BBQ

I finally got my hands back on the first serious BBQ that our family ever owned. I'm pretty sure I would have been somewhere between the age of 14-16 when Dad originally bought this. That's 20 years ago!

Anyhow. It was badly rusted out, and the timber was in terrible condition. Years ago it was kinda refurbished with a few replacement timbers, but it's seen a lot of decay since.

So, the other week I completely stripped it down. Timber and metal. Wire brushed down all the steel and resprayed it with a gloss black Engine Enamel. (high temp paint) The timber felt the wrath of my belt sander, and then the goodness of 2 thirsty coats of decking furniture oil.

Unfortunately I don't have any 'before' or 'during' shots. Only 'after'.



The timber previously looked like the deck does now.




It came out great !!!

keyboard well

I decided I wasn't entirely happy with wrist discomfort after spending hours at my favorite place: my desk. Time to improve the quality of life.

Decided to make a small well for the keyboard to drop into, thereby eliminating the awkward wrist tilt while typing.

Create a whopping ugly hole:

Temporary sunken platform in place. I'll use it like this for a week or so to see if the hole is the right size and depth. Trim / sanding / varnish etc will be done in good time.

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I need a grease monkey !