Stuff you have made today

[selectedgrub]

More of the same

 

[Dcal]

So you've made a radial arm saw to cut granite!
I've an old dewalt ras if anyone wants it for a project.

I have a Dewalt radial arm saw, it's a great bit of kit and very adaptable.
I will admit to putting a diamond blade in it and using it to cut tiles. I even thought of using it for these, but it didn't have the capacity and I would have destroyed it.
I still use it often for wood bothering and I don't think it would have liked getting wet.

If I didn't already have one I would have been in touch.

 

[Erie Fred]

Additions to the skid loader trailer mover plate.
Keyholes for chain, and a step to get into skid steer.

 

[nickk]

The grass box on the new mower is difficult to empty,this was a simple solution,so just to make it harder I forged a handle specifically from flat bar then curved it in two directions using the swage block.

 

[DAPPH]

Been sold another part lot purchased at auction of power tools , most only need a bit of TLC & minor repairs .

Has any one got the blade clamping washers inside & out side for a 240 volt Erbauer ( sp?) chop saw spindle , its a wider shaft than the Makita chop saws. That aside I do like the integrated stop and roller to feed planks to a set length as well as the laser line cut indicator. Just had a thought I'll need to mic it tomorrow as I'm not sure of the spindle diameter .

Also got a great high level adjustable plank roller platform on decent high legs to one man feed long planks into a chop saw out on site . All the chop saw needed was cleaning out and a new blade end area main roller bearing as the existing one was a tad too noisy . all the roller table needed was a locking pin , a bit of lubrication and a slight de-rusting of the rollers

A quick check the latest up to date ones would cost £286 for the saw and £79 for the table not bad for £20
It's quite amazing 240 volt stuff is cheap as chips second hand 110 volt stuff is heading the same way now battery stuff is replacing them for peripatetic tradesmen out on site

 

[nickk]

Small gate and handrail,when I returned to check it was hanging securely after the cement had cured,customer asked if I liked the painting as he’d done it,I replied “don’t like the gold tops”he took it well,well I couldn’t lie.

 

[MattF]

well I couldn’t lie.

You could have been subtle though.

 

[Erie Fred]

I like the look of them, think brass.
Are they golf balls ?

 

[nickk]

I like the look of them, think brass.
Are they golf balls ?

Just mild steel.

 

[Onoff]

Just mild steel.

So you HAD balls of steel...

 

[nickk]

So you HAD balls of steel...

I have a selection box,wanna see?

 

[Blobber]

I have a selection box,wanna see?

For special occasions?

 

[Turbo]

Been sold another part lot purchased at auction of power tools , most only need a bit of TLC & minor repairs .

Has any one got the blade clamping washers inside & out side for a 240 volt Erbauer ( sp?) chop saw spindle , its a wider shaft than the Makita chop saws. That aside I do like the integrated stop and roller to feed planks to a set length as well as the laser line cut indicator. Just had a thought I'll need to mic it tomorrow as I'm not sure of the spindle diameter .

Also got a great high level adjustable plank roller platform on decent high legs to one man feed long planks into a chop saw out on site . All the chop saw needed was cleaning out and a new blade end area main roller bearing as the existing one was a tad too noisy . all the roller table needed was a locking pin , a bit of lubrication and a slight de-rusting of the rollers

A quick check the latest up to date ones would cost £286 for the saw and £79 for the table not bad for £20
It's quite amazing 240 volt stuff is cheap as chips second hand 110 volt stuff is heading the same way now battery stuff is replacing them for peripatetic tradesmen out on site

I too have noticed 110v used stuff is getting cheaper, especially stuff that can be easily replaced by cordless like sanders and grinders.
Starting to build up a collection of 110v tools for home use.

 

[DAPPH]

Snap. Though mine is mainly heavy duty 240 volt stuff , for at almost 74 yrs young I don't fancy trying to drag a 4KVA transformer around each time I want to use a power tool . All of my 15 amp heavy duty extension leads have a protection plug or socket on the ends

 

[DAPPH]

Made a success today ........ the 36 Wedding anniversary too. For several months I've had four pairs of very adjustable Woodworking clamps that use a 3/4 BSP threaded tube as the shaft .
I've been to numerous plumbing outlets to try and buy a threaded section of pipe for the shafts . None of the common plumbers merchants could help as they all appear to use copper or plastic pipes . So my next option was tio buy a 3/4 to 3/4 BSP union and turn a small steel shaft to fit it then silver solder it on and then insert the turned shaft into some steel tube .
The guys at the plumbers merchants couldn't identify the thread as they could only insert a few threads before it stuck solid . So began the Wedding Anniversary 80 mile round trip with a lovely mid afternoon celebration slow cooked meal included. Avoiding all places like B&Q Plumsure , Plumbase , etc. , I found a company called Pirteck in Swansea , they do hydraulic hoses etc. " Nah we can't match the thread try BSS " ( British Steam Supplies ) after an hour of searching I eventually found the place . Very unassuming place , not a window insight on the front & the grass in need of cutting .

Went in found I had to ring an internal bell , a guy of fifty or so came out to me , he listened to what I was after and why I'd failed to find success then called on a guy from deep in the place , out came a very portly guy in his mid 60's . I explained it all again .
He looked at the threaded part of the clamp and smiled , went away and a few minutes late came back with a six inch tube threaded at both ends in 3/4 BSP . Hmm he said it won't fit at this end lets try putting it in from the end of the clamp it's meant to go in . Nine full threads in ........ perfect fit Yipeeeee! .

All concerned in my quest / search including me had for the last three or so months been trying to insert the 3/4 BSP threaded parts in from the wrong end ..the penny suddenly dropped it's a taper BSP thread not a BSP parallel one .

So 2x 3 mtrs of best 3/4" PSP taper threaded at both ends steam pipe costing total of £43 inc. VAT later and some judicious use of a hack saw I now have 2x 1.2 m lengths of tube for the door width size clamps and two at 1,8 lengths for the other pair of clamps. Plus I have two female tube connector sleeves as well
That BSS place is an amazing store of all things pipe in steel , brass & copper to about 150 mm in diameters as well as a myriad of other really hard to find high quality engineering supplies .

 

[Maker]

Made a success today ........ the 36 Wedding anniversary too. For several months I've had four pairs of very adjustable Woodworking clamps that use a 3/4 BSP threaded tube as the shaft .
I've been to numerous plumbing outlets to try and buy a threaded section of pipe for the shafts . None of the common plumbers merchants could help as they all appear to use copper or plastic pipes . So my next option was tio buy a 3/4 to 3/4 BSP union and turn a small steel shaft to fit it then silver solder it on and then insert the turned shaft into some steel tube .
The guys at the plumbers merchants couldn't identify the thread as they could only insert a few threads before it stuck solid . So began the Wedding Anniversary 80 mile round trip with a lovely mid afternoon celebration slow cooked meal included. Avoiding all places like B&Q Plumsure , Plumbase , etc. , I found a company called Pirteck in Swansea , they do hydraulic hoses etc. " Nah we can't match the thread try BSS " ( British Steam Supplies ) after an hour of searching I eventually found the place . Very unassuming place , not a window insight on the front & the grass in need of cutting .

Went in found I had to ring an internal bell , a guy of fifty or so came out to me , he listened to what I was after and why I'd failed to find success then called on a guy from deep in the place , out came a very portly guy in his mid 60's . I explained it all again .
He looked at the threaded part of the clamp and smiled , went away and a few minutes late came back with a six inch tube threaded at both ends in 3/4 BSP . Hmm he said it won't fit at this end lets try putting it in from the end of the clamp it's meant to go in . Nine full threads in ........ perfect fit Yipeeeee! .

All concerned in my quest / search including me had for the last three or so months been trying to insert the 3/4 BSP threaded parts in from the wrong end ..the penny suddenly dropped it's a taper BSP thread not a BSP parallel one .

So 2x 3 mtrs of best 3/4" PSP taper threaded at both ends steam pipe costing total of £43 inc. VAT later and some judicious use of a hack saw I now have 2x 1.2 m lengths of tube for the door width size clamps and two at 1,8 lengths for the other pair of clamps. Plus I have two female tube connector sleeves as well
That BSS place is an amazing store of all things pipe in steel , brass & copper to about 150 mm in diameters as well as a myriad of other really hard to find high quality engineering supplies .

I used BSS when I built my brewery, 6m of 1/2" stainless cost as much as a metre off eBay, I was very happy.

 

[bricol]

So 2x 3 mtrs of best 3/4" PSP taper threaded at both ends steam pipe costing total of £43 inc. VAT later and some judicious use of a hack saw I now have 2x 1.2 m lengths of tube for the door width size clamps and two at 1,8 lengths for the other pair of clamps. Plus I have two female tube connector sleeves as well
That BSS place is an amazing store of all things pipe in steel , brass & copper to about 150 mm in diameters as well as a myriad of other really hard to find high quality engineering supplies .

Now is probably not the time to mention "weld nipples" . . .

 

[123hotchef]

I made an adaptor to hold a tapping head for use in the lathe tailstock.

 

[jimbo84]

A new carburettor air inlet valve for the carb on my lister D project. Made it in two parts, threaded and soldered together.

 

[Dr.Al]

A tea caddy (yet to be mineral-oiled):

I've made a few of these now and there's nothing especially remarkable about it, except that it's Fabrique en France and is the first thing I've made with my completed Travel Tool Chest / Workbench. Work-in-progress in the Brittany sun photo:

A full write-up of the build of the box is here: https://www.cgtk.co.uk/woodwork/handtools/traveltoolchest/blog/page130 (and if you're really bored and start on page 1, there's also the full write-up of the chest).

There are a few overview photos of the tool chest on another thread on this forum.