Stuff you have made today

[Tupers]

My new Fobco drill press needed a new switch so I made a nice little bracket. I love a bracket!

 

[Ashley Burton]

Not really made, But single speeded the drivetrain on my city bike properly

Now using a single speed freewheel & not a random 5 speed one

Chain line is pretty much direct, Using a stronger BMX chain & the gear ratio seems spot on!

Happy Days

 

[Tupers]

Filler rods all organised and safe from dust and grime.

 

[TomCGB]

A raised bed for an olive tree queued up with two other planters to go for galv.

 

[Sammy7]

Not today but the last few evenings made a safe. Why..... TBH I don’t know not got anything of real value to put in it. Enjoyed making the lock mechanism though. Getting the door to fit perfectly was a real pain in the ....

 

[My Old Landy]

Finished the rotary table clamps. Thought I would flame blue them

 

[northwest]

Well, the ring has a middle to it now. The idea is unashamedly plagiarized from this very site and from a very creative member, thank you.
Massive amounts of Brownie Points she is really made up with it:



I made this from pieces of 3mm Corten bought from yet another member of this site. I had no plans for it at the time but I knew it would come in for something and here we are!

I have left it up to the Witch to decide where it should go.

 

[cardiffrob]

Today I made the front bit of an Avro Shackleton fit to the middle part of an Avro Shackleton. Not very Migweldy by still pretty good fun. Now sutting on all 3 gear legs and lookin' Mean and Moody.

 

[DennisCA]

Renovated a drawknife, one of two from my grandmothers place.

Started with electrolysis for rust removal.

Removed most of the dirt from the handles, see the other for an example of what they both looked like.

Stained the handles and blackened the ferrules using a blow torch and oil dip.

Then I just needed to start using it. Pine sap gets everywhere! I feel like I need to bathe in isoproply alcohol.

 

[james butler]

Not today but the last few evenings made a safe. Why..... TBH I don’t know not got anything of real value to put in it. Enjoyed making the lock mechanism though. Getting the door to fit perfectly was a real pain in the ....View attachment 240750View attachment 240751View attachment 240752View attachment 240753

make yourself a double skin and fill between them a mix of lead shots, aluminium nuggets or swarf, broken carbide and concrete to make a pretty much undrillable and uncuttable wall.

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

Renovated a drawknife, one of two from my grandmothers place.

Started with electrolysis for rust removal.

Removed most of the dirt from the handles, see the other for an example of what they both looked like.

Stained the handles and blackened the ferrules using a blow torch and oil dip.

Then I just needed to start using it. Pine sap gets everywhere! I feel like I need to bathe in isoproply alcohol.

Don't glue the handles on.
Hot fit them. They are designed to give if you get to tough working a knot. The handles come off, not the blade showing the world your insides.

To much blood will stain the sap wood.

The cutting angle is set to you, not to a fix angle. The ground angle is set to local condition.

 

[DennisCA]

The handles are actually peened on, there is a washer on the ends of the handles and the tangs go all the way through the handles and were peened over the washer to prevent the handles from coming loose. That was the factory design.

I would say this type of drawknife is meant mainly for debarking trees. Around 2 minutes one can see it used by an old pro:

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

The handles are actually peened on, there is a washer on the ends of the handles and the tangs go all the way through the handles and were peened over the washer to prevent the handles from coming loose. That was the factory design.

I would say this type of drawknife is meant mainly for debarking trees. Around 2 minutes one can see it used by an old pro:

Yes, they are still a good tool.
I have a few.

 

[Dev]

I previously made a swing frame - when the lockdown happened I couldn’t get one ready-made so did it myself with posts and some bad welding.

Today’s addition was replacing the kids swings with one for me to use when the weathers good. Pretty happy with how it turned out. £50 B&Q bench with added cross bracing back and bottom, stainless eye bolts and 3D printed guy line widgets to adjust the height.

 

[mpats]

Today I made the front bit of an Avro Shackleton fit to the middle part of an Avro Shackleton. Not very Migweldy by still pretty good fun. Now sutting on all 3 gear legs and lookin' Mean and Moody.

This post is useless without pics

 

[slim_boy_fat]

Today I made the front bit of an Avro Shackleton fit to the middle part of an Avro Shackleton. Not very Migweldy by still pretty good fun. Now sutting on all 3 gear legs and lookin' Mean and Moody.

This post is useless without pics

Beat me to it!

 

[Sammy7]

make yourself a double skin and fill between them a mix of lead shots, aluminium nuggets or swarf, broken carbide and concrete to make a pretty much undrillable and uncuttable wall.

 

[Sammy7]

Inner skin next, thinking of filling it with course alumina oxide grit from work. I’m sure it will take the edge off most drill bits

 

[mr migwire]

Made a start on a pair of roof bars for my series 3 landy, been meening to do it for ages, galv plate ends and 25mm box for the bars, wont be taking much load so will do the trick, next is to make some fixings to clamp it in place.

 

[Kram]

Abs swarf guard.