Stuff you have made today

[Moose McAlpine]

After wanting one for about 15 years i finally got around to making a hub holder for loosening/tightening hub nuts with the wheels off.



(Thanks to my old job for kindly "donating" the 10mm wheel spacer needed to make it.)

 

[Hood]

Not made today but fitted the footpegs that I finished a few days ago.

 

[roofman]

Well, today was Brownie Points extreme day, I am good for the rest of the year. I am also flat on my back unable to get up. @roofman suggested this three years ago and I owe him. I owe him a kick up the harris, it has nearly killed me. First off, I had no intentions of doing this when I got up this morning. I thought "I will put that bit of flashing up on the edge" and just got carried away. Was a perfect day for it though, Bright with a bit of a chill. Couldn't have wished for better weather really, I suppose it was that more than anything that made me just go for it. Started at ten and flat out until about four thirty, but full blast up and down, back and forth.
The start of it all:


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What you doing Dad? Huh? Huh?

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It cuts really lovely, she didn't say a word when I rolled it out on the kitchen floor to cut the strips:



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Then the flashing at the top, I took Brian's advice and got up there with the leaf blower to blow the dust out of the chase in the stonework, filled it full of" Lead Mate" and beat the flashing in securing it with the correct clips:

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It looks absolutely stunning:

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I have gone over it carefully with White Spirit and cleaned any Tar or sealer off, I have also carefully straightened out any creases, Edge flashing to make and install on Monday, maybe. I hear you now, what about the flashing at the bottom of the windows, well it is double flashed underneath and well and truly sealed, nothing is getting under it and in ten years when it might consider leaking it will not be my problem.

Looks stunning Graham will look even better in a couple of years when it takes the "old copper look"

 

[Ali]

Well, today was Brownie Points extreme day, I am good for the rest of the year. I am also flat on my back unable to get up. @roofman suggested this three years ago and I owe him. I owe him a kick up the harris, it has nearly killed me. First off, I had no intentions of doing this when I got up this morning. I thought "I will put that bit of flashing up on the edge" and just got carried away. Was a perfect day for it though, Bright with a bit of a chill. Couldn't have wished for better weather really, I suppose it was that more than anything that made me just go for it. Started at ten and flat out until about four thirty, but full blast up and down, back and forth.
The start of it all:


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What you doing Dad? Huh? Huh?

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It cuts really lovely, she didn't say a word when I rolled it out on the kitchen floor to cut the strips:



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Then the flashing at the top, I took Brian's advice and got up there with the leaf blower to blow the dust out of the chase in the stonework, filled it full of" Lead Mate" and beat the flashing in securing it with the correct clips:

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It looks absolutely stunning:

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I have gone over it carefully with White Spirit and cleaned any Tar or sealer off, I have also carefully straightened out any creases, Edge flashing to make and install on Monday, maybe. I hear you now, what about the flashing at the bottom of the windows, well it is double flashed underneath and well and truly sealed, nothing is getting under it and in ten years when it might consider leaking it will not be my problem.

That looks great, is it just copper or some special roofing material?

 

[roofman]

That looks great, is it just copper or some special roofing material?

Copper foiled backed torch on...very expensive. We used to lay that with hot pour bitumen before torch on felts were around, used wall paper paste on the end of laps to stop spillover of bitumen then just cut and peel it off the paste where it never stuck, this kept the jobs clean. They done Aluminum backed too which you just could not look at in the sun with its reflective property's,had to wear sun glasses

 

[Brad93]

Not made today but fitted the footpegs that I finished a few days ago.

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Those look absolutely ace

 

[Hood]

Thanks, I am rather pleased with the way they turned out

 

[RichardM]

Not made today but fitted the footpegs that I finished a few days ago.

you're going to have to make the brake lever the same style to match

 

[Hood]

you're going to have to make the brake lever the same style to match

There have been thoughts along those lines

 

[RichardM]

There have been thoughts along those lines

You know you're just going to have to do it



pillion footrests to match as well.

 

[Bki26]

Started out with a lump of En24t ,140mm dia ,270mm long. Roughed out. Waiting for the buttress threading inserts so I can finish turn it and cut the thread on it. It’s going on the end of an auger for logspliiting duties

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Should have just got some hss and ground your own tool ha.

 

[northwest]

Copper foiled backed torch on...very expensive.

You think? My eyes are still watering from the experience. This is a "one off" thing and anything else would have looked out of place, a lead roof would have been good but far too heavy and difficult to work, the Copper was easy for me to work, this is me folding the flashing for the top:



Not my day job but a serious interest for a long time now so I am capable at it. Lead would have been a disaster. As it is it looks completely in character and very impressive. She is really pleased. So am I to be honest it came out well.

 

[Bki26]

Finished the diy wire bender from an m24 nut n'bolt.

The head was done with the hammer and vice (certainly obvious looking like a chew toy) till where it is held in the picture and everything below was done with the bender for testing.

 

[Memmeddu]

Lost my uncle today.
This time will be really hard to get passed it.

 

[northwest]

Lost my uncle today.
This time will be really hard to get passed it.

Sorry to hear that, difficult to cope when you lose someone you love.

 

[mtt.tr]

Not made today but fitted the footpegs that I finished a few days ago.

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They are so tarty, but brilliant

 

[Cobbler]

Lost my uncle today.
This time will be really hard to get passed it.

Bad news, try to stay positive

 

[minimutly]

Thanks @Edward Teach it took a good two hours to make.
It helped that I have more grinders than any sensible person should ever need but sometimes having the right tool really helps.
Now I'm not saying a grinder is the ideal tool for a job like this but it's surprising what you can make with simple tools if you put your mind to it.

You'll be sitting in the dust on the floor in some sandals in no time....
Well done!

 

[Fraserb]

Done a bit more origami.

 

[Dcal]

You'll be sitting in the dust on the floor in some sandals in no time....
Well done!

So true.
Normally, with this sort of stuff, I’d be on the same pay as well.
With this one I might just break even, having looked at the price of louver forms.

I have huge respect for the lads in sandals (it’s mostly lads isn’t it) but I wouldn’t want to have to make a living at it.
Like most folks on here, I get real satisfaction doing stuff in the shed and I find it a great diversion from the day job.
Funny how grinding a lump of steel can make you forget about pretty much everything else for a while.