Stuff you have made today

[anto44]

Made up this today so I don't have to reach to the back of my welder to switch it on and off. It's held on by the cable tie so if it gets bumped or caught in anything it'll come off rather than break the switch.

 

[Mark 2]

That looks like a pleasurable switch to use, a rocker switch might have been a bit more problematic.

 

[arther dailey]

pull the covers and extend switch cable to front and fit there, power off etc etc when doing it..darn nuisance at the back your more liable to have an accident reaching around I think

 

[Ali]

Experimenting in the garage for 5 mins, bit of scrap wire

Make more tomorrow with kids

 

[slim_boy_fat]

Experimenting in the garage for 5 mins, bit of scrap wire

Practising for bonsai?

 

[500e]

Used FC to etch solid copper head gasket used inhibiting paint round stud, water ways & cylinder, worked well, reason 2 central cyl were tighter than an over bored A Series

 

[cianh91]

Stand to hold the vice from 40mm box I had left over . Sds went dead before I got the second bolt in but at 15 an a half stone I can barely budge it so itl be grand with a second bolt .
Also fitted a socket instead of a bar on the vice so I can use a t-bar or a ratchet to tighten and loosen

 

[Matchless]

Made up this today so I don't have to reach to the back of my welder to switch it on and off. It's held on by the cable tie so if it gets bumped or caught in anything it'll come off rather than break the switch.
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My solution to a similar problem, the push buttons on the mill don't work, someone tried to convert it to single phase, I will sort it out properly when I get it down to my shed from it's current location in the attached garage,

 

[cardiffrob]

Used FC to etch solid copper head gasket used inhibiting paint round stud, water ways & cylinder, worked well, reason 2 central cyl were tighter than an over bored A Series

Do you mean you slightly thinned the gasket in the areas away from critical contact points? Interesting idea. Any further info such a what 'resist' you used and how much material came away? Thanks

 

[Munkul]

My solution to a similar problem, the push buttons on the mill don't work, someone tried to convert it to single phase, I will sort it out properly when I get it down to my shed from it's current location in the attached garage,

That made me laugh out loud when i realised what I was looking at

 

[thinfourth]

Made up this today so I don't have to reach to the back of my welder to switch it on and off. It's held on by the cable tie so if it gets bumped or caught in anything it'll come off rather than break the switch.
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I never knew i had exactly the same problem as you

but now i know i do have the same problem

I think this is a job for the 3D printer

 

[Matchless]

That made me laugh out loud when i realised what I was looking at

there are no problems, only solutions, that fix was temporary, around 5 years ago, will be moving the mill, student and surface grinder to the shed as soon as I can get help...……… maybe October!

 

[Dr.Al]

Today I made this:

into this:

That was overdue...

 

[slim_boy_fat]

^^ Wow!! Well done you, a huge improvement

 

[waddycall]

Had to move some rubble around the garden but found a puncture in the wheelbarrow inner tube so hunted around for something to patch it up with. A bit of heatshrink has sorted it! Also had to line the inside of the tyre with foil tape as I could see through it most of the way round!

 

[Dr.Al]

^^ Wow!! Well done you, a huge improvement

It needed it. I tend to let it get into a terrible mess and then blitz tidying it, then let it get into a terrible mess again. I've never quite mastered keeping it tidy as I work. Not one of the character traits I'm most proud of, but there we are.

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

View attachment 222163 Had to move some rubble around the garden but found a puncture in the wheelbarrow inner tube so hunted around for something to patch it up with. A bit of heatshrink has sorted it! Also had to line the inside of the tyre with foil tape as I could see through it most of the way round!

Been there, done that.

Then found the puncture kit.
Then when putting it away I found a spare wheel and tire.

 

[Dr.Al]

This afternoon I finished making the tapping stand:

including four pitch adaptors (0.5, 0.7, 0.8 and 1.0 mm) and four tap holders (3.5 mm diameter, 4 mm diameter, 4.5 mm diameter and 6 mm diameter). Between that lot it covers most of my M3, M4, M5 and M6 taps. It's a neat design (by Harold Hall) with tap diameter and pitch separated: the 4.5 mm diameter and 4.5 mm diameter tap holders are both used for a couple of M4 taps I've got whereas the 6 mm diameter holder fits both M5 and M6. Since the down-feed mechanism is separate to the diameter mechanism, I don't have to make multiple holders for different diameter M4 taps and if I ever need an M8×1 thread cut, I only have to make a new tap holder as the pitch is already covered.

 

[Matchless]

View attachment 222163 Had to move some rubble around the garden but found a puncture in the wheelbarrow inner tube so hunted around for something to patch it up with. A bit of heatshrink has sorted it! Also had to line the inside of the tyre with foil tape as I could see through it most of the way round!

looks like time to order a solid wheel / tyre from ebay….

 

[waddycall]

looks like time to order a solid wheel / tyre from ebay….

What’s better for jumping up steps - solid or pneumatic?