Stuff you have made today

[Hopefuldave]

Decided that the Veroboard er.. board in my VFD control box for the lathe offended my engineering sensibilities, still waiting on a few parts from RS for its replacement...


Drawn up in Eagle, board from China in 3 days and very nicely made!

Which will be going into this...


(E.T.'s Little Brother, still needs decent labels or a visit to an engravers - I know which control's what though!)

Cos I can

Gives me 3 selectable fixed speed "multipliers" (VFD frequencies), variable speed (from 1/10th up to 1.6x marked spindle speeds), tacho, motor current meter, fine setting of max and min for the cross-slide remote control of spindle speed and a jog mode using a Tig torch switch on the fwd/stop/reverse lever. As did the Veroboard, but this is much prettier for something nobody will see

Dave H. (the other one)

 

[Hitch]

Not too sure to be honest. I guess it would reduce distortion to an extent as you should have roughly the same heat input on both sides but you’re only reinforcing and chilling one side so you could still get distortion.

The main benefit I see is it saves purging the part which may be otherwise difficulty to do.

Pretty much spot on Brad...
Oneside adding the rod, one following on the back just fusing the remainder together.
It helps to reduce the distortion a bit, it also ensures that both sides are sealed, so the same as a full penetration weld. Being stainless, youd need to purge the back otherwise.
If you do one side, then the other, there's a good chance you could end up with a bit of a mess.
Having both sides sealed is quite important for hygiene purposes on most of the stuff I do. Plus the strength is needed sometimes where welds are polished out.

 

[Brad93]

Pretty much spot on Brad...
Oneside adding the rod, one following on the back just fusing the remainder together.
It helps to reduce the distortion a bit, it also ensures that both sides are sealed, so the same as a full penetration weld. Being stainless, youd need to purge the back otherwise.
If you do one side, then the other, there's a good chance you could end up with a bit of a mess.
Having both sides sealed is quite important for hygiene purposes on most of the stuff I do. Plus the strength is needed sometimes where welds are polished out.

Good to know Hitch, thanks for explaining that.

That’s what we need more of on this forum, guys doing stuff outside of the norm and explaining the reasons behind it.
Anyone can stick a photo up but it isn’t easy to interpret the reasons behind it.

 

[selectedgrub]

I start making body of another fish

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

I got this hammer the other day. The shaft was shot.



So shaft was cut off and drilled out, then it was attacked with a flap disc.



A blank of hickory was turned down. I know I have said in the past how it is cheaper to buy new, than make one.
But my normal supplier did not have any in stock.



Fitted, oiled and waxed.

 

[Turbo]

I use M42 6/10 varitooth 1/2 inch blades from Tuff Saws.
Is that a good choice for mixed cutting? (angle, box, pipe, solid bar)

10/14 varitooth is what tuff saws recommended to me for cutting box, tube & angle. 6/10 is more for thicker or solid materials, if you use it on thinner stuff the teeth will break. You work on the principal of always having at least 3 teeth in contact with the metal.

 

[123hotchef]

I made some spaghettie. Not quite but I did fit some trunking wire in another ring main and 2x16 amp sockets

 

[Cuthy246]

Tidy.
Where's the pictures of the Mason's mitres

As requested

 

[eLuSiVeMiTe]

As requested

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Edging trimmed back and butted?
Square edged worktops make it easier.
Still prefer a Mason's on them though.

 

[Cuthy246]

Edging trimmed back and butted?
Square edged worktops make it easier.
Still prefer a Mason's on them though.

If you look closely enough you will see that this is in fact a masons joint . Will tell my joiner he will be delighted.

 

[eLuSiVeMiTe]

If you look closely enough you will see that this is in fact a masons joint . Will tell my joiner he will be delighted.

Looking further across the joint I can see it now but at the edge it's near invisible.

Didn't fancy doing them yourself then.

Easy enough if the walls are good. When you have to work out of true it gets trickier.

 

[slim_boy_fat]

Finally, on the last lap with the bench press. Just the ram to connect & it should be done. However, dopey here made the tolerances too fine and the layers of primer + paint meant that it wouldn't easily fit together...... It'd have been better if I'd left it bare, saving time, effort and money.

Aaaaanyway, here it is with a piston/gudgeon pin, con rod set up as a test of the space(s) and it's spot on for my [foreseeable] needs......





Now, what's next on the list? Oh yes........

 

[Dcal]

Like the warning tape

 

[123hotchef]

Like the warning tape

holds it all together

 

[Melvyn Best]

I bet you end up wishing you had made it bigger in hindsight .Looks good

 

[Ton-up]

Nice job Slim, you must have liked the colour of mine!!

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

Finally, on the last lap with the bench press. Just the ram to connect & it should be done. However, dopey here made the tolerances too fine and the layers of primer + paint meant that it wouldn't easily fit together...... It'd have been better if I'd left it bare, saving time, effort and money.

Aaaaanyway, here it is with a piston/gudgeon pin, con rod set up as a test of the space(s) and it's spot on for my [foreseeable] needs......

View attachment 181661

View attachment 181662

Now, what's next on the list? Oh yes........

@slim_boy_fat A job well done there.

 

[Cuthy246]

Looking further across the joint I can see it now but at the edge it's near invisible.

Didn't fancy doing them yourself then.

Easy enough if the walls are good. When you have to work out of true it gets trickier.

Would have done them myself but don't have the kit. By the time I bought all the bits it worked out cheaper to get a joiner in. Walls were not great, one was about a degree or two off 90 the other was ok but they were not flat at all along the back by the cooker it's tight in the corners but bows in the middle to the tune of 12 or so mm. By the sink had a high point in middle of wall so ended up with gaps of about 10mm at the ends. All covered by tiles so no problem really.

 

[slim_boy_fat]

I bet you end up wishing you had made it bigger in hindsight .Looks good

Thanks. Space is a major limiting factor for stuff - I'd give a lot to have a garage or unit, but have to tailor builds according to the 'non-expanding' man cave.

 

[eLuSiVeMiTe]

Would have done them myself but don't have the kit. By the time I bought all the bits it worked out cheaper to get a joiner in. Walls were not great, one was about a degree or two off 90 the other was ok but they were not flat at all along the back by the cooker it's tight in the corners but bows in the middle to the tune of 12 or so mm. By the sink had a high point in middle of wall so ended up with gaps of about 10mm at the ends. All covered by tiles so no problem really.

Last worktop I did I was I'll and rushing.
Fitted the bushing on my router upside down and trashed a Jig. 120 quid later a new jig on the bench.