PROJECT MAN

Old work bench replaced

2011-06-02T15:15:00.004-04:00

Fall Display

2009-10-06T09:13:00.002-04:00

Ethel made the fence for her fall display.

Power Yoga Platform

2009-10-06T08:49:00.003-04:00

This is a project I just finished for Ethel's Yoga Class. It's where you step up & down. Bunch of other things too.

Overhauled Edger

2009-09-14T13:14:00.002-04:00

Should of taken more pictures of the overhaul process, next time I will. The valves were a bite to take out & put back in. Used screw drivers for one valve to put back in. The second one I bought a valve compressor & it was still hard. The throttle linkage gave me some trouble but I went to the web at Briggs & downloaded the parts manual for this motor & it helped. Runs like a charm, a liitle smoke now & then. New rings & valves would of been nice. The rings would of cost me $2.59 but the shipping was $10.00 so I left the old ones in. Hope this article might help someone with a similar task.
As Always Your Projectman, ARNE

Battery Rack

2009-08-18T11:12:00.000-04:00

Got this idea from a Handyman Magazine.
It is a neat way to keep your batteries in one place.
No mystery where your batteries are. I have it hanging
on my garage wall, next to my work bench.
Not that hard to make.
ENJOY !

Foot Stool

2009-04-19T19:08:00.002-04:00

There wasn't much to this project. The pictures show the construction. still need lessons on uphostering. But for now , good enough.

A Copy of a Night Stand

2009-02-10T21:47:00.011-05:00

I started this project in November 2008 at a special project class at the Villages Woodworkers Club. I signed up because I was not getting to this project which I wanted to do for several years. Tried to buy one, but could not find it anywhere. Finally it's done. The only difference I made mine with cedar drawers. Glued some cedar slats on 1/4" Poplar plywood. Made a template for my router bushing, to route the front of the drawers. The oval knobs were a little tricky, used Poplar stock, cut ovals to size, secured them to a board. They were thicker then my knobs so the router bit bearing had a place to ride. After routing I secured them to a special jig to cut them to size. It all came out great & I'm happy with it. Now on to the next project.

Piedmont, Italy Vinyard

2008-11-07T18:00:00.005-05:00

Amateur at painting, been doing it for years but never turned Pro. Love to paint. This took about 2 weeks. I am presenting it to you in three stages. I have always been shaky, but now at 80 it's worse, so I keep trying. If you want to see a larger view, just click on the picture. use the back button & it should bring you back. You can do this with each picture.

HANDY CART

2008-10-03T20:07:00.006-04:00

This cart was made from scrap wood laying around. The Villages Wood Shop had the handy tools of a lathe for the handle, planer,round over router bit & sanders. I asked for help on the turning but John Herega did most of it. The 1/4" dowel I had for a handle, just didn't cut it. Now the bread machine is more accessible & a place for patatoes, onions or what have you.

Click on pictures to enlarge.

Patio Appeal

2008-06-18T19:42:00.003-04:00

Ethel had to have this alongside the Patio. She did all the work. Good job Ethel !

New Kitchen Counter Tops

2008-05-09T19:29:00.006-04:00

Replacing the kitchen counter tops, took me awhile. I ended up with hives or shingles, Maybe from particle board dust, who knows. Anyway I'm better now & the project is done. I joined The Villages Woodworkers Club so I could have access to there table saw & end up with square edges. Tricky but we got it done, my friend Leo helped me. Thank the good Lord for his help. Had to cut down the width of the marble sill, so the splash board would fit. Did that with a masonry blade on a skill saw. Had to extend the bottom of the peninsula to accommodate for a longer top. Had some leftover pieces from an old screen door. Thats where the ornates came from. Not to pleased with some of the seams. Some long reach clamps might of helped. Need to get some. Lot of dry wall patching to adjust for the splash board. I extended the corner cabinet, got rid of useless partion for more space. Well Happy Counter Top Replacing to all ~!

Water Damage Behide Vinyl Siding

2008-03-26T20:46:00.006-04:00

It all started when I saw a corner of the canopy rotted. The more I probed the more I found, termite damage also. Well I had to take down the siding & replace a 4X8 sheet of flake board. Had to tear out the side of the canopy & replace all the 2X4's , New flake board & drywall. I,m finishing the drywall now. Then all I have left to do is paint & I will be done. Woopy !

Finished painting today 3/29/08

Garden Outside Kitchen Window

2008-03-15T19:05:00.002-04:00

Everything was scrubbed with clorox & repainted. Newspaper layed down under lava rocks, to hold the weeds done. Works better then garden cloth. In the center it's mulched with paper from the shredder . Finished it today. Happy with it !

OLD PARK BENCH

2008-03-04T17:30:00.004-05:00

This was a curbside pickup. The wood was all rotten & needed replacing. Hardest part of this project was removing the paint from the cast iron. White coat came off fairly easy, but there was a black rubberized paint under the white that was really tough to take off. Paint remover barely dented it, used a heat gun & blow torch to no avail, had to wire brush & scrape to get then rest off. they used that heavy black rubber coat for rust proofing. Mostly used to hide the imperfections of the casting, I think. I sprayed a primer on it, then a finish coat. I'm happy with it. Wish I could put these pictures in the order I want them, without uploading again.
The wood is Douglas Fir, it has two coats of stain & four coats of Minwax Poly. Then Armor All. Hardware soaked in grease & WD 40. Hope it out survives me.

Blackened Salmon

2008-02-22T21:52:00.004-05:00

Ethel plays Bingo on Friday nights so I play Chef, HA ! Not Bad but to salty. In the rub recipe I would cut the salt from 5 to 2 tablespoons. Click on pictures for detail, the drink is a Dark Rum Margarita, Yummy ! Recipes : Blackened Salmon with Spinach and Soy Black Beans (Five-minute meal in a pan!) : Food Network

Flower Pots

2008-02-15T17:45:00.003-05:00

My wife Ethel came up with this idea, which I think is super. She took some old golf club sleeves cut them to size, put them in the center of the pots & filled with cement around them. Then placed artificial flowers in them. When they get weathered, simply replace. In this case the pansies are new, the rest I air brushed them to revitalize the colors, came out fine. You can use any P.V.C. pipe for the centers. We had some pretty strong winds & they did not move. HAPPY FLOWER POT MAKING.

A Memoriam for BOB LEWIS

2008-01-27T19:03:00.000-05:00

A Memoriam for BOB LEWIS

2008-01-27T16:42:00.000-05:00

This is a sad Greeting. But to honer Bob I will do it. Bob passed away Jan. 4, 2008
He was 83 years old. The organ he is sitting at, is an Allen TO-5Q, 5 manual, 55 rank
Digital Theatre Organ.
Bob grew up in Ottawa, Illinois. Graduated from North Western, served in the Navy.
His greatest passion was music, mainly the Pipe Organ. He volunteered his services at
the Chicago Stadium to restore the pipe organ there, which was really in bad shape.
I met Bob at Hi Fi Unlimited, where he was the manager. They were getting into the
sound business & needed help. I had just finished a job at Automatic Electric, in North Lake, working for Rich Sound. I applied for the job & got it. I became manager of the repair shop & Sound Installations. I hired many Electronic Techs but my best one was Jim Annes. We had something in common, we were both De Vry graduates. This was
in 1956. In 1958 Maynard Larkin the owner of Hi Fi Unlimited decide to sell the repair & sound part of Hi Fi, so Jim & I bought it. We called our place Sound Contractors. In 1962 I got a job at the Naval Ordinance Station in Forrest Park, Il. I
told Jim I would work in the shop at night. The business was going no where. Maynard Larkin decided to sell Hi Fi & Bob wanted to buy in Sound Contractors.
Jim asked me if it was O.K. to buy me out & Bob buy in. I agreed & thats what saved
Sound Contractors. Bob had moved to Villa Park & thats were the 3rd Ave. Theater
began. Bob's first organ there, he used to play along with Silent movies & did a fabulous job. We all will miss him. On Nov. 26,2007 I made a special trip to hear my
first live Concert at the 3rd Avenue Theater & Bob's house was hit by a tornado. He could not get in touch with us, to tell us not to come. I'm sure glad we went. We spent
several hours together hashing over old times. No electricity, we went around with flash lights & I managed to get some good photos as I will post.
GOD BLESS YOU BOB LEWIS-----------YOU WILL BE MISSED

Final Result, Using Simple Labeler

2008-01-22T19:46:00.001-05:00

Light Scribe

2008-01-16T20:27:00.000-05:00

Light Scribe Disc is a grey scale & It Sucks. Generated from Disc below made with Nero. If anyone knows of a Label burner that prints true color, please let me know. THANKS !

Ravioli Form

2008-01-01T18:10:00.000-05:00

This project was jenks for me, don't even know if it's going to work. It was my on stupidty, using the wrong kind of push stick on my radial arm saw with a dado. I got a kick back & the push stick ended up in my wrist very close to tendons. I did not have a guide which really was the cause of the problem. Going on 3 days now & my wrist is healing, it bled like a stuck pig. For all of you out there, work with care.

D.I.Y SOLAR TUBE INSTALLATION

2007-10-19T17:20:00.000-04:00

The hardest part was working on my belly in the attic. First step locate on the ceiling where you want the light, drill a small hole, run a wire through the hole. I used a coat hangar & straightened it. In the attic locate the wire & pull it to the roof & make a mark. Drill another small hole. run wire through it. Up on the roof locate wire, slip the template marker on the wire & draw a circle, marked roof on the template. Cut along the line. The Kit gives you detailed instructions. Back down to the ceiling, use the template again, this time use the hole marked ceiling, slightly smaller then roof hole. Cut out. Assemble bottom tube to trim ring & insert in ceiling hole, lock 3 tabs to drywall. Flashing installed at roof hole, bring top tube up on roof, line up with bottom tube & slip down to top of flashing till it's flush. Install Dome line up for North & screw it in. Back in the attic, tape the tubes. YOU ARE DONE ! THIS JOB IS NOT FOR 80 YEAR OLDS---HA HA Ha ha !

Wood Turnings

2007-10-08T16:24:00.000-04:00

This is not my handy work but my cousin's Bob. Beautiful work !

Click on picture to enlarge it.

Printer Cabinet Finished & In Place

2007-03-13T20:11:00.000-04:00

Ethel wants another computer cabinet to match the one on the left now. Oh Well ! It will be a while, I have yard work to catch up on. Today I picked 20 bags of grapefruit, 5 bags of oranges. I have to change the oil in the car. Maintenance on the Golf Cart, gas prices at an all time high, it has become our primary vehicle.Tracter needs to be ready for summer mowing. THIS IS RETIREMENT, HA! HA!

Finishing Printer Cabinet

2007-03-12T17:52:00.000-04:00

All it needs is finishing & Ethel is doing that.

Printer Cabinet

2007-02-28T18:01:00.000-05:00

Have all the wood cut for the drawers. Now I need to do some routing & assemble the drawers

COMPUTER ROOM

2007-02-22T21:44:00.000-05:00

The Printer Cabinet will go in between two computer desks,
It will house two Printers & four drawers for ancillaries.
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Printer Cabinet

2007-02-22T20:25:00.000-05:00

Computer Desk Finished

2007-02-18T18:16:00.000-05:00

Computer Desk Project

2007-02-11T11:11:00.000-05:00

Wood work is done. Now it needs finishing.

Computer Desk Project

2007-02-06T19:01:00.000-05:00

Computer Desk Sketch

2007-02-05T20:26:00.000-05:00

This is a little better sketch.

Golf Cart Enclosure

2007-01-28T19:01:00.000-05:00

This is a better picture of the finished product then the one I had. On to the next project, a computer desk, I hope.

Golf Cart Cover

2007-01-16T12:29:00.000-05:00

It all started in this room,many hours of toil on Ethel's behalf. My job is to put on. Well we got it this far & Ethel didn't like the fit. So back to the bedroom for taking it apart & sewing it back together. We have FUN. Hopefully we will have an enclosure before the rain begins, HA !

This is the way it looks without the enclosure. I will post the finished product.

Weather Contrast

2007-01-12T19:51:00.000-05:00

This is the picture I was referring too, posted by Ilinfo.

Flower

2006-12-02T18:47:00.000-05:00

Took this picture this afternoon. It's a double Hibiscus. Just as a comparison to the pictures you sent WOW !

Best Computer Progam in the World

2006-11-27T18:04:00.000-05:00

DAK is the place to go. You can Convert records to CDs & thats only the tip of the iceburg. Convert to MP3 & so much more.I bought the $ 25.00 program & pleased as punch. I am also a Dakonian. See the site to see what I am talking about.http://DAK.com

Seven Irrigation Zone Vales

2006-11-27T17:32:00.000-05:00

First I had to remove bushes to work on the leak.
Then I tried to install them the way they were, no luck.
So I ended up putting two feed lines, one up & one down, that worked. One week of work. Now I will get rid of the edgeing & put in sod.

Painted awning & Rescreening

2006-10-07T19:43:00.000-04:00

Florida is notorious for mold. This awning was spotted like a leopard. Tryed Clorox did not a wisker, so I will try painting. It took 2 coats for the spots to go. I am satisfied for now, hope it will last, the material is canvas.

The screens under the awning were all rotted,
so had to rescreen 4 of them. Used fiberglass screening material.

Came out O.K.

Master Bedroom

2006-09-16T17:51:00.000-04:00

Flooring is done. Moulding needs to be nailed in & furniture put back. Mirrored sliders installed.
Then we will be back to normal, what ever that is.

Master Bedroom

2006-09-15T16:12:00.000-04:00

Ethel removing moulding in closet & carpet tacker under rug edges.
Pile of flooring needs to be laid.

Carpet being taken out.

Nail holes patched with cement.

Vapor barrier put down.

This is where it's at now. I'm tired so tomorrow is another day. I'm not going to do all the work while somebody is out playing BINGO. HA< HA< ha !

Guest Bedroom Floor Finished

2006-09-05T17:44:00.000-04:00

First step---Carpet has to come out.
Carpet out, nail holes need filling, from the carpet tacking strips being removed.
Underlayment installed & we begin laying wood floor.
Finished Yep Eyy !

Pineapple

2006-08-23T10:42:00.000-04:00

This is what it looks like now. Nothing like the ones in the store. Not getting enough water perhaps. Who knows ?

Strap Clamp

2006-08-18T20:15:00.000-04:00

This is a strap clamp, works quite well. I receieved a set of clamps from my daughter on my birthday. This was one of them, first time I used it. Made things a lot easier. Mom wanted a little stand to get my stero speakers off the floor. This is it, hope she will do the finishing.

DeLeon Springs

2006-08-14T16:10:00.000-04:00

http://www.planetdeland.com/sugarmill/index.htm

Pineapple Progress

2006-08-13T16:44:00.000-04:00

Don't know what color it should be before it is picked

Pineapple

2006-08-05T16:20:00.000-04:00

Thought you might all like to see how a pineapple grows. This is at my next door neighbor's house.

Wind Socks

2006-07-17T16:18:00.000-04:00

Added one little guy near the front.

Tarpon Springs

2006-07-14T08:35:00.000-04:00

We took a 2 hr. excursion on the Island Queen. Ran into a Pod of Dolphins, it was a very nice trip. Mom got sunburn on her face.

Tarpon Springs

2006-07-14T08:33:00.000-04:00

Tarpon Springs

2006-07-14T08:32:00.000-04:00

Tarpon Springs

2006-07-14T08:30:00.000-04:00

Tarpon Springs

2006-07-14T08:28:00.000-04:00

Tarpon Springs

2006-07-14T08:26:00.000-04:00

Tarpon Springs

2006-07-13T20:51:00.000-04:00

Guess where we went today. Yep !

Wind Socks

2006-07-11T18:13:00.000-04:00

These are super when the wind blows. the one on the right has Lady Bugs on it. My favorite bug. It's all Diane's fault, she has been doing this for years.

Iron Fixed

2006-07-10T13:12:00.000-04:00

All done, works like new.

Steam Iron

2006-07-09T19:20:00.000-04:00

The iron would work intermittently, then quit. Found an open wire near the iron end. Cut 6" off the cord & that did it. Now I need to reassemble.

Front Door Area

2006-07-08T15:37:00.000-04:00

This was a dirty job, washing rocks embedded in sand & dirt. Mom gave me a liitle break. I hate Florida Soil it's sand. Sand & more sand.

Crepe Mrtyle

2006-07-04T16:32:00.000-04:00

I was out in the back yard to take a picture of the Shuttlle Launch. To many clouds & not much to view so I took a picture of the bush. This is Gods Project not mine.

Painted

2006-07-04T16:27:00.000-04:00

Painting is all done. It still looks a mess but HEY it's my work shop

Starting the white

2006-07-03T18:08:00.000-04:00

Two more to go.

Painted Cabinets & Stand

2006-07-03T18:05:00.000-04:00

Have 2 more to do. Ran out of red paint. I guess the rest will have to be white.

Tool cabinet being Painted

2006-07-01T21:12:00.000-04:00

Now my work bench, tool stands all need painting, to go with that nice clean floor.

Garage Floor Finished

2006-07-01T21:10:00.000-04:00

Garage Floor 2nd Half to Paint

2006-06-30T19:16:00.000-04:00

I'm etching the concrete with muratic acid. Fill a gallon pail of water 3/4 full 1/2 cup of acid. Water first then acid very important. WEAR SAFETY glasses. Rinse floor 3 times. Let dry overnite. Paint in morning.

Concrete has been Etched w/ Muratic Acid

2006-06-29T16:58:00.000-04:00

First coat going on 1/2 of garage.

2nd Coat Applied

2006-06-28T19:35:00.000-04:00

Tomorrow we will put the washer & dryer back.

Starting to Paint Garage Floor

2006-06-28T13:27:00.000-04:00

First we are painting under the washer & dryer. One more coat of paint then they go back, then the rest of 1/2 of the floor.

Painting the Garage Floor

2006-06-26T19:51:00.000-04:00

Getting ready to paint garage floor.

Cut into Stumps

2006-06-16T22:21:00.000-04:00

Root Out

2006-06-16T22:19:00.000-04:00

Palm Tree Down

2006-06-16T22:18:00.000-04:00

Felling of a Palm Tree

2006-06-16T22:16:00.000-04:00

Coming Soon Felling a Palm

2006-06-13T21:29:00.001-04:00

I will take pictures each step of the way.

Painted Sidewalk

2006-05-07T17:15:00.000-04:00

It took 2 days, 1 1/2 hrs. ea. day. Ethel's handy work again.

Front Stoop First Cookout

2006-05-04T19:07:00.000-04:00

The Stoop made the hamburgers & hot dogs taste
much better, HA!

This is how we cook when a Hurricane knocks out our power.

Economy Help !

2006-05-03T18:21:00.000-04:00

Exposed Aggregate

2006-04-29T17:48:00.000-04:00

Poured cocrete today. looks nice so far.

New Photo for April 27, 2006

2006-04-28T18:53:00.000-04:00

Tarred Stoop

2006-04-28T17:53:00.000-04:00

The stoop is tarred & framed, ready for sand concrete & pea gravel. I will wait a day or two for the tar to set up a bit.

Exposed Aggregate Finish

2006-04-27T16:41:00.000-04:00

This is a new project I am about to begin. The front stoop is lower then the sidewalk by about an inch. I am going to build up with exposed aggragate. I etched it with muratic acid. now I have to paint it with tar for good adhesion. This hopefully will keep it from cracking becuse in some places it will only be an inch thick. More pictures will follow as I do them.

Old Chris Craft

2006-04-26T20:25:00.000-04:00

Ths is not one of my projects, perhaps someday. Sure is pretty !

Home Made Awning

2006-04-25T15:17:00.000-04:00

We started this project 3 days ago, finished today.
My wife did the sewing on the canvas, I did the hardware
from 1/2 " conduit. Turned out pretty well I think.

Driveway Painted

2006-04-24T20:09:00.000-04:00

The finished product. Had to wait a week before we could drive on it

Painting Driveway

2006-04-24T19:47:00.000-04:00

Ethel taping diagonals getting ready to paint. It took two days to tape.

The Building of 1080 Lake Holiday Drive

2006-04-21T19:16:00.000-04:00

The finished house. YEAH !

The building of 1080 Lake Holifay Drive

2006-04-21T19:06:00.000-04:00

This is the last house my wife & I built. We designed it together.

Backyard Light House

2006-04-21T17:15:00.000-04:00

A light house I built in our back yard, with my reliable helper. The light house had a lite that worked, The bottom was used to store garden tools. We also built 5 houses together. I will show you the last house we built in a new post.

Bud Vase Holder

2006-04-20T22:34:00.000-04:00

My wife designed it & did the scrool saw cutting. The wood is a scrap piece of pine She wants to redo it in poplar wood. Good job I say keep up the good work. She will be 80 in October. God Bless Her !

Rstoresd 1974 Eldorado Convertible

2006-04-20T22:27:00.000-04:00

2006-04-19T12:32:00.000-04:00

What ever your goal in life is ? Run-jump or walk to get there.

Restored 1967 18' Cobia

2006-04-18T20:04:00.000-04:00

I love projects. I have done two conversion vans, restored a 1967 18' Cobia boat 16' Cobalt, repair anything that breaks, Did a 1974 Cadillac Edorado. Looking for people with stories of simalar interests. Have included some pictures.
Will included more picture in the near future when I get my scanner to behave.