Stuff you have made today

[MattF]

Very neat!

Cheers.

 

[minimutly]

Foam filled fuel tank in 3mm

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Nice. What goes on here:
Looks like you’ve left gaps?

 

[Kram]

I think that is initial tacking. The tank looks bloody good tbh.
What sort of foam is it, to be fuel/petrol resistant?

 

[500e]

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We have various sizes available that include: off cuts (various sizes), 22x22x21cm 10L blocks or the 10x10x10cm 1L blocks. FIA Compliant Yellow (Polyester) Foam Suitable for Petrol Fuel. FIA Compliant Foam.

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If really interested

An Alternative Technology for SFAR 88 Fuel Tank Safety?

And scroll down to Technical products.
There is also a SS product like Mesh

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[striker]

Finished my lead screw today. Made a bearing pre load nut and a tab and keyway slot in my new longer lead screw.
Ready to fit back to the knee in my mill.
I was going to use the old nut, but it goes on at about 30°. The bearings will have been loaded and unloaded on each revolution.

 

[My Old Landy]

Finished my lead screw today. Made a bearing pre load nut and a tab and keyway slot in my new longer lead screw.
Ready to fit back to the knee in my mill.
I was going to use the old but, but it goes on at about 30°. The bearings will have been loaded and unloaded on each revolution.View attachment 368749View attachment 368750

Superb job, better than a commercial one

 

[striker]

Superb job, better than a commercial one

Thank you. I was apprehensive about doing it, but I thought for £20 for the steel, it's no great loss if I mess it up. I'm very pleased with the way it's turned out and I've learned a lot along the way.

 

[Cheesie]

Nice. What goes on here:
Looks like you’ve left gaps?

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Plenty of tacks not needed as much on 3mm but on 2 and below one plate has the tendancy to pull away from the other

 

[Hood]

Got a start on the hopper this afternoon, progress was good but it always looks a lot the first day and then things slow down as the full seam welding starts
Thankfully I was able to borrow some space in a big shed as the weather here at the moment is not conducive to welding outside.

 

[nickk]

7 handrails installed,then 8 more ordered last week ,tis the season.

 

[slim_boy_fat]

^^ If I was the owner, I'd trim back that living trip hazard in the last pic.

 

[dan.taylor.1]

^^ If I was the owner, I'd trim back that living trip hazard in the last pic.

I often do it for customers when I install handrails, siting I needed the room to set posts or whatever!

 

[MattF]

Made the other day. A holder for the 12V Flexiclick heads. Shoved the grinder handles in there too. 36mm drill too small, 38mm too large, so holes done with the 36mm, then opened up with the bobbin sander.



Used a Sabrecut spade bit. Impressed with those spade bits, & I've never really been a fan of spade bits.

 

[Woody.v8]

Some new nylon rollers for the truck bed ,the old ones were past best.

 

[MattF]

Some new nylon rollers for the truck bed ,the old ones were past best.
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"Past best" is an understatement. Nice work.

 

[PlazCutz]

Some metal ducks made on the CNC Plasma.

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[Hood]

Forgot to hit the send button last night and just done now

Got all the welding done to the main body and the legs welded on. Tomorrow I need to do some work at the workshop but hopefully will get up in the afternoon and get the gantry done, or at least started.

 

[northwest]

Made a trapezoid thread, TR24 x 3mm pitch for the knee on my mill.
It needed to be 130mm longer due to the column extension.
I ground a cutting tool to suit from hss.
Very small cuts like 3 thou. Plunged in, no compound slide.
Better fit on the nut than the original.
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Very pleased!

Very very nicely done on a little Chester lathe, DB10 by any chance?
A good many people denigrate these smaller Chinese machines but I personally have had good luck with them. I bought my son a DB7 one time when Chester were having one of their "open days" and because we had to put it together ourselves (ie on it's stand) we got it at half price. I subsequently made a small sterling engine cylinder on it and it came out just perfect, the walls are 30 thou thick and that for some length. I was really impressed.

 

[striker]

Very very nicely done on a little Chester lathe, DB10 by any chance?
A good many people denigrate these smaller Chinese machines but I personally have had good luck with them. I bought my son a DB7 one time when Chester were having one of their "open days" and because we had to put it together ourselves (ie on it's stand) we got it at half price. I subsequently made a small sterling engine cylinder on it and it came out just perfect, the walls are 30 thou thick and that for some length. I was really impressed.

Thanks. Yes it's a DB10. I have just finished converting it to 2hp 3 phase with vfd. It does all I need. I like it but I'm no expert. The mill lead screw is my most ambitious project up to now!

 

[Kram]

I subsequently made a small sterling engine cylinder on it and it came out just perfect, the walls are 30 thou thick and that for some length.

You know the rules, pictures required! (Even if it wasnt today)