Stuff you have made today

[DAPPH]

I've done similar - mainly because the die-cast rivet style tool I had for aluminium rivnuts would have simply snapped trying to pull up steel or stainless steel ones.

I ended up turning a 1. 24 x 3/4 dia noggin off cut of mild steel making it an 8,5mm tube , to slide a high tensile Allen key in to pull the rivinut up in a blind hole on my contractors saw bench fence arrangement . Held the tube in my big mole grips

 

[Sergei Slovenija]

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Some 20 years ago, German "fox holes", made of corrugated sheets, in perfect condition, found dozens in remote places. Locks on the edge of the sheet "thorn-hole". They were of various standard sizes. From covering the top of the trench to arranging a large dugout.

 

[Martin Hocking]

Some 20 years ago, German "fox holes", made of corrugated sheets, in perfect condition, found dozens in remote places. Locks on the edge of the sheet "thorn-hole". They were of various standard sizes. From covering the top of the trench to arranging a large dugout.

That sounds fascinating sergei I didn’t realise they had specific patterns for different types, very organised, very German.
Not sure I quite understand what you mean by “thorn-hole” though. Is that like a notch so they join together easily?

 

[sako243]

A netting unroller from junk. I had the A frame already from a previous project (PTO powered duck plucker). Scaffold tube from a dilapidated swing the previous owners left. Hub and half shaft from a Defender and finally a bit of sheet to support the bottom of the reel.

 

[Sergei Slovenija]

That sounds fascinating sergei I didn’t realise they had specific patterns for different types, very organised, very German.
Not sure I quite understand what you mean by “thorn-hole” though. Is that like a notch so they join together easily?

In the video, the biggest one. I dug narrow ceilings built into trenches (half ellipse), with a very thick layer of zinc. Yes, I meant a hole and a reciprocal spike (they form a lock when the reciprocal parts are closed). Around the holes from bullets and shrapnel, rust spots are natural. I came across fox holes tens of meters long. When I was younger, my hobbies were archeology and military archeology.

 

[R-D-R]

Been a while since I posted, yesterday I up cycled a bed frame into a load partition for the car…

 

[Martin Hocking]

In the video, the biggest one. I dug narrow ceilings built into trenches (half ellipse), with a very thick layer of zinc. Yes, I meant a hole and a reciprocal spike (they form a lock when the reciprocal parts are closed). Around the holes from bullets and shrapnel, rust spots are natural. I came across fox holes tens of meters long. When I was younger, my hobbies were archeology and military archeology.

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That’s amazing Sergei! I can’t imagine what finding something like that must be like, looks like real wilderness, in the UK you’d be 3 minutes walk from a car park!
I must admit the only thing I knew about Slovenia until this morning was that it was where akrapovic came from. Seems to have a very interesting history…

 

[Sergei Slovenija]

That’s amazing Sergei! I can’t imagine what finding something like that must be like, looks like real wilderness, in the UK you’d be 3 minutes walk from a car park!
I must admit the only thing I knew about Slovenia until this morning was that it was where akrapovic came from. Seems to have a very interesting history…

The video was filmed beyond the Arctic Circle in Russia not so long ago. Video as an example of fox holes and modifications.

My fox holes were near Leningrad, "Sinyavin Heights". Endless abandoned peatlands, swamps and a layer of human bones in plowed fields.

Slovenia has a great legacy of fortifications from the First World War. Local "Little Verdun", Battle of the Isonzo River, Alpine War of Mountain Jaegers etc

 

[James1979]

Is that your channel Sergei?

 

[Sergei Slovenija]

Is that your channel Sergei?

No. No. I live in Slovenia and my channel is sketches from work.

 

[Martin Hocking]

The video was filmed beyond the Arctic Circle in Russia not so long ago. Video as an example of fox holes and modifications.

My fox holes were near Leningrad, "Sinyavin Heights". Endless abandoned peatlands, swamps and a layer of human bones in plowed fields.

Typical I say I know nothing about Slovenia, and then go and back it up by completely misunderstanding the video you posted!
I have to say I admire your commitment to searching out history, sinayavina sounds horrendous now. God knows what it was like then…
Thank you Sergei.

 

[blackolive (Ste)]

Finished building and erecting my new antenna. I think its going to be a good un, worked into russia with it pointing at god. Oh and I found my claw hammer

 

[DanZac]

Oh and I found my claw hammer

Don't suppose my bolt croppers are up there too are they?

 

[Fraserb]

A couple of back lit signs, really struggle to get a decent picture though.

 

[striker]

Don't suppose my bolt croppers are up there too are they?

How about my folding eklind Allan keys or 8mm combi spanner?

 

[blackolive (Ste)]

How about my folding eklind Allan keys or 8mm combi spanner?

Christ, I’d better get up there again tomorrow, too dark to be clambering up ladders tonight

 

[redlig]

Don't suppose my bolt croppers are up there too are they?

That has to be the best reply of the week.

 

[nickk]

Needed some 25 square bends,the Chinese pipe bender didn’t have the correct formers,so hot bent these 4.

 

[Sergei Slovenija]

Typical I say I know nothing about Slovenia, and then go and back it up by completely misunderstanding the video you posted!
I have to say I admire your commitment to searching out history, sinayavina sounds horrendous now. God knows what it was like then…
Thank you Sergei.

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[Hitch]

Quite into doing these little signs at the moment.
Kinda a repro industrial feel.
A few minutes here and there, and an offcut of second rate timber.