Stuff you have made today

[Memmeddu]

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.

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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.

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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



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It works, but needs a lot of TLC.

That's lovely.
I'd like to both find or make one

 

[Memmeddu]

So pretty busy and productive day
Went to our family land in the woods , grass cutting .
A friend of us did most of the work
So I've spent the entire morning in the nature 6 hours of good fresh air , and nice 2strokes smoke
Talked with our friend for a small repair work on his truck .
Essentially he needs to weld new brackets for the fenders
Remove the old broken side locks on the rear.
Modify the new one ,which are meant to be fixed on the bed ,the old ones were removable to have a flat bed, but someone welded them .
New ones shall be welded onto the bed ,so I'll have to modify them ,to make them removable as the original ones .
Essentially I have to weld the lower part of the original ones to new columns .
Add two square plates to protect the locking mechanism for the alluminium sides.
Trim the sides because 1cm too long .
Add a piece of square tube on each column to accept a removable stiffener bar to prevent them to spread open when the truck is loaded with rubbles ,sand and things like such .
Repair a crack on the bed frame .
It's all 6mm thick steel ,it will be lovely to weld with 7018s
Surely something will end on the forum and probably on Instagram too
I might need to use my engine driven

Then he gave me tools for repair.
Started with his new Efco Stark 3810 , 2 fuel tanks of life .
A grass trimmer .
It needed some carb adjustments .
Essentially when new the adjustments are very rough and usually need tune up after breakdown ,also because the climate conditions will dictate the perfect air-fuel mix
So tuned it up and now instead of bogging it runs like a dirt bike

Then a cheap eBay long reach hedge trimmer , just a grass trimmer power head with an edge trimme attachment .
The two parts were stuck,I've managed to split them apart and now the connection works as it should.
Also had to replace the fuel lines because dry and brittle .

Then his Husqvarna 142 chainsaw ,I've just checked it ,it needs a new bulb pump .
I've tried to bypass it to allow him to use the chainsaw while waiting for the parts but the carb needs this little pump to keep fuel up to the correct pressure .
I'll call for parts on Monday, I'll probably replace the diaphragms to ensure everything will work right .
It's a small chainsaw but I've been surprised to see a double butterfly carburettor on it .

Then yesterday I've repaired a concrete mixer drill , nothing special it just split apart in two pieces while cleaning it ,or at least that's what the customer said.
Found that all the bolts were missing ,so I've replaced them with Allen screw and locking washers , and to be sure I've applied also blue locktite thread locker .
Tomorrow I'll have to repair other two of those concrete mixers ,a circular saw and a 4½" angle grinder

I'm tired but also happy to have something to do

 

[m_c]

Having woken up this morning to rain, I decided to have a mostly lazy day, but since I managed to get all my accounts up to date, I decided to build this -

 

[roblane65]

Nothing quite like using your time wisely

 

[AndersK]

Finished the assembly today. Was planning to use stainless sheet metal screws to attach boards with but broke several if them and had to drill too large holes to avoid that. Changed direction and went for M4 rivnuts instead.

 

[doubleboost]

The wife is away so I made some dinner
Fried in dripping food of the gods

 

[doubleboost]

Been asked to do a few of these in flat pack

 

[Kram]

I made a schrader to M5 adaptor and drilled my chinese and gf3 spray guns.

I tried holding hex bar in an er collet, works perfectly and saved me swapping the chuck. Thanks @doubleboost ! Learned that from one of your videos about a month ago.

 

[Memmeddu]

Having woken up this morning to rain, I decided to have a mostly lazy day, but since I managed to get all my accounts up to date, I decided to build this -

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Lovely

 

[4String.]

OH has gone vanting her galli so I've made four evening meals for next week. Pasta in a spag bol sauce with a goodly amount of red wine and extra veggies, and half a dozen boiled eggs for snacks:






An hour's work on a Sunday means I'm guaranteed to get a decent meal at night. Park up and put a portion in the microwave while doing the paperwork, job done

 

[slim_boy_fat]

OH has gone vanting her galli

 

[My Old Landy]

Made my first swarf on the Smart and Brown. Really pleased with the little beast

 

[Kram]

Quick test Im quite happy with it. If only I could find my M5 grub screw for the top bolt, no clearance for the paint cup!

 

[Hood]

Cut up some 5mm aluminium on the plasma.

Welded and bolted it together and gave it a quick polish. I am not liking the polish so will probably give it a coat of satin black or charcoal grey at some point (or probably won't knowing me )

 

[slim_boy_fat]

@Hood . If I didn't know better, I'd swear that was a guardless flap disc in that angry grinder....

 

[Hood]

@Hood . If I didn't know better, I'd swear that was a guardless flap disc in that angry grinder....

It is, I do not have guards on the 4 1/2" grinders that are solely for flap discs. Cutting discs then I have the guards on.

 

[slim_boy_fat]

It is, I do not have guards on the 4 1/2" grinders that are solely for flap discs. Cutting discs then I have the guards on.

You can do damage to flesh with a flap disc - well I can, even with thin gloves on. The glove didn't like it either.

 

[Hood]

You can do damage to flesh with a flap disc - well I can, even with thin gloves on. The glove didn't like it either.

You can do damage to flesh with a hammer, wheres your guard on that

Gloves are something I never wear when using grinders, I personally do not think I get enough grip of them when wearing gloves. The only thing I wear gloves for is when welding and if I grab the grinder the glove comes off. Everyone to their own

 

[MattF]

You can do damage to flesh with a flap disc - well I can, even with thin gloves on. The glove didn't like it either.

I usually leave the guard on with flapdiscs, but they do get in the way.

 

[MattF]

Finished this today.





It's just a cradle/stand for the phone, rather than me just plonking the phone down in the first spot to hand.