Stuff you have made today

[Fraserb]

we use the old fermec to pack the pit.... its bloody terrifying!

It's bad enough with a forklift, prefer the loading shovel or tractor

 

[God mode restorations]

Made rusty old machine parts look new.

 

[Stueeee]

Had a chunky WP18 torch hooked up to my TIG cooler. Needed to change back to a handier WP20 for smaller/thinner work, ordinarily this results in the coolant from the 'taken off' torch going everywhere; so, bought two 'Rectus 21' couplings and made this up...

Hooking up the 'go & return' hoses straight after disconnecting them from the cooler limits the loss of the 'liquid gold' -actually it's blue, but is bloody expensive for what it is- coolant.

 

[Turbo]

ermec

Would seriously compact it though, I have seen a wheeled digger on the pit before.

I would think that the limited ground clearance, heavy weight & narrow wheels would lead to it grounding out & getting stuck! Most contractors here use a big telehandler with dual wheels & a massive fork to fill the pits. They will normally clear a 16x8 trailer load in less than 5 scoops!

 

[Fraserb]

I would think that the limited ground clearance, heavy weight & narrow wheels would lead to it grounding out & getting stuck! Most contractors here use a big telehandler with dual wheels & a massive fork to fill the pits. They will normally clear a 16x8 trailer load in less than 5 scoops!

If we get it right we can clear almost an entire 18 ton trailer load in one push.

 

[nickk]

2 sets of tie rods,left/right hand threaded,to forge the heads on the pins,I made a die then squashed them under the power hammer.

 

[Hood]

Just a few wee bits and pieces to machine back at the workshop but more or less finished.

 

[dan.taylor.1]

Does it all just get left mill finish? Or do they paint it?

 

[Hood]

Just gets left, paint would be off in a few hours with the gear and miles of rope getting hauled over it every day.

 

[Hood]

This is what they look like after a bit of use, this is one of his sons boat that I did about 2 years ago, maybe more.

 

[striker]

This is what they look like after a bit of use, this is one of his sons boat that I did about 2 years ago, maybe more.

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So, does the salt water not bother the aluminium? Also on this pic, what is the hull made of and how is the aluminium attached to it where it wraps over the side?

 

[Hood]

So, does the salt water not bother the aluminium? Also on this pic, what is the hull made of and how is the aluminium attached to it where it wraps over the side?

All the sheet is 5083 marine grade aluminium and sections are 6082 so still a high magnesium content so as long as there is no steel attached to it then it just gets its oxide coating and stays that dull grey colour, the gunwale cappings are fixed with stainless screws/bolts. Hull is GRP.

 

[Munkul]

we use the old fermec to pack the pit.... its bloody terrifying!

Is it your videos on youtube of a fermec on the pit, then?

 

[Munkul]

Made this week or so...
Finished my 4th axis rotary table project. Works great milling s355 tube with no chatter, and even put a hex on the end of a hardened steel tine without complaint.

 

[minimutly]

What mill? What cutter?
Nice job.

 

[6ply]

Made a backplate for a dividing head from a lump of unidentified rust.

 

[Munkul]

What mill? What cutter?
Nice job.

Its a Tryax bed mill with centroid CNC control, its about the same size as a XYZ DPM. Using 20mm and 32mm indexable end mills with general purpose inserts

 

[Dcal]

Made a backplate for a dividing head from a lump of unidentified rust.

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How come I can never find a half made part in the scrap pile?

 

[redlig]

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How come I can never find a half made part in the scrap pile?

Your not looking hard enough . All my small pieces of finished scrap originate from bigger pieces of scrap.

 

[My Old Landy]

I finally got around to building the static detector