locoboy
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| posted on 21/12/08 at 10:31 PM |
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Check me out! Wooden tub
Well not exactly a Locust or a morgan chassis as yet but an afternoon in the garage has produced this
Its 50x50x60cm and holds a plastic planter thats planted up with winter flowers for my sister in laws xmas pressie for her new house and naked
garden!
Its my first real forray into making something from scrach in timber.
Its had a couple of coats of fence paint in green since the photo was taken.
It's made of 2x2 timber and 5/8 shiplap
Its that sturdy I reckon i could use it as a prop under the 406 next time i need another axle stand!
Pretty chuffed with my afternoons work.
ATB
Locoboy
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omega0684
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| posted on 21/12/08 at 10:33 PM |
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make sure you put some wood protector on it before leaving it outside, dont want all your hard work to go to waste! 
looks very nice though
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A1
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| posted on 22/12/08 at 01:38 AM |
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nice job! looks good!
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bigrich
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| posted on 22/12/08 at 09:02 AM |
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Nice job mate, everything i ever tried to make from wood turned out cr-p
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A pint for the gent and a white wine/fruit based drink for the lady. Those are the rules
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afj
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| posted on 22/12/08 at 10:01 AM |
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i see a small home business coming on those things cost a fortune in the garden centres
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nick205
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| posted on 22/12/08 at 10:10 AM |
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Nice work 
It's well worth the effort to be able to giv a present you've created for someone.
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gregf27
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| posted on 22/12/08 at 02:01 PM |
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Tidy Col!
I'll let you make me one for my new pad!!!
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procomp
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| posted on 22/12/08 at 02:28 PM |
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Hi
My farther-in law used to make these for friends and family ( Retired chippy ).
The one thing he used to do ( not sure if you have or not ) was to put plenty of drain holes in the bottom.
The first ones he made for the wife where fine till she decided she wanted them moving on the decking after 12 months. The bottom was so rotten
without the drain holes it just fell apart. 
Cheers Matt
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locoboy
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| posted on 22/12/08 at 04:27 PM |
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There is a plastic planter that sits inside on the X which can be taken out and re-planted with spring/summer plants as and when required.
[Edited on 22/12/08 by locoboy]
ATB
Locoboy
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locoboy
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| posted on 22/12/08 at 04:30 PM |
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Gulp........... £64!!!!!!!!!!!!1
http://www.salixonline.co.uk/planters/planters.html
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[Edited on 22/12/08 by locoboy]
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Locoboy
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JoelP
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| posted on 22/12/08 at 05:16 PM |
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£64 only covers a 2 or 3 hours labour by hand!
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locoboy
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| posted on 22/12/08 at 07:53 PM |
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as main employment yes, but as a sideline then it pays to think of it as about 22-25 pints
ATB
Locoboy
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JoelP
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| posted on 22/12/08 at 08:12 PM |
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