Stuff you have made today

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

Bit of fun, bit of old school and a bit of a laugh.

This was recued from the deep dark back of wood shed.



It worked, it a bit stiff. But the handle was scabbed up.




Metal cleaned up, wire wheel on a bench grinder. The handle was sanded, then 4 coats of French polish. It now has a smooth finish. The working parts had grease poked into them with a bit of wire. Then warmed. it worked.


Two Dunlop Tyre Levers.




Yes, they have seen better days, I am guess fire, weather and left in a garden.


Step one.

Was to soak in hot Citric acid, with a few others items.



Cleaned up. Wire brush and flap disc





The next stage was into a hot fire, with a good ember bed, carbon rich.



Same fire in which the crucible failed, waste not, want not.

They were brought to Cheery red, then plunged into cold water.


Then cleaned up with a flap disc and emery cloth.
Heated over the fire until dull red, then plunged into old engine oil.




Then a good wax and oil finish.

How this stands up, time will tell.

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

Some fun with Old school metal blacking.




Some odd old bits. I had a few more in the box, each thread is different. So the nuts and bolts are matched to each other.

Boiled up in Citric acid to remove the rust and crud.



Here they are drying out, along with the tyre levers. The thick metal plate holds the heat and gives a even heat source. I had to hit them hard with the bench mounted bench grinder wire brush.



Using this, they were all heated to about 500deg C.

Plunged into hot old engine oil.



The finish is pleasing on 75% of the items. Deep black, even and no pools hard formed.

25% didn't seam to take the oil very well.
A quick file test told me they are harder than the rest.

Just got to wax them now.

 

[qwakers]

this is very much a 'doing what i can with what i got' (© burt gummer) kinda day.
if i had a couple of hundred quid to throw at materials, i wouldn't do it like this...
i need somewhere solid to mount my lathe, and i had some scrap 2" box section so...
box section split in half down its length and cut to size, and welded to bench

the square plate was already there, is my vice mount.
which then brings the issue as to what to do about the top,
stock board would be a good choice, and i even had some knocking about..

damn, too small.
bit of OSB will have to do then.

lathe then bolted down.

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

this is very much a 'doing what i can with what i got' (© burt gummer) kinda day.
if i had a couple of hundred quid to throw at materials, i wouldn't do it like this...
i need somewhere solid to mount my lathe, and i had some scrap 2" box section so...
box section split in half down its length and cut to size, and welded to bench

the square plate was already there, is my vice mount.
which then brings the issue as to what to do about the top,
stock board would be a good choice, and i even had some knocking about..

damn, too small.
bit of OSB will have to do then.

lathe then bolted down.

If it works and you happy, then it beat buying ready made.

 

[qwakers]

well it works, id still rather weld a 6mm steel top on it.....

 

[vwmark]

Rebuilt the daughter's playhouse that she has had for 14 years. She is 17 today so I don't think she will be in a hurry to use again but it always looked nice in the garden.
Replaced more wood than I thought it had in it.

 

[brightspark]

have u repurposed it inside

 

[Brunny0436]

1" x 1" bumper rack made with some spare lengths after building a window cage.

 

[Tupers]

Made a tunnel and started wheeling the top.

 

[Mark 2]

Holster

 

[Kram]

The core drill adaptor, that I no longer need but wanted to finish anyway. It needed a cross drill for the driving pin. Id been thinking how to get it on centre and straight, decided just to mill flats instead.
Core drills are typically painted including the threads. The grub screw hole good for cutting the paint out.

 

[Brunny0436]

Haven't made anything per say, but I made this jalopy start today after 5 years of hibernation

The fuel had turned green and the strainer filter and brass tube in the tank has disintegrated

 

[DennisCA]

I made sima, kind of analogous to ginger beer I guess, traditionally made for may 1st in finlad, along with funnel cakes.

 

[stuvy]

Haven't made anything per say, but I made this jalopy start today after 5 years of hibernation

The fuel had turned green and the strainer filter and brass tube in the tank has disintegrated

my dad had an urban tiger from new he still regrets selling it, fetching good money now

looks like you have some nice toys in the garage too

 

[Brunny0436]

my dad had an urban tiger from new he still regrets selling it, fetching good money now

looks like you have some nice toys in the garage too

It's beyond a joke now, I need more space
It's a timeless bike, the colour is awesome too

 

[mtt.tr]

Very quick plasma cut BXA

Knowing it works i will either get it laser cut or wait until ive built a plasma table

 

[bigegg]

I made sima, kind of analogous to ginger beer I guess, traditionally made for may 1st in finlad, along with funnel cakes.

Made with honey?
Or did you use golden syrup?

 

[mtt.tr]

Like the gremlins don't let the get wet

 

[slim_boy_fat]

It's beyond a joke now, I need more space

Who's the shy fellow beyond the trike?

 

[Brunny0436]

Who's the shy fellow beyond the trike?

It's my engine crane