Stuff you have made today

[Hood]

My workshop is a mess anyway but I still detest grinding

 

[Parm]

I made this today (well yesterday but I fitted it today). Just a bit of 12mm thick flat bar with a bit of pipe welded on the end and a bolt hole in the other, a rubber bung down the pipe to hold the jet tube to dampen vibrations and hooked it up to a diesel jetwash bowser.

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It's for keeping the dust to a minimum when breaking out concrete. Site were so impressed with it they gave me a voucher for a free breakfast

I like stuff like that!

Years ago I was involved in a decommissioning project at Hawell. The chaps on site made some special mounts to fix cheap n cheerful digital cameras to various points on the excavator so we could all see what was going on from the comfort of a cabin. Also there was an unknown chemical and radiation risk.

This was in days before go pro and stuff like that

 

[Ton-up]

Nothing worse than a heap of grinding. Grinding dust gets everywhere..ruins my old woman's Dyson...

And they dont like a rust stain in the shower either!

 

[Hitch]

Not a fan of making angle frames with legs. Putting the legs on always seems more awkward than it should be. Not so bad if you can put the top sideways on the bench.

Thought I posted this last night, but forgot to press the post button

Made this up yesterday, Cookie cutter, this is the third one I've done now of varying shapes...nice simple one, virtually eliminates wastage of the dough.

 

[arthur]

Got my new 45XP, found an old sack cart, well I say old someone dumped it on the scrap heap, not surprising given how flimsy it is, good old CLARKE. Anyhow slice and dice it for the 45XP.

Needs some paint..

 

[God mode restorations]

Template making today.

 

[Exuptoy]

I don't think it'll last long made out of paper mate. It needs to be fabricated out of something like sheet steel

 

[God mode restorations]

I don't think it'll last long made out of paper mate. It needs to be fabricated out of something like sheet steel

LOL. Yes have got loads of different size of sheet steel as I wentered shopping this week. And got every other size via the one I want. Wanted 1.5mm. Got 1mm.2.5mm.3mm ect.

 

[mechman]

I see you're using the CAD design system for the templates.

 

[God mode restorations]

I see you're using the CAD design system for the templates.

No expense spared here ..state of the art equipment lol ....

 

[God mode restorations]

Guys I need a bit of help here...the template I am making is 1.5mm steel..now on the drivers side I will be using a floor mounted pedal box. I have seen them mounted on a box that's welded to the floor pan. I would like to incorporate a box with the panel I will be making. But not sure if 1.5 mm is adequate for a pedal box.

 

[arther dailey]

Can understand your thinking, my iveco daily when bleeding brakes you can see servo move, its solid no rust, but not un common for bulkheads to crack. Is there room for some cross bracing where box mounts? engine bay side? how do you stand with safety regs on something like this?

 

[God mode restorations]

Can understand your thinking, my iveco daily when bleeding brakes you can see servo move, its solid no rust, but not un common for bulkheads to crack. Is there room for some cross bracing where box mounts? engine bay side? how do you stand with safety regs on something like this?

Have just spoke to a motor sports company and they use 2mm or 2.5mm . But always good to here other opinions.

 

[Welderpaul]

Made 13 staircases today - welded and painted, loaded and gone. Regular job these, In batches of 60 odd, these are destined for London.

 

[God mode restorations]

View attachment 103608 Made 13 staircases today - welded and painted, loaded and gone. Regular job these, In batches of 60 odd, these are destined for London.

13 is seriously going some...

 

[Welderpaul]

Bit of a junk job, but a morning's work

118kg per metre beams, remedial work in an existing building, one year old, where the floor is bouncing...7.5m long with 200*100 angles welded to either one or both sides. Just waiting for a wagon

 

[cumbriasteve]

I am surprised at the lack of safety, that full mug of tea could have easily tipped those beams, obviously no risk assessment done....

 

[God mode restorations]

I am surprised at the lack of safety, that full mug of tea could have easily tipped those beams, obviously no risk assessment done....

I would of least had three cups a tea on there...you don't mess about you guys...get in with the big stuff

 

[Burdekin]

Guys I need a bit of help here...the template I am making is 1.5mm steel..now on the drivers side I will be using a floor mounted pedal box. I have seen them mounted on a box that's welded to the floor pan. I would like to incorporate a box with the panel I will be making. But not sure if 1.5 mm is adequate for a pedal box.

You're standard pedal box fixed into the firewall would be 1 or 1.2mm normally I would think but will have some extra stiffness with ribs etc in the pressing. But I don't really understand what you are doing, maybe a sketch or mock-up required.

As a general rule I use 2mm for structural like chassis rails or strengthening plates and for body panels whatever was the original size which for my old Volvos is normally 1 or 1.2mm. I'm going to box in from the chassis rail to the bulkhead where it curves upwards from the floor, extra strength but it's also a rust trap. I will make that from 2mm and will be fully welded.

 

[God mode restorations]

You're standard pedal box fixed into the firewall would be 1 or 1.2mm normally I would think but will have some extra stiffness with ribs etc in the pressing. But I don't really understand what you are doing, maybe a sketch or mock-up required.

As a general rule I use 2mm for structural like chassis rails or strengthening plates and for body panels whatever was the original size which for my old Volvos is normally 1 or 1.2mm. I'm going to box in from the chassis rail to the bulkhead where it curves upwards from the floor, extra strength but it's also a rust trap. I will make that from 2mm and will be fully welded.

Hi...my floor mounted pedal box will be very similar to the picture below....I have just finished making the bulkhead reinforcing plate that strengthens the footwell and the pick up points . I did make some inquiries and I was told plates reinforce are generally 2 mm 2.5 .