In the November–December 2017 issue of The Shed we get ready for all that summer fun outside the shed and get building a Cold Smoker Barbeque out of a couple of metal drums. Evan Wade and Jude Woodside show us how. This issue also boasts our Annual Training and Education Supplement for youngsters looking for a trade career, see page 113 for that 16-page guide. We head to Whanganui, to the home and shed of ex–panel beater Ian Chamberlain, a man of extraordinary talents. From restoring a 1906 REO, to building a 64-note organ and placing it on a vintage truck, to repairing and restoring the Waimarie paddle steamer and, much, much more — a true Sheddie is Ian. We learn how to be a Solar Buddy light builder and how to build a simple stylish desk made with minimal hand tools. Shaugn Briggs is a limestone carver from Christchurch who took a risk with his career to follow his passion; and we meet another artist, Gregor Kregar of West Auckland whose sculptures of metal, wood, lead-crystal glass and neon are created in a shed with all the tools every Sheddie could wish for. Michael Wolfe shows us his amazing model build of a Swiss train, an SBB RAe II, before Enrico Migliano shows us the basics of 3D printing, including some really useful tips. We have a step-by-step guide to the dying art of chrome plating and part two of Bob’s tips for the ideal metalworkers’ shed. As Christmas is just around the corner Mark Beckitt creates a unique LED light as a gift and Coen Smit shows us how to modify your trailer to ease hooking up to your vehicle on your own. Bob Browning makes a very useful addition to a drill press with his guide on how to build an aluminium fence, and Jim Hopkins closes this issue from his sickbed writing his Back O The Shed column. What a soldier!
Engines on the move
Something that many shed owners must face at some time is how to maintain their hobby if they have to downsize their property. Owen White is one person who has successfully achieved this by not only downsizing the house but downsizing the hobby. Instead of restoring old internal combustion engines he now makes scale models of them.
In the 1960s, Owen got hold of a 1930s 9 hp Briggs and Stratton stationary engine to restore and was bitten by the vintage engine bug. It sparked a 50-year passion for old combustion engines, and for repairing, restoring and running them at vintage engine shows. Owen joined the Vintage Engine Restorers Club in 1985 after attending their third meeting and remains an active member.