Stuff you have made today

[Ruffian]

the gearbox is on the way out on my van its whining and sounds like a bearing has had it . just got a second hand one guaranteed for £175 get the local garage to fit it and get a new clutch and thrust bearing put in at same time

Rwd transit clutch and gearbox, cracking job about 2hrs.
Fwd awkward as sin about 3 1/2hrs with skinned knuckles.

 

[AndersK]

This turned out better than I thought

 

[Dieselman 63]

The bin pedal broke. Not wanting to buy another bin, I decided to mend it. Cheap sheet metal junk. Reinforced it with two L shaped bits of steel, drilled and tapped, simple but it works

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

https://www.mig-welding.co.uk/forum/threads/rust-removal-on-thin-old-steel-plate.89267/

With reference to the above link.

The French Carriage Lamps. I have some history. The front one is from 1810 to 1840, the rear is from 1790 at the latest.
The tallow candle still worked, but it did have an order.


The rear was in a weak state, the rivets were loose.
So being reluctant to use anything too harsh it was de-rusted.



The tape you can see is acid prove tape to save the brass on the screw threads and base. The rust was converted to black oxide. Then using a copper scraper. Bit of copper pipe flattened, the flakes were gently removed. Then painted.



Gloss black enamel. Brushed finished, the undercoats were rattle can.

Yes, that's the tallow candle.




You can see how time was not kind. Again rivets loose and the brass ring fell off.

Pulled the hinge pin. I used pipe freezer spray and penetrating fluid and it eased out. Time was my friend. Dremal wire brush was used to clean the steel back and the lead solder. The glass slipped out.

Using this @rtcosic I re-attached the ring, using as much of the original lead solder as possible. I only need a few dads of modern solder to complete the repair.


De-rusted.



Not 100% happy with the finish. But the rust was converted and a lot of the loose flakes did come off with the wire wool.

Painted and finished.




The rivets were hammer tight on both after the rust was removed. The dolly was a just 13mm re=bar bent to fit. The rivets were very soft and it took a few light taps to set them.

I did not go over board in straightening the metals, just enough to fix and allow the units to be used. It is, again, their history.






In "flame", one tallow and one modern candle.

The brass on them both, like my French blow torch, did not shine well at all.

I wonder if there is a difference in the ratios they use in the mix of zinc and copper.

 

[miggie weld]

was just messing around and made this for the garden.

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

Not today, but finished today.

My £20 Catch Hammer.



Loose head. shaft split and some worm. A Dead tool. But after spending £20 it had to be reborn.



Head dressed and the burs removed. Heated to a cherry red all over and quenched in old engine oil.

Then it was sanded clean, then the hammer pein was heated to "Blue" and quenched into sunflower oil. The "Cross Pein" was heated to a "Straw shade" and quenched into cold water. I wanted the Hammer end to get oil in as it was pitted and I wanted oil into the pits.



A salvaged shaft, odd wood here. It is heart of hickory. Heavy for the size and very hard.



Finished.
The head was heated until "spit bubbled" and driven onto the shaft. Hickory wedge driven in.
The shaft was finished on bee's wax and buffed with a old cloth.

 

[Hood]

Got the back section of the table welded up and then lifted onto the boat and the hinges welded.

Started making the rear supports.

The hauler plate which I cut on the plasma yesterday was partially fitted and the davit put in place so that I can work out where the roller will be positioned etc.

Skipper has been doing a grand job of fitting the instruments.

and for @Luke a pic of the way they do the table legs, the angle is screwed and stuck down with secoflex or something like that, After that is done they will then bond over the top with a few layers of glass.

 

[Luke]

Thanks. Looks like they've abraded the deck and scored the angle to give the glass/resin something to bond to.

 

[Hood]

Thanks. Looks like they've abraded the deck and scored the angle to give the glass/resin something to bond to.

Yes, removed the gel/grit coat and scored, also chamfered the edges to give a smooth transition onto the angle.

 

[AndersK]

Some fabrication and welding.
Note to self, ali welding and tubing in particular isn't the best thing to do after 6 months of not touching the Tig...

 

[minimutly]

Nat made anything today, but after work and food I rebored an MG xpag block. Nothing special in that (this is the second one I've done in the same weeks), but the thing was allready +10, with a fair bit of wear. I bored it +20, four thou or less cut. It measures up ok, 2.5 thou to hone out, so hopefully the off wear mark will dissapear.
Chuffed.

 

[henry Kadzielski]

@Hood That's a unique position for the helm chair

 

[Hood]

@Hood That's a unique position for the helm chair

Ah but that is not what it is. It is actually a chair for the apprentice crewman, if he doesn't come up to scratch he gets to sit in that chair, only problem is he gets strapped in and it is then attached to the fleet of creels and he gets to see first hand how the shooting table works and how the creels fish at the bottom of the sea.

 

[henry Kadzielski]

^^^There is quite a few crew over here that would qualify for that chair then

 

[Munkul]

Limited turning time today, but managed to turn the barrel for this. Cosmetic manufacturing imperfection in the tyre tread end cap, so messed about with that briefly, one for the discounted seconds pile.

Luckily I have another, which is spot on.

Bought this off Hitch and I have to say, it's awesome. Really high quality, I thought the H shifter was just a cool feature, but the way the barrel has been machined it works so smooth and nice!

 

[mrsbruce]

Meanwhile in the apprentice lathe corner, I had a bit time to play this afternoon, so I turned a bit aluminium to make a leather ‘pokey tool thing’. It’s for those occasions when I need something to stab leather with, but also keep the tool in my hand while sewing.

I drilled and tapped an Allen bolt on the side, so I can change the tip (needle for display purposes only). First real attempt at threading something, and knurling too.

I think I can best describe the experience of turning aluminium this way, it is a metal that seems to think it has an opinion when it comes to turning it. Your job is to convince it that it doesn’t.

 

[AndersK]

Piggy-back
Gonna put the mig on the tig rig

 

[jimbo84]

Not religious but fancied having a go at making one. Started out as some 12mm square bar.

 

[AndersK]

Some extension required, but that's for another day

 

[Windy Miller]

Some extension required, but that's for another day

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Is that a little ESAB Compact 125 I spy sitting there on the floor? Or is it an early one badged up as a Miggy?