fbiiburton
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Looks fantastic that
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DAPPH
as dyslexik as I'm daft
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It's a great feeling when you get a big etrection like that .One that you build up yourself and everything fits without alterations.
Was it a kit made to measure or one you made & welded up yourself & bolted up .
dan.taylor.1
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Where abouts are you based in Cumbria? Are you guys doing ce marking on structural stuff?
dan.taylor.1
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Made a small rack to hold the longer bits or stainless studding as I kept losing bits amongst the bzp stuff..!
Anything under 250mm ish goes in the drawer of that size stainless bolts.
Anything under 250mm ish goes in the drawer of that size stainless bolts.
Morris
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I needed a gear lever for Wifey's Ford Pop project so a quick rummage saw a piece of stainless in the chuck and machined up. I don't have a taper turning attachment so the taper was done with the compound slide offset to 0.6 degrees. Needless to say this was a long job. There was then the long slow job of polishing it (I don't have a polisher).
The bottom is drilled to suit the stub on my home-made shift mechanism. It all works very nicely, just need a knob (fnar-fnar) for it now.
The bottom is drilled to suit the stub on my home-made shift mechanism. It all works very nicely, just need a knob (fnar-fnar) for it now.
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33 of these done yesterday and today, amongst other things. Machined paddles welded on the ends of tubes, and polished out to 120g. Weld then fluorescent penetrant tested for any surface defects.
They will all be welded onto a shaft next week.
They will all be welded onto a shaft next week.
eLuSiVeMiTe
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Something different this week.
Wasn't a lot left underneath.
Yes. They did run the membrane over the joists. Stayed damp all year.
Wasn't a lot left underneath.
Yes. They did run the membrane over the joists. Stayed damp all year.
Nice work, that will breath a bit better
eLuSiVeMiTe
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Lifted it a couple of inches above the wall to allow airflow underneath.Nice work, that will breath a bit better
Same with the step. Supports touching slabs have plastic underneath. Should last well.
One I’ve made from scratch, just a little one compared to the last ones thou, I done that shed and its lean too to the right.... theirs now talk of a lean too left as well
One that you build up yourself and everything fits without alterations.
Was it a kit made to measure or one you made & welded up yourself & bolted up .
pressbrake1
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I made silly things
Memmeddu
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Wasn't it a cutting torch?
Memmeddu
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Made those two brackets for an handheld concrete mixer .
Original ones are made out of cheap cast aluminium , my version are made out of steel.
They connect the handles to the main motor body.
Then I've cut and drilled parts for a Piaggio Porter tilt bed .
Reinforcement plates for the hinges , and the cabin end of the bed .
Prepared the tool for tomorrow morning .
Hopefully I'll finish before lunch
Kram
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Another afternoon playing with brass
Not the most successful..
Not the most successful..
Hardly exotic, but I've knocked-up an easily broken-down & detachable frame for my Router Table, to support a cheapie Router Lifter to make it easier to raise/set the Router.
(I'm no good with a Router - barely used one - but it's easier in a Table, and it's a pain to set manually).
(I'm no good with a Router - barely used one - but it's easier in a Table, and it's a pain to set manually).
Memmeddu
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Reinforced those
1.5mm thick rusty bented dented and cracked sheet.
In position vertical 7018 weld
2.5mm at around 80A , very tricky and very bad looking weld but they'll do the job.
Then I've cut open the bed but that's another story.
It requires new bushes ,bolts were stuck in them , I've had to cut them without killing myself , tried before to cut them out but I couldn't as much power as I really needed because fuse was continuously tripping ,then I've tried to use a carbide burr to cut them off , but despite it was working ,this method wasn't much more pleasant than overhead gouging.
So I've ended up using the grinder to open a window in the bed to eventually cut the bolts working from the upper side.
Waiting for the bushes
Edit
I forgot to mention that I was between the bed and the cab ,main power was horrible, and I've been forced to weld left handed.
Very uncomfortable.
I never stick weld at work , mainly MIG and little bit of Tig.
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roblane65
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This afternoon I made the old compressor into a newer one
the old one's a 71 and the new ones a 72 albeit with a newer motor and twin pump . The 71 still has the original newman motor .
had to swapover the reg and outlets , also the drain off as they were both gate valves !
then a little wiring as the motor was wired to the pressure switch with some 2.5 T&E
bit of dual shield rubber flex
all up and running now just need a flex for the supply , I've got some 16amp artic cable cable which will do .
very happy with it .
the old one's a 71 and the new ones a 72 albeit with a newer motor and twin pump . The 71 still has the original newman motor .
had to swapover the reg and outlets , also the drain off as they were both gate valves !
then a little wiring as the motor was wired to the pressure switch with some 2.5 T&E
bit of dual shield rubber flex
all up and running now just need a flex for the supply , I've got some 16amp artic cable cable which will do .
very happy with it .
