Stuff you have made today

[Windy Miller]

One of the operators lost a pin retainer from the 2" ram pin on our concrete pulveriser at work. We spent half an hour looking for it in the rubble then gave up because I said I could make one quicker.

So this evening, I did.

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@Pete. saves the day again! What would they do without you Mate?

 

[Pete.]

@Pete. saves the day again! What would they do without you Mate?

Send a fitter

 

[redlig]

To be honest I never noticed it was in the way. Only have it up there to check the date.

Is there any relevance in the fact that the photo is pinned along with a selection of brushes?

 

[dobbslc]

Send a fitter

How would a fitter fix that with only a BFH and a pipe wrench?

 

[Seadog]

Shame you're not into masochism. Looks like you could make yourself some impressive personalised bondage gear.

Have a word with @toddy

 

[magnet]

Poor wooly was a lonesome sheep
Without a friend at all
The other sheep all shunned her cos she's like a cotton ball
So wooly lies out in the scrub
Chewing on her bitter cud
With all the flock around her stood in quiet condemnation
But wooly will see out her days munching turnips grass and hay
Remembering her lambs that played in summer in those far off days
And then she'll sigh and have a bleat and stretch out in the sun to sleep
Digesting grass from meadows sweet
And dream a dream of every sheep of Valleys green of waters deep
Of winding trails
And mountains steep


A little ditty I penned while on holiday in Wales about an old sheep in the field below our cottage.

 

[magnet]

This is wooly

 

[Barking Mat]

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This is wooly

You made that, I'm not going to ask...

 

[Hopefuldave]

You made that, I'm not going to ask...

He's oop North, not Welsh....

 

[6ply]

Another project to use up my collection of scrap galvanized angle iron and cheapo buzz box welder.

I'm making a frame to sit on top of a trailer tent chassis to convert it into a flat bed. It will be fixed down to the chassis (haven't yet decided how) and boarded out using more scrap timber. I could either bolt straight through (and down) to join the two parts or weld some metal straps onto the bed and bolt into the chassis sides. The latter has the advantage of not having any bolt heads to interfere with the boards, and the two parts could easily be separated without removing the boards. What do you think?

Another question:

I've mitred the corner joints. The mitres are beveled and welded from both sides with full penetration. The outside corner has been knocked off with a grinder and welded closed. Would a professional welder also weld on the inside angle? I've not done so (yet) and wonder if it looks amateur.

Cheers.

 

[magnet]

You made that, I'm not going to ask...

What do ewe think

 

[magnet]

A heart whittled from a chip of cedar I found while out for a walk complete with a cedar bark string hanging loop.
Put a smile on wor lasses face anyway

 

[Screwdriver]

Another project to use up my collection of scrap galvanized angle iron and cheapo buzz box welder.

I'm making a frame to sit on top of a trailer tent chassis to convert it into a flat bed. It will be fixed down to the chassis (haven't yet decided how) and boarded out using more scrap timber. I could either bolt straight through (and down) to join the two parts or weld some metal straps onto the bed and bolt into the chassis sides. The latter has the advantage of not having any bolt heads to interfere with the boards, and the two parts could easily be separated without removing the boards. What do you think?

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Another question:

I've mitred the corner joints. The mitres are beveled and welded from both sides with full penetration. The outside corner has been knocked off with a grinder and welded closed. Would a professional welder also weld on the inside angle? I've not done so (yet) and wonder if it looks amateur.

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Cheers.

If I could weld like that then , yes, I'd weld up the inside. Avoids a water trap and looks good too.**


**Obviously, not if I weld it myself!

 

[Richiew]

It's welded already. Bit of PU sealer. Job jobbed.



Lovely welds, btw.

 

[roblane65]

Another project to use up my collection of scrap galvanized angle iron and cheapo buzz box welder.

I'm making a frame to sit on top of a trailer tent chassis to convert it into a flat bed. It will be fixed down to the chassis (haven't yet decided how) and boarded out using more scrap timber. I could either bolt straight through (and down) to join the two parts or weld some metal straps onto the bed and bolt into the chassis sides. The latter has the advantage of not having any bolt heads to interfere with the boards, and the two parts could easily be separated without removing the boards. What do you think?

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Another question:

I've mitred the corner joints. The mitres are beveled and welded from both sides with full penetration. The outside corner has been knocked off with a grinder and welded closed. Would a professional welder also weld on the inside angle? I've not done so (yet) and wonder if it looks amateur.

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Cheers.

There's some nice looking welds there good sir

 

[Wedg1e]

What I always found when welding an inside corner like that, was that whatever I then wanted to slot into it wouldn't drop in because of the weld cap.
Usually it was made of either plywood or lead, though, so a quick tickle with a rasp would usually fix it.

In my experience of trailer tents, their max. carrying capacity was woeful.

 

[Hood]

Another keyring for my big sister, wasn't as easy getting this one done as the spaniel was, took quite a bit of fiddling about with brightness and contrast and tracing before it looked ok. Waiting for some more leather to arrive so just did a test as it is slightly smaller than I want plus the bottom of the oval is a wee bit clipped.

Could probably do with getting some sort of image programme for picture editing but not sure what and certainly not fancying the learning curve no matter what I end up with.

Anyway the keyring.

 

[DAPPH]

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This is wooly

Poor lonely woolly tatty sheep
Still eating green Welsh grass
Pining her bleating heart away
Awaiting for Taff's staff

 

[DAPPH]

Another project to use up my collection of scrap galvanized angle iron and cheapo buzz box welder.

I'm making a frame to sit on top of a trailer tent chassis to convert it into a flat bed. It will be fixed down to the chassis (haven't yet decided how) and boarded out using more scrap timber. I could either bolt straight through (and down) to join the two parts or weld some metal straps onto the bed and bolt into the chassis sides. The latter has the advantage of not having any bolt heads to interfere with the boards, and the two parts could easily be separated without removing the boards. What do you think?

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Another question:

I've mitred the corner joints. The mitres are beveled and welded from both sides with full penetration. The outside corner has been knocked off with a grinder and welded closed. Would a professional welder also weld on the inside angle? I've not done so (yet) and wonder if it looks amateur.

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Cheers.

I'd weld both sides not only for strength but to keep water out .

 

[6ply]

I'd weld both sides not only for strength but to keep water out .

Thanks.

I happened to meet a welder earlier today and I asked for his opinion. He said he'd weld it closed. Also said I hadn't ground the galvanized back far enough.

So, how am I going to remove that galvanised in the inside corner? Can't get in there with a grinding disc. I don't have a die grinder - do I need one?