Stuff you have made today

[Geoff S]

Geoff why bother painting it ? Galv on it's own will look good for years & years ..
There's not many paints that stay on galv no matter what you prime it with unless it is an oilrig North Sea resisting type paint . .

Paint does not stay on galv very long then it looks a dappled mess , so you then have to strip it off or spray over it as out local council has found out .. 400 mtrs or more of 2 mtr high park fencing , took a couple of months to paint black with gold painted finials , 18 months late it needed doing again .. 2 years later it needed doing again , now it needs doing yet again but they have left it this time round .

I personally would rather a painted finish outside a domestic dwelling.. definitely a galv finish everywhere else.. The company that I got the galv done with have supplied paint that is meant to be suitable for painting over galv with so only time will tell

 

[123hotchef]

I personally would rather a painted finish outside a domestic dwelling.. definitely a galv finish everywhere else.. The company that I got the galv done with have supplied paint that is meant to be suitable for painting over galv with so only time will tell

looking good mate hope your putting it to good use

 

[Seadog]

Must admit that we haven't ever used Calgon or the likes to clean out the machine;

Don't waste your money on tablets and the like, just pour in a cupful of white vinegar every few washes. Make sure your machine doesn't start the wash cycle with a pump-out or it'll go straight down the drain. There's no odour from it and it dissolves timescale very effectively.

 

[Hood]

Made one stainless wheel for the next Cheetah. The boss has a 3/4" 1:12 taper.

Started on the second and will get that finished tomorrow.

These are one of the jobs that would be much easier on a welding table rather than just doing in a vice but I don't have any room for one and if I did it would just end up cluttered anyway as I am a messy b

 

[wookie]

if I did it would just end up cluttered anyway as I am a messy b

You're not kidding
Mind you that bench looks like my entire garage at the moment so I should keep quiet

 

[Hood]

You're not kidding
Mind you that bench looks like my entire garage at the moment so I should keep quiet

That is the tidy part of my workshop and I am proud at how good I keep that area

 

[Tangledfeet]

@Hood How do you bend that stainless into a hoop - is it bar or tube?

 

[Hood]

@Hood How do you bend that stainless into a hoop - is it bar or tube?

The boatyards roller

 

[Hood]

Oh and it is 12mm bar.

 

[eSCHEn]

The boatyards roller

And yer pure manly brawn don't forget sugar lump

 

[Hood]

And yer pure manly brawn don't forget sugar lump

It is electric

 

[Tangledfeet]

The boatyards roller

Thanks. I've had for some time 16mm round bright bar that I want to bend into a similar radius for tool rests for my wood lathe - but it later occurred to me that I cannae bend it!

 

[Hood]

Thanks. I've had for some time 16mm round bright bar that I want to bend into a similar radius for tool rests for my wood lathe - but it later occurred to me that I cannae bend it!

If you are ever passing I could get it done for you.

 

[Tangledfeet]

If you are ever passing I could get it done for you.

I may well just take you up on that! You'll have to let me know what the exchange currency would be; Hawaiian shirt, Irn Bru, cake, dog biscuits, etc.!

 

[Hood]

Well if you bring the shirt you will be rejected at the customs checkpoint on the correct side of Tay Bridge.
If you bring Irn Bru then make sure it is the pre poison version, ie full sugar otherwise you can stick it the same place as your shirt belongs
I am too fat for cakes.
Dog biscuits don't agree with me, once got a swollen face when, as a kid, I decided to have a try of the dogs choc drops so have avoided all dog treats since

The boatyard is always due me favours so there will be no fee, well as long as it is not hundreds of them you need doing

 

[Hood]

Finished the wheels including making spinners for them.

Milled out a couple of stainless plates for fixing Kobelt control handles, big one is for the master and the smaller the slave.

Also a plate for mounting the Kobelt helm pump.

Then a couple of rope grapplers.

Lastly a bracket for a heater that I should be fitting to the boat tomorrow.

 

[Paul.]

A few frames knocked out today, they will be wall mounted and used as a drying rack for painted scenery panels,
A few clamps in use to put it together

 

[Ruffian]

@Hood is that a branded heater or one of the far east cheapie versons?

 

[Hood]

@Hood is that a branded heater or one of the far east cheapie versons?

Chinese one, 5KW or at least that is what it is meant to be

 

[AndersK]

My box is finished. No more grinding dust and weld spatter on that saw....

A Makpac 2 for comparison.