Stuff you have made today

[indy4x]

I might have found my mojo and started doing stuff to my Jeep

It's been modified by a previous owner and lots of what they have done needs tidying up

Rear panhard rod was a proper parts bin special and on 1 end had a rose joint type thingy that was shot

I had a HD Disco 1 front panhard rod that I'd kept just in case it might come in handy so decided to modify it to fit the rear of the Jeep

The one end of the D1 rod was 5mm too wide so new stainless sleeve machined, poly bush cut down and the adjustable end slimmed down to suit







Had lots of chatter when milling the eye so quick buzz on the belt sander made it look more presentable

The other end needs to be 5mm wider so have ordered some 35mm stainless bar to make a pair of top hat sleeves

 

[MetalMonkey]

Following on from my other thread. I gave in and made a load balancer

 

[finyuk2005]

Following on from my other thread. I gave in and made a load balancer

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i think you have done something wrong.... if my cheap bought one is anything to go by, the welds are meant to have lots of little holes in them, for weight reduction i guess! Ha ha!

 

[Memmeddu]

Restoration video seeing the end of the tunnel

And little teaser shorts

 

[brewdexta]

The missus wanted a desk in the spare room, nothing fancy but it needed to be long and fairly narrow to fit into a gap between wardrobe and wall. I had some blockboard and a set of hairpin legs. The wife chose some "real wood" laminate. It's similar to formica but uses fine strips of poplar in the topcoat.

First cut the board to size and attach the legs.

Then turn it over and glue on the laminate.

First time I have used the laminate trimmer for trimming laminate

To spice a pretty boring job up, I decided to use zebra wood for the edging and to create a lip at the back to stop stuff rolling off the desk. I bought a pretty ropey board a while ago, it was cheap but had lots of shakes in it. I've managed to cut around or hide most of them, but there's a couple visible if you look close enough.

Glue the edging on, long pipe clamps came in very handy for this.

A couple of coats off polyx wax oil and it's done. The finish is still wet, it dries satin.

That should salvage a few brownie points, I went out with a couple of neighbours yesterday evening and drank far too much and snored all night.

 

[sako243]

Not so much made today but on and off the last few days. Converting a box that came off the back of a Defender 130 into a mini camping box for the family. Double bed underneath for us and bunk bed for the little one on top.

Kitchen area at the back which can be converted over by the awning (which has sides) from the 110. Slightly wider than the trailer but trying to keep costs down.

Scored this little Dometic/SMEV sink/hob combo for £50 off a Land Rover forum, including the bottles for water and pump system.

Cupboard up the top for supplies

And a shot of the bunk

Half the double underneath hinges up to get easier access underneath. The height was dictated by wheel arches and also the ability to slide a lowish profile Really Useful Box underneath. Although the arches aren't needed I didn't want to have to deal with taking them out yet.

Long term plan is it'll go on the back of the 6x6 but for now modifications are underway to be able to drop it onto my twin axle trailer.

So far cost us £500 I think, £450 for the box and £50 for the hob. The ply might have been the dance floor from our wedding a month ago and the rest is scraps I found lying around

 

[Blobber]

That'll do, bring it on im ready!

 

[Memmeddu]

Restoration complete now processing the edited video

 

[arther dailey]

That'll do, bring it on im ready!
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I hit like as there isn t n envy button

 

[Cheesie]

Swirl pot header tank

 

[Brad93]

Swirl pot header tank

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Beautiful work

 

[Onoff]

Swirl pot header tank

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We're not worthy!

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

We're not worthy!

Indeed, you are not.

 

[nickk]

Further to my post showing my appalling trailer drums and shoes,here’s one I made earlier,had to take about a 30thou

 

[Memmeddu]

Uploaded

 

[selectedgrub]

Once the glue dries I file down.

 

[Tupers]

This piece for the Austin has been a real pain but we’re getting somewhere now.

 

[George Dennis]

Hi everyone,
Just a quick project today, I had to make an adaptor for my electric detailed sander so I can attach a hoover pipe to stop all the mess whilst decorating inside the house.

 

[DAPPH]

I made magic smoke release out of my 240 volt B&D dremel style high speed engraver .grinder tool . Switched it on bang , a bright fat yellow spark appeared in my left hand and indian smoke signals told me it is F****ed .
I'll be scouring the internet for a new motor so i can make it good again .

 

[Memmeddu]

I made magic smoke release out of my 240 volt B&D dremel style high speed engraver .grinder tool . Switched it on bang , a bright fat yellow spark appeared in my left hand and indian smoke signals told me it is F****ed .
I'll be scouring the internet for a new motor so i can make it good again .

Used real Dremel or a proxon one you might find a pretty decent bargain