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You be better off saying don't "judge my brush stroke perfect copy of the Mona Lisa it's been a while since I painted"
Munkul
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thanks for the kind words, I only showed the best weld thereYou be better off saying don't "judge my brush stroke perfect copy of the Mona Lisa it's been a while since I painted"
and it's still a bit shakey.It's not going to fall apart, though!
I do my best work on TIG, I will happily say I'm quite a decent TIG welder, but I just don't get enough practice on MIG.
Toyed with that idea yes, but either side liw down is allocated for dc electrics batteries & distribution/fusing (cables will run under a false floor under the loo from main battery to SCR & batteries etc. Located under the sofa seating. Then through the half bulkhead under the fixed bed to feed diesel heater & water pump etc.
So the small loo cubicle ended up being our preferred choice (we had one on last van) plus it gives a nice platform for the proposed overhead lockers above the sofa area.
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There is just a little bit left to do, attaching the device to the transverse slider. We'll have to tinker.
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A friend ( Fizzy ) milled and end tapped two 700mm long 8 mm cold drawn steel router extension guide bars for me and made a precision end pivot point bracket on his lovely old mill , this afternoon I routed out a 503mm dia round in sterling board ready for checking that the double cyclone dust extractor I've set up for our Men's Shed will seal the vacuum tub satisfactorily when I fit it tomorrow /
DAPPH
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I'd make your next urgent project a bench fitted with much bigger wheels & a motor mover .
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I placed a heavy drilling machine on wheels with retractable stops. The original box is welded from a 5 mm thick steel sheet. It's time to install the frequency converter from 230 to 400 volts. And make a new control panel (indication of rpm, on/off and emergency stop)
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Thats looking nice
A bit more faffing with the Thunderbox (& the seating area but I didn't take any pics of that).
Space is at a premium so the rearmost wall couldn't be moved back without eating into the 1220mm for the seating/sofa box (which is also earmarked for batteries & DC electrical distribution).
I've also kept the drivers side part of the OEM bulkhead (which I've insulated & carpeted) - it's shape keeps the room for the drivers seat to move rearward on the rails). So Ive had to scroll in the timber frame to keep a reasonable size accessway.
Space is at a premium so the rearmost wall couldn't be moved back without eating into the 1220mm for the seating/sofa box (which is also earmarked for batteries & DC electrical distribution).
I've also kept the drivers side part of the OEM bulkhead (which I've insulated & carpeted) - it's shape keeps the room for the drivers seat to move rearward on the rails). So Ive had to scroll in the timber frame to keep a reasonable size accessway.
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If it runs away with you......... Let us know.
Meanwhile, our very own @Tinbasherdan actually welding. I had him use my Lincoln Bester to get his opinion and as I am no expert I was pleased he thought it was a decent set, I love the thing, makes me look actually competent, I know he is wearing gloves, I did question it.
While at my "alternative workshop" Dan also helped my pal out with a bit of fabrication, As this is a part of a Council pickup he needed all the help he could get, most of the original panel is on the floor!
Before we left I unboxed the delivery from @hotponyshoes . Not sure what I am going to do with them yet, but I have some ideas. I am going to make something for the granddaughter as she really is into pony's
Meanwhile, our very own @Tinbasherdan actually welding. I had him use my Lincoln Bester to get his opinion and as I am no expert I was pleased he thought it was a decent set, I love the thing, makes me look actually competent, I know he is wearing gloves, I did question it.
While at my "alternative workshop" Dan also helped my pal out with a bit of fabrication, As this is a part of a Council pickup he needed all the help he could get, most of the original panel is on the floor!
Before we left I unboxed the delivery from @hotponyshoes . Not sure what I am going to do with them yet, but I have some ideas. I am going to make something for the granddaughter as she really is into pony's
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Oi, people will think I know what I’m doing now!
Before you have a heart attack, it's not going on the lathe
So after dropping a nice bit of oil on the floor as gasket blew out after I blocked the pump outlet to see if the Bypass spring and channel would work I realized the channel is too small for the flow and since I cannot be bothered breaking the loctite between the brass and aluminium I needed a way to clamp it roughly in the original position how I first milled the slot which resulted in this tomfoolery...
Surprisingly it seems to work quite well a little bit chatter but a lot easier than dremeling lol. It comprises of a random 1" air fitting which happens to fit perfectly in the hole with a PVC pipe sleeve to act as a spacer held securely by the short zip tie with the aluminium slid onto the air fitting and secured by clamping one of the brass fittings against a jaw with an allen key for spacing resulting in the plate being parallel to the chuck
So after dropping a nice bit of oil on the floor as gasket blew out after I blocked the pump outlet to see if the Bypass spring and channel would work I realized the channel is too small for the flow and since I cannot be bothered breaking the loctite between the brass and aluminium I needed a way to clamp it roughly in the original position how I first milled the slot which resulted in this tomfoolery...
Surprisingly it seems to work quite well a little bit chatter but a lot easier than dremeling lol. It comprises of a random 1" air fitting which happens to fit perfectly in the hole with a PVC pipe sleeve to act as a spacer held securely by the short zip tie with the aluminium slid onto the air fitting and secured by clamping one of the brass fittings against a jaw with an allen key for spacing resulting in the plate being parallel to the chuck
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