Stuff you have made today

[arther dailey]

22swg,so whats that in metric? .8mm?

 

[God mode restorations]

22swg,so whats that in metric? .8mm?

.64 mm. Horrible stuff

 

[arther dailey]

thats when you need something down to 20 amp start and .6 wire..

 

[God mode restorations]

thats when you need something down to 20 amp start and .6 wire..

Yer definitely. ..am good to go with welding it...I will make all the other bits I need to make then spend a day tacking and welding ....

 

[james butler]

i made this tool out of 4mm sheet mild steel and a square hole to fit the stupid 15mm square plug in my datsuns gearbox.
getting the hang of filing these square holes now

 

[brightspark]

i made this tool out of 4mm sheet mild steel and a square hole to fit the stupid 15mm square plug in my datsuns gearbox.
getting the hang of filing these square holes now

everyone should make a few things by hand sawing and filing instead of just getting a machine to do stuff . not much skill in it

 

[james butler]

i do quite like filing and hacksawing intricate things its sort of therapeutic.

 

[Beeezer]

Today I made a right mess up, trouble is I have to put it right tomorrow!!

 

[God mode restorations]

Started making my fuel cell mounting box. Had to resort to going to my local engineering shop and use there procam metal folder...with supervision from one of the chaps....a few notes in there tea fund .happy me...happy them..

 

[God mode restorations]

But in my haste to use there machine and my marking out...I forgot to take in consideration the material thickness and over shot the end panels.....dam !!!!

 

[123hotchef]

what kinda fuel cell?

 

[God mode restorations]

what kinda fuel cell?

This one.

 

[Wendelspanswick]

Some gentle persuasion with a hammer and dolly will level that out.

 

[God mode restorations]

Some gentle persuasion with a hammer and dolly will level that out.

Yes..I am hoping so. Am getting it close...just making the corners and see how it looks.

 

[123hotchef]

very nice what kinda fuel goes in those

 

[God mode restorations]

very nice what kinda fuel goes in those

Just ordinary unleaded fuel..nothing fancy..

 

[123hotchef]

Just ordinary unleaded fuel..nothing fancy..

fancy tank for unfancy fuel lol

 

[God mode restorations]

fancy tank for unfancy fuel lol

Yes lol... it's just a better looking way of doing things . Better than the original plastic item that gets in the way of everything...

 

[Paul.]

But in my haste to use there machine and my marking out...I forgot to take in consideration the material thickness and over shot the end panels.....dam !!!!View attachment 104357

Rookie mistake...
You would be better off keeping the flanges level at the top to keep every thing flat and dressing the bottom corner to make it fit, these kind of boxes often need a tap here and there as part of the fitting up

 

[God mode restorations]

Rookie mistake...
You would be better off keeping the flanges level at the top to keep every thing flat and dressing the bottom corner to make it fit, these kind of boxes often need a tap here and there as part of the fitting up

Totally rookie mistake..I had it in my mind to allow for material thickness. But was kind of like a kid in a sweet shop..all that machinery everywhere. But I had never used a huge metal folder..but glad for the experience.