Stuff you have made today

[Kram]

Let's be careful out there. This happened near me. A lot of guys wrap chains round diseased ash here now in case they go bang.

Tree surgeon crushed in tragedy at National Trust estate

The partner of a woman who died cutting down a diseased Ash for the National Trust has paid tribute to a 'beautiful soul'.

www.kentonline.co.uk

Thats a bit different, she was not climbing, and was hit by a barber chair event, where the trunk splits, launches itself and lands unpredictably, on your head.
Without seeing it, its just specilation, but there are ways to prevent barber chairs. I will assume she was inexperienced -although it says fully qualified (which I am not!)

While I climbed the dodgy tree, I did have a good safe anchor - along with a few on the bad tree... So whether Id be able to release the. In time, if it went...

Sounds like they should have taken the time to clear the brush around the tree.

Cutting trees on slopes is dangerous work at the best of times. It says they could have used a bigger chainsaw but the weight was a consideration, it has to be asked, could a man have used a bigger saw lower down and prevented the accident?

I'm all for empowering women in trades, but it's simple math, a 6ft bloke weighing 100kg can lift and leverage more weight than a 5'6" lass weighing 70kg

@mtt.tr

Got to disagree there. I have female friends who are far stronger than me, and weigh a lot less. Low body weight is a massive advantage for a tree climber.

Anyway, today I made this fall over

Found the branches very snappy compared to the previous leylandii's. The 2511 is excellent.

Felled it high so I could get a couple goes practising danish pie. Quite sure my hinge was good, parallel, not sure why it ripped out -I did trim the bark off the sides before hand as Im told that can hold it up.
A wedge wasnt enough as it was back leaning, so pulled over with rope.

 

[striker]

Made a 1-1/2" pipe die fit 1-1/2" pipe
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How?

 

[Woody.v8]

Very nice.
Any chance of a how to?

How?

Nothing too technical I'm afraid , The die was a touch too small so I ground it out and polished it up.

 

[Prajna]

Another tool. I didn't have a whacker plate and needed one:

 

[E T]

Made a simple extension for the plasma torch.
I always have problems making nice consistent cuts freehand with the plasma. For straight cuts on plate I have some dedicated angle to use as a straightedge, and I made a circle cutter for the round stuff, but freehanding is always a problem.
Old age and a hand that's not as steady as it used to be is part of the problem, but the size of the torch and a heavy cable that's fighting you all the way doesn't help. I have a lot more control with an OA-torch because of it's length and the way you can steady it.
So I made this simple extension from some offcuts and it's a big improvement.

 

[MattF]

2nd attempt at a M6 thumbscrew to replace the tri-wing screw atop the machine.



Numpty moment with the first one. I turned it down to 5mm.

 

[bourbon]

Basic wood bothering today (sorry). I designed these ages ago. Very simple and quick to make. I revisit them occasionally

 

[MattF]

Not made, simply added to. To save fannying around reaching over to the vacuum cleaner to turn it on/off, added a zigbee switch to the mitre saw, & a zigbee plug socket to Eric. Can toggle him from the saw, now.

I've done the same with Horace in the workshop, a while ago. He's controlled by the same switch as the workshop lights & lamps.

Those switches have three independent scenarios you can use. Click, double click & long press, so you can assign a different function to each.

 

[nickk]

Lots of sawdust this wood has been stood upright against the hedge ever since it was laid,almost 5 years ago,just need to persuade the kids to stack it.Meanwhile the leylandii needs another year of seasoning.

 

[Sergei Slovenija]

Not made, simply added to. To save fannying around reaching over to the vacuum cleaner to turn it on/off, added a zigbee switch to the mitre saw, & a zigbee plug socket to Eric. Can toggle him from the saw, now.

I've done the same with Horace in the workshop, a while ago. He's controlled by the same switch as the workshop lights & lamps.

Those switches have three independent scenarios you can use. Click, double click & long press, so you can assign a different function to each.

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where do they sell these?

 

[Richiew]

Not made, simply added to. To save fannying around reaching over to the vacuum cleaner to turn it on/off, added a zigbee switch to the mitre saw, & a zigbee plug socket to Eric. Can toggle him from the saw, now.

Cool. I have a noisy dust extractor. One of these set-ups will be handy to keep it quiet when not needed.

 

[MattF]

It's all Sonoff/Ewelink gear it's using. I got one of their iHost zigbee hubs the other month, (it can work independantly of wifi), but I did use a zigbee-wifi bridge initially. That works fine tok. The iHost just removes total reliance on wifi.

I'll dig some links up later.

 

[arian]

where do they sell these?

I wondered that. Amazon, if nowhere better.

Amazon.co.uk : zigbee switch

 

[MattF]

Switches:

SONOFF SNZB-01 Zigbee Wireless Switch 2 Pack https://amzn.eu/d/9ZdEQhB

iHost:

SONOFF iHost Smart Home Hub https://amzn.eu/d/9dDaWGh

Plug sockets:

1-4Packs WiFi Smart Plug UK Sockets Power Socket Suppot Amazon Alexa Google Home | eBay

Many different smart scene functions, such as let the device turn on/off automatically at sunrise/sunset. You can also set a smart linkage with your other smart device, such like: when the door opened, turn on/off the device(linkage with your door sensor).

www.ebay.co.uk

It says wifi sockets on the listing, but they're listed as zigbee in the drop down selection box.

 

[MattF]

This is a zigbee-wifi bridge, which you can use in place of the iHost, but it's only a relatively basic setup.

SONOFF Zigbee Bridge Pro Hub https://amzn.eu/d/apnr30k

 

[ajlelectronics]

Alternatively, you can skip the Zigbee hub and just go straight to voice control.

 

[DAPPH]

Basic wood bothering today (sorry). I designed these ages ago. Very simple and quick to make. I revisit them occasionally

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Interested in how you affixed the wheels & what child friendly pain you used .

 

[arian]

Interested in how you affixed the wheels & what child friendly pain you used .

Oh, just a gentle smack

 

[bourbon]

I use long screws for the axles and Rustins paints. Didn't say they were for kids!

 

[MattF]

Alternatively, you can skip the Zigbee hub and just go straight to voice control.

You can. Doesn't work well when the vacuum or machines are running though, & you're back to wifi & internet connectivity reliance when using Alexa or Google hubs for control.

That's why I ended up going with that hub & those switches. More versatile & reliable.