Stuff you have made today

[Maker]

Mmmmm, tomato sauce pavlova, my favourite!

As good as that sounds, I decided instead to make shortbread...

Didn't bother making the lemon curd though, it would just lead to more egg whites to get rid of, vicious (though incredibly sweet) circle!

It's dust in the motor that makes them smell, get it used and it soon wears off. We have three of them, finest machines out for kitchen work. I have acquired and repaired them over the years and have several attachments and my wife wouldn't be without one. We have juicer, blender, mincer and pasta making attachments and use the dough hook to make bread as well. Last one I found in a skip with the wire cut off it. I fitted a new cable and plug,brushes and a speed controller repair kit for £10 off eBay and it's good for another 20 years. You can buy a new install motor for £86 which is twice the power and quieter than the original, that's my next plan if one packs up they are built like tanks and have a whole spares industry built up around them.

I've had one in the rafters of the garage for three or four years, my aunt gave it to me to fix, IIRC I couldn't find anything wrong with it and then couldn't get it back together so it's still there. Remind me to sort it when I'm home at Christmas.

Given the choice I'd have a Kitchenaid, much prettier.

 

[Farside]

It's dust in the motor that makes them smell, get it used and it soon wears off. We have three of them, finest machines out for kitchen work. I have acquired and repaired them over the years and have several attachments and my wife wouldn't be without one. We have juicer, blender, mincer and pasta making attachments and use the dough hook to make bread as well. Last one I found in a skip with the wire cut off it. I fitted a new cable and plug,brushes and a speed controller repair kit for £10 off eBay and it's good for another 20 years. You can buy a new install motor for £86 which is twice the power and quieter than the original, that's my next plan if one packs up they are built like tanks and have a whole spares industry built up around them.

Now I didn't know that about them. I'd just kind of assumed they would be the usual kitchen appliance, obsolete and unsupported when superceded by a new shinier version. Interesting to read about the spares situation, and there are a lot around needing some attention, quite cheaply. I'd never bothered buying one, as I have little use for it, but curiosity drives me to look at them with a fresh eye now, and there is something appealling about decently-made hardware that keeps working year after year.

 

[Turbo]

Thanks Parm, he's fine and back at school sports now.
I think what he forgot to factor in with his daredevil stunt is the fact our "stairs" are almost vertical!
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Taken at the viewing before we bought the house. They are going to be replaced and turned around soon....

You'll have a good sweat up when you dig the hole to put the stairs into when you turn them around. How are you going to get to the first floor, a ladder?

 

[Dieselman 63]

A blanking plate for my new switch on the old (recently renovated) LoVoLite. Sheet aluminium drilled and filed to size to make a snug fit, some of the plastic pared back on the switch (lugs on the side) and then pop the new unit in and glue in place. Nice and tidy

 

[pedrobedro]

Now I didn't know that about them. I'd just kind of assumed they would be the usual kitchen appliance, obsolete and unsupported when superceded by a new shinier version. Interesting to read about the spares situation, and there are a lot around needing some attention, quite cheaply. I'd never bothered buying one, as I have little use for it, but curiosity drives me to look at them with a fresh eye now, and there is something appealling about decently-made hardware that keeps working year after year.

There are sites online that you can get all the parts or send your Kenwood and have it repaired and powder coated to match your kitchen. I don't know why but I just find them fascinating machines. The amount of torque they generate is amazing.

 

[wookie]

A blanking plate for my new switch on the old (recently renovated) LoVoLite. Sheet aluminium drilled and filed to size to make a snug fit, some of the plastic pared back on the switch (lugs on the side) and then pop the new unit in and glue in place. Nice and tidy

Nice Job, the finished article looks like it could have been like that from new

 

[many_methods]

Unusually, I found myself with a bit of free time last night and so it seemed apt to make a few poppies.

 

[slim_boy_fat]

Flushed with success after giving the car a very quick wash in advance of the MOT later next week, I took advantage of the beautiful day to get the plasma cutter out and have a go at cutting the vane for my weather vane project. I used a ply template as I've not had much chance to use the plasma and thought it'd be a better way.

Still fiddling with the settings, I produced a 'not bad' result. Then thought I'd have a go at freehand, following lines made off the template. Getting better , I thought. Effort # three was afaics the best of the lot, although all will need dressing with the power-file, which they probably shouldn't



Another learning curve getting my attention...... And no, I'm not going into production!
Still working my way through the pistons and making clocks......

 

[slim_boy_fat]

More progress with the mill. My pal & his wife visited yesterday and he was dying to see the Amolco. So out to the shed, and it was like having a three-year-old child in there with me. He kept spotting other things and asking what were they for, and why did I have them. He declared himself very impressed with the mill and how good the build quality is.

So, interrupt train of thought, answer his question(s) and watch as he discarded whatever in a different spot entirely. I just know he & I couldn't work together, despite his having a garage with a Colchester lathe, pillar drill, milling machine, small forge, table saw etc in there he seems fascinated by my small shed and what I've managed to 'cram' in. Still, I love them both dearly and we've been good friends for the best part of 30 years.

It took me nearly an hour after they left for home to get everything back in place and have a quick play with the relocated mill [swapped places with the drill so both are nearer optimum working height]. Stuck a cutter in the chuck and had a go, but I was getting a lot of 'chatter' until I discovered that the pinch bolt at the base of the column wasn't tight enough, so fixed that and things were improved a little. Then I discovered that the gibs on the X axis were needing setting [something @spencer 427 mentioned in a PM when he had it with him but I had forgotten]. Adjusted them and managed to get a cut done before it was time to pack in - baby steps with this, after all I've waited long enough to get one..... Ignore the holes, that was from something else.



Every day a school day, at least with this

 

[God mode restorations]

More progress with the mill. My pal & his wife visited yesterday and he was dying to see the Amolco. So out to the shed, and it was like having a three-year-old child in there with me. He kept spotting other things and asking what were they for, and why did I have them. He declared himself very impressed with the mill and how good the build quality is.

So, interrupt train of thought, answer his question(s) and watch as he discarded whatever in a different spot entirely. I just know he & I couldn't work together, despite his having a garage with a Colchester lathe, pillar drill, milling machine, small forge, table saw etc in there he seems fascinated by my small shed and what I've managed to 'cram' in. Still, I love them both dearly and we've been good friends for the best part of 30 years.

It took me nearly an hour after they left for home to get everything back in place and have a quick play with the relocated mill [swapped places with the drill so both are nearer optimum working height]. Stuck a cutter in the chuck and had a go, but I was getting a lot of 'chatter' until I discovered that the pinch bolt at the base of the column wasn't tight enough, so fixed that and things were improved a little. Then I discovered that the gibs on the X axis were needing setting [something @spencer 427 mentioned in a PM when he had it with him but I had forgotten]. Adjusted them and managed to get a cut done before it was time to pack in - baby steps with this, after all I've waited long enough to get one..... Ignore the holes, that was from something else.

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Every day a school day, at least with this

At least it's up and running mate. Just a case of setting things up.

 

[Brad93]

After offering loan of a planter, I got roped into helping with this....
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One of the neighbours knocked up the frame, I knocked up brackets for the top and bottom, and a load of ladies from the village have spent months knitting poppies!

Any finished pictures of this hitch?

 

[Hitch]

Any finished pictures of this hitch?

Thats it, thats what they wanted. Once the fame got wet it blended in pretty well.
Looked quite good as you drive down through the village.

 

[eLuSiVeMiTe]

More progress with the mill. My pal & his wife visited yesterday and he was dying to see the Amolco. So out to the shed, and it was like having a three-year-old child in there with me. He kept spotting other things and asking what were they for, and why did I have them. He declared himself very impressed with the mill and how good the build quality is.

So, interrupt train of thought, answer his question(s) and watch as he discarded whatever in a different spot entirely. I just know he & I couldn't work together, despite his having a garage with a Colchester lathe, pillar drill, milling machine, small forge, table saw etc in there he seems fascinated by my small shed and what I've managed to 'cram' in. Still, I love them both dearly and we've been good friends for the best part of 30 years.

It took me nearly an hour after they left for home to get everything back in place and have a quick play with the relocated mill [swapped places with the drill so both are nearer optimum working height]. Stuck a cutter in the chuck and had a go, but I was getting a lot of 'chatter' until I discovered that the pinch bolt at the base of the column wasn't tight enough, so fixed that and things were improved a little. Then I discovered that the gibs on the X axis were needing setting [something @spencer 427 mentioned in a PM when he had it with him but I had forgotten]. Adjusted them and managed to get a cut done before it was time to pack in - baby steps with this, after all I've waited long enough to get one..... Ignore the holes, that was from something else.

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Every day a school day, at least with this

Get yourself a set of these bought mate.
Get your work set above the vice jaws easily.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/10-Pair-...908588?hash=item363629462c:g:QbMAAOSwYUdbPySv

 

[Hood]

Get yourself a set of these bought mate.
Get your work set above the vice jaws easily.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/10-Pair-...908588?hash=item363629462c:g:QbMAAOSwYUdbPySv

I totally agree however I have magnetic parallels for my vice, they are Gerardi ones and were not cheap but they are shaped for my vice so that is why I went with them. They have two small magnets in pockets on the rear face and it means they stay in place without falling over. You can get others much cheaper that will fit generic vices and I would highly recommend going the magnetic route.

 

[eLuSiVeMiTe]

I totally agree however I have magnetic parallels for my vice, they are Gerardi ones and were not cheap but they are shaped for my vice so that is why I went with them. They have two small magnets in pockets on the rear face and it means they stay in place without falling over. You can get others much cheaper that will fit generic vices and I would highly recommend going the magnetic route.

Have a few strips of spring steel I've bent into a z keeps em pressed against the jaws nicely.

 

[Hood]

Just have to make sure if going right through that you don't hit them, could make a mess of a carbide milling cutter.

 

[Hood]

Well I have finally got the gunwale/davit finished, well almost as tomorrow I need to make a roller/pin, bushing and rope keeper. The reason it has taken so long is I ended up doing other jobs such as dismantling and fixing a trim/tilt motor, doing hydraulic steering work and wiring engines.

When I saw the pic of the gunwale capping I saw instantly that I should have shaped it to the line of the black section on the hull, strange thing is it doesn't stick out in real life and the skipper said he wasn't bothered, so it is getting left that way. It will be up for sale shortly anyway as next I will be doing work on a bigger Cat he has recently bought and once that is finished he will be selling this one.

 

[selectedgrub]

Some more detailing on skank fish

 

[Hood]

Impressive did you make the gates my boy

Gates?

 

[Hood]

Ah sorry my mistake, didn't see the quoted post.
No I never made the gates, they were made for the council for a few of the yards around the Harbour. No idea who made them but they are heavy lumps, it is all solid steel, no box section at all.