Stuff you have made today

[Maker]

Are the holes all the same diameter?

Yeah, all 3mm.

 

[slim_boy_fat]

I never saw a more blown up bike engine.

Did he go back for all the bits? I think Allen Millard's usually up for a challenge

 

[Hood]

Yeah, all 3mm.

Ok, not what I thought it might be for.

 

[minimutly]

Been making chips with the TW mill, for the TW mill. The switch was thanks to @Pete.

Now stops at both ends of table travel (which isn't a lot, but then it doesn't need to be for what I need).

 

[Kram]

Some pigeon poo. The 75mm tube at the back, stuck onto some 2mm plate, which I will pour alu into, to cast lathe food bars.

Drilled 5 x 16mm holes in the welding bench top, so I can now use my small clamps.

 

[badabec]

It took six days to build, a metal 6' x 8' shed. It is a Yardmaster. The panels are meant to screw together with self tappers. We all know the problem with self tappers in wafer thin steel, that extra turn and it's ********. Instead I opted for pop rivets. I've used 500 so far and still need a few more. Pneumatic pop rivet guns are troublesome buggers, I couldn't justify a Lobster brand so bought a £40 eBay special. It came with no oil and the stroke adjustment out by 10mm.
Inside, two of Lidl's finest plastic shelf units, rated at 50kg evenly per shelf, 3 year guarantee.
Now that the shed is bolted down and I have added extra rivets, the whole thing is surprisingly rigid.
It is square, just a touch of parallax.

 

[Hood]

I have made some alterations to the foot peg, well in the 3D model anyway, not done the real thing yet

I wasn't happy with the blocky nature of the bike side.

So I have done some alterations to make it, in my eyes, look better, I am sure some will have other ideas
I also slimmed down the bottom so it is not so wide.

Just finished redoing all the tool paths, there are a few

A pic from the simulation and it all looks good.

 

[Bki26]

Got the last bit of the right peg set up and milled.

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Put it on the AFRICA Twin to see if it fitted and it did
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It feels good but I will give it a bit more testing and if I still like it I will order up some 2" bar and make a couple of one piece ones up.

See you on the anodising thread soon lol

 

[Maker]

I lashed up a fixture to drill a ring of angled, convergent holes.
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Worked a treat, I cut the disc out a month ago but couldn't figure out how to drill the holes until now. I'll reveal what it's for once I've machined the rest of it.

Who guessed screwdriver rack?


There's a small bearing under the disc to let it spin, it's a bit free spinning and bit wobbly though, I might remake the bearing holder to fit two bearings with some preload, or maybe I'll just pry the shield off and pack it with really thick grease. The holes in the disc are all 3mm, unfortunately half the screwdrivers have 2.5 or 2mm blades so some of them are a bit loose in the rack, and one of the 3mm ones is really tight for some reason. Hopefully it doesn't bother me because I can't think of a simple solution.

 

[Cuthy246]

Who guessed screwdriver rack?

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There's a small bearing under the disc to let it spin, it's a bit free spinning and bit wobbly though, I might remake the bearing holder to fit two bearings with some preload, or maybe I'll just pry the shield off and pack it with really thick grease. The holes in the disc are all 3mm, unfortunately half the screwdrivers have 2.5 or 2mm blades so some of them are a bit loose in the rack, and one of the 3mm ones is really tight for some reason. Hopefully it doesn't bother me because I can't think of a simples solution.

What's wrong with a chunk of butchered wood? Nice work though

 

[Maker]

What's wrong with a chunk of butchered wood? Nice work though

I don't do wood.

 

[Brad93]

I lashed up a fixture to drill a ring of angled, convergent holes.
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Worked a treat, I cut the disc out a month ago but couldn't figure out how to drill the holes until now. I'll reveal what it's for once I've machined the rest of it.

Rotary table and a sine plate would do the job

 

[Hood]

See you on the anodising thread soon lol

Been there, asked a question or two the said to ***** with that

 

[Maker]

Rotary table and a sine plate would do the job

If only I had either of them.

 

[mtt.tr]

Who guessed screwdriver rack?

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There's a small bearing under the disc to let it spin, it's a bit free spinning and bit wobbly though, I might remake the bearing holder to fit two bearings with some preload, or maybe I'll just pry the shield off and pack it with really thick grease. The holes in the disc are all 3mm, unfortunately half the screwdrivers have 2.5 or 2mm blades so some of them are a bit loose in the rack, and one of the 3mm ones is really tight for some reason. Hopefully it doesn't bother me because I can't think of a simple solution.

Love it

 

[Bki26]

Been there, asked a question or two the said to ***** with that

It doesn't seem that complicated once you read about it enough, watch a couple of vids and have a play

 

[Hood]

It doesn't seem that complicated once you read about it enough, watch a couple of vids and have a play

Not complicated really but a hassle and you need a bit of space for it. I don't like hassle and I don't have space

 

[redlig]

Not my finest work but with the weekend on top of us it was a fast_a_ you_like job. The last couple of months of a weekend the local lost souls society have gathered at the playing field where the scout hut is located, and once in a while someone has seen fit to kick the soil pipe to smithereens so I was asked if I could "make something to go around it" and here it is, once again the Fincords made me look good, I am not with vertical welding but it passed muster and it is now ready for the weekend onslaught, pic of my pal Doug grinding any sharp edges off in case the little Dahlings hurt themselves:

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I fitted it around the Soil pipe and welded the end on, It is not my finest work but I fully expect to be replacing it within six months.

Trouble with those dregs is that it will now be seen as a challenge.
I heard a story from Australia about a village who were supplied water via a surface pipe that crossed strean/ditch. The kids would swing on it and break it thus cutting off the supply. After repairing it many times the solution that lasted was to make it strong enough for the kids to play on. So cast that in concrete and let them kick themselves stupid.

 

[redlig]

You get banned when you do

Surely not if it's done "artistically"

 

[redlig]

I doubt it, after all the sh-eye-t that is posted

Good of you to own up.