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  1. 29th June 2014, 10:22 PM #16
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    Well it's finally finished after some slow going with the paint in this cold whether. Sorry Crowie but it was all assembled before I read your post. Hopefully the paint will stand up to the wear & tear as I used enamel which is usually pretty durable.
    So here it is completed. Now I can move on to one of Crowie's creations he has kindly sent me plans of.
    I understand what jhovel is saying about the pivot point. My only concern would be the load that would be applied to the dowel pivot by having the weight of the person away from the pivot. When I do another one I will try moving the hole further forward and see how it goes.
    Thankyou to everyone for all your support and advice.

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  2. 29th June 2014, 10:47 PM #17
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    Dallas,

    Looks tremendous. A really good job.

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    You really did a bang up job on the digger. Some child id going to be very happy! And, so will you be when you see the smile on their face!

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    Great job mate.
    Wish I had one when I was a kid

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    Great finish! Lucky kids....

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    Love the colours kids like bright colours, they should have some fun in the sand pit with that. Now all you need to build is a tipper truck so they can fill it

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    One could really dig this toy Dallas... it looks fantastic sir, a job very well done and the payment of smiles, fun & play will be long lasting. Cheers, crowie
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