Stuff you have made today

[Chillitt]

I think I've been shut in too long.

 

[Aesgarth]

And it's posable?

Slightly - the head can be angled slightly to alter it's expression...

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

I think I've been shut in too long.

I have to ask:
Why?

 

[Westfield-builder]

I think I've been shut in too long.

Brilliant !

 

[Migmac]

I think I've been shut in too long.

Motorised? The one I have seen was speedy

 

[johnny7]

I made the finish on the old German Original mod50 a bit better, I started it years ago and lost interest, Was bored to I had a go!!

The middle one..

Finished the following day

Cheers, John

 

[Wedg1e]

I think I've been shut in too long.

Still faster (and better looking) than any Harley

 

[Chillitt]

I have to ask:
Why?

Why not?

 

[Chillitt]

Motorised? The one I have seen was speedy

No, the engine was 'spoiled' and someone took it off me...

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

Why not?

I mean, why orange, you have better range of paint!!!!!!!!!!!!!

No, the engine was 'spoiled' and someone took it off me...

It was indeed, and you donated it.

 

[Munkul]

this was the other day...
I was asked to make a new truck box lid.

I thought I'll do it for very little, it will teach me a thing or two about how to make proper folds (I've barely used the press brake since I bought it!)

It came out alright...

...unfortunately I'd misread my own drawing and made it 30mm too big in both directions

 

[Cuthy246]

Not today but yesterday afternoon. Borrowed coring rig from work to make a big hole in the garden wall for a drain for the new patio that's going in. 122mm hole 450mm through breezeblock then concrete and finally into a surface water drain chamber. Took longer to mount to the wall than actually core the hole.

 

[Feet 'n Inches]

...unfortunately I'd misread my own drawing and made it 30mm too big in both directions

You're not alone. Around a year ago we decided to renew the liner to our pond with tailored butyl liner. I duly measured up, double-checked and sent the measurements and a diagram to the company. The finished product arrived a few days later, made exactly to my measurements. Only one problem, for some reason I'd halved the length. The next one was the right size and fitted perfectly. As for the half-size failure, that went into a 4" x 2" framework around 2 feet square topped-off with decking which was set up as a wild life pond. It looks OK but I have a feeling it may not have existed if I'd got the measurements right first time!

 

[Brad93]

Nice work @Munkul

I really need to get a press rake

 

[Kram]

Tap extension to get at the spark plugs on my old cbr6. I put a helicoil in, badly, 2.5 years ago, and it strips the thread off plugs. It appears to be seated ok, so I am going to try tapping it, which worked on my test peices.
At 125k miles I will need to look for a new bike soon anyway, but no idea what I want!

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

Part 1.


Defiantly finished today.
How ever these two projects were started a few days ago.



I got this lathe bed in July 2016. Destined for MIS for a restoration project for a tool stand, flower stand or something.
But due to an issue with "ownership" it never happened.
It ended up sitting in my garden, shed and workshop ever since.

But, there is always a but.
I got this bundle of old fittings.


The two items on the LHS fitted the lathe bed, the bolts had the look for an old lathe and they fitted the holes..

So a Plan was hatched.

From these remains.





Stage one.



Oil Blackened fixings.



All the old paint removed. It was a pain.
Paint stripper did not hurt it. Power tools, just smeared it and produced smoke. Solvents just made a gloopy mess.
Flames, plus the above methods and hard hitting with a pressure washer had to a suitable point were paint would be able to be used.



Just warming things up.
This is normal for a paraffin torch warming up outside.
Looks good.





Bit of Highlighting for the fun.



In place.
The wooden feet are from a bundle of wood I was given. It was oak flooring offcuts.



Even found a few bits of wood to make a shelf for something.

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

Part 2.

This is just a fun rebuild.



This was taken in 2016, after it was pulled from a ivy bush. That had grown up round it since 2002..

It has been kicked round the garden, the sheds and a trailer for a while.



Getting it ready.



Grey undercoat, rust killing paint(Oh we will see). Red primer.
The rubbing strips have been sealed with nail varnish remover and varnish. Followed by sanding sealer, then pure varnish.



Finished.
YES!!!!!!!!!!!!.
I know it is not in any thing like the real colours a toy like this should be painted in.
But, there are good reasons.

But, I think I have to.

RUN AWAY.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7FPELc1wEvk


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Discalimer.
Dear Mr Key board expert.
The smoke is staged.
IT is not real.
It was done in a safe controlled way.

I am not painting it again.

 

[slim_boy_fat]

Today I started on a 1/3rd size spacer to add to the Flymo, I just need a little closer cut and adding a full spacer results in scalping on the 'curved' area of the grass.



Also finished coating the fence(s) with Cuprinol Rich Oak preservative, but you all know what fences look like so no pics.

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

what fences look like so no pics.

Here are some fences, for those who don't know.



Why @slim_boy_fat is painting them, I am not 100% sure.

 

[Seadog]

fencers