Cuthy246
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Top notch work as alwaysMagnet is just to hold it in place so I can step back to get a visual. Everything is done by hand. All I use is a 0.8 cutting disc. Flap wheel and files.
Top notch work as alwaysMagnet is just to hold it in place so I can step back to get a visual. Everything is done by hand. All I use is a 0.8 cutting disc. Flap wheel and files.
Thanks cuthy.Top notch work as always
I don't comment often on this page,Today I made a set of forms for making 100mm long louvers.
All made out of scrap using various grinders.
Started by cutting a bit of 10mm plate to size with a 4.5 inch grinder then shaping it with a flap discs.
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Then squared an edge on an off-cut of 25mm plate, marked the rough shape and made a few cuts with a slitting disc.
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Ground the middle out with a 4 inch and did the corners with a 2 inch grinder
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FInished off the shaping with a die grinder.
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Then tack welded a short piece of 5mm x 25 flat to close off the end of the die. This would probably be better if it was 25 square bar but it will do for a test.
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And tacked a bit of heavy flat bar to the other form.
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Cut a slot in a bit of scrap and tried it out.
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I need to be a bit more particular in cutting the slot and clean up the sharp edges but it seems to work ok.
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I don't comment often on this page,
But this is worth commenting on,
Brilliant, time consuming, top work.
Very nice but I feel they will soon show wear through the anodising and then look scruffy.Oh I also had my first go at anodising which came out reasonably well.
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I then engraved the side and happy with the results.
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We will see how it works out. Worst comes to the worst I can strip the anodising then just do again, maybe clear, we will see.Very nice but I feel they will soon show wear through the anodising and then look scruffy.
Very nice but I feel they will soon show wear through the anodising and then look scruffy.
It's strange you should say that. 60 years ago a guy at work gave me a piece of card and on it was printed " Your presence has brightened an already dull day" Never did work out what he meant.I bet a room brightens up when you walk into it.