Stuff you have made today

[Hood]

Bit more done today, gunwale raised so that it is level with the roller system and the aft section of the table. Plastic will top this make sliding the creels down the boat easy. Also welded some 3/4" round bar to the top edge of the angle on the table to help for wear on the ropes as the creels are shot from the table.

Also got the supports made up for the lifting section of the table.

Next job is to fit the hauler and make up the roller table and bait box, hopefully will get that done on Sunday..

 

[decca]

Nice work as always Hood.

 

[Farside]

Next job is to fit the hauler and make up the roller table and bait box, hopefully will get that done on Sunday..

I was wondering how thick the fibreglass is on these boats, and do you ever get caught out by it not being as strong as you thought it should be, when it comes to fastening all this extra kit on? I know you spread the load as much as possible, of course.

 

[Hood]

The glass thickness varies depending on where it is. Also the construction varies depending on location. For example the wheelhouse itself is only about 2 or 3mm thick but then there is a honeycomb of about 15mm maybe and then another 2-3mm of glass. So very rigid but for bolting through it can easily be squashed if you don't spread the load with a large plate of some sort.
The gunwale is of a similar construction regarding the thickness of the glass, well maybe a bit thicker, say 5mm or so but the top of the gunwale has marine ply sandwiched in it , probably 3/4" but not 100% sure about that. The stern is definitely 3/4" ply or more and probably a bit thicker glass on either side. The bulkhead at the bow is also thick ply sandwiched between glass.
I will have a look and see if I have a pic of the wheelhouse construction where the skipper has cut out a section and bonded in a box that he constructed for recessing the hauler.



Edit
Afraid I don't have a pic, must have deleted it the last day when I was tidying out the SD card on the phone

 

[Jlg]

A new motor mount for my lathe pictures when it stops raining

 

[Turbo]

I didnt make it today, but I finally got it off the drive..

Is this your new caravan?

 

[selectedgrub]

Started this exhaust mount

 

[Morrisman]

Started this exhaust mount

Watching with interest.

 

[dan.taylor.1]

Not today, but this week. Timber trailer (minus the bolsters) with a small hiab, battery and hydraulic pack.

 

[Hood]

Today I bolted some angle along the bulkhead and wheelhouse, welded some along the roller and then welded a cross piece in parallel to the bulkhead. Then cut some 5mm alu for the table and then shaped some more angle to act as a front edge.

Welded everything together, made a bait box and welded that in place and welded in some more alu along the bulkhead above the table. Doesn't look a lot but took me the whole day.

Tomorrow I will; be back at the Cat in Arbroath as the weather is supposed to be nice.

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

Not a penny was spent.
Cost only time.

This is a selection of tools I "acquired" Saturday, plus some surplus from MIS.

No £££ was spent.

The back boards, batons and wood support was all "liberated" from skips. The back boards was salvaged and cut down to give us the biggest decent sizes we could get out.

The screws, cup hooks, hooks, wall plugs was all from donations and "Liberations to MIS.

Even the paint was a skip find. Removed with permission, fro a DIY shop waste skip, as it was damaged.

I think it is a good start.

 

[Hitch]

Knocked up a quick handle for this...turned the tapered steel part last weekend.
It's a tool to help with the gluing in of the brass tubes when I'm making pens. Saves getting glue all over my fingers.

 

[Hood]

Meant to also post this pic as it shows the cracking job the skipper made of cutting out a section of the wheelhouse and bonding in a GRP box he made up.

This is the cut out section.

This is the finished job ready for the hauler being bolted in place.

 

[henry Kadzielski]

@Hood seems like you are getting some use from you new toy the EWM. Seems that it was worth the pain of getting it

 

[Hood]

@Hood seems like you are getting some use from you new toy the EWM. Seems that it was worth the pain of getting it

Yes, really liking it. not a massive difference between it and the 330 although it is easier to adjust and set up but the main benefit is the fact it is a separate wire feed with a 10m interconnect.
Only downside is the poor 330 is sitting unloved in the corner of the workshop

 

[henry Kadzielski]

I haven't been doing much alli so Francis is a bit lonely at the moment, but she still gets moved around inside the truck, Francis's baby sister however is getting some use, on steel though .8mm doing the thinner section of the playground equipment. At times I will slide Francis out so she can see her baby sister and all is good

 

[Dieselman 63]

One of those pesky ‘Ill do that later’ jobs. Record bolt cutters I got with a seized bolt so I ‘temporarily’ bent some stainless bar through when I needed them for a job, never fixed properly... they did work before but with slop, now with the correct 5/16 bolt through they are nice and tight again

 

[wyn]

A stand to sit a jack on to change wheels on a self propelled sprayer.

 

[Scruffywelder]

A stand to sit a jack on to change wheels on a self propelled sprayer.


View attachment 162283

Handy that!

What did you make it out of?

 

[Westfield-builder]

May want some base plate on, otherwise it may push itself into the ground. Unless you are always going to be using it on hard-standing.
Nice job, by the way !