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Yes, please.
Sadly I can’t seem to post a video direct to here but hopefully the following stills gives the just of it..
That was fresh, ‘bulky’ snow, which it moved easily enough. Once it’s compacted it’s a different game and the blade tends to want to ride over as there’s not much more than gravity keeping it down. I’ll play around with it and see if I can improve.
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Is your wife named meghan by any chance?
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That isn't California!
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Not today but over the weekend, reworked and rewired a battery bank charging set up. This is 2 x solar 1 x wind with mains charger backup (240v provided by generator on site) and invertor to powered a cctv set. All this lot will be connected to a bank of 8 x 12v 100ah batteries which should provide power for about 130 hrs without recharge. Hopefully with some wind and solar input it shouldn't need to be charged with the mains backup. Area this is going is only really used on a Sunday so ideally it needs to power the cctv the rest of the week without running out of juice.
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What is the white backing board in the bottom left, please?
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I’m well used to it now, knew what was going to happen as soon as I posted them up! I’d like to think I lead a (slightly!) less controversial life. He’s got a good 10 years on me though so there’s plenty time yet!
Yeah, it’s just driven by a transaxle, batteries, and control module scavenged from a mobility scooter. I made up a new chassis, and the body was scaled to the wheel size to keep it all in proportion. It was literally made it up as I went along with no real plan other than to look like a Series Landrover - Determined to make sure I could fit in it though! In retrospect I just wished I had made the body from aluminium rather than steel as it’s very heavy, but atleast it should keep it planted (not looking forward to him pranging until his mums car though..).
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Plastic chopping board
. Most of this was mad maxed into a metal box when I got involved. The fuses and a couple of terminal posts were already mounted on the chopping boards so to save myself a little work I just mounted the whole board.
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Should be fine, it is mounted inside a metal box that is going to be bolted to the side of a shipping container that does not store anything flammable. If it was to catch fire it should stay contained in the boxLooks a nice job
Ha! I did wonderPlastic chopping board
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Today, well yesterday, I made a Christmas tree stand.
The tree we got has a big stump so it didn't fit the last stand I made.
As always, made with stuff I had kicking about.
Started with about 300mm of thick wall pipe (195 x 12mm wall)
Blasted it inside and out, cut a base out of 5mm plate then turned and welded a spike made from a 10mm setscrew.
Welded the base to the pipe, rolled some 25mm flat bar into a ring and welded that to the bottom of the base with more flat bar. I also welded in 8mm couplers so I could easily adjust it if needed.
Everything done with arc because I ran out of argon for the tig which is a pity, because it would have been good practice.
Also drilled and tapped 3 m8 holes for bolts to set the tree vertical.
Next it got a good heavy coat of tinted Jotamastic 90 by brush and roller.
The inside is probably more important as it will be full of water for the tree.
It's baltic here, so I used an infred patio heater to get it warm, them brought it in front of the stove to dry, before putting it in the oven at 70 degrees to harden it up (the Mrs was out)
Quick tip, I straightened a mini roller frame so I could roll the inside of the pipe
When all nice and dry' I drilled a hole in the base of the trunk, popped the tree in so the hole in the trunk was centered over the spike, installed 3 bits of thread bar and adjusted to get it mostly plumb.
I then tested positive for COVID.
It's a two person job to get the lights on and as the Mrs has just given me a bell and put me into isolation, the decorations will have to wait until junior comes down.
Can't say I sorry, because she can be quite exacting as to where the lights go.
The tree we got has a big stump so it didn't fit the last stand I made.
As always, made with stuff I had kicking about.
Started with about 300mm of thick wall pipe (195 x 12mm wall)
Blasted it inside and out, cut a base out of 5mm plate then turned and welded a spike made from a 10mm setscrew.
Welded the base to the pipe, rolled some 25mm flat bar into a ring and welded that to the bottom of the base with more flat bar. I also welded in 8mm couplers so I could easily adjust it if needed.
Everything done with arc because I ran out of argon for the tig which is a pity, because it would have been good practice.
Also drilled and tapped 3 m8 holes for bolts to set the tree vertical.
Next it got a good heavy coat of tinted Jotamastic 90 by brush and roller.
The inside is probably more important as it will be full of water for the tree.
It's baltic here, so I used an infred patio heater to get it warm, them brought it in front of the stove to dry, before putting it in the oven at 70 degrees to harden it up (the Mrs was out)
Quick tip, I straightened a mini roller frame so I could roll the inside of the pipe
When all nice and dry' I drilled a hole in the base of the trunk, popped the tree in so the hole in the trunk was centered over the spike, installed 3 bits of thread bar and adjusted to get it mostly plumb.
I then tested positive for COVID.
It's a two person job to get the lights on and as the Mrs has just given me a bell and put me into isolation, the decorations will have to wait until junior comes down.
Can't say I sorry, because she can be quite exacting as to where the lights go.
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Been a busy few weeks between maintenance on-site machinery repairs and onsite welding and fitting . Few jobs from workshop and on site that I remembered to take pics of
mobile robot cell
separator for firewood processor
bearing mounts cut and folded for a good customer who welds them himself
stairs repaired on site all steps cut out and replaced this is at a toll plaza which is salted 5 months the year no galv and terrible design . We replaced with heavier steps and will all be sprayed when weather improves as a temp job until plans for 2 new stairs are possible with time frame 
How does it work?
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Plastering the hole, first and second coats.
The packet for this stuff says 1mm layers. Sod that, theres no part of the whole house measured with that precision, so its 3-5mm per layer in places. Slightly concave so I might add a 3rd layer.
I'll then give it a couple hours to set, then blast it with dehumidifer to dry. I need to get this wall papered early Friday!
The packet for this stuff says 1mm layers. Sod that, theres no part of the whole house measured with that precision, so its 3-5mm per layer in places. Slightly concave so I might add a 3rd layer.
I'll then give it a couple hours to set, then blast it with dehumidifer to dry. I need to get this wall papered early Friday!
