Stuff you have made today

[Hood]

As I suspected the longer side mounting bracket will interfere with the plastics, in fact I can't even fit it into the correct position.

The smaller bracket however will be perfect.

My angle also seems to be about right, not massively important as the lights do have tilting capability but always good to have them as close to standard adjustment as possible

 

[God mode restorations]

Made some removable heavy duty light brackets/arms. One of four. Unfortunately I *** em up do not happy. Been doing that a lot lately

 

[Hitch]

On with 3x 6000l tanks at the moment. All 3 virtually identical. Still to be insulated and cladded, and alcoves for instruments cut in.

Need to pull my finger out, I'm meant to be off to Ireland to land them in the customers factory week after next.

 

[paulmitchell1984]

A hoop on a stand, there for ballon displays, done one previously and was asked to make another, so I'm making 3 more in the hope to sell them on to other ballony type people, still needs fixings on the joins and painting but pretty much done
They end up like this, or with balloons fixed on.

 

[Hood]

3 pairs of landing hooks.

Stainless cut on the plasma and dressed up a bit.

Then folded them, bent some 8mm rod for eyes and welded on.

 

[Johnnybravo]

Are any of them date stamped? I often used to put at least the year of manufacture on bits that I made.

1854

 

[Hood]

1854

Didn't know you were dyslexic

 

[awemawson]

Cheeky b****r

 

[Hood]

Previously I had my lights and camera fixed to the crash bars with clamps.

They are not exactly nice so I had made up some aluminium brackets and today I welded them on, I am happy with the results, a much cleaner look
I just spray painted them until I could get the bars powder coated but now I am wondering if I should as any damage to powder coating will be hard to touch up I think. It seems the finish on the bars may be electrostatically painted so I may leave them for the moment and see which way I will go.

Anyway some pics of the welded on brackets.

 

[Cheesie]

2 fuel tanks a fire wall and an alloy wheel repair just to put a hatch on the fire wall in the morning

 

[dan.taylor.1]

Finished the grass so broke out the lego.

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Looks like an ih 12/1455?

 

[Onoff]

My big brother made this copper rose. Went on a day course at a local silversmith:

 

[RichardM]

@Hood
What are the landing hooks for please?

Bike - paint rather than plastic coating, lots easier to change / alter bits in the future. Simoniz Satin Tough Black usually for me.

 

[Hood]

@Hood
What are the landing hooks for please?

Bike - paint rather than plastic coating, lots easier to change / alter bits in the future. Simoniz Satin Tough Black usually for me.

Landing hooks are used to hook into the handles of fish boxes for lifting the boxes onto the pier from the boats when the tide is out.

Looking for a fine textured paint I think, not come up with much yet.

 

[RichardM]

Landing hooks are used to hook into the handles of fish boxes for lifting the boxes onto the pier from the boats when the tide is out.

Looking for a fine textured paint I think, not come up with much yet.

How To Use VHT Wrinkle Finish Paint - Frost Auto Restoration Techniques

Many older interiors and components were finished with a wrinkle, crinkle or crackle, effect paint. Now you can reproduce the same finish in a few hours from an aerosol spray can. Great for early M.G. dashboards, Ferrari and Lotus cam covers, electrical components, old radio cabinets, trim...

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[Hood]

How To Use VHT Wrinkle Finish Paint - Frost Auto Restoration Techniques

Many older interiors and components were finished with a wrinkle, crinkle or crackle, effect paint. Now you can reproduce the same finish in a few hours from an aerosol spray can. Great for early M.G. dashboards, Ferrari and Lotus cam covers, electrical components, old radio cabinets, trim...

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Think that might be a bit more textured than I want but will see if I can find a close up image

 

[Hood]

You can kind of see the texture in this pic, skid plate and crash bars are the same. It is a very fine texture.

 

[RichardM]

Wrinkle - I would expect too coarse for that finish.

 

[roofman]

Its the type of Finish you get when the gun tips are knacked...my Triumph explore 1200 had the same paint finish and colour on the frame

 

[tom2207]

complete rear x member into a Disco 4 , all because the tow hook rattles ,, and the recall has long gone ,, but 260 quid for a complete genuine cross member didnt seem too bad .