Stuff you have made today

[Johnnybravo]

i have one sat in one of the garages old V reg 1980 i think but mine is one of the posh ones it has a steering wheel not the usual handlebars

I have a TLR 1000 engine to go in mine Yours might be a better candidate as the one with a steering wheel was a bit bigger. I need to somehow "find" 75mm more headroom to fit into mine. My son was very keen,but at 6'3" he is now 2 inches taller than me.If you need some space in your garage ,please shout

The smaller ones like mine seem to get snapped up to make poncy coffee bars...

 

[Johnnybravo]

any more details on how that works?

It's a bit of an **** to get to work. Microsoft has stopped making Kinect and no longer support it. Funnily enough,the older Xbox 360 Kinect,worked better for scanning objects than the Xbox one. Microsoft then did what they are famous for,and updated the software,so that didn't work any more. That used a different manner of "seeing" the part being scanned. Made better by putting reading glasses in front of the lenses,to get better results!

In windows ten there is/ was a program called 3D builder,that lets you scan objects. Microsoft did sell a box and cable that enabled you to plug a Xbox one scanner into a pc. Again a Microsoft cash cow,as the earlier 360 kinect plugged straight in. Seeing kinect is so last year now with the kids,they can be had for next to nothing at boot fairs. If you are careful,you can open them up and modify the wiring slightly inside that you can plug it into the pc.

When you scan something,don't let 3D builder repair or heal anything. It totally stuffs the scan up.Save it as a .stl file and import into your CAD program. You can then sort it out,scale it to size etc. Not ultra precise,but by the same token,we had FARO out the other week with their all singing, all dancing scanning system. £85k... It was obviously having a bad day as it measured a hole in the circumference of a steel tube to be 11,993mm. Demonstrator was more than a bit embarrassed when we measured the hole with a 1/2" drill bit...

 

[pressbrake1]

Fair enough, only wanted a price.

I’ve done them at cost,£35 each
It’s seem like there will be a final ten at cost

 

[pressbrake1]

Clocked in monarch apron to machine in close prior to scraping.
Significant wear on the underside so I’ve got to chomp out for turcite. It’s a pita as the mill throat is a inch short of milling both dovetails at the same time

 

[optima21]

made a hub puller for the herald, rather than spending the thick end of £100 on one,

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/264212743071

I went for spending £10 on some metal to make my own for a tool that will only be used once every decade or so.

its handy that I had a 3" holesaw so the waste in the centre was use to make the top of the puller

maybe not the best tig welding, but its the first proper job that Ive done with my R-Tech AC/DC tig welder that I got last June. I was tempted to use a mig welder, but I think I need the practice with TIG. here it is with my cheap homemade cooler. one thing that suprised me is that the R-tech wp20water cooled torch leads seem to be more flexible than the wp9 air cooled torch leads.

 

[Chillitt]

 

[selectedgrub]

^^ Awesome.

 

[Chillitt]

^^ Awesome.

Facehugger?

The new birdfeeder seems to be a hit

 

[slim_boy_fat]

A connection for my gas bottle 'tyre pumperupper'. I've ordered the necessary Euro connectors so hopefully will soon be able to test the 'theory'.

I should have started the tap off in the lathe, but Stupo did it in the vice [again] and I find it VERY difficult to get it perpendicular - some folk never learn .

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

Not 100% made. More 100% recycled and saved.



Oh dear. What can you say?
Wrong handle, but a good one. It will be saved. Blade rusty and a bent tang.


A chisel or a screwdriver?

So, lets start.


A recycled handle from a chisel I could not save. I cut the rings into the box wood to provide a bit more grip. The metal was cleaned up with a wire brush in a grinder. The tang is traditionally left "soft", when compared to the rest of the blade. I took a gamble and did not re harden or temper the blade. It looked abused but not ruined. The "Brass and cooper item" is a soot lamp.



Handle fitted and ready to have the "Grinding angle" I used molten sulphur to fix the handle, the traditional way. I normally use a "Foaming glue" as this will fill the voids and acts as a cushion when using the chisel with a mallet.



The "Grinding Angle" done. You can see the soot on the blade. This will give you an indication how it is going.
No Soot Lamp? A permanent marker will do the same job.


The cutting angle done, the burr has been removed. I ended up putting on a bigger than normal cutting angle to show how the soot shows up the difference between the grinding angle and sharpening angle.



Finished. Handle waxed, brass polished. The cutting edge is very sharp. The steel in this old tool, again, is far better than a "Modern" chisel.



Oh that?
That is a quick and easy soot lamp.

 

[Seadog]

Nice chisel. A dovetail one if I'm not mistaken.

 

[mr migwire]

not today but something i had been meaning to get round to, a base plate for my racal mast, a pump up radio mast for my other hobby. if memory serves it was 3mm plate i used as it was all i had kicking around at the time. pretty simple build but nice to get in the workshop again.

 

[wyn]

Finished this fire escape gate yesterday.
Been painting it today.
The gate bit fits on the stairs and the side panels overhang.

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

Nice chisel. A dovetail one if I'm not mistaken.

A 3/8th Bevel Edge chisel. Has taken a decent edge as well.

 

[chris pruteanu]

Couple of crosses for local church...

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

The other day I made a post about using Soot Lamps when sharpening a blade.
The images didn't do the theme credit.

Here is another blade, the grinding angle has been dressed back and soot coated.



It is not even, but the point is to highlight what metal is removed.

You can now see the grinding angle is still soot covered.
But the cutting edge is now soot free and shows up clearly.

As per my original post a permanent marker will do the same job.
I think a soot lamp is more traditional. Plus more fun.

 

[slim_boy_fat]

I think a soot lamp is more traditional. Plus more fun.

And twice as good if you're a smoker, you can light the coffin nails from it.

 

[slim_boy_fat]

Who says men can't multi-task?

If progress on various 'projects' counts here's what I got up to today. I'll explain after the pics.....
[@The_Yellow_Ardvark will recognise something here ]





a) horseshoes have been through the citric bath for a few days and then polished up with a wire wheel in a bench grinder

b) the pistons, bearing caps, conrods and gudgeon pins were separated and initially in the citric bath, but moved to the ultrasonic cleaner which was better - they'll get the wire wheel treatment too once I finish all the h/shoes [c 20 to go ]

c) the gas canister for my 'tyre pumper upper' got a coat of metal primer, then a coat of Lidl's green metal paint I bought for the front gate I made, if anyone remembers that ]

d) the connector for c) is completed and all ready for the Euro connectors I need to complete the hose end connections to arrive, then I should be good to go

e) the kettle was to get boiling water into the u/sonic cleaner tank, it helps it work faster. But, the kettle needs a small repair to where the spout meets the body as it weeps water when tilted or if I inadvertently overfill it . The plan is to clean the joint and then solder it. The eagle-eyed among us will note that the lid knob isn't the original, it cracked and had to be replaced . Also, the small nut inside which secures the forward end of the handle is slightly slack. I can't get a spanner or fine-nosed pliers in so my only hope is if I find one in the box of spanners I collected at my brothers, having bought them on Facebook marketplace from a guy in Livingston, or if I have a socket small enough in my set [or if my neighbour has one].
I know I could buy on for not a lot, but where's the fun in that!

The obligatory mug is for scale, but is empty in the pic . It needs cleaning with bleach - that's what happens if you drink exclusively black coffee

 

[Johnnybravo]

Made a couple of flanges with a tapered bore and a 5mm key way cut parallel to the taper. All good fun....

 

[Pete.]

View attachment 172122 Made a couple of flanges with a tapered bore and a 5mm key way cut parallel to the taper. All good fun....

Nice. I take it the key is also tapered?