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New ideas wanted for Summer DIY projects

Hi everyone,

I've been doing the DIY workshops at a large Bunnings complex for several years now and am looking for some new ideas for the "Project Advice" part of the day.

This session lasts for about 40 minutes, so I need some ideas for fast easy to do projects to show and involve my enthusiastic, budding DIY customers. It's OK if the project needs to be split over two or three days.

I'm open to all ideas and look forward to your suggestions.

Thanks.

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Andy_Mann

Not so fast @Oldfart, what's in it for us? 😉

Oldfart

https://www.workshop.bunnings.com.au/discussion/comment/2303#Comment_2303

No idea. It depends on the suggestion. It could be a wan smile, a gratuitous thank you, an agonising groan or an ekiss on the cheek.

Andy_Mann

https://www.workshop.bunnings.com.au/discussion/comment/63444#Comment_63444

@Oldfart, do you want me to name my price, or are you gonna take all the credit for initiating DIY naked selfie sessions?

Oldfart

https://www.workshop.bunnings.com.au/discussion/comment/94233#Comment_94233

Who is naked? Certainly not me. I'm not called Oldfart for nothing.

MartyH

I've been wanting to do a DIY mailbox for a while now. Most of the "off-the-shelf" letterboxes are pretty dull. Could you do that in a class @Oldfart?

Oldfart

https://www.workshop.bunnings.com.au/discussion/comment/2304#Comment_2304

try me

Andy_Mann

https://www.workshop.bunnings.com.au/discussion/comment/113482#Comment_113482

Hell no @Oldfart, I never intended that you'd have to go the Full Monty, I thought you'd know better.

I truly believe that young women need to experience all the pleasures of life, before they throw themselves at us trophy husbands. 😎

Andy_Mann

https://www.workshop.bunnings.com.au/discussion/comment/63445#Comment_63445

Sorry @Oldfart, I reread the thread title & it dawned on me that you were after New Ideas, so can't help you there.

Would Home Beautiful, &/or Women's Weeklies do? My wife cancelled her New Idea subscription. 😂 ...... 😳

GarryL

Fold open wooden chairs, or even better a banana chair made from pine, it is easy to get plans for that and is a low experience project (cutshop can cut everything to size ) . Small round cafe table for out near the pool or shaded areaagain a basic project (drill and jigsaw, and smoothing of with sand paper).

For the shed a rack to hang garden tools on using a lenght of 45x90mm pine about 1.5 m long and a length of 20 mm dowel cut to 150 mm long then simple space them apart to fit the rake or shovel handles in to but you have to drill at a small angle to make the supports point up alittle (tools needed a drill a 20mm splade bit and some wood glue) , get a bit of rope and loop it to go over the trimmer head, hangs it up nicely and off the floor. DIY must be simple , cheap and pratical ond not an all day job or else they will never be done.

Trying

Hi @Oldfart. This is not exactly a suggestion, but sometimes beginners don't want to risk embarassment asking what may be regarded as silly questions. Sometimes I've wished to have the different types of screws and their uses explained to me. And the names of the various tools and materials required for a project. How many times have workshoppers asked for the name of some gadget or item. I'm guilty ! And what do you call that gadget that has a little wheel like a pizza cutter and is used to push in the rubber ribbon or cut the netting material of a flyscreen? Some of us ladies would like to know lots of things,but haven't had the opportunity. For the kids projects, try a bit of rock painting. Small eyes and mouths,maybe a hat. Kids love that and they take them home-good Christmas presents for Nanna or their siblings ?? Just saying.....Cheers

Annette

@Oldfart - I totally agree with @Trying about a session on different hardware items, tools and their uses. Just recently I needed saddle clips or clamps but at the time I did not know what they were called (I later learnt the correct name from @Brad and @Andy_Mann) so I tried to "air draw" it with my fingers which just confused the staff member more so I then drew a diagram of what I wanted before he knew what I was talking about. Perhaps you can have a "mystery object" session like they had on the ABC TV show "Collectors" where DIY customers have to try and guess what the item is and it's use. I know there are many obscure items in-store that could fit the bill. It could be a nice ice-breaker and get the customers to interact with you and each other. I bet there could also be some funny answers 😋

Annette

@Oldfart Here are a few simple ideas for your DIY workshops. At least I think they are simple 😋

Good Luck with it........

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