Dan’s a top bloke

[GregMember]

Well for those of you that know Dan you won’t be surprised by the title of the thread. For those of you that have never had the pleasure of meeting the big fella here is another example of his good work

He made this awesome clock that I received at Louee. The clock hangs pride of place at home.

So after some discussion over some rums the other week at Dan’s we decided that we needed to give something back to thank our sponsors and supporters that keep OBT free.
We decided some of these clocks with the new OBT emblem and a thanks would be just the ticket and not cost us too much. The time and the effort that goes into the clocks to be manufactured to the incredibly high standard that Dan does them is where the effort is.

I travelled up to Dan’s the other day and we spent some time in the shed going over the project and organising a plan of attack (and draining a cartoon of rum )

We went out and purchased all the nuts, bolts, timber and clock mechanisms and bludged some sprockets and discs.

Dan has then spent hrs and hrs making these, etch priming the sprockets, painting the sprockets, joining the timbers, gluing the timbers, routing the timbers, drilling the holes, staining, clear coating, fitting the mechanisms, the thank you plaques and the hanging chains

I am doing this to say thanks publicly to you Dan because its things like this and supporting the sponsors etc that are the only thing keeping the site free trust me.

THANKS MATE

Some pic’s of the process

Two pieces of timber are joined together with key joints and glued

Out of the jig and ready for the next step

The hole for the mechanism is routed out

All the sprockets and Disc’s have to be cleaned extra hole drilled for the 12 required holes, then etch primed and painted

The Disc or Sprocket is mounted to the timber

Stainless steel nuts and bolts we purchased

The back has to have all the bolt holes recessed

Starting to get there, different this one to mine

And a sticker / plaque that looks like this, but will say support instead of sponsorship

Great work mate you are a legend, it is people like you that makes OBT everything it is.

TB

[Dwayne OMember]

Great idea!!!
Also Great Work you blokes

I bet all the supporters of OBT will be wrapped to display them in their Shop of Workshop`s :cheer:

Cheers

[Paul SouthwellMember]

Great job fellers and its great watching this site grow.again great job

[glennMember]

absolute pearler of an idea ,,,glad we thought of it,,sponsers will love it,
that show dedication to our sponsers.

[GregMember]

Boony wrote:

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absolute pearler of an idea ,,,glad we thought of it,,sponsers will love it,
that show dedication to our sponsers.

we?? Ah well Boony

Whatever Trevor

TB

[glennMember]

knew youd see it our way..

whos Trevor???????? :huh:

[GregMember]

Thanks anyway Dan, I tried :huh:
TB

[glennMember]

DanD on behalf of the northern chapter of Old Bulls, and personally I would like to thank you for the effort and time you put into your marvelous creations they are awsome, I personally know how passinate you are towards old Bulls and it is because of people like you this site can get great sponsers along with making it so succsesful and enjoyable.

Thank you dan and keep up the good work..and as the title says, yes you are a top bloke, even if you do ride a yammy.

Boony

[GregMember]

Your a funny bastard sometimes Boony :laugh:

TB

[dennis da menaceMember]

DanD on behalf of the southern chapter of Old Bulls, and personally I would like to thank you for the effort and time you put into your marvelous creations they are awsome, I personally know how passinate you are towards old Bulls and it is because of people like you this site can get great sponsers along with making it so succsesful and enjoyable.

Thank you dan and keep up the good work..and as the title says, yes you are a top bloke, even if you do ride a yammy.

your heaps cooler than TB

[Anonymous]

Thanks for the appreciation TB and everyone else. It does mean a lot.

The clocks do take a bit of time to put together, but in reality it is a small thing to do to help out with OBT.

OBT does mean a hell of a lot to both me and Kylie and even the little D’s. This is mainly because of the great people we have met through OBT and the friendships that we have with our brother and sister Old Bulls. And the riding that is good too

After I made the clock for TB and stood back and had a look at it, I thought to myself shit that does look good. Hopefully all of our sponsors that recieve these clocks will hang them in their shops with pride knowing that they are part of a great group of people.

Dan

[PaulMember]

DanD on behalf of the Chittaway Bay chapter of Old Bulls, and personally I would like to thank you for the effort and time you put into your marvelous creations they are awsome, I personally know how passinate you are towards old Bulls and it is because of people like you this site can get great sponsers along with making it so succsesful and enjoyable.

Thank you dan and keep up the good work..and as the title says, yes you are a top bloke, even if you do ride a yammy.

Notice Boony can almost spell properly if he wants to?

Yes seriously, a great idea and a top effort mate.

Please post a pic of the finished product.

[glennMember]

Hey TB,,I dont know if yourve noticed but ,,,geeez we have some smart rses around here

[GregMember]

Boony wrote:

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Hey TB,,I dont know if yourve noticed but ,,,geeez we have some smart rses around here

yeah thats great boony

TB

[GregMember]

Chris has also been involved in another project at the minute and will be involved with the distribution of the clocks as he is with most projects behind the scenes

TB

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