eSCHEn
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I get impatient and don't wait for it chilling properly. That's my excusethen the next few passes it goes downhill
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Hood
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Could well be my problem as wellI get impatient and don't wait for it chilling properly. That's my excuse
eSCHEn
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Hood
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You are just mean and nasty and I am going to tell wee Davie on you and he may share one of his snacks with you.You, impatient? I would never have guessed
eSCHEn
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BOWK! Oh man, I've just eaten. I don't need another morsel...
Hood
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It is ok Davie will show you how to store for laterBOWK! Oh man, I've just eaten. I don't need another morsel...
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Today I made shelving.
A bit different from my normal metal working and machinery...the mrs wanted shelving for her new lamps... so I took two scaffolding boards and set about the task...I shant explain all the process but rustic is what she wanted.
happy her...peace for me.
A bit different from my normal metal working and machinery...the mrs wanted shelving for her new lamps... so I took two scaffolding boards and set about the task...I shant explain all the process but rustic is what she wanted.
henry Kadzielski
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Good evening gents, seem quite a few of you have been busy so I thought I would do something as well.
Got this off a trawler late last week, owner said it was not working, possibly seized. Could you get it looked at and can I have it on Monday!
First job was to get some S/S bar and machine up the center pin, in my opinion too small diamater, but that is what he wanted, 25mm
Next was to get the 25mm plate for where the boom actually attaches, cut to shape, bore a 32mm hole through for the pin. Now this plate is EHSP wear plate so used a cobalt annular cutter for the bore. The annular cutter still didn't like it
After some weld prep, attached it to the 100mm diameter bar with a 1" bore
Welding consisted of preheat to about 120c, weld and interpass temp to be about 180c. First pass .8mm root followed by 1.2mm solid at about 28.5v, with a cup of tea between runs, total 6 passes on both sides.
Post welding into a thermal blanket to slowly cool. Completed welding about 6.00pm last night, back in the workshop today 10.30 am and it was still about 50c. I will call that a good slow cooldown.
Still got to drill, thread for the grease nipple today and start the fitting tomorrow. Boring out the rusty holes in the bottom bracket of the boom will be interesting tomorrow as it is in position on the cabin roof and with the winches on it weight over 1500kg. On site will still have to drill and counter drill the horizontal pin (32mm) for the grease to get through!
Got this off a trawler late last week, owner said it was not working, possibly seized. Could you get it looked at and can I have it on Monday!
First job was to get some S/S bar and machine up the center pin, in my opinion too small diamater, but that is what he wanted, 25mm
Next was to get the 25mm plate for where the boom actually attaches, cut to shape, bore a 32mm hole through for the pin. Now this plate is EHSP wear plate so used a cobalt annular cutter for the bore. The annular cutter still didn't like it
After some weld prep, attached it to the 100mm diameter bar with a 1" bore
Welding consisted of preheat to about 120c, weld and interpass temp to be about 180c. First pass .8mm root followed by 1.2mm solid at about 28.5v, with a cup of tea between runs, total 6 passes on both sides.
Post welding into a thermal blanket to slowly cool. Completed welding about 6.00pm last night, back in the workshop today 10.30 am and it was still about 50c. I will call that a good slow cooldown.
Still got to drill, thread for the grease nipple today and start the fitting tomorrow. Boring out the rusty holes in the bottom bracket of the boom will be interesting tomorrow as it is in position on the cabin roof and with the winches on it weight over 1500kg. On site will still have to drill and counter drill the horizontal pin (32mm) for the grease to get through!
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I love the word " rustic" it means get the wood out of a skip, don't bother with cutting it straight and use wonky tools.
All things that come natural to me.
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Hood
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Fishermen and Farmers, say no more.You have demanding customers.
Dcal
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Today, well mostly yesterday but I didn't get it finished till after midnight, I made a hand wheel for a mini lathe out of a bit of scrap steel bar.
Trickiest bit was making the slot for the key-way and I up-cycled a broach out of an old easy-out.
It worked but was about as good at broaching as an easy-out is at removing broken studs, i.e. not very.
Just used the main feed on the lathe to drive the broach but it wasn't great. (Far to flexible)
I stuck the easy-out to the flat bar with the tig using 2.5 copper wire for filler.
Not pretty but it didn't fall off.
Now I could have bought a new hand wheel for a £5 odd but wheres the fun in that.
Also the key is made into the plastic of the wheel so they fail for fun (I assume) and I was able to make it bigger.
Anyone got any tips for broaching a 2mm key ways in a 5mm hole?
I've two more to make.
Trickiest bit was making the slot for the key-way and I up-cycled a broach out of an old easy-out.
It worked but was about as good at broaching as an easy-out is at removing broken studs, i.e. not very.
Just used the main feed on the lathe to drive the broach but it wasn't great. (Far to flexible)
I stuck the easy-out to the flat bar with the tig using 2.5 copper wire for filler.
Not pretty but it didn't fall off.
Now I could have bought a new hand wheel for a £5 odd but wheres the fun in that.
Also the key is made into the plastic of the wheel so they fail for fun (I assume) and I was able to make it bigger.
Anyone got any tips for broaching a 2mm key ways in a 5mm hole?
I've two more to make.
Hood
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In the good old days when I just had very basic tools I would bore a hole the size of the key at the correct position and then bore out the centre hole afterwards thus leaving a half round keyway that could then be filed out square.
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Thanks @Hood great tip as always.
I'll give that a go although drilling a 2mm and a 5mm overlapping hole in close proximity might be a problem for me.
Drilling the small hole first is bound to help but the key way is about 12mm long.
Would I be better drilling 2 number 2mm holes then open out the central hole to 5mm?
Or better to do the 5mm in one go?
I'll give that a go although drilling a 2mm and a 5mm overlapping hole in close proximity might be a problem for me.
Drilling the small hole first is bound to help but the key way is about 12mm long.
Would I be better drilling 2 number 2mm holes then open out the central hole to 5mm?
Or better to do the 5mm in one go?
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Today.
1. A Small Human Happy.
2. A small human mum happy.
3. A Board TYA Happy.
Plus I got cake.
How?
Easy.
One Word.
LEGO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Small humans own work.
Lego Man is mine.
Our combined work, in-between cake.
Small human got the mixers to clean.
I got the bowl.
1. A Small Human Happy.
2. A small human mum happy.
3. A Board TYA Happy.
Plus I got cake.
How?
Easy.
One Word.
LEGO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Small humans own work.
Lego Man is mine.
Our combined work, in-between cake.
Small human got the mixers to clean.
I got the bowl.
Tupers
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Is this for the same purpose? A school, iirc?]
Yep the very same.
Barking Mat
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Very similar to @The_Yellow_Ardvark, I built a bench under my daughters IKEA bed.
Ate a huge quantity of homemade chicken and mushroom pie and chips. And did drawing with my daughter.
A quality sunday!
Ate a huge quantity of homemade chicken and mushroom pie and chips. And did drawing with my daughter.
A quality sunday!
