Stuff you have made today

[Barking Mat]

Did you mean to miss that bit with the paint?

Yes, I missed it expressly.

Which bit ?

(You picky bastard). (Meant in jest).

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

Yes, I missed it expressly.

Which bit ?

(You picky bastard). (Meant in jest).

Whats hiding under the blanket?

 

[Barking Mat]

Whats hiding under the blanket?

An industrial 3 phase sewing machine.

 

[Barking Mat]

Whats hiding under the blanket?

Don't look to carefully at our workshop, it's a bloody mess, and it was over 30° in there today.

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

An industrial sewing machine.

Why did you paint the spiret level?

 

[Barking Mat]

Why did you paint the spiret level?

For welding the barrier to the feet, wanted it vertical, when we bent the bends in the tubes, you need to make sure everything is straight too, got masking taped to the barriers quite often in the last few days, the quote for replacing these three barriers / balconys, in stainless is €2450.40 , don't know what's with the 40 centimes ???

 

[cheb]

Whats hiding under the blanket?

Barking Mat

 

[Barking Mat]

Barking Mat

Too hot to hide under a blanket.

 

[Sergei Slovenija]

Don't look to carefully at our workshop, it's a bloody mess, and it was over 30° in there today.

I have +36 and 250 kW engines are working

 

[mtt.tr]

Finally finished roof, fascias, soffits and trims.

Feels like I've been on this for months it's probably 7-10days work always feels like everything is taking an age lots of unseen detailing.

There is nearly a day in taping for airtightness




Still bits to do on the old house fascias but will have to wait as new doors are now coming. Frame is behind fascia

 

[Seadog]

Yesterday I got this

It's 38mm in diameter. Unfortunately my largest die stock is 1-14"

Cue some scrap hunting. Two old wheel braces, a piece of round bought from a forum member, and several hours machining and silver soldering later, we have this

The solder didn't fully penetrate over a small area of one handle, but we'll see how it goes. I've made a tap wrench before, but not a die stock. I'm quite pleased with the end result.

 

[Woody.v8]

Today I made the new to me Lathe fit into its new resting place , just got to make some pads to level it up on.

 

[Tupers]

Another one of those jobs should have done years ago.

I’ve always wanted a Cellette body jig but they’re massive and expensive so I’ve repurposed the uprights from a 2 post ramp and a couple mezzanine offcuts to make my own. I did have to splash out for the 200MM castors though.

 

[selectedgrub]

3/8"BSP

 

[My Old Landy]

Well, made is pushing it, I just cut out the foam
It is a go box for my 2m rig.

 

[MattF]

3/8"BSP

It's wonky.

 

[Seadog]

A ballnut replacement housing. A chunk of aluminium hacksawed out of a block that I thought might come in handy one day.

Yes, I know that there's a bandsaw in the background, but I'd sawn maybe 2/3rds by hand before I thought of it. Yes, it's a wood saw, but has an aggressive blade that's just right for aluminium. Allen Millyard, eat your heart out

Just the fixing holes to drill tomorrow.

 

[Seadog]

Interestingly, the machine screw that holds it to the cross slide is 5/16" Whitworth. It had me wondering for a while.

 

[My Old Landy]

I built a 1:1 balun for a dipole today. I had to get a bit of help for the toroid but I managed everything else myself
The soldering is a bit rubbish but considering the state of my hands I am very pleased.

 

[striker]

I built a 1:1 balun for a dipole today. I had to get a bit of help for the toroid but I managed everything else myself
The soldering is a bit rubbish but considering the state of my hands I am very pleased.
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That looks great, but I have absolutely no idea what it is or what it's for!