It's one of my failings, adding an extra l, g, sometimes an s. It's a Welsh thing, stil strugling to gett my headd around this English, damn difficult if you ask me.
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It's one of my failings, adding an extra l, g, sometimes an s. It's a Welsh thing, stil strugling to gett my headd around this English, damn difficult if you ask me.
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Made some roasted purple sweet potatoes to go with my salmon pie
Morrisman
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Far too many vowels in English, you're not used to them
I spent a couple of years learning to speak, read and write Thai. 88 letters in their alphabet, including 32 vowels.
No spaces between words, no sentences either, just a bluuuuurbbb of letters.90% of Thais never learn to write their own language, many can't even sign their name.
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Today I made my bead roller even more useful by adding an adjustable turntable so I could run circular beads with ease.
It's my take on an idea shamelessly stolen from @anto44 - https://www.mig-welding.co.uk/forum/threads/bead-roller-circle-guide-thingy.101280/
Not finished yet, but held together with clamps to try it out.
First efforts with the dies I had didn't work great as it was a better shear than a former
But after making a couple of new rounded corner dies it works a treat
Many thanks to @anto44 for the inspiration.
I can remove the arm with the turntable and store it when not required so the machine can run beads as normal.
I need to get it properly welded up.
The box the arm slides into will be welded on as that will strengthens the frame even more.
It's my take on an idea shamelessly stolen from @anto44 - https://www.mig-welding.co.uk/forum/threads/bead-roller-circle-guide-thingy.101280/
Not finished yet, but held together with clamps to try it out.
First efforts with the dies I had didn't work great as it was a better shear than a former
But after making a couple of new rounded corner dies it works a treat
Many thanks to @anto44 for the inspiration.
I can remove the arm with the turntable and store it when not required so the machine can run beads as normal.
I need to get it properly welded up.
The box the arm slides into will be welded on as that will strengthens the frame even more.
Wedg1e
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Nice. Proper electronics
...although the loom should have been cotton-wrapped or at the very least, laced
I spent a couple of years learning to speak, read and write Thai. 88 letters in their alphabet, including 32 vowels.
90% of Thais never learn to write their own language, many can't even sign their name.
Don't blame them, I struggle with our own at times, never mind anything as complicated as that
Nice. Proper electronics
...although the loom should have been cotton-wrapped or at the very least, laced
If I think back to a stint at Plessey Beeston, they taught me how to lace wiring looms, but now I would have to re-learn it all again. And if doing it all old school there would be no PCB's in sight just some tag boards under the chassis. I may try something like that next.
Must move the audio transformers as they were only there for the picture, to much pick up from the mains transformer.
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Part 1
My Mad lady friend, in Israel, thought I needed a challenge to cheer me up (she was right)
I was only allowed 4 power tools, all day. Unlimited hand tools. No new stock or items.
No Metric items at all.
Make something Tidy.
Make something useful.
Fix something.
Restore something.
Power tools chosen.
Arc Welder.
Bench chop Saw.
DA Sander.
Router.
No beer until 6pm. Unlimited coffee.
Challenge 1 & 2
Make something Tidy.
Make something useful.
Not much left.
So, a coffee.
Then I saw this triple.
3 Black smiths Odd leg Vices.
They like to leap out and attack unsuspecting humans.
They have been there for a few years and needed some TLC.
2 needed a good going over with a wire brush and a lick of paint, but one needed a quick fix.
The top mount was a mess and the 2 wedges were as bad.
Oh yes, the nut and bolt was mangled.
The nut and bolt were cleaned up with a Thread File.
New wedges made and a top mount. The steel came from scrap pile.
The top mount was 2 parts welded together, hammered to give the look of age and to hide the bad welds.
The other 2 were painted with paint, plan was to be all black. but I ran out of black.
As you will see.
In place.
The challenge to make something.
Steel here is getting short, but I knew I had to many off cuts of hard wood.
So, one old drawer front, the frame from an Ikea Desk and some bits from my old back door. Salvaged screws from the drawers.
The chop saw, router and DA sander came to my rescue here.
The drill bits are imperial and the flat bit was made from welding on a bolt from the scrap pile onto the remains of the old wedges from the vice repair. Hand filed to an edge.
Tip, make sure both flats are equal.
Opps My bad.
Fixed to the wall, yes the holes were hand drilled, into the bricks.
With a hammer drill.
Here it is.
I also replaced the leather washers on all three.
My Mad lady friend, in Israel, thought I needed a challenge to cheer me up (she was right)
I was only allowed 4 power tools, all day. Unlimited hand tools. No new stock or items.
No Metric items at all.
Make something Tidy.
Make something useful.
Fix something.
Restore something.
Power tools chosen.
Arc Welder.
Bench chop Saw.
DA Sander.
Router.
No beer until 6pm. Unlimited coffee.
Challenge 1 & 2
Make something Tidy.
Make something useful.
Not much left.
So, a coffee.
Then I saw this triple.
3 Black smiths Odd leg Vices.
They like to leap out and attack unsuspecting humans.
They have been there for a few years and needed some TLC.
2 needed a good going over with a wire brush and a lick of paint, but one needed a quick fix.
The top mount was a mess and the 2 wedges were as bad.
Oh yes, the nut and bolt was mangled.
The nut and bolt were cleaned up with a Thread File.
New wedges made and a top mount. The steel came from scrap pile.
The top mount was 2 parts welded together, hammered to give the look of age and to hide the bad welds.
The other 2 were painted with paint, plan was to be all black. but I ran out of black.
As you will see.
In place.
The challenge to make something.
Steel here is getting short, but I knew I had to many off cuts of hard wood.
So, one old drawer front, the frame from an Ikea Desk and some bits from my old back door. Salvaged screws from the drawers.
The chop saw, router and DA sander came to my rescue here.
The drill bits are imperial and the flat bit was made from welding on a bolt from the scrap pile onto the remains of the old wedges from the vice repair. Hand filed to an edge.
Tip, make sure both flats are equal.
Opps My bad.
Fixed to the wall, yes the holes were hand drilled, into the bricks.
With a hammer drill.
Here it is.
I also replaced the leather washers on all three.
The_Yellow_Ardvark
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Part 2.
Challenge 3.
Fix something.
Lots to fix, but that meant new items or getting new to me.
But due to an accident, one of my Paraffin lamps took a tumble.
Made a dent and was no longer able to hold paraffin.
Not a happy TYA. The only thing that did not make me throw my toys out was the glass did not break.
Dress out as far I could go, the metal had stretched. It is tin plated steel soldered onto a copper base for the tank.
We compromised on the power tools. So I didn't have to light a fire and heat a copper iron up. I was allowed to use a modern gas torch.
Fuel tight and working.
Final challenge.
Restore something.
This is an item I am in discussion with the crappy tool shop. As you can see they are ropy. @Parm is, with luck looking into new lenses.
A good excuse for him to get out of the house.
The tin.
Gently tickling with hammers, off cuts of wood, dollies and a wooden spoon.
The lid closes now, the sides are as straight as I can get them. Again the metal has stretched.
Painted.
The tin was cleaned up with wet and dry, wire wool. The rattle can primmer, filler primer and top. All from other jobs and what was left over.
The lower set are the ones from the original kit, but with "borrowed green lenses" from a modern set. But the modern set had lense what did fit. But 1 peace, not the original 3 peace. 2 glass lenses and a thin green filter.
But the modern ones fitted into the old set.
But the old di not fit the newer versions.
So, I cut new lenses from a peace of old clock face glass.
Tool get 2 goods ones took 5 attempts.
I think the glass cutter is a bit dull. But lubrication with paraffin certainly helped a lot.
Challenge 3.
Fix something.
Lots to fix, but that meant new items or getting new to me.
But due to an accident, one of my Paraffin lamps took a tumble.
Made a dent and was no longer able to hold paraffin.
Not a happy TYA. The only thing that did not make me throw my toys out was the glass did not break.
Dress out as far I could go, the metal had stretched. It is tin plated steel soldered onto a copper base for the tank.
We compromised on the power tools. So I didn't have to light a fire and heat a copper iron up. I was allowed to use a modern gas torch.
Fuel tight and working.
Final challenge.
Restore something.
This is an item I am in discussion with the crappy tool shop. As you can see they are ropy. @Parm is, with luck looking into new lenses.
A good excuse for him to get out of the house.
The tin.
Gently tickling with hammers, off cuts of wood, dollies and a wooden spoon.
The lid closes now, the sides are as straight as I can get them. Again the metal has stretched.
Painted.
The tin was cleaned up with wet and dry, wire wool. The rattle can primmer, filler primer and top. All from other jobs and what was left over.
The lower set are the ones from the original kit, but with "borrowed green lenses" from a modern set. But the modern set had lense what did fit. But 1 peace, not the original 3 peace. 2 glass lenses and a thin green filter.
But the modern ones fitted into the old set.
But the old di not fit the newer versions.
So, I cut new lenses from a peace of old clock face glass.
Tool get 2 goods ones took 5 attempts.
I think the glass cutter is a bit dull. But lubrication with paraffin certainly helped a lot.
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Long day made a set of gates 27ft wide and 8ft high 2” box and 2”mesh done from start to finish collected materials made and welded gated made a post and fitted them 10oclock finish but has to be ready for Monday . No pics but there to put an 8ft mesh fence on one side tomorrow so get pics then . Time for beers and bed
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interesting design there doubleboost
though does look like something else
Another occasion where Mother Nature influences engineering design!
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I guess men devolved the knack for safely handling that shape nigh on a million years ago
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Today I made bread ...big question can we wait for it to cool a bit before I get out the butter and the bread knife ?
