Stuff you have made today

[mr migwire]

got the rest of the job done yesterday, going to have to have a look at the vice on the donkey saw as the first cut was squint, job moved in the vice. but all done and drilled and ready for use if we are ever aloud out to play again..
spoke to a nice chap on ebay who had the correct compound slide for my lathe convinced him to sell me it for the princley sum of £60, should make the lathe more usable as it will take normal sized tools once repaired.

 

[doubleboost]

I should think those that new him will be very touched (pleased is I think the wrong word) with it , nice job done the DB

The lad came to collect it today.
He was nearly in tears.
He is going to get his children to paint it .
I have cut many images, name plates ect .
This one really made me think

 

[Wallace]

Today I wanted to make a pair of these for my Weber BBQ...........

Then I saw this one on YouTube...........

So a rummage around the offcuts pile, a bit of a think and a good coat of looking at I squeezed a 7" wide sheet of 2.5mm steel through this 300mm slip roll..........

To end up with this after cutting the sides of with the plasma hacksaw..........

A bit of trimming and a couple of bits of mesh just the water trough to add then a test with beer can chicken Friday if the weather is good. Just the stainless beer can with a wider base to make before then though.

 

[stuvy]

Today I wanted to make a pair of these for my Weber BBQ...........

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Then I saw this one on YouTube...........

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So a rummage around the offcuts pile, a bit of a think and a good coat of looking at I squeezed a 7" wide sheet of 2.5mm steel through this 300mm slip roll..........


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To end up with this after cutting the sides of with the plasma hacksaw..........

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A bit of trimming and a couple of bits of mesh just the water trough to add then a test with beer can chicken Friday if the weather is good. Just the stainless beer can with a wider base to make before then though.


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Is that just so you don’t use as much coal?

 

[Wallace]

Is that just so you don’t use as much coal?

It's to give indirect heat circulating around with the lid on and a controlled burn by starting the coal off in one corner and regulating the air. Sounds like I know what I'm talking about but the video made sense!

 

[Tupers]

I’ve spent most of my time recently on workshop beautification but I got a bit done on my GN125 project today.
My new airbox is about the same size as the original but centred in the frame with the filter in the back instead of the side.

 

[Morrisman]

Move it like this?

Made it eventually.

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

Made it eventually.

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Now you have it up, ready for the jacks and stands, this is the next step?

www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqK_H4AdoIU

 

[Kram]

Nice job, the ramp wasnt as visible in the other pics! You'd fit a decent sized lathe in there if you throw away the boxes

 

[Morrisman]

Nice job, the ramp wasnt as visible in the other pics! You'd fit a decent sized lathe in there if you throw away the boxes

That’s what the new workshop will be for next to it, lathe, drill, welders etc etc.

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

Nothing special, but it kept me happy.



The other day I melted two engines.
Leaving me with 2 cranks. The lower one was a pain. The Alternator was seized solid onto the shaft. In situ it was impossible to remove.



Nut off again, a make shift OE puller. Flat bar of metal and 3 bolts.
No, in the end a 10 ton puller was called in and a bit of heat.



Off, the issue was some one in the past had lost the Woodruff Key. So round up the nut super tight, jamming it on the taper shaft.




A circle offcut was brazed on using a paraffin torch.



This wee thing.
It was also used to head up the seized part.

Was also good to warm the whole lot up to burn any rust off and apply wax.



I need a bigger candle!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



Here is one I made earlier.

 

[slim_boy_fat]

Not much to show for my efforts today - sprayed Sulphate of Iron on the grass and Glyphosate on them pesky weeds.

Sitting in the sun reading doesn't qualify as 'stuff made', does it......

 

[Lewis_RX8]

Roasting down here in the sun, Decided nice day to paint the subframe outside then started getting my back and neck cooked.

 

[Cobbler]

Sitting in the sun reading doesn't qualify as 'stuff made', does it......

Yes it does ....... a tan

 

[jimbo84]

Sitting in the sun reading doesn't qualify as 'stuff made', does it......

Vitamin D

 

[Tupers]

This afternoon I made faceted side panels with a nice radius around the edge.

Now I’m thinking I might make an aluminium tank.

 

[mpats]

Bit of garage time messing about with some jewelry again.

2 copper bracelets and 2 rings. 1 stainless overlapped with a copper rivet, which didn't go as well as planned so filled the gap with silver solder. 1 split titanium.
Bracelets were just a practice to see try out the techniques but came out ok. I'll use some new unused 22mm I have left over for the next ones.

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

Fun few hours yesterday evening and early morning.



This axe, this is how it came to me.
The shaft is rough, the edge is dull. But the head it tight.



Cleaned up.
The head is triple fixed. 2 wedges and glue. Not something I am a fan off, glue. It stops the 2 wooden items moving and leads to possible splitting.

The edge, that was a pain. I had to regrind both sides to being equal. It looks like some one had tried to convert it to a side axe, badly.
The head is light weight. Almost a Kindling/starter axe.




Dead.
No life when plugged in. But at least it didn't trip the breakers.
Ignore the odd bit of wire underneath, that's just a odd bit of bench rubbish.

Turns out the neutral core had failed, at the plug end. Simple re wire and a new fuse.

But what to do with it.



The spindle shaft Dia. is 13.5 mm. The grinding wheel is past it's best. Worse I have no adapters for this size shaft.



The wire wheel, was usable. It is stamped on the direction of use. But was fitted wrong. It came with the adapters, so was saved on put on the RHS.

But I did have a spare Mop spindle. It fitted, not modification needed. So it was used.



It works.
The future for it?

Not sure yet.

 

[steviec_lj]

But what to do with it.

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The spindle shaft Dia. is 13.5 mm. The grinding wheel is past it's best. Worse I have no adapters for this size shaft.

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The wire wheel, was usable. It is stamped on the direction of use. But was fitted wrong. It came with the adapters, so was saved on put on the RHS.

But I did have a spare Mop spindle. It fitted, not modification needed. So it was used.

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It works.
The future for it?

Not sure yet.

Donate it to meeeeee, I have beer tokens

 

[arther dailey]

I would also be interested to by polisher.cheers ,PM sent requsting price /availability.