Stuff you have made today

[AndersK]

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?

It's a Miggy, had it since late 80's.
Been sitting for some years, weak arc and lots of porosity whatever I tried.
Stripped it down a few days ago going over all connections and fixed a gas leak in the wire feeder. That brought it back to life again

 

[Windy Miller]

They are great little machines. I have had mine since the late 80’s too and it’s been a little gem. I fitted a Euro conversion a few years back and that gave it a new lease of life as the original one had simply worn out.

It’s only a tiny thing but it’s great for thin stuff. I’d never get rid of it!

 

[AndersK]

Yeah, love it for car work and light fab.

I still got the original torch. When Esab discontinued it I bought the last stock of tips. They were 6£ each then...
Still have a few left so it will be a euro conversion when I run out or something else fails.

 

[indy4x]

Nothing special, fitted the new QC toolpost to my M300, had to machine the stud down and cut an M12 thread to fit the topslide. Once fitted it gave me chance to try out my new tool height gauge, no messing about find the centre height anymore



Did start making a new top nut with a handle so I can swivel the toolpost easily. I was given a 36mm dia bar of 'something that doesn't rust' by my BIL so made a start but had to stop as getting late and didn't want neighbours complaining, will finish on the weekend

 

[slim_boy_fat]

A bit of origami, the baffle cover for where the exhaust from the heater passes through the shed wall.

Just got to round off the corners, weld the top section(s) [won't be today, I can hear the grass rustling as it grows so it's 'first haircut' time ], a couple of coats of VHT paint and we'll be good to go.

 

[Tupers]

I spent the day hammering out a new tractor seat for my Triang Tippit.

 

[eddie49]

Noticing the status of the mandrels on those two Pop rivets, there appears to be a need for some clenching.

 

[Hood]

It was yesterday but...

First job was to plasma cut out some sides for a roller from 12mm 5083

I then welded them to some flat so that I could pop into the Chiron to take the bore out to 1 1/4" and then decided to also take 1.5mm off the outside to clean it up.

Next was to make a pin from F51 Duplex, put it in the CNC lathe but things just went wrong with the CNC control, first it wouldn't jog so restarted, now it jogged but spindle wouldn't work, restarted and homing wouldn't work so safe to say the control has finally died and I will now start stripping it out in preparation for fitting the new control I have.
So back to old school methods using the manual lathe to make the pin, easy enough job but just takes a lot longer on the manual.
Pin is 150mm OAL, 1 1/4" main Dia and M20 thread.

Started on welding up the bracket, I would have been doing this while the CNC was making the pin but as mentioned that was not to be

Completed roller bracket, welding looks crap but it is actually not too bad or certainly not as bad as it looks in the pic.

 

[Jlg]

A dozen of these coke can for scale

 

[Luke]

PLA?

 

[Brad93]

It was yesterday but...

First job was to plasma cut out some sides for a roller from 12mm 5083

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I then welded them to some flat so that I could pop into the Chiron to take the bore out to 1 1/4" and then decided to also take 1.5mm off the outside to clean it up.

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Next was to make a pin from F51 Duplex, put it in the CNC lathe but things just went wrong with the CNC control, first it wouldn't jog so restarted, now it jogged but spindle wouldn't work, restarted and homing wouldn't work so safe to say the control has finally died and I will now start stripping it out in preparation for fitting the new control I have.
So back to old school methods using the manual lathe to make the pin, easy enough job but just takes a lot longer on the manual.
Pin is 150mm OAL, 1 1/4" main Dia and M20 thread.

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Started on welding up the bracket, I would have been doing this while the CNC was making the pin but as mentioned that was not to be

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Completed roller bracket, welding looks crap but it is actually not too bad or certainly not as bad as it looks in the pic.

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How come you used duplex? Not familiar with F51, is that similar to 2205 duplex?

 

[Hood]

How come you used duplex? Not familiar with F51, is that similar to 2205 duplex?

Simply because I had some left over from making a prop shaft.
Not sure regards the 2205, it has always been F51 that I spec when the higher strength compared to 316 is required ie in highish powered boats which want the smallest dia shaft possible.

 

[Brad93]

Simply because I had some left over from making a prop shaft.
Not sure regards the 2205, it has always been F51 that I spec when the higher strength compared to 316 is required ie in highish powered boats which want the smallest dia shaft possible.

It looks like F51 is similar to EN 1.4462 which is the same as UNS S32205.

High strength and better corrosion resistance than 316SS in that case.

 

[Tupers]

Noticing the status of the mandrels on those two Pop rivets, there appears to be a need for some clenching.

That’s my high tech anti theft device. I don’t want other kids stealing it when I go to the park.

 

[Hood]

It looks like F51 is similar to EN 1.4462 which is the same as UNS S32205.

High strength and better corrosion resistance than 316SS in that case.

Yep, 1.4462 according to the delivery note.

 

[Jlg]

PLA?

Yeah

 

[Luke]

Brackets to hold the sky Q mini box to the wall behind the tv.

Only took three goes to get them right.......

 

[Jlg]

Brackets to hold the sky Q mini box to the wall behind the tv.

Only took three goes to get them right.......

Could I have the file for them they look useful

 

[Luke]

Haven't actually mounted to the wall yet! Will let you know.

 

[Brad93]

Yep, 1.4462 according to the delivery note.

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Who supplied that? I think we’ve only got Aalco round here that do that sort of thing!