Stuff you have made today

Chillitt · Jun 27, 2017

Nowhere near finished, but at least its starting to look like something.

The_Yellow_Ardvark · Jun 27, 2017

A forum member happy.
Not saying who or how.

But this forum is a good place.

mr migwire · Jun 27, 2017

I made some Hertz tubes for a MK14 sea mine, also did a couple of patches on it, nothing fancy just for show on a narrow gauge munitions train...

slim_boy_fat · Jun 27, 2017

^^ There used to be a mine like that on the prom at Fraserburgh. A slot had been cut in it and it was used as a mahoosive charity collection box. :thumbup:

It might still be there, can't remember if it was when I was there last..... :ashamed:

rockweasel · Jun 27, 2017

Chillitt said:
Nowhere near finished, but at least its starting to look like something.

AT AT?

Hood · Jun 27, 2017

slim_boy_fat said:
^^ There used to be a mine like that on the prom at Fraserburgh. A slot had been cut in it and it was used as a mahoosive charity collection box.

It might still be there, can't remember if it was when I was there last.....

Used to be one in Carnoustie as well but no longer there.

Chillitt · Jun 27, 2017

rockweasel said:
AT AT?

It will be..

captain-destructo · Jun 27, 2017

rockweasel said:
To add a bit of variety to my fitness routine, I thought I'd add walking with a weighted rucksack.
There are plenty of ideas in the internet about what to use/how to pack the rucksack; but I thought this idea was neat:

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It's just a metal plate. Various weights are available. 10/20/30 lbs.
I have plenty of Olympic sized plates in my home gym, but they'd sit at the bottom of my rucksack. From what I understand, the weight should be kept high on the back. After a bit of looking about to see what I had going spare, I came up with this:

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5 layers of 18mm MDF cut to fit the rucksack. The 5kg plates shown sit in a shallow U-shaped groove to stop them rolling out the side.
I had a walk with it this morning. All good apart from the plates rattling a bit. Foam stuffed between them should sort that out.
A bit of sanding still to do to round the edges off.

would you not be better off with a water container?
that way if something happens, trip over sprain an ankle,fall down a rabbit hole or something you can tip out the water and hobble home :whistle:

rockweasel · Jun 28, 2017

captain-destructo said:
would you not be better off with a water container?
that way if something happens, trip over sprain an ankle,fall down a rabbit hole or something you can tip out the water and hobble home

Yes, that idea crossed my mind, but water is too bulky for the amount of weight I want to carry.

GW8IZR · Jun 28, 2017

rockweasel said:
Yes, that idea crossed my mind, but water is too bulky for the amount of weight I want to carry.

just use D2O

rockweasel · Jun 28, 2017

GW8IZR said:
just use D2O

There's always one ... :vsad:

BarrieJ · Jun 28, 2017

slim_boy_fat said:
^^ There used to be a mine like that on the prom at Fraserburgh. A slot had been cut in it and it was used as a mahoosive charity collection box.

It might still be there, can't remember if it was when I was there last.....

Yeah, pretty sure they were at lots of coastal resorts, seen them years ago in Dartmouth, Maldon in Essex and Barry in South Wales. I think they all collected for the same charity but wouldn't swear to it.

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Shox Dr · Jun 28, 2017

BarrieJ said:
Yeah, pretty sure they were at lots of coastal resorts, seen them years ago in Dartmouth, Maldon in Essex and Barry in South Wales. I think they all collected for the same charity but wouldn't swear to it.

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I remember them on the Yorkshire coast; Brid, Scarborough, Whitby etc

slim_boy_fat · Jun 28, 2017

In between swearing at my petrol strimmer [that's another long story :mad:

], I thought I'd try a little experiment - as you do.

I used a random milling cutter and know the work-piece wasn't at centre height [shimmed with what I could lay hands on :ashamed:

], but it seems I'll be able to create key-ways and/or mill small stock on the Myford

henry Kadzielski · Jun 29, 2017

There you go wasn't that hard after all :thumbup:

anto44 · Jun 29, 2017

A load of pie cuts. Not nearly as delicious as it sounds.

captain-destructo · Jun 30, 2017

anto44 said:
A load of pie cuts. Not nearly as delicious as it sounds.
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did you Guestimate the angle to cut ?

also is it a practice piece or for a suspisisik supis spusspusif :doh:

one off job :thumbup:

anto44 · Jun 30, 2017

captain-destructo said:
did you Guestimate the angle to cut ?

also is it a practice piece or for a suspisisik supis spusspusif one off job

The angle of the cut is 4.5 degrees so each piece has a combined angle of 9 degrees. It's actually going to be 2 45 degree bends for an exhaust.

henry Kadzielski · Jun 30, 2017

That will be truly 'exhausting' assembling all that :whistle:

swedge · Jun 30, 2017

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