Stuff you have made today

[Dr.Al]

Hello Morrisman, if you like a challenge try wiring a 70's Citroen DS. Citroen used black cable throughout with coloured sleeves on the ends to distinguish. Except by now all the sleeves are beige and the insulation is falling off the cable.
I'm re-wiring my DS Safari, originally it had four fuses and one relay. So far I'm have 16 fuses and 16 relays. I've added a lights left on buzzer, interior light delay, handbrake warning light and a rear wiper and washer. The switchgear is marginal at best so I have put relays on every switched circuit, even a relay for the starter solenoid. The ignition switch is almost £200 so I try to take the pressure off. I used British Standards wiring colour codes. As Hood said, vehicle wiring products are the business.
I must admit I am not a fan of the blue and red crimp on connectors. I expect the ones I used in my youth were cheap and nasty. I still prefer to use brass terminals, crimped and soldered.

Peter

I once had the immobiliser unit fail on a Yamaha Fazer. I had to remove it so that I could ride back home from work. 18 black wires, some of which needed to be cut, some of which needed to be spliced. That was a fun afternoon...

 

[dobbslc]

I had a Meta alarm fail in my TRX850 like that! It was 15 years old and I sorted it out in my workshop so not as bad as yours!

 

[Memmeddu]

Just kicked out a kidney stone right now
About Airsoft BB size

 

[Morrisman]

There used to be a place in The Forest of Dean, I think it was Lydney that scrapped old tyres. There was a yard full of them, It caught fire one day, you can imagine the result!

Not sure if this is a parody, or true?

http://www.panarabiaenquirer.com/wordpress/kuwait-tyre-burning-facility-earth-hour/

 

[brewdexta]

Chicken shed base nearly complete, not all my own work, Bryan does the stonework, I'm his labourer. I can start the chicken shed itself after I've trimmed a few trees back. There are a few M12 stainless studs sticking up to hold the shed down. The area in front will be paved with stone flags. The block and beam will be covered by the shed so no concrete will show. The bit underneath is for feeding and cover for the chickens during the day but will probably be home to the odd wheelbarrow.

Shed will be timber framed sitting on top, full height so no more bending down to shovel guano etc. This is the front elevation taking into account the prevailing wind comes from the right

and the plan view, there will be guano flap on the right so it can be scraped straight into a wheelbarrow outside. The layout may change a bit once we have the building up. I've got power and water to the shed.

Cheers
Andy

 

[Dr.Al]

I had a Meta alarm fail in my TRX850 like that! It was 15 years old and I sorted it out in my workshop so not as bad as yours!

I also had an alarm/immobiliser fail on a Triumph Sprint ST 955. It was a lot easier to fix than the Fazer (especially as it was in the garage at the time rather than in the work car park), but it was rather noisy until I'd managed to unplug the speaker (earplugs AND ear defenders for that job)!

 

[mechman]

How much do you need? I should have some in the workshop.
Drop me a PM and I will pop some in the post.

Looks like it's sorted now thanks to the above member.( Good forum or what?)

 

[steviec_lj]

A hole

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I see your hole, and raise you two! Although I didn’t make them..

 

[DAPPH]

Two years...

But now I can wash bits of motorbike under a hot tap without taking the plates out of the sink...

Did you triple varnish the underside to seal the wood of the draining board ? I ask because almost every one I've taken out suffered rot after a couple of years use

 

[Chillitt]

Did you triple varnish the underside to seal the wood of the draining board ? I ask because almost every one I've taken out suffered rot after a couple of years use

Both sides done to death. Stops it curling up as well. and a drip grove as well to stop the water tracking. I dont like sealing the sink to the work top as it is usually a complete eyesore

 

[DAPPH]

Hello Morrisman, if you like a challenge try wiring a 70's Citroen DS. Citroen used black cable throughout with coloured sleeves on the ends to distinguish. Except by now all the sleeves are beige and the insulation is falling off the cable.
I'm re-wiring my DS Safari, originally it had four fuses and one relay. So far I'm have 16 fuses and 16 relays. I've added a lights left on buzzer, interior light delay, handbrake warning light and a rear wiper and washer. The switchgear is marginal at best so I have put relays on every switched circuit, even a relay for the starter solenoid. The ignition switch is almost £200 so I try to take the pressure off. I used British Standards wiring colour codes. As Hood said, vehicle wiring products are the business.
I must admit I am not a fan of the blue and red crimp on connectors. I expect the ones I used in my youth were cheap and nasty. I still prefer to use brass terminals, crimped and soldered.

Peter

Buy a single 100 mtr reel of 14 & 20 amp etc. vehicle wiring multi strand single core cables that have a abrasion resistant & heat resisting outer plastic instead of using different coloured cables use the small Hellerman cable silicone rubber sleeve numbers so all you need to do is have th same numbers on each end of the same cable . Draw up a wiring diagram and make a chart of all cables numbers in numerical order according to what you are doing and also give them a designation ie ammeter cable , LHR taillight , LHR tail light earth . etc .etc.

I used to work on a lot of specialist military vehicles , that being one offs were all wired up like that , it's easier than a manufactures wiring scheme diagram . The only thing was I needed two different sized Hellerman pliers because a few cables were really heavy 200 amp ones .
This is an eBay source where you can pick & choose what your need .
eBay item number:
251737702046
Make up a simple tall tote box with a wider base and slide a split pinned reel bar in below the carry handle I used to have it wide enough for three different reels and enclosed the base in for wire striper , Heller man's on top of a 12 compartment tray of numbered silicone sleeves ( ordered in by the hundred ) . The bigger sleeves were kept in a different tote box that only had two reels of cable on it .

 

[DAPPH]

Both sides done to death. Stops it curling up as well. and a drip grove as well to stop the water tracking. I dont like sealing the sink to the work top as it is usually a complete eyesore

Put a small round nosed upstand round the wall facing sides , varnish as before then , use wet varnish to glue it just before you screw it one with brass screws in pre drilled & counter sunk holes .

 

[DAPPH]

Chicken shed base nearly complete, not all my own work, Bryan does the stonework, I'm his labourer. I can start the chicken shed itself after I've trimmed a few trees back. There are a few M12 stainless studs sticking up to hold the shed down. The area in front will be paved with stone flags. The block and beam will be covered by the shed so no concrete will show. The bit underneath is for feeding and cover for the chickens during the day but will probably be home to the odd wheelbarrow.

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Shed will be timber framed sitting on top, full height so no more bending down to shovel guano etc. This is the front elevation taking into account the prevailing wind comes from the right


View attachment 209513

and the plan view, there will be guano flap on the right so it can be scraped straight into a wheelbarrow outside. The layout may change a bit once we have the building up. I've got power and water to the shed.

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Cheers
Andy

That looks good Andy , will you be storing your feedstuff in a steel rat proof old fridge , freezer laid on it's back . Are you going to put up a gutter & rain barrel with tap not only for the chooks but a handy source of quick cleanish water in the garden ?

 

[slim_boy_fat]

Just kicked out a kidney stone right now

Bet that stung just a bit....?

 

[eLuSiVeMiTe]

Both sides done to death. Stops it curling up as well. and a drip grove as well to stop the water tracking. I dont like sealing the sink to the work top as it is usually a complete eyesore

Normally allow 15mm or so overhang then run a bead around the top of the sink.
Sealed it but isn't visible.
As above. Always put a drip around and seal well.

Have an undermount in oak to do soon.

 

[brewdexta]

That looks good Andy , will you be storing your feedstuff in a steel rat proof old fridge , freezer laid on it's back . Are you going to put up a gutter & rain barrel with tap not only for the chooks but a handy source of quick cleanish water in the garden ?

We have rat proof storage bins already and loads of water butts, I added an IBC to the butts last year. I was going to say that we have no problem with water up in the Pennines but we did have a drought the year before last, many farms had to pay for water by bowser if they didn't have a borehole. There will be guttering and the plan is to use rainwater to feed a small drinking pool then soak away the overflow for now but in the longer term we may store it as I have some other ideas for the area behind the barn

 

[Memmeddu]

Bet that stung just a bit....?

To be honest not too much was practically already out
Yesterday my tool was on fire for the pain all day long , blood .
This morning no pain , toilet little bit of pain ,bad words to God and nothing more ,and just just little bit of blood
Hope that the others will be similar to this
Unfortunately I did not stick my hands in the WC to recover the stone because I won't do that
So if I will kick out another one I will be more careful to not lose it

 

[pressbrake1]

Made a name plaque today to go on a machine im making in remembrance to my old pops.
Perhaps im silly sentimental as my sister was his favourite.
1 mm cutter!

 

[slim_boy_fat]

Yesterday my tool was on fire

Too much information....

 

[badabec]

70s Citroens used two fan belts and two hydraulic pump belts. You would hope if you bought two 975mm belts they would be the same, unfortunately not. So I made this thing today. Put both belts on and pull the sliding block. You can then see if they are both the same length. I had six belts in stock, four have made matched pairs, the other two will come in handy one day.