Stuff you have made today

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

A quiet and slow day today.
After Round 1 of surgery to put my face back together after a serious abscess, I was not up to doing much.

Last night I dismantled the breast drill and let it sit in a de-rusting tank. I also set up another tank to de-rsut some odd bits and balance the 2 x 3amp out puts from my PSU.




The hardest bit was removing the quill from the gear, something I should of looked at. But I didn't and it bit me back later.



De-rust tanks. As Normal I make them up as I need them.



Black enamel, I have not made my mind up if it is any good. I may have to wait until it has fully cured and is in use to see if it is any good.
The painted parts came out with all the paint, grease and rust removed and a few minutes with course wire wool had them to a point the paint could be applied. In todays heat, that did not take long.


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The chuck re-built. This one had some good springs in the chuck. So now I will be able to find some suitable steel and make some of my own, for the other chucks I have which are in need.



Reassembled.
Wooden handles cleaned with "meth's" and then given a good wax. In the heat the wax as being pulled in fast. I ended up with a Satin finish on the wood. It ties in nicely with the main gear wheel.

I did not repaint the main gear wheel. It was in good condition, the age was something I wanted to keep, along with the remains of the manufactures details.



The items in the other tank.

Man hole cover tool.
Wire gauge tool.
GWR carriage key.

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

Hindsight to the above job.

I should of made sure the parts went together easily before paint.
The quill had a bulge on it, so slipping the gear wheel onto it was pain.

So it had to be dressed down in a lathe to remove it.

My mistake.

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

Last few jobs.

Today was a day with out many power tools.
Main reason when I started, it would of been antisocial to my neighbours.
Plus the ear defenders and mask were uncomfortable on my head.

The Rawhide Mallet.



Still not sure about the head. But shaft was cleaned back. Using a Of the shelf wax remover and wire wool. Then stained with wax stained with coffee.
The head was treated a bit of leather restore compound. It closed the cracks up and gave it a better feel to it. But I will look further into it.

Cobblers Tack Hammer.



Head cleaned with wire wool and emery cloth. The head had some movement on it. So I pulled the metal wedge out. Reshaped the shaft and refitted it.

I am tempted to get myself a Hot animal double pot glue system.
The shaft was cleaned and waxed with clear bee's wax. But instead of the wood remaining a light colour it stained up to this hue.
The head is magnetic but it lost some of the strength when it got a bit warm when dressing the peins.
So it is sat on the shop anti theft magnet device.


Cobblers pliers.



Boiled in Citric acid, dried and washed in water.

Warmed up and a mix of linseed oil and wax applied, then buffed.
This way we kept the look of the age and gave them a protective finish.

Had to heat the rivet up and reform it a bit as rust had loosened it and deformed it.




Panel Beaters Hammers




Nice tight fit on all the heads.
So a clean up of the metal. That is when the safety gear reminded my of the stiches.
Primed, painted.
I could not save the warning label, so it was removed and the shafts cleaned with shellac flakes and white spirit mix.

The Ding Done


Clean, paint and use.

 

[slim_boy_fat]

So it had to be dressed down in a lathe to remove it.

I told you you needed one in your life.

Nice job on the p/beaters hammers.

 

[selectedgrub]

 

[Aesgarth]

A coat/boot rack...

 

[Brad93]

A coat/boot rack... View attachment 183941

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I like that a lot

 

[selectedgrub]

 

[Maker]

Moved the outside tap and made a quick stand from a badly twisted sleeper we had leftover.

When I acquire enough wood I'll build a bigger bench with the two slate capstones either side of the sink (Propped up behind it in the pic). Need to plumb in the waste now, probably machine some fittings and do it with flexy hose as it's not permanent.

 

[eLuSiVeMiTe]

Motor mount for the rotary table.

Learnt a lot making this one.

Proof is in the pudding.

Awaiting fixings to finish but just about done.
Will mill the motor end square to match too.
Cap heads nearest the table lock the assembly onto the non turning shaft. Didn't fancy relying on the two tiny grub screws that normally secure it.

 

[4String.]

Moved the outside tap and made a quick stand from a badly twisted sleeper we had leftover.
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When I acquire enough wood I'll build a bigger bench with the two slate capstones either side of the sink (Propped up behind it in the pic). Need to plumb in the waste now, probably machine some fittings and do it with flexy hose as it's not permanent.

Have a look on YouTube for “The Salvager”.

First saw him on Discovery, and to be honest, when he starts making things from sleepers, I assume the worst . But when he’s finished, some of his creations really are outstanding .

 

[Maker]

Is that the french bloke with the big beard? I can't stand him.

 

[4String.]

There you go:

 

[Seadog]

Is that the french bloke with the big beard? I can't stand him.

Rico Daniels. He's a Basildon Boy

 

[eLuSiVeMiTe]

There you go:

Stopped watching when I saw him abusing the mitre saw.

 

[jimbo84]

Following on from the roof vent got the fan fitted at the door end. It’s something like 15inch so shifts a huge amount of air. Standing at the oposite end you can feel the rush of air being dragged through the roof vent. Should keep things a little fresher.

Bought hinges snapped on first use so made some heavy duty hinges made from M10 nuts drilled out and welded to form a tube an M10 bolt as the pin.

Once topcoated it’ll get some seals to make it weather tight.

As usual made from scrap hence why they’re deferent lengths.

Batten down the hatches

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

The house was empty.
I was alone.
I found nowt to watch on the TV.
I needed to do something.

The playpen was full of paint fumes.

I made stuff.



As the MIF remarked on how "rude" my friends cakes looked, I had to copy and let her have some.

Those on a diet look away now.
@mrsbruce I give you due warning.

The large cup cakes have a digestive and ginger biscuit base. The a 3 egg sponge mix on top, with Lindor dark chocolate chunks. . The butter icing on top is made with rich Belgium coco powder. The cases are rice paper, so everything is edible.
The cakes were cooked in oven proof cases and when warm moved to the rice paper cases.

The cookies are an old recipe. But last diced up some Cadbury Carmel bars and added to the mix. The other mix, they are bundled into a pile. I used Terry chocolate chunks.

The small cup cakes. Where innocent.
Ish.
They only crushed Oreo biscuits as a base, with butter. Then s sponge mix. The topping is the inside of the Oreo, blended with butter icing and coco powder.

Box cakes with toped using the Victorian icing bag I got ages ago.


Don't ask about my Swiss roll.

 

[slim_boy_fat]

 

[Hood]

Made a steering rod from 25mm square tube and Acetal bushes with square holes.

It is to replace the one on one of the Cats I was working on last week, the yellow one.

I also made a couple of Nylon rollers for another Cat.

Made a roof from 4mm Alu for yet another Cat. I had to backstep the long welds to minimise distortion.

This is it with what was originally there, a heavy plywood section.

And this is it fitted.

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

I was left alone, in MIS, waiting for some one to donate.
I saw some old bits of beech.

I just fixed the lathe, again.
I had to test the lathe.
I had dressed 75% of the lathe tools again.