Jim_gsxr1000
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Looks fantastic 
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Pete.
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Very nice work Paul.
At first I thought that the 'steel and glass' look was a bit industrial for a garden with so much timber in it but when you see the last photo it becomes clear that a solid panel would ruin the view of the garden and cut the light down to the house because of the height difference.
At first I thought that the 'steel and glass' look was a bit industrial for a garden with so much timber in it but when you see the last photo it becomes clear that a solid panel would ruin the view of the garden and cut the light down to the house because of the height difference.
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One of this weeks jobs, Was asked to provide a mounting bracket to hold a pair of large bar magnets over a conveyor carrying a meat product, its just downstream of a slicer and its not unknown for bits of blade to end up with the product, they get metal detected further down the line but its best to remove them before that stage. the magnets bolt to the bottom flat bar, with spacers to create a cleaning gap.
Some vertical adjustment is provided via the M16 studding and it also needs to swing up for cleaning or times when they run without using it, so a simple locking pin through a hole with a stainless retaining chain makes it fairly operator proof. there's a pair of them opposite handed for 2 production lines
Some vertical adjustment is provided via the M16 studding and it also needs to swing up for cleaning or times when they run without using it, so a simple locking pin through a hole with a stainless retaining chain makes it fairly operator proof. there's a pair of them opposite handed for 2 production lines
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Classy items Paul,(as always)
gordon stephenson
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Top class, You are always going to be a busy man Paul.
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Nice little job Paul. I notice you get these sorts of things out quite rapid, what do you do regarding speeding up the process of regraining. I've been using a battery drill with various flap wheel grades and scotch brite which gets the finish lovely but would take ages on a batch of them or a huge frame. You must have some speedy tips. I've seen some lovely variable speed hand linishers but for the amount I do I couldn't warrant the cost.
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Just pickling paste scotchbrite soapy water, and a bit of patience, no more than 15 to 20 mins to clean that up, also I always clean or polish every component before assembly to make things easier.
Some years ago I made a little bench polisher, its perfect for these small jobs, probably one of the most useful tools I have ever made.
http://www.mig-welding.co.uk/forum/threads/bench-polisher.12184/
Some years ago I made a little bench polisher, its perfect for these small jobs, probably one of the most useful tools I have ever made.
http://www.mig-welding.co.uk/forum/threads/bench-polisher.12184/
Richard.
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Neat little idea.
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That's one hell of a shadow board, not sure how you can lose a four inch spanner though it is not like you could get home and find one in your back pocket then stash it in the kitchen draw of useful found items.
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Not stainless, but a few more aluminium offcuts used up here, its a paying job for a customer though this time,
Its just a stand for a wood burning campstove, but I thought I would make him something that could be used as a small garden table too.
Its just a stand for a wood burning campstove, but I thought I would make him something that could be used as a small garden table too.
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Don't believe it if anyone tells you stainless doesn't rot, this is a rudder bracket of a boat and well past its best,
So an hour or so later I'd made a nice new shiny one from 316 stainless, customer was well pleased with the fast turnaround
So an hour or so later I'd made a nice new shiny one from 316 stainless, customer was well pleased with the fast turnaround
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Any idea what grade the old one was? I thought 316 was pretty much indestructible in marine conditions.
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Could have been anything, but you would expect 316 on a marine component, I suspect the weld was attacked from the root, it was only welded one side and the pin had a deep groove of corrosion, and the weld had completely failed, the new one is fully welded to seal it up.
