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    Quote Originally Posted by fletty View Post
    I have often admired the decoration and personalising of others' 'man caves/garages/sheds/pool rooms etc' and, in particular I like old 'porcelain' signs and how they hark to a bygone age, so I have been on the look out for a few relevant signs to personalise my space.
    you'll need one of these
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    Doors look really terrific Fletty!!

    Those old signs and the Aeroshell Oil can in particular remind me of a store down in the Riverina.
    Can't remember where, but one of Grong Grong, Ganmain or Matong. The shop has an entire wall of Bushells
    Tea 5gallon square tins with the original paper labels still intact.

    Sorry about the aside, red herring, diversion......

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    Twas Ganmain I think!
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    Hope those trees don`t give you any grief. Damn good looking shed.

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    Default Shed Door handles

    Fletty this was my attempt to create a unique gate handle.

    I roughed it out on the bandsaw then shaped it with rasps and the sander.

    In Sam Maloof's book he has a few pages about things he made for himself and there were a few interesting gate and door handles.

    I am sure someone with your imagination can come up with something more interesting.
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    Fletty,

    Doors look great mate, regarding signs -I made my own signs for my shed out of MDF. Took a while to cut out and paint but I reckon they came up pretty well. Used a 6mm backing sheet of MDF and then cut out the front section (again out of 6mm MDF). Painted separately and then glued on. Very CHEAP and lots of satisfaction doing them - just a thought

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    I've been thinking the same thing but, inspired by Repliconics' epoxy artistry on the Brough, I thought I might try to make MDF masters, create a mould and then cast in epoxy. That way I could replicate the look of traditional cast iron railway signs?
    I've done some small scale mouldings but l currently have no idea how to expand to such a large scale?
    Google will be my guide........

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    Quote Originally Posted by fletty View Post
    I've been thinking the same thing but, inspired by Repliconics' epoxy artistry on the Brough, I thought I might try to make MDF masters, create a mould and then cast in epoxy. That way I could replicate the look of traditional cast iron railway signs?
    I've done some small scale mouldings but l currently have no idea how to expand to such a large scale?
    Google will be my guide........

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    Railway stuff is good thinking Fletty

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    Quote Originally Posted by Keith_1 View Post
    Railway stuff is good thinking Fletty
    The font and shape of Trevor's 'Tottenham' and even 'fletty' (in the Brough thread) reminded me very much of this railway sign.

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    ....and has inspired this little quest?
    Mind you, l don't want to put THIS sign on the shed...... I won't get as many visitors!

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    Not a penalty Alan, but a fee for entry and thus a new kitty for more toys??

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    Alan

    I think the signs are a fabulous idea. I have been amused by this insignificant sign that features in Mike Merlo's Ebay advertisements. It's down on the right when the pic is enlarged.

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    I think "No spitting" was a common sign in pubs and bars years ago.

    It combines the mixed image of vulgarity with the emotions of nostalgia and amusement.

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    The SAR ( South African Railways) signs said "Do not expectorate" and "Moen nie spog nie"

    Then you had the old saying "You can not expect to rate as a gentleman if you expectorate in court".
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    Quote Originally Posted by Bushmiller View Post
    Alan

    I think the signs are a fabulous idea. I have been amused by this insignificant sign ......

    I think "No spitting" was a common sign in pubs and bars years ago.

    It combines the mixed image of vulgarity with the emotions of nostalgia and amusement.

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    I must be SO old! I remember both of those signs on the back of toilet doors in the Bath Arms pub!
    I also remember a campaign when I was living in China in the nineties, the 3 NOs, no spitting, no swearing and no jay-walking! Of the 2 that l could see, the success rate was NIL. As for NO SWEARING ...... it all sounded like swearing to me?
    l bet there's a back story to the 2 signs on your post

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    Quote Originally Posted by fletty View Post
    l bet there's a back story to the 2 signs on your post

    fletty


    Two signs? Two signs? What's he talking about? I went back, enlarged the pic and there was the "No Swearing" sign on the left!

    I hadn't seen that. There may well be a story about those signs as I think Mike is quite a character. I may have to ask him. I missed out on one of his auctions for a Simonds saw recently (not the one featured above) as my pocket was too deep. When I buy my next pair of jeans I am going to check them for pocket depth before all else, seeing as how I can't do much about the length of my arms .

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    I've got a 'lectric shed!

    Tony has just left after many hours of hard yakka. Ive got power points and lights and overhead power where Ive never had it before ..... and in the shed too
    !
    Many thanks to Tony, not just for the work but for the company, guidance and support to get to this point. The chisels will now be sharp and the beer cold at the sharpening GTG on March 13.
    I can now get on with benches and racks and mezzanines ....... but maybe tomorrow?

    a happy little fletty
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