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mtt.tr
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Dcal
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Today (well yesterday) I made (and welded in) a few patches.
A mates Ducati Campervan is up for mot.
It looked quite presentable but the inner wings were a bit crispy.
Uncovered this when I took the DS front wing off.
Its only an old van and just needs to be roadworthy and to get a ticket but that's no reason to be half arsed .
Few hours work and I've got it to this stage.
I know its galvanised and no, I didn't grind it off, but that's because that's how I like to do it.
The other side is better but there's still a few patches left to do (the battery tray will be the most tricky) and a few I haven't found yet no doubt, but I haven't made a patch since I did another mates Transit in January and sad as it seems, I quite miss it.
In fact I've been seeking away to do this instead of painting the stairs.
Now that is a pain of a job and I would happily pay someone else to do it if I knew someone who would do it the way I wanted.
I'm away to finish sanding these bloody stairs.
A mates Ducati Campervan is up for mot.
It looked quite presentable but the inner wings were a bit crispy.
Uncovered this when I took the DS front wing off.
Its only an old van and just needs to be roadworthy and to get a ticket but that's no reason to be half arsed .
Few hours work and I've got it to this stage.
I know its galvanised and no, I didn't grind it off, but that's because that's how I like to do it.
The other side is better but there's still a few patches left to do (the battery tray will be the most tricky) and a few I haven't found yet no doubt, but I haven't made a patch since I did another mates Transit in January and sad as it seems, I quite miss it.
In fact I've been seeking away to do this instead of painting the stairs.
Now that is a pain of a job and I would happily pay someone else to do it if I knew someone who would do it the way I wanted.
I'm away to finish sanding these bloody stairs.
prepman
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Greggs...hallowed be their name......
Onoff
In the land of the unfinished project I am King!
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My attempt at an old fashioned open/closed sign for the pub. A bit of 1/4" ali cut and shaped. A couple of rivnuts to put a chain for hanging. 3D printed stencils. Etch primed then sprayed with Lidl white paint. Gave it 24 hours. Put the red Lidl paint on and it reacted with the white where I put it in a bit thick on the OPEN side 
Got to redo that!
Also has a TPU channel to stop it banging against the gate where it'll be hung.
Got to redo that!Also has a TPU channel to stop it banging against the gate where it'll be hung.
I've been wanting a bigger beading tool but couldn't find one with a 20mm shaft, so bit the bullet and bought this with a 22mm hole, turned down a bit of aluminium for a tight fit sleeve, result, I was expecting the aluminium tube to crumple at any second
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Steels going up for a mezzanine
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Nice shed. What's it for?
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Farside
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In the Round, perhaps.Which roles were you both playing?
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Regarding the rolls,
We have found the re set on the measuring device if you go - it has to be reset and you don't seem to be able to set a 0 not a good feature.
The main drive roller is on taper bearing, shame they did not adjust any of them, serious excess play in all 3 shafts, there is a hydraulic leak that we have not really looked for yet.
The bends on floor are 40 x3mm the drive roller has a very aggressive surface finish, marks the box quite badly.
The rollers are multi part and held together with set screws, all very loose.
In all requires a lot of checking & adjustment, Will do adjustments and report further
We have found the re set on the measuring device if you go - it has to be reset and you don't seem to be able to set a 0 not a good feature.
The main drive roller is on taper bearing, shame they did not adjust any of them, serious excess play in all 3 shafts, there is a hydraulic leak that we have not really looked for yet.
The bends on floor are 40 x3mm the drive roller has a very aggressive surface finish, marks the box quite badly.
The rollers are multi part and held together with set screws, all very loose.
In all requires a lot of checking & adjustment, Will do adjustments and report further
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Is that an old Epco crane in the background?
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It’s battery powered using a golf club trolley DC worm drive via a generic eBay motor controller. It will trundle me about, but I don’t want to push it too hard..
No real design influence other than to make something on the lines of an early 1900’s roadster (In many respects it’s a trial run for the next car I’d like to make). I simply made it up as I went along, with inspiration being found where it was found; the paint was an old tin of Snowberry white I had on the shelf left over from painting the floor of a Midget, and the owl mascot was sourced from eBay which gave birth to the idea of calling the car a ‘Hoot’. Fortunately I can’t find any cars bearing that name so there’s nothing to compare it too!
The ‘petrol pump’ started it life as a 3 gang Castrol oil cabinet which had seen better days, so I had kept the dispensers. A bit of conduit provided the pipe work, and some airline for a hose. I’m not very good at painting though so disregard the wonky lettering!
Tempted to build a little boat next..
