Stuff you have made today

[Memmeddu]

Trapping the quick of the finger nail is a very painful experience as the quick is directly over a nerve . Crushing the bone under the nail there is not very nice either. ...............…. Evidently I turned green before puking up.

The A&E people said people who hit that nerve often pass out or vomit even the biggest hardest of labourers do it .

I broken a fingernail when was child ,an experience I won't to repeat
It's been traumatic

 

[Cheesie]

make these at weekends. These are fully insulated

 

[steve t]

How did u insulate them I'm planning on making something similar

 

[Cheesie]

I use box section in stead of angle which is what most use, i sheet the inside first you can use pvc or stock board on the inside if you have a dog that chews use stock board, then a celotex sandwich core with aluminium sheeting the outside, I can put up more pictures of the process if you like, I'm planning on a new roof for next year with vents in the roof to take away moisture, they are clean, don't rot, dont harbour germs or smells warm a bit over the top yes but some people like that, I use celotex on the floor then set your choice of flooring on top, as I said I can post up pictures

 

[stuvy]

I was a paper weight for @JLP after the forum meet just held a. It’s a bit stainless for a sign took Jon seconds to weld it would have taken me the same time to do one that he did the whole job

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

I am 4 pots off coffee into a dull day.

So.



One broken vice.



Drill 2 holes to take 2 pins in both parts to hold the parts in place.
This was the difficult part, getting the holes to line up.



With welding rods, advised by a welding shop it was first tacked into place.
Then slowly the crack/brake was filled with weld.
The dress back with flap discs.




Then the old paint was stripped.
Caustic soda mixed with water and flour to make a paste.
Then it was kept on a hot plate to keep it working.
Very Heath Robinson.



Then painted again.
In this temperature it will take a while to dry and harden.

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

Vark Hot plate/Playpen heater.


Paraffin Stove, 20mm plate and a pile off assorted scrap on top.



In a few minutes it gets up to over 200Deg C. The temp. probe trips out at 200degC.

It is great to heat parts, dry parts and heat workshop.
3 hours of heating and then when the stove is turned off it radiates heat for 3 hours.

 

[Dr.Al]

Hobarts delivered some 5 mm laser plywood today, so despite having the day off I popped into work and used the laser cutter.

Made a slightly ridiculous drawer unit to fit alongside the water cooler in my welding trolley:

The handles are currently made from flange-button-head screws and penny washers. I'll probably replace them with something prettier at some point.

Side view of the drawers (I'm loving the laser cut burnt edges on the castellations):

Yes: they really are that deep:

I'm not sure exactly what I'll do with them, although I'll probably cut out some rectangles of plywood and use it as glued-in drawer dividers. At the moment I've got tungsten packs and TIG fingers in two of the drawers, but that isn't really using the space well.

I wanted something to make use of the space to the left of the water cooler (which is only 120 mm wide and goes back 565 mm). I was a bit optimistic with the sizing (I'm not that used to laser cutting or working with wood to be honest), so I made it slightly too wide . Thankfully, the only place where the width is constrained is at the front 30 mm, so I was able to tweak it by sanding it down a little.

 

[Memmeddu]

Tap new threads on this weed trimmer engine to fit the recoil starter
The trimmer is an Active Evolution 2.5Hp and despite the displacement it's really powerful
Only 30cc or maybe even 25cc
But Active Is an Italian small engine make specialised in high performance 2 strokes engines
They started producing Go karts engines
I had to repair a chainsaw produced by them and it was something crazy 7.5Hp at 15500rpm

 

[Fraserb]

I got fed up with repairing the wifes flimsy saddle rack, one cut up double bed later and we have a stronger one.

 

[indy4x]

Adventures in 3D printing

Used a corse profile to speed up the print, it's only one of the Aldi jobbies and after hearing of tales of woe I was expecting instant failure but no, came out OK, surface finish isn't great but I can start tweaking now

Little dragon



Then this from Thingverse, its a DTI holder for the BXA toolpost



However it is dimensionally incorrect so I modelled one in Inventor ready to print out tomorrow

 

[Ashley Burton]

Continued with the MOT repairs:

 

[tflnemesis]

However it is dimensionally incorrect so I modelled one in Inventor ready to print out tomorrow

Is it dimensionally correct in the original drawing? All thermoplastics used in FDM printing shrink to a certain degree and you will have to make certain allowances.

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

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MMMMM. What am I going to make with this?

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A Hydrogen generator?
No.

A Battery?
No.

A mild mannered janitor?
Maybe.

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A Copper Sulphate maker, to copper plate.
For fun.



Oh yes the gas bi-product burns well.

A old Copper plate set up.
Used to plate bolts for a Chess set.

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www.youtube.com/watch?v=SWzbYqWajOY

I think
@Parm
@slim_boy_fat
@mrsbruce
@bigegg

Will enjoy.

i know you said "for fun",but copper sulphate is much easier/cheaper to buy than the sulphuric acid to *make* copper sulphate.

or do you just tap it off old lead/acid batteries?

I can buy powdered Copper Sulphate from E-Bay. I have 1kg here already.

But this is for fun, the crac and something to do.
Again.

I am board.
I entertain myself.

V nicely done, and quite an interesting design of vice, but doesn't look like it could take much 'welly'

Had to mess around a bit, to get a good copper solution.
It suggested Hydrogen Peroxide and vinegar.

It needed warming up.


So I did.



Yes, the steel is plated in copper.

But the black shows it is "brunt", so not 100%.
But as a bit of fun, it was ok.

 

[AndersK]

 

[mtt.tr]

After all the distractions over Christmas im finally plastered.

Even had the courage to go higher on the stilts

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

After all the distractions over Christmas im finally plastered. View attachment 205908

Even had the courage to go higher on the stilts

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Get it wrong and you will be legless.

 

[DAPPH]

Always wanted to have a cabby on those type of stilts , now aged 69 with a bust up spine , artificial left knee and a busted awaiting surgery left shoulder I think those days are gone .

 

[mtt.tr]

Always wanted to have a cabby on those type of stilts , now aged 69 with a bust up spine , artificial left knee and a busted awaiting surgery left shoulder I think those days are gone .

No you will be fine, see you've broken everything already.

 

[bigegg]

Always wanted to have a cabby on those type of stilts , now aged 69 with a bust up spine , artificial left knee and a busted awaiting surgery left shoulder I think those days are gone .

just do it!