Mick Annick
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Sausage?
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Sausage?
Farside
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Fitted one of these to the GS
It mated up with one of these... from an MGB
And ended up like this...
However, I'm not terribly happy with that, and I know there used to be an intake plate with the same flowed throat that allowed the filter centre line to be lower than the carb mouth. They were fitted to some Wolseleys and Rileys of the 1950s, so I'm on the hunt for one. Hen's teeth by now, but I just missed one on Australian ebay by a week or two, so they are out there.
It mated up with one of these... from an MGB
And ended up like this...
However, I'm not terribly happy with that, and I know there used to be an intake plate with the same flowed throat that allowed the filter centre line to be lower than the carb mouth. They were fitted to some Wolseleys and Rileys of the 1950s, so I'm on the hunt for one. Hen's teeth by now, but I just missed one on Australian ebay by a week or two, so they are out there.
3000alloy
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brightspark
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god them twin led are like blackpool illuminations 
a bit 2 bright whats the tractor then ??
a bit 2 bright whats the tractor then ??
The_Yellow_Ardvark
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It's been one of those weeks.
so time in the play pen, but with my neighbour on nights, power tools were not a nice choice.
Cardboard aided designe allowed a lump of pine to be saved from the wood pile.
Cut out with a French Bow Saw, hand filled and hand sanded.
6 coats of French polish, lots of wire wool.
A stand for this cooker.
I acquired this the other day, a cutting gauge. Minus the blade and the wedge.
The hole is square and tapered on the inside.
Bit of steel, hacksaws, files and coffee.
The blade was hand shaped and a double angle, single cutting edge ground on.
To make a small wedge, glue two bits wood together.
Shape one side and use the other to hold it, makes life simpler.
Two new parts ready to be fitted.
All done.
so time in the play pen, but with my neighbour on nights, power tools were not a nice choice.
Cardboard aided designe allowed a lump of pine to be saved from the wood pile.
Cut out with a French Bow Saw, hand filled and hand sanded.
6 coats of French polish, lots of wire wool.
A stand for this cooker.
I acquired this the other day, a cutting gauge. Minus the blade and the wedge.
The hole is square and tapered on the inside.
Bit of steel, hacksaws, files and coffee.
The blade was hand shaped and a double angle, single cutting edge ground on.
To make a small wedge, glue two bits wood together.
Shape one side and use the other to hold it, makes life simpler.
Two new parts ready to be fitted.
All done.
Kram
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Drilling out a dowel pin on engine, rusted solid. Wouldnt be a problem but Honda chose to use soft pins which meant it chewed up badly from a light pull with mole grips. Easy to drill tho.
But I did need to sort my drills,cut the orgainsers a bit smaller as they annoy me.
Reground 3 sets in about an hour. Also started on these two
Grinder is so slow, the big one will take all week so gave up.
But I did need to sort my drills,cut the orgainsers a bit smaller as they annoy me.
Reground 3 sets in about an hour. Also started on these two
Grinder is so slow, the big one will take all week so gave up.
Maker
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No such thing, I'd have halogens floods all over the ceiling if I didn't have to pay for leccy.
The_Yellow_Ardvark
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2 weeks ago I got this Optimus Vertical Twin Burner Blow torch.
But it didn't.
This was the best it got.
But, Base camp came to my Help, again.
They sent me my pump assembly back. After a full rebuild, plus some spares for another project.
So............
This doesn't show the noise or the heat this produced.
A fantastic bit of kit.
Now to find a use.
But it didn't.
This was the best it got.
But, Base camp came to my Help, again.
They sent me my pump assembly back. After a full rebuild, plus some spares for another project.
So............
This doesn't show the noise or the heat this produced.
A fantastic bit of kit.
Now to find a use.
3000alloy
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Nuffield 10/60god them twin led are like blackpool illuminations
Dr.Al
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Today I replaced my plywood vice jaws with new ones made out of some spare hardwood:
Open:
Having the dog holes (with stainless steel fillers to keep sawdust out) in the jaws should give me some useful alternatives for clamping stuff.
I've been doing a lot of planing of wood lately. None of it has had any real purpose yet: I've just been practising my technique. I've mostly done it using a single stop and a bit of wood with a v cut into the end:
That works really well, but there have been a few times when I've wanted something a bit firmer. I can't fit a tail vice to my bench as the handle would get in the way of the roller door (I guess I could make it with a removable handle, but I can't be bothered with that). Hopefully the extra dog holes in the vice jaw will give me some alternative clamping methods and will tide me over until I get more workshop space.
For short stock, I can clamp it like this:
For wide stock (> 178 mm), I can use a dog on the end and clamp it side on:
For narrower stuff, I have to use a clamp of some sort as the end stop, but that's quite easy:
For really narrow stuff (< 76 mm) I'll need some sort of spacer to fill in the gap, but that shouldn't be too hard.
I need to make some wooden square things with round holes in to give a softer clamp "jaw" than the stainless steel dogs, but that hasn't made it to the top of the list yet.
Open:
Having the dog holes (with stainless steel fillers to keep sawdust out) in the jaws should give me some useful alternatives for clamping stuff.
I've been doing a lot of planing of wood lately. None of it has had any real purpose yet: I've just been practising my technique. I've mostly done it using a single stop and a bit of wood with a v cut into the end:
That works really well, but there have been a few times when I've wanted something a bit firmer. I can't fit a tail vice to my bench as the handle would get in the way of the roller door (I guess I could make it with a removable handle, but I can't be bothered with that). Hopefully the extra dog holes in the vice jaw will give me some alternative clamping methods and will tide me over until I get more workshop space.
For short stock, I can clamp it like this:
For wide stock (> 178 mm), I can use a dog on the end and clamp it side on:
For narrower stuff, I have to use a clamp of some sort as the end stop, but that's quite easy:
For really narrow stuff (< 76 mm) I'll need some sort of spacer to fill in the gap, but that shouldn't be too hard.
I need to make some wooden square things with round holes in to give a softer clamp "jaw" than the stainless steel dogs, but that hasn't made it to the top of the list yet.
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I really like that, wish I hadn't sold my Record 52 now.
Ashley Burton
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Machine Polished my van with my brothers assistance! Came up really good 
Not bad for a 13 year old van
Not bad for a 13 year old van
Agroshield
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Could you put a threaded insert in the end face of the vise jaw and then make something like a milling vise stop?
For the really narrow stuff, would dog or puppy holes in the fixed jaw be of any use? You could make a pair of hexagonal blocks that fit over the dogs, that are drilled eccentrically to give different offsets.
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Lewis_RX8
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Good job!!
Spot the detailer
Ashley Burton
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@slim_boy_fat The first picture doesn't show it well, But we used tyre gel which has worked a treat
Second picture was before
Second picture was before
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Tray
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Well not today but a couple of days ago with help from my boy.
He is 4.1/2 and had his first go through a car wash a couple of days before and desperately wanted to make one for his HotWheels cars sooo....
Found 2 of these in a drawer and was inspired.
He is 4.1/2 and had his first go through a car wash a couple of days before and desperately wanted to make one for his HotWheels cars sooo....
Found 2 of these in a drawer and was inspired.
Mark 2
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Lovely, memories are made.
