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Thread: Mailbox
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12th February 2006, 06:00 PM #1
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Mailbox
The old tin mailbox we had finally rusted out in the bottom, so it was time to make a replacement.
Total cost was about $20.00 for the wood and Estapol.
Make time was about 5 hrs with glue dry time between.
As i was working from scratch it took me a little longer as it was basically a design and build on the fly affair.
Pic 1 Is where the new mailbox lives.
Pic 2 is a closeup of the front.
Pic 3 A closeup of the back. Note the enamel knob and preloaded spring hinges.
Pic 4 A closeup of the edge of the roof. I left some of the bark as a feature on the lower edge. Its coated with 3 coats of Wattyl High Gloss estapol poly.
It persisted down the day after I put it up and the water ran off very nicely.
Pic 5 The old mailbox no being used as a tarpaulin weight to keep some firewood dry.
Timber is once again my favourite wood. Macrocarpa.Dust Mite...Terrorising noses for the discerning...
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12th February 2006, 06:20 PM #2
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Nice looking mail box. There is something special about a wooden mail box - has a little personality, unlike the run-of-the-mill metal ones.
Bob
"If a man is after money, he's money mad; if he keeps it, he's a capitalist; if he spends it, he's a playboy; if he doesn't get it, he's a never-do-well; if he doesn't try to get it, he lacks ambition. If he gets it without working for it; he's a parasite; and if he accumulates it after a life time of hard work, people call him a fool who never got anything out of life."
- Vic Oliver
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12th February 2006, 06:24 PM #3
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Good lookin's box mate.
Where did you manage to find the sprung hinges?:confused: I had to resort to Stainless steel piano hinge.
If you never made a mistake, you never made anything!
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12th February 2006, 08:12 PM #4
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The hinges came from a local emporium that specialises in all sorts of odd and unusal parphenalia.
They were 50cents each and they had hundreds of them.
They had SS & brass & galv versions as well, but they were too expensive and too large for what I wanted.Dust Mite...Terrorising noses for the discerning...
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13th February 2006, 01:04 PM #5
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Great mailbox, Dust Mite - the skillion roof is much better than trying to seal a gabled one, too. Neat hinges - great find! Love that natural edge on the roof timber, too.
And to top it all off - one cute cottagey garden that matches the mailbox - or should that be the other way around since the garden was there, first!
Cheers,
Jill
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13th February 2006, 01:38 PM #6
That's SIR!!......Not CUR
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Letter Box
I had used an old Microwave.
Water proof and a good size
Cost me Nothing from the Dump
Trouble is the neighbours did NOT like it one evening during Christmas
Came home to the Door up the road;
and the Body up around the corner:eek:
Next time it'll be a Mark 3C(ii)
Heavy Duty Lout proof
Why I ask?
Just because I have something/ AM a LITTLE different:confused: :confused:Navvi
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13th February 2006, 02:02 PM #7
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The old RAAF Married quarters style of metal letterbox with it's concrete footing also seems to be a play thing. Had two relocated but due to the weight they only made it a few doors up.
Has anyone still got a metal letterbox with that lovely swollen appearance from a few two many Penny Bungers? Ahh the good old days of children and explosives........
