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Post by ladybird on Feb 3, 2015 11:05:29 GMT
My old plastic potting tray has faded and holes are apearing time for a new one .A much larger one this time like Monty Don one  I have two large pieced of ply left over from the heated propagater table I made last year, perfect for the job. I saw this one on pintrest measurements found on this site ruralgardener.co.uk/category/other-stuff/diy-projects/page/3/  Anyway mine is going to be slightly different 32" broad and 24" deep and hopefully if I cut it correctly I`ll be able to set one of my bargain windowsill trays along the top for odds and ends. I will post some pics later |
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Post by daitheplant on Feb 3, 2015 19:36:49 GMT
Go for it LB, I look forward to seeing the final result.You going to make one of those compost tampers too?
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Post by roofgardener on Feb 3, 2015 20:33:56 GMT
What the.....
I think we have missed the main news story here.
Your potting shed has proper mains electricity ? (note the wallplugs above the potting trays.)
Roofgardener is turning green with envy. Sure... I've got electricity in the Greenhouse (or I will have, once re-assembled)... but its an improvised dangling cable. ).
But proper mains sockets ? Thats POSH that is !!!
Tell me you don't have central heating in there as well ?
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Post by ladybird on Feb 4, 2015 10:01:39 GMT
What the..... I think we have missed the main news story here. Your potting shed has proper mains electricity ? (note the wallplugs above the potting trays.) Roofgardener is turning green with envy. Sure... I've got electricity in the Greenhouse (or I will have, once re-assembled)... but its an improvised dangling cable. ). But proper mains sockets ? Thats POSH that is !!! Tell me you don't have central heating in there as well ? Er no roofgardener that is not my potting shed, I wish !( though i do havae mains electric in my greenhouse I was just showing someone elses potting bench. where i got the idea of making my own . |
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Post by ladybird on Feb 4, 2015 10:03:45 GMT
Go for it LB, I look forward to seeing the final result.You going to make one of those compost tampers too? good idea daitheplant , might even make one that makes dibber holes any ideas what I could use to make that ? |
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Post by daitheplant on Feb 4, 2015 20:52:45 GMT
You could stick, nail or screw some short pieces of dowel to the plywood plate.
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Post by grindle on Feb 5, 2015 5:45:36 GMT
great project ladybird, look forward to seeing the pictures
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Post by ladybird on Feb 5, 2015 9:54:06 GMT
You could stick, nail or screw some short pieces of dowel to the plywood plate. Yes thanks daithplant good idea .I have lots of doweling , I could sharpen it somwhat at the ends .I could use a good wood glue or no more nails . dash it I have none, and I was in B&Q yesterday too  its a bus ride plus a mile and a half walk on my pins to get to B&Q as it`s in a retail park and no direct transport to it ) |
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Post by ladybird on Feb 5, 2015 10:16:23 GMT
great project ladybird, look forward to seeing the pictures have it made and all grindle . I`m so so pleased with it . just need to give it a coat of varnish ( and perhaps a little womans creative touch  ) then I`ll post a picture |
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Post by ladybird on Feb 28, 2015 17:55:34 GMT
now I`m working on the seed tray dibbers , I have lots of 15 mm doweling rods and have sent off for a 15mm pencil sharpener . I`d like to drill small 15 mm holes in the ply at intervals but my drill bit just go up to 10mm ,  anybody an idea how I would make a bigger hole . |
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Post by daitheplant on Feb 28, 2015 20:45:22 GMT
Get a 15mm wood hole bit.   |
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Post by roofgardener on Mar 1, 2015 9:40:50 GMT
You can get a spade bit  or a... umm... thingymabob like these....  B+Q should do both ? Failing that, can't you just buy a packet of 15mm holes ? |
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Post by ladybird on Mar 1, 2015 14:37:32 GMT
Get a 15mm wood hole bit. Thanks guys , I was trying not to have to go out shopping and buying more stuff but just remembered I bought some very big drill bits last year and thought they were way to big for my little drill . I just found them and see that the drill bit is big 13mm and a 15mm but the end that goes in the drill is about 10mm can`t believe I didn`t even remember I had them. now if only I could remember wher I last saw the wood glue........ |
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Post by daitheplant on Mar 1, 2015 19:48:34 GMT
You`ll get there ladybird. |
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Post by ladybird on Mar 19, 2015 17:51:58 GMT
At long last here is the painted and varnished potting tray. i`m well pleased with it . i havn`t added a lip at the front yet as i have no wood long enough but if the compost falls out i can add a bit later on .   and this is a close up of the one stroke painting on one side only , ( it dosn`t look anything like the one in the book, but I`m pleased with it )  I have screwed on a 59p toothbrush holder for my dibbers ect . the breadth of the tray is exactly the same size as the inside measurements of the window tray .  I couldn`t find the wood glue when i was screwing it together which is a pity as I had trouble sealing the joints with it later , don`t want any wet to get to the seams. |
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I have two large pieced of ply left over from the heated propagater table I made last year, perfect for the job. I saw this one on pintrest measurements found on this site ruralgardener.co.uk/category/other-stuff/diy-projects/page/3/
its a bus ride plus a mile and a half walk on my pins to get to B&Q as it`s in a retail park and no direct transport to it ) 
