancing about and becoming even more scantily clad than before. No drink on … Continue reading →

Way back in December 2014 – my goodness, that’s almost 10-years ago – I purchased a bicycle frameset, a Genesis Day One 853, a premium lightweight, stiff, yet supple steel frame, made by the famous Reynolds company. The intention was … Continue reading →

Regular visitors to Planet Gary, and quite a few of the local residents, might recall I made mention of three bird boxes I constructed from scrap wood back on Blog 10-01-23. Now, with the bird breeding season getting underway, I’ve … Continue reading →

Finally, after 12 weeks the porch* is finished, of course, other than the internal finishes such as decorating and flooring. Good to get it all out of the way, not so good seeing that huge amount of money vanishing instantly … Continue reading →

Okay, I’ll stop you right there. The silly white rainwater pipe is not the finished article. It was used to temporarily divert the rainwater from the flat roof while the harling was completed, twice. No point attaching the rainwater downpipe … Continue reading →

When work first started on our porch. I asked the builders to lay aside the plywood sheeting from the fascia and soffit as I wanted to build a bird nest box for my mum. However, salvaging the wood intact was … Continue reading →

As you might expect, not much progress on our new porch over the Christmas and New Year period, other than the roughcast on the external walls. About 50% was completed but rain, holidays and cold weather put a stop to … Continue reading →