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  • PALLET PLANTER

    by DUSTY MILLER     Saturday, March 13, 2010
    LEFT OVER FROM CLIMBING FRAME. PALLET PLANTERS ADDED ANTIQUE STAIN TO THE LINSEED OIL BEFORE SPRAYING. TO BUY THESE FROM A GARDEN CENTRE WILL COST £29.99 TO £39.99 EACH. THIS IS APPROX ONE PALLET TO MAKE THIS .EITHER YOU BUY ONE OR GET ONE...
  • PALLET CLIMBING FRAME

    by DUSTY MILLER     Saturday, March 13, 2010
    THE CHILDRENS CLIMBING FRAME. MADE FROM PALLETS.ALL HAS BEEN MACHINED AND SANDED SO THERE ARE NO SHARP CORNERS OR EDGES.AND SPLINTER PROOF.THIS HAS BEEN GLUED AND BOLTED USING ROUND HEADED BOLTS.THE SWINGS HAVE 50 MM /2 INCH NYLON WAXED CORD ,THE BARS...
  • CAROUSEL TOOL HOLDER

    by DUSTY MILLER     Friday, March 12, 2010
    JUST AN IDEA I CAME UP WITH. IF YOU HAVE OLD HUB CAPS TURN THEM INTO TOOL HOLDERS. TURN A SOLID WOODEN BASE WITH UPSTAND. PLACE AND FIT A BEARING ON TOP . THEN YOUR HUB CAP FIT IN TOP USING A COACH BOLT. NOW THE THEORY IS YOUR HUB CAP SPINS ON TOP OF...
  • WARPED AND DISSTORTED TIMBER

    by DUSTY MILLER     Tuesday, March 9, 2010
    MY TIP FOR WOODWORKERS WORLD WIDE...THINK CAREFULLY.DO YOU REALLY WANT TO WORK WITH A MATERIAL THAT SHRINKS,EXPANDS,WARPS AND CRACKS.?? THE ANSWER IS PROBABLY YES--BECAUSE OF THE CHALLENGE RATHER THAN THE FRUSTRATIONS.
  • CANDLE FORK

    by DUSTY MILLER     Wednesday, March 3, 2010
    OLD FORK-- SAUCER AND CANDLE. !! UNIQUE AND EASY. COST PENNIES TO BUY MATERIALS MINUS A FORK MISSING FROM YOUR KITCHEN DRAWER??
  • THE PALLET SHED

    by DUSTY MILLER     Tuesday, March 2, 2010
    THIS SHED IS MADE FROM PALLETS ALL DENAILED AND MACHINED WITH TGV. THIS WAS MADE OUT OF 12 X 6 X 4 PALLETS.ALL HAS BEEN GLUED AND SCREWED .THEN I SPRAYED WITH BOILED LINSEED OIL. THIS WAS IDEAL FOR JUST BASIC GARDEN TOOLS SPADE/ FORK/ ECT. AS WEATHER...
  • COCONUT BIRD FEEDER

    by DUSTY MILLER     Thursday, February 25, 2010
    CUT 1/4 TOP OF COCONUT,SCOOP OUT COCONUT, MAKE A FACE IF YOU WANT TO ON FRONT? THEN PLASTICOTE COCONUT,HANG AND FILL WITH PEANUTS FOR BIRDS.
  • PLANT POT HOLDER

    by DUSTY MILLER     Tuesday, February 23, 2010
    MADE FROM SCAFFOLDBOARD, EASY TO MAKE.SELF EXPLANTORY.!! CUT TO PLANT POT SIZE.THEN FIX TO GARDEN POST. THESE HAVE BEEN TANALISED AND I USED WATER BASED CLEAR TIMBER SEALER WITH A DROP OF COLOURED FOOD DYE .THEN PAINTED ON BOARDS. SUMMERS COMING THESE...
  • TWO KNOTS BETTER THAN ONE

    by DUSTY MILLER     Monday, February 22, 2010
    AS I HAD DONE ONE KNOT IN A DOWEL ROD!! I HAD THE OTHER DOWEL OVER ,SO I DID AND PER-FECTED TWO KNOTS. THIS TOOK HALF THE NIGHT TO DO AS I WILL NEVER EVER LET ANYTHING GET THE BETTER OF ME.!!! I KNEW I COULD DO THIS ?!!BUT MOST OF THE NIGHT AND A FEW...
  • THE AMAZING KNOT

    by DUSTY MILLER     Saturday, February 20, 2010
    A PINE DOWEL 250 MM LONG X 3.5 MM DIAMETER. THIS IS WHAT IMPOSSIBLE IS. AND THIS IS WHAT I MAKE POSSIBLE, THIS TOOK TIME TO PER-FECT!! BUT I MANAGED TO MAKE IT POSSIBLE. ?YOU TRY IT AT HOME.?? ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE IF YOU PUT YOUR MIND TO IT ?????????...
  • BASEBALL

    by DUSTY MILLER     Thursday, February 18, 2010
    WILL BE ATTEMPTING TO PUT THIS IN A SOLID CUBE OR LOG. THIS BALL I CAME ACROSS IN THE PARK NEAR ME. THIS BALL IS 70.29 MM DIAMETER. I WILL BE ATTEMPING TO PUT THIS IN A CUBE OR LOG WHICH THE HOLES WILL BE 55MM DIAMETER. SIMILAR TO THE SNOOKER BALL ILLUSION...
  • TIN CAN MAN

    by DUSTY MILLER     Monday, February 15, 2010
    FORGET SCARECROWS USE THE RECYCLED TIN CAN MAN TO SCARE YOUR BIRDS. WHY?? RECYCLE THE TINS MAKE A TIN CAN MAN.HE MAY YET FOLLOW THE YELLOW BRICK ROAD ??????
  • THE PER-FECT ILLUSION

    by DUSTY MILLER     Monday, February 15, 2010
    THIS IS ONE OF TWO .THE OTHER WILL BE FOR RIPLEYS MUSEUM. UNIQUE AND AMAZING ILLUSION/PUZZLE. MIND OVER MATTER.!!
  • GOLF BALL/OAK/ILLUSION

    by DUSTY MILLER     Monday, February 15, 2010
    THIS GOLF BALL IS 42 MM DIAMETER? THIS I PUT ON THE LATHE AND UNDERCUT CENTRE DOWN TO 20 MM AS SEEN?THE HOLE IN OAK IS 22.50MM .AS I TRY TO DO THE IMPOSSIBLE ?I HAVE MADE THIS POSSIBLE? THE BALL IN/THROUGH THE OAK. I MADE THE UNDERCUT 20MM X 20 MM WIDE...
  • PUZZLES FOR RIPLEYS MUSEUM

    by DUSTY MILLER     Friday, February 12, 2010
    THESE CAN BE SEEN AT RIPLEYS IN ORLANDO FLORIDA LATER THIS YEAR.PLUS SOME OTHER ILLUSIONS I HAVE DONE FOR RIPLEYS.SEEING IS BELEIVING???
 

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