Stuff you have made today

[optima21]

The missus wanted something in the cellar to store apples, we've got loads this year.

I had some carp wire baskets that I bought for the new kitchen but failed to meet the standard, plus some OSB offcuts, and some SS leg from an old kitchen cabinet.

The wife is happy, she's started losing it up, should take 2 layers per shelf, with cardboard in between. I think she wraps some in newspaper too.

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those apples in baskets reminds me.....

....if you want smallish pieces of bubble wrap for small items for posting etc, you can get it from the apple boxes at supermarkets, I usually get about a square meter a week for free and pass it on to my sister and brother in law ad they have an online mail order business... so far I've not been stopped, and put everything esle on the counter and leave the bubble wrap in the trolley. the shops will just throw it away so at least it is being recycled.

 

[My Old Landy]

Nothing exciting, just playing with the lathe. Good job I am not on piece work, it took two hours to make it
The hinge is 24mm OD and 50mm long. Well it's not really as I work in imperial but it's jolly close......

 

[Ashley Burton]

Had the joys of drilling out snapped fastenings on my mirror today after the previous pirate snapped them!

 

[m_c]

Had the joys of drilling out snapped fastenings on my mirror today after the previous pirate snapped them!

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They're shear bolts. They're meant to be snapped when fitted...

 

[Ashley Burton]

They're shear bolts. They're meant to be snapped when fitted...

Definitely not pal, The other side has torque heads

Can't see why you would want sheer bolts on a mirror either?

 

[Ruffian]

Definitely not pal, The other side has torque heads

Can't see why you would want sheer bolts on a mirror either?

Because they usually are 8mm headed sheer bolts as there was a large amount of thefts of mirrors back in the day when new.
Bt Van's were a big target.

Most get m6 hex or torx headed bolts put in after the originals get removed.

 

[m_c]

Definitely not pal, The other side has torque heads

Can't see why you would want sheer bolts on a mirror either?

Somebody has obviously swapped the bolts on the other side then.
Those mirrors should be fitted with two 8mm hex head bolts, and a single shear bolt, so they just can't be unbolted and stolen.

 

[Ashley Burton]

@Ruffian Just seems strange how one side hasn't been sheered off

I understand the theft of them, Due to the popularity with our travelling friends again

Didn't help me remove the wing, So will replace with normal bolts

 

[Ruffian]

@Ruffian Just seems strange how one side hasn't been sheered off

I understand the theft of them, Due to the popularity with our travelling friends again

Didn't help me remove the wing, So will replace with normal bolts

Yea I know.
Used to work in the body shop repairing transits. Any wing job ment removing the mirrors.

Had a few double length 3/16 drill bits so could drill them and knock in a 30torx to unwind the mirror if it was still good.

If the mirror was damaged just used to break the plastics off and drill easier.

 

[Ashley Burton]

@Ruffian Everyday is a school day, @m_c my apologies!

Was a nightmare drilling through the mirror to get to the fastenings without damaging anything

 

[Memmeddu]

Hi everyone
Today I've awakened from the hibernation my engine driven welder to get it prepared for the next Saturday for a job.
So took it out its little house , removed the rag that I use to protect it from the dust.
Inflated the tires and cleaned from the dust .
Add oil to the engine to reach the maximum level (small leak on a copper washer) .
Opened the fuel valve , purged the carburettor bowl ,choke , pulled the recoil and it started on second pull as always does .
Old gasoline
Let it run for 5 minutes at idle ,shut off the fuel valve and let it die.
Tomorrow I'll buy fresh fuel and make practice little bit to remember the current settings .
Ps I'm still amazed about how my GenSet was prior to restore it .
It was ugly with very old sockets , scratched paint , broken exhaust and other broken parts ,it was also really noisy even after a friend of mine welded the exhaust manifold .
But after changed the oil ,put a sponge air filter, and used high temperature caulking between the exhaust joints it's enough silent to sit next to it .

 

[m_c]

I made a few more containers.


Although it may take a while to fill a drawer...

 

[Fraserb]

Cut these out

 

[Dev]

Another improvement to the ikea duktig. There’s door contacts on the 2 glass doors and they trigger different sequences which can be varied when he gets bored of them. Bit trippy at the moment but it got a ‘Woaw ’ which is what counts.

 

[Kram]

More decorating

Lots more to do!

 

[Memmeddu]

Little bit of practice vertical up with my engine driven welder
From right to left
Notice it's an 8mm plate I didn't grind anything .
Found the sweet spot just a tack under the 200V on the voltmeter (my GenSet has a voltmeter to read the auxiliary power output on the single phase outlet).
Things I've noticed my electrodes need baking
Anyway from right to left
6013
6013
7018
7018
The L shaped weld is 7018.
No undercut just moving little bit slow but enough good looking .
The vertical up welds I have to perform are not structural so as this ones on the left are enough
I can increase little bit the current , change little bit the angle and move little bit faster .
But as said it's enough good .

 

[Hood]

Some of todays things.
First off a pair of hauler plates.

First I clocked it on the lathe.

After a pass you can see the uneven wear on the tapered part.

Next pass cleaned it up.

And both ready for collection.

I then made a housing for a pintle bush.

And alongside the original that was 5mm out of round. Once welded to a plate I will skim the bore and then make an Acetal bush.

I also turned up a piece of Acetal with an M30 x 2 thread.

It is for this

For holding this whilst in transit as I am not keen on it rolling about in the back of the van.

And finally a pic of it attached to the aluminium plate I put in the side of the van a few weeks ago.

 

[slim_boy_fat]

hat was 5mm out of round.

That must have been making a lot of clattering? How come it was left to get so bad?

 

[Hood]

That must have been making a lot of clattering? How come it was left to get so bad?

Why indeed, well lets just say it is the way of Fishermen and Farmers

 

[slim_boy_fat]

Why indeed, well lets just say it is the way of Fishermen and Farmers

Aye, forestall spending cash on anything.