got a bathtub, yea..
Posted: Mon Sep 20, 2021 5:59 pm
we had an old bathtub up at out family summer place. I vaguely remember when it was installed in the house and we used it but My dad quickly renovated and built an addition so it was parked under the porch of the cabin when I was about 15 or so.
well fast foreward many years. It still looked pretty good, it was covered up and so I managed to get the thing in my van and brought it home.
the undereath was a bit rusty. looks like it never was really painted other than house paint. I cleaned it up and sprayed a couple coats of black gloss paint on the underside so it looks a bit more presentable. I took the feet off they had a few coats of milk paint and looked old but I couldn't see trying to keep that patina, since who wants it all rusty..
so I put some borax in a tub and a heavy steel bar along with it and the parts and connected that to my battery charger. I left it about 5 days now and took it out and cleaned all the rust that had accumulated on my steel bar. It took most of the rust and paint off so it might just have a thin rusty film on it..
the feet have a sort of ball and claw design so I thought I might paint he feet gold and then the ball black to show the details, maybe the claw could be a third color.
Ill try spraying them gold first anyway and I can post the results when I have pics of that. the enamal sure is thick and it has a few spots where it;s chipped but I thin its fine. I can touch up any chips and it will suit my 1924 house.
now I have my tub in the back yard and it needs to come up about 5 feet to the deck . I can see how getting a bunch of people together to move it might be difficult so Im thinking of raising it to the level of the deck by adding blocks and then sliding it in on planks. I can move it myself but I can't lift he dead weight of it myself and it must be 300 lbs or something.
I figure I might be able to put he tub in an unused bedroom for now and connect it and that may help me get by if I tear the bathroom out. it has a lot of 70's tile and a tub installed that's probably 50's or 60's or so.
spent much of the summer fixing up old cars rather than working on the house. I had three that died and each was a misery that I managed to work through. Im hoping that will get me by and if one fails I can use another. Its hard to work on them in the rain and I do the maintenance myself. I had one 1990 volvo that i decided to pull the engine out of. since I didn't have an engine lift I dropped the whole front end out so now the engine is sitting on the front crossmember and wheels but detached form the body.. I have another car just the same so I figured i'd pull all the good parts and get rid of one of them..
we had 3 alunimum boats up there and my brothers both took one home so I did too. There was a little baot trailer so I put new bearings and wheels on it and towed it back.. I have a little 4 horse and got my fishing licence but never actually got to go fishing. while i was up at the summer place I cut a lot of grass and fixed the old john deere garden tractor. we have a lot of willows up there near the lake so it's a constant battle to get them back under control.
there was another old trailer made from the front end of some old 1930's car. the trailer was made of wood even the tongue was wood. It was old and neat but not suitable for any road so I took it apart brought back the front end and wheels and the front end (with the spindles welded) thinking I might make a neat trailer with the wire wheels. the bolt pattern is similar to a lot of trailers with only 4 bolts.
I'm still part way through installing all my baseboards and casings , I just needed time so I slid it all aside. i had begun making some wainscott from flooring but Just haven't had the shop time to move that ahead.
a friend bough tan old snooker table and the pockets were old 1930's cloth ones with leather around th epockets. they have this contraption to lift the balls up and the leather had all worn on two of them. I glued them back together and put cloth tape behind the tears. I filled the voids and small rips with speed sew and wood dst and it seemed to work ok.. at least they are original and e wont need to fit new ones. the table is huge , all quartersawn oak so I helped him coat it with danish oil and turpentine and it came up very beautifully.
he has a warehouse with 3 tables and has a lot of friends coming and going to play pool , these guys are so good at it but I play my best and I'm learning a bit. Im not bad but some of them are really good players. Its a pleasure to get time on a decent table without a lot of issues like in bars or pool halls. I'm happy to loose the game and if I make a few good shots I'm happy with that.
phil
well fast foreward many years. It still looked pretty good, it was covered up and so I managed to get the thing in my van and brought it home.
the undereath was a bit rusty. looks like it never was really painted other than house paint. I cleaned it up and sprayed a couple coats of black gloss paint on the underside so it looks a bit more presentable. I took the feet off they had a few coats of milk paint and looked old but I couldn't see trying to keep that patina, since who wants it all rusty..
so I put some borax in a tub and a heavy steel bar along with it and the parts and connected that to my battery charger. I left it about 5 days now and took it out and cleaned all the rust that had accumulated on my steel bar. It took most of the rust and paint off so it might just have a thin rusty film on it..
the feet have a sort of ball and claw design so I thought I might paint he feet gold and then the ball black to show the details, maybe the claw could be a third color.
Ill try spraying them gold first anyway and I can post the results when I have pics of that. the enamal sure is thick and it has a few spots where it;s chipped but I thin its fine. I can touch up any chips and it will suit my 1924 house.
now I have my tub in the back yard and it needs to come up about 5 feet to the deck . I can see how getting a bunch of people together to move it might be difficult so Im thinking of raising it to the level of the deck by adding blocks and then sliding it in on planks. I can move it myself but I can't lift he dead weight of it myself and it must be 300 lbs or something.
I figure I might be able to put he tub in an unused bedroom for now and connect it and that may help me get by if I tear the bathroom out. it has a lot of 70's tile and a tub installed that's probably 50's or 60's or so.
spent much of the summer fixing up old cars rather than working on the house. I had three that died and each was a misery that I managed to work through. Im hoping that will get me by and if one fails I can use another. Its hard to work on them in the rain and I do the maintenance myself. I had one 1990 volvo that i decided to pull the engine out of. since I didn't have an engine lift I dropped the whole front end out so now the engine is sitting on the front crossmember and wheels but detached form the body.. I have another car just the same so I figured i'd pull all the good parts and get rid of one of them..
we had 3 alunimum boats up there and my brothers both took one home so I did too. There was a little baot trailer so I put new bearings and wheels on it and towed it back.. I have a little 4 horse and got my fishing licence but never actually got to go fishing. while i was up at the summer place I cut a lot of grass and fixed the old john deere garden tractor. we have a lot of willows up there near the lake so it's a constant battle to get them back under control.
there was another old trailer made from the front end of some old 1930's car. the trailer was made of wood even the tongue was wood. It was old and neat but not suitable for any road so I took it apart brought back the front end and wheels and the front end (with the spindles welded) thinking I might make a neat trailer with the wire wheels. the bolt pattern is similar to a lot of trailers with only 4 bolts.
I'm still part way through installing all my baseboards and casings , I just needed time so I slid it all aside. i had begun making some wainscott from flooring but Just haven't had the shop time to move that ahead.
a friend bough tan old snooker table and the pockets were old 1930's cloth ones with leather around th epockets. they have this contraption to lift the balls up and the leather had all worn on two of them. I glued them back together and put cloth tape behind the tears. I filled the voids and small rips with speed sew and wood dst and it seemed to work ok.. at least they are original and e wont need to fit new ones. the table is huge , all quartersawn oak so I helped him coat it with danish oil and turpentine and it came up very beautifully.
he has a warehouse with 3 tables and has a lot of friends coming and going to play pool , these guys are so good at it but I play my best and I'm learning a bit. Im not bad but some of them are really good players. Its a pleasure to get time on a decent table without a lot of issues like in bars or pool halls. I'm happy to loose the game and if I make a few good shots I'm happy with that.
phil