Stuff you have made today

[Hitch]

View attachment 254137 View attachment 254138 Finally finished the pergoda and removed from the shop in readiness for installation.

A bit of patina on it and that will look great!
Does now too mind.

 

[Lewis_RX8]

A bit of patina on it and that will look great!
Does now too mind.

Should be like the statue of liberty in no time

 

[Dcal]

Today I made a bracket so I could fit a router to my lathe.
I want to cut a slot on the face of an alloy part and I dont have a mill.
I managed to do it with a modified cut off tool and tiny boring bar made from a ground down HSS tool blank but it was a slow process
It took less time to make the bracket than modify the lathe tools.

Started with an off cut of round bar and drilled and opened it out to the size of the router collar.





Then cut the ring with a hacksaw and used a milling cutter in the lathe to form a cutout for a 5mm locking bolt.



Drilled and tapped for a 5mm bolt and I had a connection to the router
Then welded some bar off cuts to allow it to be mounted on the lathe tool holder



Mounted the bits in the lathe to line everything up and tacked it together.



And welded it up on the bench.







It does work, but I wouldn't fancy its chances with steel.



I can buy the bits I'm trying to make for £30.
I must be nuts.

 

[Tupers]

It was Monday and this afternoon’s work technically but I started making another flat tracker tail unit and then moved on to making some blisters to cover the shock mounts on the Suzuki.

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

A good person, north of the A303 did me a favour and did a FANTASTIC job of repairing some brass Connecting rods.



The Good human turned off the remains of broken studs on the RHS of the above items, drilled and taped the ends to 2BA

So I could get round to finishing an item.



The old studs fitted into 4 taped holes on the metal base adjusting feet holders. But the feet had a recess already machined into them. So a new round head screws could be used.



Fitted, the original brass washers were saved.



All done. Even fitted the one lead seal as well.

Yes, it works.
The wood is still drinking the wax, but I am sure it will stop soon.

 

[Hitch]

Not made, but stripped, cleaned, reassembled this today. Kind of like a radiator. Lots of individual plates and gaskets all squeezed together.

 

[nickk]

A window grille ,spoiling a beautiful sash window,it is level,I just couldn’t photograph square on due to plants in the way.had it powder coated,cementing in the mounting lugs,then ground over the screw heads.
Very rare that I do a job in a town,actually witnessed a traffic jam and a parked problem,couldn’t wait to get home.

 

[cianh91]

Set of gate frames fitted I supplied the wood aswel but they varnished them themselves .

Then been extra busy this week so brought in help

 

[Hood]

View attachment 254262 A window grille ,spoiling a beautiful sash window,it is level,I just couldn’t photograph square on due to plants in the way.had it powder coated,cementing in the mounting lugs,then ground over the screw heads.
Very rare that I do a job in a town,actually witnessed a traffic jam and a parked problem,couldn’t wait to get home.

What is the reason for the grille?

 

[Anguz]

Not made, but stripped, cleaned, reassembled this today. Kind of like a radiator. Lots of individual plates and gaskets all squeezed together.

nice plate cooler, no mug for scale! hope you measured how much stud was sticking out before you started, and didnt just wind it up tight

 

[Hitch]

nice plate cooler, no mug for scale! hope you measured how much stud was sticking out before you started, and didnt just wind it up tight

There speaks someone that knows what they're doing
Reassembled as per spec, rather than cranked up to the nearest 10mm or so.
We use gauge bars for them. Bit easier than keep running around with a tape.

Pipes are 2" for scale...get a bit funny about taking a mug of coffee into these places dont they!

 

[Robert.]

Backing plate for a mechanical muncher that's being fitted to a PC800 , not a bad bit of freehand with the plasma , just welding it on to do now

First run with the new to me kemppi fastmig 500 , still messing around with settings but I don't think it will come off

 

[eLuSiVeMiTe]

Lucky with the weather. Nearly watertight

 

[nickk]

What is the reason for the grille?

She likes leaving the window open,without having to worry about “burglars “.

 

[Mick Annick]

She likes leaving the window open,without having to worry about “burglars “.

Bottom sash screwed shut presumably?

 

[Nauticus]

I had an auto-dim welding mask that no longer 'auto-dimmed'. I took it to pieces and checked the battery - still a good battery, so problem must be in the circuitry. A fix for another day.

I completely stripped the mask and cleaned it inside and out with acetone. Then it was given a nice shiny coat of bright red paint.

I carefully cut out a piece of 4mm clear polycarbonate and epoxied into the frame.

Next I cut out a similar section of 1mm thick polycarbonate to act as a sacrificial screen. This was attached the thick sheet using a thin strip of foam double sided tape.

With the head band re-attached I now have a grinding face shield which should offer far more protection than those floppy yellow top face shields with half a mill thick protection..

When I have the time, I'm going to epoxy a carbon fiber layer onto the inside - to strengthen it a bit more.

It probably a massively over engineered . . . . . . . but I had an enjoyable afternoon completing it.

Edit . . why do I see a smaller image below ??? I didn't put it there! - and I can't delete it either

Malc.

 

[nickk]

Cut some 10 mm plate with the plasma,normally use oxy/acet,but left the oxygen on site,think my plasmas too light,it’s not a clean cut,so had to lever the plate apart.

 

[Nauticus]

[QUOTE="nickk, post: 1676212, member: Cut some 10 mm plate with the plasma,normally use oxy/acet,but left the oxygen on site,think my plasmas too light,it’s not a clean cut,so had to lever the plate apart.[/QUOTE]

Looks good to me, How long did each length take to be cut??

 

[Brad93]

View attachment 254355 View attachment 254356 Cut some 10 mm plate with the plasma,normally use oxy/acet,but left the oxygen on site,think my plasmas too light,it’s not a clean cut,so had to lever the plate apart.

Was your air pressure measured/regulated at the machine?

 

[earthman]

I can buy the bits I'm trying to make for £30.
I must be nuts.

I'd say not at all, especially if you enjoyed making it.