Stuff you have made today

[Tangledfeet]

Finished this yesterday; a present for a good friend who's wife will be throwing him a surprise 50th at a local distillery in a couple of hours! She left teaching, having been a languages and then guidance teacher before Christmas after thirty years in the profession - and is now a part-time potato inspector for the Scottish Gov't!

Mild steel with stainless hinge, sprayed in clear lacquer and has some sweets and a coin of each denomination inside to help him on his own way to retirement.

 

[ihavenoidea]

@Tangledfeet how did you make the text?
impact letters? Nice present anyway

 

[Tangledfeet]

@Tangledfeet how did you make the text?
impact letters? Nice present anyway

Thanks, hopefully he'll appreciate it when he gets round to opening it - yes, just letter stamps. The clear Hycote spray lacquer makes them stand out on the steel, strangely enough.

 

[slim_boy_fat]

@Tangledfeet Nice job!

Mrs Willie should keep the keys, it'll drive him mad not knowing what's inside.

 

[mrsbruce]

In between shouting at Virgin Media, I made this little spindle. Not much to look at, but sometimes I use a sort of one handed sewing awl stitcher. It has these plastic bobbins, and are a pain to refill, so I have promised myself for ages that I would do something about it.

I use an industrial bobbin winder mounted on a board, with a domestic sewing machine motor and pedal. It works great for the machine bobbins, and now I can undo one screw, and pop on a spindle to fit the sewing awl bobbins.

It now take about 30 or so seconds to fill each bobbin.

One question though, I could not get that bit metal to turn nicely. I tried changing speeds, cut depth, even the cutting tool, but obviously I’m missing something.

 

[eLuSiVeMiTe]

In between shouting at Virgin Media, I made this little spindle. Not much to look at, but sometimes I use a sort of one handed sewing awl stitcher. It has these plastic bobbins, and are a pain to refill, so I have promised myself for ages that I would do something about it.

I use an industrial bobbin winder mounted on a board, with a domestic sewing machine motor and pedal. It works great for the machine bobbins, and now I can undo one screw, and pop on a spindle to fit the sewing awl bobbins.

It now take about 30 or so seconds to fill each bobbin.

One question though, I could not get that bit metal to turn nicely. I tried changing speeds, cut depth, even the cutting tool, but obviously I’m missing something.

Some metal just won't turn nicely no mater what.
Emmery cloth to polish might help improve the finished article

 

[slim_boy_fat]

Some metal just won't turn nicely no mater what.
Emmery cloth to polish might help improve the finished article

As @eLuSiVeMiTe says, some material just doesn't come up as well finished as you might want/need.
I sometimes resort to a gentle rub [while it's in the chuck] with either a smooth or very smooth file, or as said ^^

 

[Windy Miller]

Some metal just won't turn nicely no mater what.
Emmery cloth to polish might help improve the finished article

You could try using a vertical shear tool for the finishing cuts. It will only take a thou or so at at time, but even the nastiest steel will end up with a very respectable finish.

 

[mechman]

Vertical shear tool?

 

[Seadog]

 

[mechman]

Thanks, got it now.

 

[Seadog]

I've never tried the technique. Maybe one day I'll give it a go.

 

[Windy Miller]

I've never tried the technique. Maybe one day I'll give it a go.

I’ve only ever played with it just to see what happened. I made LOADS of very fine almost fluffy swarf but it did give a remarkable finish on a bit of plain old scrap mild steel bar

 

[eLuSiVeMiTe]

I did grind one for a manly bit of steel after watching the above video actually.
Probably floating around in a giant box of tool steel somewhere.

 

[Seadog]

I’ve only ever played with it just to see what happened. I made LOADS of very fine almost fluffy swarf but it did give a remarkable finish on a bit of plain old scrap mild steel bar

I've some 1" black stock round that is an absolute bastard to get a decent finish on. Perhaps that'll be a decent way to finish it next time I need to turn a piece.

 

[davidjohnperry]

Morning guys I thought I'd do my weekend to today's stuff I've done this week
First cell beam standard fabrication for a Monday
Next is a finished skip finished last Friday
Painted welding mask not quite pastel green but b&q paint for you
Next pic is the build progress of that skip
Next is a cup cake the wife made sadly I only got to as they were for a work bake sale but I can tell you they were delicious lol

 

[slim_boy_fat]

@Tangledfeet Just scrolled past your 'money box' pics and realised what was missing on it.....the round hole in the top for when he's saving the 'folding' stuff.

 

[nickk]

I fitted the round bar handrail today.
This place has some gorgeous masonry,notice the batter(slope),on the gable walls,all the new stonework has hidden pointing,in some places gaps were non existent,I can’t even insert my invoice between them.
This is the view on the entrance track,then another from th nearest highway.what money can buy ehh.

 

[Cuthy246]

Bread
Now kitchen is done I can bake again.
Cheese topped roll

 

[slim_boy_fat]

Nice! A converted chapel?

When I see bracken like that I think of ticks.