Amstaff silhouette light - part 1

This is a bonus light for a customer that ordered a combo Poodle - Jack Russell picture light.

As usual in MS Word created a A6 (6x4) cutting template.

Toy Poodle–Jack Russell picture light (final)

 and to give it time to dry…

Before starting to wire the Jack Russell we should glue down the background photo print to the front of the picture frame backboard so it has more drying time, and add some weight.

Toy Poodle–Jack Russell picture light (part 6)

From the last session the MDF doggie silhouette's are ready for the LED back-lighting.

Before we do that we need to trim off their bum's!

Toy Poodle–Jack Russell picture light (part 5)

We ended the last session with cutting out the Jack Russell.

Just finished cutting out the Toy Poodle.

Toy Poodle–Jack Russell picture light (part 4)

While the MDF silhouette templates are drying we can carry on with the internal frame.

In the last session we glued the pine strips around the MDF picture frame back, flush to the edges.

Toy Poodle–Jack Russell picture light (part 3)

While the MDF picture frame back (internal frame) is curing we cam move onto the doggies.

We need to prep the MDF blanks for cutting out on the scroll saw.

Don't forget to let the chook in.

Went out to close up the workshop, put the bins out and collect Speckles to put her in the laundry - another cold night.

Toy Poodle–Jack Russell picture light (part 2)

 

Making a start by doing some prep work - glossy A4 background  print, silhouette template prints and a black photo frame.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Toy Poodle–Jack Russell picture light (part 1)

Midway through last winter I found it too cold (even with some heating) in the workshop (Al’s Workshop) so I effectively closed the shop by hibernating all my Marketplace adverts with the intention to open again in Spring. Well…that came and went, so did Summer then Autumn and now it’s Winter again. What happened?

For those enquiries that came in directly I did take some orders and now we have another request from a Facebook friend – Toy Poodle & Jack Russell silhouette night light.

I do all my designs and mock-ups (like the above picture) in Microsoft Word; send the mock-up to the customer, discuss and edit if needed and then agree on a final design.

There are lighting options, this one will have a day/night motion sensor controller for the LED silhouette backlighting.

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More to come…

Lenovo AIO desktop noisy fan

For some months now our Lenovo Ideacentre AIO 510 (23) i7/16GB desktop has been annoying me with a noisy fan.

Even when idle the fan revs will increase and decrease in a cyclic manner.

Removed the back and gave it a clean out; not much in the way of dust clogging things so this will not fix the noisy fan problem. I suspect it’s software…not hardware.

Need to do some mowing

Weather OK today so mustered the effort to get the backyard mowing done so it's easier to see (search & collect) the doggie poo bombs!

Speckles back in the chook shed

Speckles back home in the coop for tonight, and already got her head tucked-in - sweet dreams.

Note to self: adjust the camera focus.

After storms no DAB radio.

ET asking me why none of her DAB radios are working?

(S.E. suburbs of Melbourne)

Speckles stuck in the run today

Speckles stuck in the run today.

I took out a platter of treats to keep her occupied.

Outside with the doggies

Outside with the doggies doing a few jobs and keeping Speckles company - and feeding her treats.

Speckles back in the laundry - so cold.

Good morning Speckles.

I can relate to this.

Speckles in tonight

Another cold night (3° in 3150) so she's in the laundry again - see previous posts. I changed the crate for the pet carrier; cosier and more familiar to all the Meadowbrook Mansion pets.

I want one!

Pixie heated throw rug

Pixie coming out from under my heated throw rug.

Speckles back in coop tonight

For the next few nights; there is a 4° coming up on Saturday night so we’ll bring her back into the laundry.

With Speckles inside the last few cold nights the coop heater has been turned off. Now turned on again, see next photos for coop temps.

Pixie not happy

Brought in the (unfolded too cold out there) washing basket and dumped it here on the main bed. She was not there at that time.

Walking by later I came across this

Speckles in no hurry to come out this morning

She spent another night in the laundry and for now we'll keep bringing her in on those really cold nights.

Speckles in for another night

Another cold night coming up so brought her in again too the laundry.