Speckles off to bed

 

WOW nice day so got the mower out and as usual after that she patrols the yard checking for new activity  in the mowed grass. She is a senior chook going on 12 so after a busy day ready for bed - before five-o-clock :-)

Mini Batman wall light - part 4

This photo is a culmination of the previous sessions - but not the end.

You can see how the staples secure the LED strip snugly against the edge of the MDF.

Mini Batman wall light - part 3

From the last session we are going to stat running the LED strip around the outside of the middle layer LED support panel.

The LED strip starts it's journey from the center of the bottom of the name cutout - to the right.

Mini Batman wall light - part 2

 From Part 1 we are cutting out the middle layer MDF panel that will support the LED strip lights.

The end convex curves are easy to cut on the 8" band saw. The
concave curve lines are harder to follow due to the width of the blade.

Mini Batman wall light - part 1

 

Here is the Mini Batman front panel, from two years ago! Went through my lighting stuff and found a auto day/night motion sensor controller with LED strip lights. With a bat this small the challenge is to fit that controller out-of-sight at the back.

Today's limited activities

For the last two weeks due to the very cold weather not been able to potter around outside or even spend time in the workshop!

Having said that did manage to spend some time this afternoon in the workshop - with Speckles - picking up where I left off a couple of years ago with Al's Mini Batman picture light (see related posts).

Anyway... after four-o-clock now and I pack up Speckles is having some more of her corn & rice platter - before we both go inside.

Speckles - let me in!

 With the very cold weather she has been sleeping inside - in the entrance foyer!

Small tarp with some hay keeps her busy before she go's to bed and when she's waiting for me in the morning to let her out.