Stuff you have made today

[Ian James]

Not made but painted my boat today

@Jig any pictures of it then I lake it this was with the new spray gun

 

[Jlg]

@Jig any pictures of it then I lake it this was with the new spray gun

I'll get some tomorrow and yes it was with the new one

 

[eLuSiVeMiTe]

Decided it was time to trade in the drawing board.
Too much faff changing designs for customers and getting the designs to them.

Used sketchup once ten years or so ago.
Not too bad for an hours learning.

Going either side of a chimney breast

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Fake furniture underway.

Hate working with mdf.

 

[Jim Davey]

Today I made some space saving louvre panels for storage bins by hanging them off my workshop doors. I already had the panels from the old shop but I recycled them by adding hinges and wall mount brackets.

Just three more the same to do now...

 

[Jim Davey]

And yes, I know some of the welds look a bit shonky before any eagle-eyed part time welding inspectors chime in

 

[brightspark]

And yes, I know some of the welds look a bit shonky before any eagle-eyed part time welding inspectors chime in

a bit of farm work

 

[eLuSiVeMiTe]

Fake furniture underway.

Hate working with mdf.
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[zx9]

Assuming a surround amp is going in the left cupboard they are going to need some vents especially if its an Onkyo.

 

[eLuSiVeMiTe]

Assuming a surround amp is going in the left cupboard they are going to need some vents especially if its an Onkyo.

Just a sky box and dvd player
Soundbar below the tv

 

[optima21]

first thing I did today when I got up was to pay the BOC rental for Argoshield light and Pureshield, and was thinking that it seems like months since I've done any welding. I went to see my sister this afternoon and she asked me if I could repair the base for her garden parasol, rather than throwing it away.

so its basically a cast iron base with a steel tube bolted to it.

anyway it gave me an excuse to play with my toys, so how could I refuse.

so the first part was cutting a base for the tube......as you can see Im not very steady with a plasma cutter

then a bit of fettling, welding a bolt though the hole and the welding the tube to it. I decided to use the MIG as I wanted a gap at the bottom of the tube to let the rainwater out. I used wooden lolly sticks as spacers as they were the nearest thing available, and I was only doing a short weld to locate the base to the tube.

and then checking the tube was vertical

then the base was welded in place (think I could do with a bit of practice

and the finished article, even managed to find her a new locking handle.

and the old tube base next to the new one, I can see why it was wobbly, lets hope the new one lasts another 15 to 20 years.

got to say its quite therapeutic sticking bits and pieces together as a hobby, don't think it would pay the bills doing it as a job though.

 

[PhillipM]

More engine mounts out of that funny looking plastic steel on the printer

 

[Badger1bear]

first thing I did today when I got up was to pay the BOC rental for Argoshield light and Pureshield, and was thinking that it seems like months since I've done any welding. I went to see my sister this afternoon and she asked me if I could repair the base for her garden parasol, rather than throwing it away.

so its basically a cast iron base with a steel tube bolted to it.

anyway it gave me an excuse to play with my toys, so how could I refuse.

so the first part was cutting a base for the tube......as you can see Im not very steady with a plasma cutter


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then a bit of fettling, welding a bolt though the hole and the welding the tube to it. I decided to use the MIG as I wanted a gap at the bottom of the tube to let the rainwater out. I used wooden lolly sticks as spacers as they were the nearest thing available, and I was only doing a short weld to locate the base to the tube.

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and then checking the tube was vertical

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then the base was welded in place (think I could do with a bit of practice

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and the finished article, even managed to find her a new locking handle.

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and the old tube base next to the new one, I can see why it was wobbly, lets hope the new one lasts another 15 to 20 years.

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got to say its quite therapeutic sticking bits and pieces together as a hobby, don't think it would pay the bills doing it as a job though.

If you don’t have a circle cutter for your plasma, look through your cupboards for egg cups, coffee mugs, various size tins, soup bowls, mixing bowls..... you get the idea..... use them as templates and run the plasma gun around the shape..... no more wonky lines and all of a sudden everyone is gobsmacked at how profeshneeeall you are

 

[Maker]

Not today but yesterday I made "Moraba havij", spellings seem to vary but it's basically carrot jam with a bit of rose and cardamom. Got it from "Alex French guy cooking", the cooking channel who recently did collaborations with This old Tony, Alec Steele and Jimmy DiResta.

It's got citrus juices for the pectin but not really enough, I let it boil for ages hoping it would thicken a bit more but it just lost a bit of its vibrant colour. The taste isn't unpleasant but I'm glad I've only got two small jars.

 

[Badger1bear]

Some people are treated to shiny metal to work with OR workshops that dont see a hint of dirt or grease... lol

I had a tromell to work on today. The first 3 fins into the drum from the feed belt had just rusted away. The surface of the drum was so pitted that you could not grind it back to clean metal because of the heavy rusting so you had hit and miss clean and rusty
metal to work with. The only plate I could find in the yard was rusty as well.

I cut two templates out with the little Lincoln and then welded them into the drum

 

[brightspark]

going gold mining are u or just sifting crap

 

[eSCHEn]

@Badger1bear - 20mm sieved topsoil?

 

[Hood]

New Fronius?

 

[Badger1bear]

going gold mining are u or just sifting crap

sifting crap LOL

 

[Badger1bear]

@Badger1bear - 20mm sieved topsoil?

they offered a 15mm screen or a 25mm screen. The 25mm was the better option because the smaller ones always block up quick. This dinosaur tromell is from 1995 and the boss wanted me to bring it back to life.

 

[Badger1bear]

New Fronius?

Yes my boy, Transsteel 2200