Stuff you have made today

[Nomad]

A DIY adjusting tool for the "tamperproof" mixture adjustment on a mid-90s Nissan, glad I finally found a use for a cheap tin spanner that's been in my junk box for decades


It's typical Nissan - more complicated than it needed to be.
The adjusting needle is protected by the loose disk you can see. Using a normal screwdriver turns the disk but not the needle, the needle also has a central pip to make sure you cant just use a thin flat screwdriver.

Next job: keep a look out for a small wooden handle to go on the other end so it looks exactly like the factory tool

 

[Seadog]

Making a cover for the fan from a scrapped fan.

Cut a strip of thin gauge steel from an old Dexion shelf backplate

Then trim everything, weld it all together, and slap some silver paint to cover everything that's bare metal.

Very retro

No doubt that'll earn me another couple of bottles of Faustino.

 

[RWD3M]

A mobile plinth to park 5" gauge locos on.

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Chassis made from bits of old bridge!

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Quite a bit needed removing.


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Welding happened! The trusty Cebora Turbo 130 was used to glue these together. It does seem to work best on the highest setting.

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Be kind I only weld once or twice a year

I too have the Cebora 130 and I think it's a great piece of kit. had mine donkeys years and its done some pretty heavy duty welding in its time too.

 

[JOEPRO]

Starting to rebuild my doorstep





It was tiled and was always a disaster with tiles coming loose no matter what exterior grade stuff was used.

So I'm rebuilding it in concrete edge bricks and infill concrete paving for a permanent solution. Many hours work to go yet but will get there.

 

[DAPPH]

Beer yeast Bread.

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Gluten Free Scones for a nice friend.


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Guilt Ridden Chocolate and fudge cake, for ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



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Is it just me or does the loaf look sad and the choc cake looks happy

 

[Munkul]

A handful of rollers yesterday

 

[dobbslc]

Starting to rebuild my doorstep

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It was tiled and was always a disaster with tiles coming loose no matter what exterior grade stuff was used.

So I'm rebuilding it in concrete edge bricks and infill concrete paving for a permanent solution. Many hours work to go yet but will get there.

I hope you've used at least one of your stable of con saws to chop something up building this!

 

[JOEPRO]

I hope you've used at least one of your stable of con saws to chop something up building this!

I was using 3 of them yesterday on it. Not all at once but the TS420 is good for deep cuts and the others have different diamond blades fitted so trying both types.

 

[Windy Miller]

Well, I finished it today, but started it a while back. (Apologies - no metal or welding, but the fretboard, mother of pearl inlays, and bridge were made on my CNC.)

August 2023







Today (OK, yesterday)


















(Rosewood back and sides, mahogany neck, ebony fingerboard & European spruce soundboard. The body finish is French polished shellac, the neck is Tru OIl. Made to the 'OM' plans from here.)

That is absolutely beautiful! I’m totally in awe of your workmanship!

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

Is it just me or does the loaf look sad and the choc cake looks happy

 

[Memmeddu]

Today I went out for buying stuff then after lunch ,I've managed to fell asleep for about 3 hours (I'm recovering sleep ,it has been a long and not so great period of my life )
Then I went to remove the chuck and to protect the lathe against the rain coming in here on Thursday.
Had little bit of a knowing of this lathe.
Firstly I've discovered that the hi-low gear on the spindle is someway locked in the high speed gear.
Cause engaging low the spindle just locks up stuck solid.
Id preferred not to disassemble the headstock but unfortunately I have to do it.
Then the lever I thought it was to engage the power feed is actually a belt tensioner for the change speed,it might work as a clutch as well.
A good thing I've discovered is that the power feed is both directions,so I can cut both right and left hand threads with this lathe.

After that I've applied a generous amount of spray grease on everything bare metal,all the gearings ,on the carriage,on the feed box , levers, ways, compound slide, the Face plate on the spindle,lead screws and all the ground surfaces.
This grease is very sticky and once the solvent evaporates it looks like cosmoline.
I've then covered the whole thing.

 

[Tupers]

More Mini part painting.

 

[minimutly]

More Mini part painting.
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Now if that was me the draught from the gun would have blown the first one off the cup, or even worse, while spraying the last one, I would have knocked over the first...

 

[Tupers]

Now if that was me the draught from the gun would have blown the first one off the cup, or even worse, while spraying the last one, I would have knocked over the first...

Fear not! I tapped the cups to the table and the arches to the cups.

 

[Erie Fred]

1/4" thick plate keyholes on the CNC plasma (100 amps, 40 ipm)
3/4" dia. HR bar bent cold on a HF imported bender (was at the tool's limit for sure)
And some 2 x 2 x 1/8 wall box tube....

 

[Memmeddu]

Finished later at work this evening because I've spent a good half our teaching to a new employee how to cut with oxy propane .
Overall satisfied,I guess he has now forgiven me for being little bit bipolar, I've screamed at him when he tried to strike an hammer blow on another one ,in front of his face without glasses.
He unfortunately caught on fire during the teaching session , didn't listen at me when I've said that it was going to happen because he was right in front of the molten steel and sparks stream path .

 

[steve t]

1/4" thick plate keyholes on the CNC plasma (100 amps, 40 ipm)
3/4" dia. HR bar bent cold on a HF imported bender (was at the tool's limit for sure)
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Done well to bend that three quater round cold

 

[Onoff]

He unfortunately caught on fire during the teaching session

Best understatement ever!

 

[Barking Mat]

Today I made.... Holes! In the side of my campervan conversion.
There's something very "wrong" about cutting holes in perfectly sound panels!
But, my vintage 3-way fridge needs ventilation & an exhaust- so it had to be done.
I'd already built a new kitchen unit to align with the van inner framework, and insulated with PIR sides and top to segregate the ventilated area behind the fridge from the living space - so I made a few neasurements, slapped on some blue madling tape and had at it with a drill & a mini grinder.
The exposed cuts were painted with Bilt Hamber Electrox before the vents & exhaust were fitted.
Quite a faff to get the fridge electrics, exhaust connection, gas, and the gas connection for the grill and hob all hooked-up & tidied up - but it's all in (including lagging and segregating the hot & cold water pipes that run behind the grill pan & through the space behind & above the back of the fridge).
Still much to do, but I'm happy to get that part of the task out of the way.
(I'm on a budget, and had the fridge and sink/drainer/hob/grill which I've shortened to suit - but I actually like these old fridges - they are robust, quieter, very efficient and frugal to run compared to the pricey 12v compressor fridges that are in vogue - so I'd have fitted one anyway)

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Watch out those fridges on gas can be bloody dangerous.

 

[Munkul]

Finished later at work this evening because I've spent a good half our teaching to a new employee how to cut with oxy propane .
Overall satisfied,I guess he has now forgiven me for being little bit bipolar, I've screamed at him when he tried to strike an hammer blow on another one ,in front of his face without glasses.
He unfortunately caught on fire during the teaching session , didn't listen at me when I've said that it was going to happen because he was right in front of the molten steel and sparks stream path .

Trying to teach people stuff can be the most rewarding thing or the most frustrating... And sometimes both!

It is funny when some youths have no common sense and keep making silly mistakes... Eg one guy cutting some plate sat on forklift forks and managing to plasma halfway through one of the forks...