Aug
25
2009
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Building a sandpit - Part II - Digging and filling |
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Written by Delwynne Fife
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Tuesday, 25 August 2009 |
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To see the first part of this project, click here . The next step was marking out the area and digging out the pit. As I was going to build a brick border around the base of the sandpit, I had to mark the area larger than the sand by the width of two bricks. I also had to dig down deep enough so that the bricks would be flush with the surrounding area when I was finished. I measured it all out, marked it with a shovel and then lifted the turf (and clay) with a pick and lots of elbow grease! (Image 1) While I was digging, my wife was putting the two frames together with the angle brackets. The 2 frames would be placed on top of each other to create a little height.(Image 2) |
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 25 August 2009 )
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Aug
07
2009
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Building an MP3 JukeBox - Part 4: Summary |
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Written by Delwynne Fife
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Friday, 07 August 2009 |
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The jukebox is up and running and working just perfectly! The speakers that I bought via eBay never arrived and my money was refunded. I managed to scrounge four speakers for free which is great as the sound card is a 5.1 surround sound card. I also picked up an LCD screen off eBay for $34 which I have screwed to the wall. Now I just have to find time to finish off my bar around the jukebox! See photos below for the stages of the jukebox construction. Total cost: - 2 x PC - free
- 1 x sound card - $10 (eBay)
- 1 xcordless mouse - $6 (eBay)
- 1 x15" LCD - $34 (eBay)
- software - free (http://foxyurl.com/qX7)
- 120 albums -already owned these
- Total cost = $50!
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Last Updated ( Friday, 07 August 2009 )
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