Stuff you have made today

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

Had to remove a lock today, so I took my " new to me" Roebuck hammer.



Now I new the shafted need, what I thought was a sand up to remove a few dings.
I did not expected to the spilt on the first heavy blow.

So home.

Remove remains of old shaft, wax the new(shop brought kit) and dip head in hot caustic soda.







Paint, fix shaft to head.

The kit comes with a wooden wedge and 2 pack glue. Cheaper than the American kit I have used in the past. Lets see if it is any good.

 

[Gragson]

Chunky outdoor table made from left over rubber worktop.

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I made one out of left over sleepers, broom handle for dowels, stone axe carpentry

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

A few more items ran through the de-rusting tank



Plumb Bob.
Cleaned up, new drilled bolt and new sting.
This was heated up and dipped in clean oil to seal it and see if that will prevent rust.



Silver yes, hall marks say it is, but did not polish well.



American made Saw set, candidate for blackening.



Unknown dust magnet.

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

Storm Lantern.

What a joy to work on.


As I got it.
Seized tight, but the wick adjuster still worked.

A bit of fuel.



Terrible flame, uneven, sooty and not burning evenly across its width.



Spot the clean bit.
Scotch bright and water,



The glass was removed an cleaned in vinegar and old news paper.
It came up a treat.



Mix of 1tbls of washing soda to 1lt of water.



Straight from the tank, didn't look good I must admit





Bit like the Curets egg.




But a quick going over with brown scotch-brite and wire wool it came up nice with little work




New. old stock wick.

I had 2 small soldering jobs, but a old style copper iron, Yorkshire flux and it went well.
I was surprized how well the old copper iron held the heat and allowed the new solder to run.

Should of done that on the Mamod.

 

[slim_boy_fat]

Silver yes, hall marks say it is, but did not polish well.

Try scrunching up [technical term there ] some cooking foil and putting it in a solution of soda crystals made with hot water. Then put you spoon in there and leave it for a few minutes while if fizzes away.

Spoon should come out all silvery looking again.

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

Try scrunching up [technical term there ] some cooking foil and putting it in a solution of soda crystals made with hot water. Then put you spoon in there and leave it for a few minutes while if fizzes away.

Spoon should come out all silvery looking again.

All ready being done.

 

[Hood]

Got a bit more done this afternoon.
This morning I drew up the mounting for the motor and the belt tensioner, seen in Yellow and Blue in the following pic.

I cut the parts on the plasma and then put onto the Chiron to mill out the holes to the final dimensions.

Pic of the parts below.

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[fizzy]

Made this over the last few days - helps my migraine and de-stresses me!
Detachable winch post. Winch at the top is socketed - will make up some locking pins.
Sealey winch is heavy and well made.
Note the post butting up against the frame. There will be a pin through there as well.

 

[Hood]

Made this over the last few days - helps my migraine and de-stresses me!
Detachable winch post. Winch at the top is socketed - will make up some locking pins.
Sealey winch is heavy and well made.

Looks really nice

 

[fizzy]

Welding getting better but still nothing to write home about!
Plate with the winch on is back to front - will stick out at the back instead.

 

[Hood]

Welding getting better but still nothing to write home about!
Plate with the winch on is back to front - will stick out at the back instead.

LOL you edited the pic in

 

[fizzy]

LOL you edited the pic in

Posted with computer but pic uploaded from phone

 

[Hood]

Posted with computer but pic uploaded from phone

And they say men can't multitask

 

[Moose McAlpine]

Was actually quite productive today.

First got angry at this perpetual mess



So i made this frame to bolt onto one of my trestles, holds 4 grinders and bracket for a 4-way extension. It's a bit rubbish, made from what was laying around, but it does what i need for now. Quick tidy up of some clamps too.



Then a piece of flat bar and some hooks, bolted to my other trestle to hold ground leads, cables and hoses.



Still more tidying to do, need to get some steel stock and start making my proper work benches and storage racks. The garage is pretty cramped!

 

[minimutly]

Made this over the last few days - helps my migraine and de-stresses me!
Detachable winch post. Winch at the top is socketed - will make up some locking pins.
Sealey winch is heavy and well made.
Note the post butting up against the frame. There will be a pin through there as well.View attachment 185699

Anything made by Sealey heavy and well made?
Good luck with that

 

[fizzy]

Anything made by Sealey heavy and well made?
Good luck with that

Well the trolley jack in the same photo is also branded Sealey - purchased in 1999 and is still going strong. It is also very heavy!

 

[fizzy]

Anything made by Sealey heavy and well made?
Good luck with that

And trust me that winch is far heavier duty than your typical hand trailer winch.

 

[Moose McAlpine]

Anything made by Sealey heavy and well made?
Good luck with that

I have some good Sealey stuff.

Floor transmission jack, very sturdy and overall very good quality, indispensible for a lot of the work i've done.

Long chassis jack, again good quality and very useful.

2t engine hoist. Weights a ton, 6'5" tall, an absolute beast and i've seen very few other engine hoists even half as good.

They do have so really good stuff. Obviously not everything, but not all their stuff is bad. Bear in mind their price point too.

 

[Chillitt]

A sign, 7 metres long, but the pictures gone black..
Some shelf brackets, and some lamps

and a little bit more wall.

 

[slim_boy_fat]

and a little bit more wall.

Is there going to be a railing at those edges?