Stuff you have made today

[northwest]

@bricol very good, it's a smart audience on here that's for sure.

 

[roofman]

This is the second house I've bought with a cider press, you can't give them away over here.

Burns really really well after the effort.

bet the chimney smoke has a nice aroma to it

 

[Blue Chips]

I think it's funny though it may backfire, he could well make a spanner to fit.

As I recall from many years ago when we lived out west, the cast-iron covers over the residential water shut-off valves that connected residences to the city water mains had five-sided bolt heads. I guess they figured it would add a level of security, although you could open them with a pair of pliers.

 

[droopsnoot]

As I recall from many years ago when we lived out west, the cast-iron covers over the residential water shut-off valves that connected residences to the city water mains had five-sided bolt heads. I guess they figured it would add a level of security, although you could open them with a pair of pliers.

The fixings that hold the MAF sensor into the housing on my daily driver are five-sided Torx security heads, for no reason that I can see other than to be a pain in the backside. I had to buy a set of different sizes, when I doubt I'll ever use anything other than the one size. Similarly, the bolts that allow you to change the brake pads on an Audi A5* are some sort of special tool, again for no good reason. Actually I say that - you lot know more about the selection of fasteners for specific jobs than I ever will, can any of you suggest a reason that they would just use normal fasteners of an appropriate size? Other than making it difficult for the amateur mechanic / non-franchised dealer to deal with, that is, but that's just me being cynical.

( * or it might have been an S5. I really like the A5 coupe shape, sort of a spiritual successor to my eighties Audi coupe, even down to looking like it's a hatchback but having a boot, but stuff like this might be enough to steer me away from one if I'm in the position to replace the daily while they're still around.)

 

[RichardM]

Well, decided to wind up a pal today, this will make him curse :-)

Drawbar tops:

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For thse of you who don't get it right away:

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I have no idea how the one on the left ended up looking like it does?

I think it's funny though it may backfire, he could well make a spanner to fit.

He may get a little pent up!

 

[northwest]

you lot know more about the selection of fasteners for specific jobs than I ever will, can any of you suggest a reason that they would just use normal fasteners of an appropriate size? Other than making it difficult for the amateur mechanic / non-franchised dealer to deal with

It's to keep the tool dealers in business.

 

[Hood]

Got the locking collar made, it has a curved groove in it to allow the ball bearing to rise up and unlock from the grooves in the shaft.

Vid sort of showing how it works, not easy holding the phone and trying to operate it but you should get the idea.

 

[bricol]

The fixings that hold the MAF sensor into the housing on my daily driver are five-sided Torx security heads, for no reason that I can see other than to be a pain in the backside. I had to buy a set of different sizes, when I doubt I'll ever use anything other than the one size. Similarly, the bolts that allow you to change the brake pads on an Audi A5* are some sort of special tool, again for no good reason. Actually I say that - you lot know more about the selection of fasteners for specific jobs than I ever will, can any of you suggest a reason that they would just use normal fasteners of an appropriate size? Other than making it difficult for the amateur mechanic / non-franchised dealer to deal with, that is, but that's just me being cynical.

( * or it might have been an S5. I really like the A5 coupe shape, sort of a spiritual successor to my eighties Audi coupe, even down to looking like it's a hatchback but having a boot, but stuff like this might be enough to steer me away from one if I'm in the position to replace the daily while they're still around.)

More than likely to do with automation in production - sorting, delivering and installing them as quick and cheap as possible with as close to zero defects as possible.

 

[indykid]

More than likely to do with automation in production - sorting, delivering and installing them as quick and cheap as possible with as close to zero defects as possible.

It's often used to poke yoke a particular grade or length of fastener if there are other similar fasteners on the same line/assembly, but when VAG do it, I'd be fairly confident it's just malicious to make it harder to self service

 

[indykid]

A small tank to fit inside a header tank to damp the action of a float valve when small quantities of water are drawn off (to stop the RO filter system that feeds the tank flushing the filter so frequently). It's intended to function as a leaky bucket, but would you believe it, it's watertight.

I'm under no illusions I'll be displacing any of Cheesie's customer base, but I'm quite pleased with it not getting too out of hand given the thickness. All those youtube videos I've watched must be working.

 

[Kram]

Attempted to weld my Stihl Ms 361 engine block at work.
Various settings no way to succeed I seriously doubt it's made out of aluminum or magnesium alloy.
Because it acted just like magma zama or antimony do.
Welds were brittle, tons of porosity, greyish blue oxidation big craters and the arc acted just like when you forgot to put the ground clamp.
Next attempt would be put a piece of steel into the cavity of the casting, drill and tap through everything, a set screw and epoxy compound

Whats wrong with it? You know we need photos if you post in this thread..