Stuff you have made today

[Munkul]

One nearly off the "honey-do" list, a new garden table.
Got some hardwood planks, not sure what they are, not oak anyway, before Christmas, and let them dry for 3 months.


Cut the circle with a jigsaw, and power planed the edges square. Glued the planks together, squeezed together with a sash clamp and clamped flat to the "heavy" until set.


Made the legs out of 2" pipe, I've always liked the look of this design. Simple and I like 3 legs for outdoor surfaces over 4.



Planed and sanded the top and edges.


Gave the top a good soaking in Osmo WR basecoat, hopefully a regular top-up should keep mould/rot away.



Got the bottom side to coat in Osmo, and maybe a 2nd top coat, before delivering to our garden...!

 

[8ob]

Is that am impact driver on a chainsaw engine ?? Looks interesting

Its a purpose made inch drive petrol nut gun, its a beast of a thing for undoing truck wheel nuts

 

[Kj1123]

Its a purpose made inch drive petrol nut gun, its a beast of a thing for undoing truck wheel nuts

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I'll bet it is supper hand when out of reach of a large compressor. Did u buy this or make it yourself?

 

[selectedgrub]

Made the legs out of 2" pipe, I've always liked the look of this design. Simple and I like 3 legs for outdoor surfaces over 4.
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Got the bottom side to coat in Osmo, and maybe a 2nd top coat, before delivering to our garden...!

Beautiful.
The top would of done for the bottom on the framework (like upside down)

 

[Munkul]

Beautiful.
The top would of done for the bottom on the framework (like upside down)

thanks sorry i don't quite follow...

 

[prepman]

thanks sorry i don't quite follow...

He's in New Zealand, upside down....

 

[selectedgrub]

If you look at picture 4, leave the frame as it is, Move the slab from the bottom and put it on the top

 

[DennisCA]

Think that works on the jaws and not by skewwing the body? But I could wrong often am.. Just all the effort lots go to to stop chuck run-out.

All the ones I've seen move the chuck body, main difference is that it uses screws for more controllable adjustement than tapping it with a drift.

 

[Maker]

Think that works on the jaws and not by skewwing the body? But I could wrong often am.. Just all the effort lots go to to stop chuck run-out.

Once you've trued the chuck up with a part in it, you can take the part out, flip it round, put it another part of the same diameter, and if the chuck is of reasonable quality (and you tighten the same pinion) it should repeat perfectly, much less effort than a 4 jaw that needs re centring every time you take the part out.

It only needs a few tenths movement in each direction, couple of thou at most, so it's not nearly far enough that the unbalance is going to be dangerous or even noticeable.

 

[roblane65]

Just crying out for a nice little lamp fitting, that is.

I wondered who'd be first to suggest a lamp , I'm gonna have to have a think as I don't want to turn it into a piece of " TAT" unless I can get a fortune for it

 

[henry Kadzielski]

My contribution gents. Have been doing this new to my area fishing trawler which is getting converted to catch deep water prawns. I had been asked to get some steel bits cut and constructed for the winch gear and that was completed late last year. The last couple of months (due to covid, very bad weather) have been doing the S/S pipe work for the hydraulics.

Pipe work here is 3/4 " and 1" 316s/s seemless tube bent and flared by me to fit into an ever diminishing space. The 3/4" tubing was for the steering system, customer wanted a manual power assisted hydraulic steeling and not the electric wheel that was originally fitted. Also they wanted the steering to be fast. The vessel is about 80' and steering goes 4.5 turns in about 4 seconds.

for those that are interested, here is some more pipework.

oops and more

The roof lining had to be removed to gain access, with the pipes having to be cut short to be fitted as space was about non existent.

Pipe work on the top deck

Small pipe work is 1" seamless tube and larger is 1.5" shed 80 316 seamless pipe. All pipe but welded and beveled to 30 degrees with new beveling toy.

I won't bore those that aren't interested, but last pic of pipes going to N series Cummins 350hp driving three pumps through a splitter. Hose guys are turning up tomorrow and thursday to complete the hoses, and there is a few

 

[Screwdriver]

My contribution gents.

That is bang tidy. Nice to see somebody taking pride in their work...

 

[dan.taylor.1]

My contribution gents. Have been doing this new to my area fishing trawler which is getting converted to catch deep water prawns. I had been asked to get some steel bits cut and constructed for the winch gear and that was completed late last year. The last couple of months (due to covid, very bad weather) have been doing the S/S pipe work for the hydraulics.
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Pipe work here is 3/4 " and 1" 316s/s seemless tube bent and flared by me to fit into an ever diminishing space. The 3/4" tubing was for the steering system, customer wanted a manual power assisted hydraulic steeling and not the electric wheel that was originally fitted. Also they wanted the steering to be fast. The vessel is about 80' and steering goes 4.5 turns in about 4 seconds.

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for those that are interested, here is some more pipework.
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oops and more

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The roof lining had to be removed to gain access, with the pipes having to be cut short to be fitted as space was about non existent.

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Pipe work on the top deck
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Small pipe work is 1" seamless tube and larger is 1.5" shed 80 316 seamless pipe. All pipe but welded and beveled to 30 degrees with new beveling toy.

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I won't bore those that aren't interested, but last pic of pipes going to N series Cummins 350hp driving three pumps through a splitter. Hose guys are turning up tomorrow and thursday to complete the hoses, and there is a few

Where do you get the hydraulic compression fittings from?

 

[prepman]

Once you've trued the chuck up with a part in it, you can take the part out, flip it round, put it another part of the same diameter, and if the chuck is of reasonable quality (and you tighten the same pinion) it should repeat perfectly, much less effort than a 4 jaw that needs re centring every time you take the part out.

It only needs a few tenths movement in each direction, couple of thou at most, so it's not nearly far enough that the unbalance is going to be dangerous or even noticeable.

I'm old schol I'm afraid. 3 jaw is a roughing chuck, 4 jaw is precision. Collets precision for round. Like I say, it's down to the individual. My 3 jaw just happens to be accurate enough for my needs. I found that on round bar stock just by rotating slightly produces enough change in itself. There is a long discusion of the this on Amatuer Machinist or Model Engineer (can't remember which). With the 200mm chuck whizzing at 1500rpm. knowing that it's snug fit fit is very reassuring to me. I can live with the slight inaccuracies. My ML7 on the otherhand is only 4" screw on with a top speed 870? Anything will do there.

 

[Farside]

I wondered who'd be first to suggest a lamp , I'm gonna have to have a think as I don't want to turn it into a piece of " TAT" unless I can get a fortune for it

People on Etsy just gagging for it, shouting, "Take my money!"

 

[DAPPH]

I wondered who'd be first to suggest a lamp , I'm gonna have to have a think as I don't want to turn it into a piece of " TAT" unless I can get a fortune for it

Copper plate it heavily before you fit it up as a lamp .... in my minds eye that would make a real classy lamp body if fitted with a primrose shade.

 

[henry Kadzielski]

Where do you get the hydraulic compression fittings from?

There are no compression rings. The larger stuff is either but welded or if required to be dismantled 'JIC' socket weld male with female socket weld swivel nuts. The smaller stuff is flared to 37.5 degree 'JIC' with nuts and sleeves. Compression joints, from memory can't handle the pressure and are far more costly due to the silver coating on the threads to stop the galling when the nuts are tightened.

 

[prepman]

If you look at picture 4, leave the frame as it is, Move the slab from the bottom and put it on the top

I knew that all along.

 

[Brad93]

There are no compression rings. The larger stuff is either but welded or if required to be dismantled 'JIC' socket weld male with female socket weld swivel nuts. The smaller stuff is flared to 37.5 degree 'JIC' with nuts and sleeves. Compression joints, from memory can't handle the pressure and are far more costly due to the silver coating on the threads to stop the galling when the nuts are tightened.

3000psi most compression fittings

 

[pressbrake1]

Made uncle @pete a master square for his mill rebuild