Stuff you have made today

[Cobbler]

Made this planter & bird feed hanger for my son’s mother in law over the last few days. She is a lady who has always been involved with crafts, although she is unable to do much now due to age, she appreciates home made presents rather than going out & buying something.

 

[Parm]

I've been getting a bit frustrated with the spanner I bought to turn the gas on and off. It's very short and (possibly as a result of the orientation of the cylinder and regulator) either seems to clash with the regulator or with the gas bottle. So I made a new one (and it went a nice purple colour with the welding heat):

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Fits nicely:

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Fairly straightforward to make; the only interesting bit was the 7 mm AF square hole. I took a bit of EN3B bar stock and drilled a 7 mm hole in it. I then stuck it in the mill and got rid of half of it for a length of 30 mm or thereabouts, then opened the round hole into a 3.5 mm deep, 7 mm wide rectangular one. Something like this:

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I then cut the end in half, flipped the cut-off bit over and welded it back together:

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Then it was back to the lathe for a tidy-up etc.

I tried to make a square hole in a hex bar. It worked but wasn’t very pretty.

I’m gonna shamelessly steal this idea and have a go myself

 

[Farside]

Today, I made some Light.

Before... with the main lights all on. The major part of the w'shop is well lit, but this side is a bit dull.

After....

... and with the fluoro above the bench throwing in its tuppence-worth...

It's now well lit. No excuse now to not get an engine up on that bench and start rebuilding.

 

[Parm]

I made one similar earlier this year, Ive since drilled holes for eyes and nostrils. I let it rust so far then clear coated it, will try and get a pig this weekend.

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Is that made from a pattern / template for all the pieces?

 

[Johnnybravo]

Today, I made some Light.

Before... with the main lights all on. The major part of the w'shop is well lit, but this side is a bit dull.

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After....

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... and with the fluoro above the bench throwing in its tuppence-worth...

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It's now well lit. No excuse now to not get an engine up on that bench and start rebuilding.

Now you won’t need to buy another valve spring compressor as you can see the three on the wall

 

[Fraserb]

Is that made from a pattern / template for all the pieces?

Yeah a template for different pieces then it folds together. First one I did was a dinosaur, daughter got a kit that was made out of cardboard, you cut out the shapes and they folded and glued together, I decided I could make one out of 2mm steel. He got a bit more welding and a rub down after this pic.

 

[Parm]

Yeah a template for different pieces then it folds together. First one I did was a dinosaur, daughter got a kit that was made out of cardboard, you cut out the shapes and they folded and glued together, I decided I could make one out of 2mm steel. He got a bit more welding and a rub down after this pic.

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That’s awesome and I’ve seen those kits

 

[Fraserb]

That’s awesome and I’ve seen those kits

I scanned the kits a4 sheets into the computer then printed them out in a3 to upscale it a bit, keep meaning to fit a couple of led lights for eyes.

 

[Farside]

Now you won’t need to buy another valve spring compressor as you can see the three on the wall

I wondered where they'd gone.

 

[arther dailey]

So after the wood being sat in the van for nearly 4 months and thinking with christmas coming and family due round I needed a dining room table sorted.

So not sure if its finished as having second thoughts on the piece of wood chosen but will have too do for now.

So squared up the legs and the ends and built a brace frame to mount the slab on.

thats a nice slab

 

[Fraserb]

I made one similar earlier this year, Ive since drilled holes for eyes and nostrils. I let it rust so far then clear coated it, will try and get a pig this weekend.

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Didn't catch up with the deer, got a pic of Rexy though.

 

[stuvy]

Made a prosthetic pigs tail as I was sooooo busy today

 

[AndersK]

Made more clamps for the weld table today. No matter how many you have you're always one short.

Was lazy this time and only cut off some bolts, larger clearance but it's ok.

Removed the zinc coating with citric acid and just gave it a light wire brush. Was surprised how clean the weld came out.

Also made a new bracket for the peg board to organize the clamps better.

 

[nickk]

Just finished a balustrade on an exterior set of steps,lower rails are punched,then filed at the angle of the staircase & welded underneath.

 

[Yamhon]

Made more clamps for the weld table today. No matter how many you have you're always one short.

Was lazy this time and only cut off some bolts, larger clearance but it's ok.

Removed the zinc coating with citric acid and just gave it a light wire brush. Was surprised how clean the weld came out.

Also made a new bracket for the peg board to organize the clamps better.

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I need to weld some zinc plated bolts soon; what strength citric acid would you recommend using?

Great job you've made of those clamps. I don't have any standardised holes in my table yet, but when I build a new one, plan to have some in, and these will come in very hand.

 

[ukracer]

Well I just made something wider.


But as it was the first time I had plugged my Bridgeport in since I got it from @MattH I was extremely please it cut brilliant and did exactly what I wanted from it.



I must make time to use it now it's in place and running.

 

[AndersK]

I need to weld some zinc plated bolts soon; what strength citric acid would you recommend using?
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Between 1:5 and 1:10

 

[steviec_lj]

Made more clamps for the weld table today. No matter how many you have you're always one short.

Was lazy this time and only cut off some bolts, larger clearance but it's ok.

Removed the zinc coating with citric acid and just gave it a light wire brush. Was surprised how clean the weld came out.

Also made a new bracket for the peg board to organize the clamps better.

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Ideas to steal, dug out a load of M16 bolts the other week, just need some cheap clamps now

 

[waddycall]

Just finished this little hardwood box made out of our old fireplace. Really enjoyed doing this. Time to plan the next one!

 

[minimutly]

Made more clamps for the weld table today. No matter how many you have you're always one short.

Was lazy this time and only cut off some bolts, larger clearance but it's ok.

Removed the zinc coating with citric acid and just gave it a light wire brush. Was surprised how clean the weld came out.

Also made a new bracket for the peg board to organize the clamps better.

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So where do those slidy clamp things come from - they really look useful, especially with the plug bolt-in hole method of mounting?