Stuff you have made today

[nickk]

@Nauticus ,15minutes.
@Brad93 at the machine,an r tech cut 40.

 

[selectedgrub]

 

[AndersK]

Started to put a "save for rainy day" project together.

Never worked with these composite boards before but they cut nice with a regular blade.

 

[Hitch]

Been on and off for a month or two this one, but finished off this afternoon.
Even added a smart plug so it can be voice/phone activated etc.

 

[Chillitt]

Spent the last 4 days helping some mates out with a camper conversion. Its going to be on telly at some point, the last 2 days we've had cameras and such like being poked in our faces. Its not all bad as the brought a couple of carpenters with them and a runner who made tea and went off to get buns and stuff from the most expensive cafe in Stow..

 

[Olderisbetter]

Not so much made more bulodged shop window sill needed to be fixed cheaply and fast so i hacked out the rot treated it with Ronseal wood rot hardener, then in went a few stainless screws and then a bucket loads of car body filler before painting with Bedec multi surface paint.

 

[slim_boy_fat]

Its going to be on telly at some point,

So, you're soon to be a star of stage, screen and television. Will you be signing autographs?

 

[Chillitt]

So, you're soon to be a star of stage, screen and television. Will you be signing autographs?

Notice I didnt tell you what the programme is or even the channel.. I fear this will not be my big break..

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

Notice I didnt tell you what the programme is or even the channel.. I fear this will not be my big break..

You have a great face for an extra in a radio show.

 

[Windy Miller]

George Clarke’s amazing spaces?

 

[Chillitt]

Listen out for some off camera joker shouting 'Bring back Handy Andy' at the very slightly humourless presenter...

 

[mtt.tr]

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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


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

Will you be cut and etching this one? hehe

 

[Dcal]

Today I made some 5 inch box out of some 4 inch.

Why? Because I only need 6 inches of it and it's eaiser to make it than try and source it.
It's to repair a jack leg of a my mates Ford rubber wheeled digger.
I turned it into a bit of a practice piece, so I tried to keep it all in position with tig root and stick fill and cap.

Happy enough to show my fails here.

If I can get at it and I can see it, it's alright (not good but will probably hold ok)

When it's behind the vice and I can't get at it or see it, it’s a different matter.

Stick is the same
The 100mm box is 8mm wall and I don't have any 8mm plate so I just used 10mm.

This is why I really respect proper welders.
You can kid yourself you can lay down a nice bead but when it gets awkward, all bets are off.

I needed to weld in a couple of bosses so off to the lathe.

It's great having a wee lathe
Welded in with tig root

both sides

TBC

 

[henry Kadzielski]

Never tried, but is supposed to work, so got this job to fabricate some 25mm steel plate and gussets. So stuck it on the plasma and gave it a crack.

Didn't come out too bad and pretty straight.

and not too much taper.

There was however much sparks for the pierce and also much smoke during the cut. So in conclusion 'it works' The plasma is a Hypertherm PM125 and Hypwtherm clearly state that this machine will pierce 25mm, so we have proven this correct. I believe that it would pierce 30mm, just need to extend the pierce delay a bit

 

[henry Kadzielski]

I just thought I would post a vid of the cutting process

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hought

 

[Maker]

A pair of speaker cables;


Certainly could just use bare stripped cables in binding posts but I'm a slut for circular locking connectors and I'm gonna be swapping them between a different speakers fairly often so I wanted to keep it all neat, a bit of heatshrink makes everything look more professional too. Not sure the audiophile stance on tinning cable ends, probably frowned upon. I considered T&E at half the price but I really wanted flexible cables so I just got the proper stuff. I think I know what this clear insulation is all about too now, it's an optical illusion, it makes 2.5mm cable look like 6mm at a glance. It's also an absolute nightmare to strip.

 

[wyn]

Been working on a bit of a gate for home.

40x8 for the frame 16mm square for the other bits.
Using a locinox lock.

Just need to sort hinges, something for it to close against and some paint.

Did the outer frame with mig but have used Tig for the rest to try to stop any spatter in tricky to remove places.

The curved 16mm square is not quite right and has a bit of a "flat" in it.

The belt grinder has come in handy for a lot of bits.

 

[Windy Miller]

I really like that Wyn - very nice job!

 

[ihavenoidea]

Needed some light at the workbench. Found an old desk lamp and made a "adapter" from a M16 screw

Definitely no Masterpiece of engineering but it works for me

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

Well, 2 steam engines.
Both in need of a lot of TLC.

But ow much?
Do I strip, repair, rebuild, test?

Or do i fire up and see?

50% of both.

Mamod SP4.

A check, clean, to see if any boiler cracks and we went for it.



No majot joint leeks.
But whistle needs seals and a strip. It leaks under pressure.

But on the whole it works well.

I have spares.


This home made unit.
I had it in bits. Main steam pipe was shot.
Broken at the piston connection. Kinked and a hint of some cracks.



So I replaced it.




I also cleaned the brass up, a lot.

Put it back together. Best way to stop loosing parts, is to keep it as a unit





It works, but needs a lot of TLC.