Stuff you have made today

[Tupers]

Sounds a right laugh

It’s great and the scooters are just the thing for bouncing off each other. It makes for a nice break from classic motocross.

I don’t think I can upload a video here because of the size but here’s s link to one.

https://www.instagram.com/p/B0egVGhHeuf/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

 

[Chillitt]

I made a health and safety chap cry. Got a large stone to lay as a top step, Mates are all busy so Egyptian techniques were employed. Worked surprisingly well, nothing broke and no one got squished.

 

[brianblock]

Made these table legs, not today but over the last couple of days

 

[Tom O]

I made a health and safety chap cry. Got a large stone to lay as a top step, Mates are all busy so Egyptian techniques were employed. Worked surprisingly well, nothing broke and no one got squished.

Is that arrow in the top left showing the direction in case it goes south?

 

[slim_boy_fat]

Is that arrow in the top left showing the direction in case it goes south?

Never noticed that, in fact I never even saw the Indian.

 

[Chillitt]

Is that arrow in the top left showing the direction in case it goes south?

Thats for speeding up the game of hunt the Chillitt visitors have to play when I'm hiding in one of the sheds.

 

[cianh91]

Gate for a neighbor

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

Not Made by me. But I supplied a brain cell and a small 6 year old small human Human did the work.

Very shy small human. But found out that you can have a "Real steam engine at home"

So I showed him the mock up of my Mamod Workshop ( Waiting on some decent timber.)



But he noticed that one part (Small item by engine) was not working. I explained why. It needs to engineering done.



I explained it need a new fly wheel(Had to explain what a fly wheel was), new spring and a good oil(Need to clarify that bit)

Hunt a spring, he found one in minutes of us looking in the tin (Git)



Should of been a M3 threaded hole ( I know they should be imperial. But I don't have imperial grub screws)

But due to a wobbly hand we had to make M4.

Not a big problem. He taped the hole. Amazed he was cutting metal by hand. Mum is watching this, she will need a smile reduction.



Assembled by him, flooded in oil.
He wanted it to work.

Who am I to say no.
So we made a mock up. He did the drilling of screws. Filling the boiler and drowing the engine in oil.
I did the lighting of the meths in the burner, the work bench and a rag.



One happy TYA, 1 very happy Small human.
One Mum very happy.

 

[Hood]

Made a start to widening and extending a trailer. Chopped off the front section ready to fit a 500mm long section and then I will reweld the front back on. So far I have added 600mm to the width, and added a 2125mm extension on the rear, the fun will continue tomorrow

 

[slim_boy_fat]

1 very happy Small human.
One Mum very happy.

You did a very good thing there, I like to hear about youngsters taking interest in 'things practical'

 

[DennisCA]

Tried to organize the tools I got with the FP2. I just drilled some holes in a shipping crate, sanded it, put some water based poly on it and screwed it to the tool wall. Hardly fine woodworking but I got some use out of some junk.

Lighting was low in the shop so the images turned out rather cruddy, hence the small size.

 

[Hood]

It has been slow progress today, took me nearly all day to cut/weld up the front section and weld it in place. There was no one there today so no help with lifting it, a few years ago it would have been no problem but I am feeling my age and it was hard going
I really do not like welding this stuff up, every single joint has to be ground to remove the galvanising and it adds a lot of time to the job if comparing to bare steel , stainless or Aluminium.

 

[slim_boy_fat]

Not so much 'made', but repaired. Due to poor welding , my toilet-roll holder self destructed - now reunited. A gym weight + a bit of old scaffold tube, et voila

 

[Hood]

Super luxury quilted, you don't half spoil yourself

 

[Craig-SM]

If your bathroom accessories need to be so heavy duty then you need some fibre in your diet.

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

Not so much 'made', but repaired. Due to poor welding , my toilet-roll holder self destructed - now reunited. A gym weight + a bit of old scaffold tube, et voila

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Should of made a 3 stacker.

 

[Muckmagnet]

If your bathroom accessories need to be so heavy duty then you need some fibre in your diet.

Too much fibre and it would need bearings fitted.

 

[slim_boy_fat]

Should of made a 3 stacker.

Had to fit in a certain space, no room for a 3er.

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

Woke up at an ungodly hour this morning, it was clear I was not going to get any more sleep.



This Davey Lamp needed some attention. I new the fuel tank came off, but the filler/wick holder was seized.

The glass was loose, as the witness marks from the Brasso gives it away.



As it was early hours no power tools or such.

It did come to bits.
The locking ring, second in from the left, held the internals in the top body. Peace of oak cut down on a taper was used to unscrew it.
Dust mask on as I did not know if the gaskets were harmful. They will be disposed of correctly.

New ones made from a modern suitable material.





Cleaned by hand. Brasso and wire wool at first, a tooth brush used in the difficult bits.
Then sealed with rattle can clear coat.





The wick holder was seized by wax, Brasso and some sort of thread sealer..

Warmed with a gentle flame and using a bit of leather offcut and slip jaws had it free.
The wick was cleaned with washing up liquid, 4 marbles and a plastic bottle. Shaken hard and when cleaned iron dried.





Lamp oil and we were away.

The glass is badly scratched but a lot better when cleaned and dried with newspaper.

 

[AndersK]

Had to fit in a certain space, no room for a 3er.

It's a "4er" as I see it. Doesn't a true Scotsman use the inner roll too?