DAPPH
as dyslexik as I'm daft
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Looks like you emptied the slop bucket instead 
Kram
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Progress with the tank. Basecoat done - withh some defects but sod it, I'll live with it or fix them later.
First coats of clear ( was upside down, just been flipped)
Im happy
From a distance it looks perfect. A bit closer you can see all of the midges that started to dive bomb just after the clear. Im now an expert swatter. I was standing there about an hour with heat lamp in one hand and air gun in the other to stop them landing.
Ive been using a little TPMS to get my air pressures, well over spray was ruining it, and polycarbonate is not thinners resistant. Scuffed that up with p800 and gave it two coats of clear, and same with these old safetys, tho that was less successfull.
First coats of clear ( was upside down, just been flipped)
Im happy
From a distance it looks perfect. A bit closer you can see all of the midges that started to dive bomb just after the clear. Im now an expert swatter. I was standing there about an hour with heat lamp in one hand and air gun in the other to stop them landing. Ive been using a little TPMS to get my air pressures, well over spray was ruining it, and polycarbonate is not thinners resistant. Scuffed that up with p800 and gave it two coats of clear, and same with these old safetys, tho that was less successfull.
Munkul
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Finished off the re-tooling of the press brake last night.
This was a modification of the offset punch toolholders by milling 13mm off the faces, to allow the use of a 60mm central die.
Should increase the flexibility of this little 35 tonner nicely... 4 vees from 10mm to 35mm, and I have a set of very knackered 4V tooling with an ok 50mm Vee...
Gives a theoretical max capacity of 2m x 3mm, or 1m x 4mm, as well as very tidy folds on thin material.
I tried and failed to fold some 1.5m x 3mm about 6 weeks ago, because the fixed 20mm Vee needed 40+ tons from the chart. Now it SHOULD breeze it.
Only thing left to do is to chop some of the tooling up into segments
This was a modification of the offset punch toolholders by milling 13mm off the faces, to allow the use of a 60mm central die.
Should increase the flexibility of this little 35 tonner nicely... 4 vees from 10mm to 35mm, and I have a set of very knackered 4V tooling with an ok 50mm Vee...
Gives a theoretical max capacity of 2m x 3mm, or 1m x 4mm, as well as very tidy folds on thin material.
I tried and failed to fold some 1.5m x 3mm about 6 weeks ago, because the fixed 20mm Vee needed 40+ tons from the chart. Now it SHOULD breeze it.
Only thing left to do is to chop some of the tooling up into segments
Brad93
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What’s the hammer and sickle about? I thought promecam were Portuguese.Finished off the re-tooling of the press brake last night.
This was a modification of the offset punch toolholders by milling 13mm off the faces, to allow the use of a 60mm central die.
Should increase the flexibility of this little 35 tonner nicely... 4 vees from 10mm to 35mm, and I have a set of very knackered 4V tooling with an ok 50mm Vee...
Gives a theoretical max capacity of 2m x 3mm, or 1m x 4mm, as well as very tidy folds on thin material.
I tried and failed to fold some 1.5m x 3mm about 6 weeks ago, because the fixed 20mm Vee needed 40+ tons from the chart. Now it SHOULD breeze it.
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Only thing left to do is to chop some of the tooling up into segments
Hood
I am obsessed.
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I thought they were originally French but
Munkul
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That's my cousin's idea of a laugh. He reckoned I kept buying kit that looked like it came from Chernobyl
Yeah i think they are french, were bought out by Amada I believe
Hood
I am obsessed.
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Some welding and grinding today. Ran out of Esab 316 rods so had to use some old Westbrook ones and they are horrible in comparison, first 20mm of weld with a new rod is porous. Not that it really matters for this but...
Anyway, 50mm roller with groove worn.
Filled up with weld
Turned on the lathe then roughed up with the flap disc, it gives a bit of friction initially but soon gets smoothed with the ropes.
Next up were the two stainless ejector knives I made a year or two back. One had just wear on one side, the other had been reversed so wear on both sides.
Filled up with weld.
Both ground to size.
Last thing for this guy was to alter an exhaust outlet, had to chop at the line.
Then turn some stainless down to make a reducer then weld it on.
Anyway, 50mm roller with groove worn.
Filled up with weld
Turned on the lathe then roughed up with the flap disc, it gives a bit of friction initially but soon gets smoothed with the ropes.
Next up were the two stainless ejector knives I made a year or two back. One had just wear on one side, the other had been reversed so wear on both sides.
Filled up with weld.
Both ground to size.
Last thing for this guy was to alter an exhaust outlet, had to chop at the line.
Then turn some stainless down to make a reducer then weld it on.
northwest
Searching for the Holy Grail.........
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Right, just to be clear, I did NOT make this, a friend of mine, his work colleague has. It is a 1/10th scale model of a machine (he did tell me, Goldfish memory me) that indexes and punches the perforations (I am sure there is a proper name) on the edge of 38mm film. I have no doubt that the actual real machines are heading for the scrap bin. The model has taken him ten years on and off during his spare time to complete. If indeed I had made this model I would be positively giddy with accomplishment. I thought I would post it up here because it is such a fine piece of engineering:
It is fully functional.
It is fully functional.
Windy Miller
Semi-Professional Potterer!
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My L200 has been feeling a bit tired recently and I suspected the turbo/wastegate might be playing up a little so I bought a cheap vacuum gauge from Amazon.
I only want to use it for a few days so I didn’t see the point in making a posh housing for it so I made a redneck one from the Amazon box it was delivered in.
Cardboard, hot glue and duct tape! Job’s a goodun!
I only want to use it for a few days so I didn’t see the point in making a posh housing for it so I made a redneck one from the Amazon box it was delivered in.
Cardboard, hot glue and duct tape! Job’s a goodun!
Windy Miller
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All ok I think. Getting about 11lbs of boost so I guess the wastegate opens and closes, and the turbo is doing its job. Not sure what I SHOULD be getting, but it looks ok to me!
Munkul
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Your turbo can still be producing full boost but be underperforming - possibly the wastegate is fully closed just to generate enough boost.
DennisCA
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Started restoration of my hewing axe. Derusted and cleaned it up a bit. Then I sharpened it, first on the sandstone grinder, then using my arkansas stones and finally a leather strop. Will shave hair now.
One can see a color difference near the bit of the axe, it's a v-shape that goes into the axe. Think this is a clear sign it's a forgewelded bit with an iron body. And a makers mark appeared after de-rusting, it's a Billnäs. Weight is 2.3kg or 5 lbs.
One can see a color difference near the bit of the axe, it's a v-shape that goes into the axe. Think this is a clear sign it's a forgewelded bit with an iron body. And a makers mark appeared after de-rusting, it's a Billnäs. Weight is 2.3kg or 5 lbs.
mr migwire
It's more fun with metal.
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not today but recently made a new shroud for one of the locomotives, no access to slip rollers so had to work with what i had to hand, made a former from a couple of bits of flat bar and a scaffold tube cut into two sections,
it did the job nicley and i then tigged the seam of the shroud with the new welder which was good fun, first bit of ally welding in a while...
it did the job nicley and i then tigged the seam of the shroud with the new welder which was good fun, first bit of ally welding in a while...
Barking Mat
Cuddler of hedgehogs.
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That's nice, can we see the whole locomotive please.
Kram
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Done.
The Upol S2085 was very nice to spray, perfect consistency, no runs, used about 100ml for two coats. Started on all the edges then the flat bits. The bottle has some extremely long chemical names - Smells of marzipan
This was how I left it, still need to sort the headlight mounts, but first wanted to flat the orange peel and improve the finish a bit. Used 2000 and then some 2500 paper. Started polishing the top
Cant get into the tight curve so ordered these cone pads for tomorrow www.amazon.co.uk/URATOT-Polishing-Buffing-Adapter-Polisher/dp/B08C2W2WRV/
Couple of touch ups needed but this 3m polish is good stuff!
