Rain

After six months it rained last night.  Autumn is almost over, which means the very late rain will have an impact on the size of this season’s grain harvest.

Our thoughts immediately turned to the need to check the house gutters, downpipes and drains for cleanliness.  I cleaned them all this morning in anticipation of more rain.

The new head assembly for the 4WD secondary fuel filter was fitted before I reinstalled the filter in the vehicle.  The filter needed to be checked for potentials leaks but the engine wouldn’t start.  Then I remembered the primary fuel filter needed to be hand primed.  With that done the engine started and there were no leaks <phew>!

A start has been made on the latest project.  Jan’s splashback in her pantry.  The electricity was turned off enabling me to remove the two power sockets. After measuring the area I cut the splashback in the workshop using the plunge saw.

To minimise the potential for chipping the face of the splashback the saw was pulled backwards over the sheet.  This meant the circular blade was cutting down into the face of the sheet rather than ripping up through it if I had pushed the saw.  To maintain control of the saw I made multiple passes dropping the blade depth of cut a few millimetres each time.

With the sheet cut to size it was test fitted to the area before the holes for the power sockets were masked and cut,

The holes were cut with a jigsaw using a fine tooth metal cutting blade.  The masking tape protects the surface of the splashback and minimises blade chipping.

Another test fit of the splashback.  This time it involved testing the design of the bracing which will hold the splashback firming in place whilst the adhesive sets.

With that satisfactorily completed the splashback was glued in place and left overnight

The following morning the bracing was removed and the power points reinstalled.

Jan then had a change of plan.  Could the offcuts from the splashback be used on the length of wall below the pantry window.

We do have sufficient material to cover this area; although it will require a joint.   The electricity was again turned off and I removed the affected power socket.  I doing this I noticed it hadn’t been installed very well so that’s another job.