Stuff you have made today

[Geoffm]

Looks good.

Have you had to change a broken tine return spring yet................it takes a bit of working out how to do it.........i've heard of someone who spent half a day trying to change 1 spring.

Yes, had to do 2, and stocked up on spares.. I was warned there was a knack, so YouTube to the rescue. The pins were rusted in, so ground the flush to get the tine holder out so I could punch them out on the bench. Put it back together, put the new roll pin half way in, 3n9ugh to hook the end of the spring into it before tapping it further in. It you punch it in to far before fitting the spring, it will be hard.
second one was much easier than the first one. I can see how it would be hard without the YouTube videos.

 

[Memmeddu]

Welded the fender brackets on the truck
Repaired a crack on the frame
Welds are enough ugly but solid .
I've had to work in position without free access so I'm enough satisfied .
It's been awhile since I've welded something like this .
7018 with my engine driven
Ps there is no undercut.
I didn't removed the slag in some points because started raining .
I know that are not the best welds in this world but are blind welds , can't put my head under the bed

 

[nickk]

Finally getting around to finishing the outside fly press,that I got in June!
A heavier ball for the other end was bought from Brundle,so then remove a lot of the weight I needed to match the other side,to avoid too much weight loss,I drilled in steps,to finish at 41.5mm,next sort out a weather curtain.

 

[Memmeddu]

Whenever I see machining tools ... I would like to have access to a machine shop

Maybe a day .
Waiting for it I've asked for work in a machine shop.

 

[northwest]

Yesterday: Started with one of these:



Finished with one of these:

1 in 8 twist in a 22-250 so he can use heavier bullets.

 

[doubleboost]

Not made but started to repair
100 year old casting that had been welded before
Silicone bronze on AC Graphite backer worked very well

 

[m_c]

A couple pulleys and pins.



I was going to fit them today, but discovered I don't have the right grease nipples that I drilled and tapped them for

 

[Olderisbetter]

Fitted 20 of the shelves i.made recently in the shop, almost ready to fill with stock now

 

[Hood]

Today I made this, well actually last night but tested it out today.
Had to scrabble around for a bit of vero board and all I could find had loads of crap already soldered to it, so a lot of desoldering was required before I could start but it was worth it
It confirmed that the welder works the way I hoped

 

[Brad93]

Today I made this, well actually last night but tested it out today.
Had to scrabble around for a bit of vero board and all I could find had loads of crap already soldered to it, so a lot of desoldering was required before I could start but it was worth it
It confirmed that the welder works the way I hoped

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What’s this for? A remote?

 

[Hood]

What’s this for? A remote?

Yes, well for one of these.

I did get a remote but unfortunately it didn't allow me to alter the wire feed from the torch pot which was the condition I stated but unfortunately was missed That means my only option is to get the push pull torch with the controls on it. I could make up a remote myself with the buttons as above and it would be very cheap to do but I would have no display so it is not ideal but it may come to that if the torch works out too expensive.

 

[Brad93]

Yes, well for one of these.
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I did get a remote but unfortunately it didn't allow me to alter the wire feed from the torch pot which was the condition I stated but unfortunately was missed That means my only option is to get the push pull torch with the controls on it. I could make up a remote myself with the buttons as above and it would be very cheap to do but I would have no display so it is not ideal but it may come to that if the torch works out too expensive.

You basically want what my Lorch has then

 

[Hood]

You basically want what my Lorch has then

I have no idea what your Lorch has but if it has an 8m push pull with the ability to alter wire feed and change jobs from it, then yes

 

[Dr.Al]

Made this yesterday and tried it out for the first time today:

It's a very simple router extension thing made out of mild steel. 8 mm shank, 32 mm long to go into the biggest collet for my trim router (which came with 8 mm and 1/4" collets). Outer end is 22 mm diameter, 27 mm long, threaded 1.5 mm pitch and with an ER16 taper inside.

The router planing thing that I made way back on page 555 of this thread is great but the limited plunge travel of the trim router was meaning I couldn't "plane" really thin material without pulling the cutter out too far for comfort. I bought a router extension that uses ER16 collets from a Chinese seller on ebay, but it was FAR too long (the body was 50 mm compared to the 27 mm of mine) so I decided to just make my own. I also changed it to use a different sort of nut (that I already had) to the Chinese one: the Chinese one used a mini nut (19 mm by 1 mm pitch thread) for which the spanner is inserted from the face end. That meant that the cutter couldn't be fitted too close to the collet or the spanner had no access.

The flats on the shank were added to give me an easy way of getting the two ends concentric: I made the shank to be a very close fit in a test piece with a reamed 8 mm hole, then got a bit of scrap, cross-drilled and tapped M6 and then I put the cross-drilled piece in the lathe and drilled and reamed a hole 8 mm. That could then stay on the lathe and guarantee concentricity when the fledgling part was fitted. The flats (which were added with a hand file) gave the screws that held it in place something to hold on to.

 

[Brad93]

I have no idea what your Lorch has but if it has an 8m push pull with the ability to alter wire feed and change jobs from it, then yes

Watch my YouTube video.

 

[Hood]

Aye similar but not so many features.
The only features I need are wire feed adjustment and I want to be able to swap Jobs so I can go between Pulse and Super Pulse without having to go back to the wire feed unit.
The Analogue torch I can change wire feed but that is all although I could, I suppose, wire up another pot and alter voltage. I could also change programmes with it by setting the parameters so that a quick press on the trigger would cycle through them but I think when in programme mode the feeds and voltages etc are fixed. It is Jobs I need to be able to change and as far as I know that can't be done via the analogue torch.
The PC2 push pull has the display and 4 buttons which can control wire feed, voltage trim, change programmes and change jobs.

Just wish I didn't need the push pull though as I would be 1/6th the price for a standard length torch

 

[Hood]

BTW the remote I got I could more or less change anything but sadly it wouldn't allow me to use the pot for wire feed on the push pull so was no use for me
Shame really as it would have been excellent if it had been possible.
Basically it was the same as the display on my wire feed unit.

 

[pressbrake1]

I made myself sick having to bore out a 100mm hole in a solid lump of six inch diameter nickel ally bronze.
The swarf owes three figures £££
Got to do the same to another lump tomorrow.
Still better than buying a piece of cored specially for the job but the lump in my throat won’t goView attachment 256313

What’s left

 

[Woody.v8]

Bit more done on the truck today , side guards almost done.

 

[northwest]

Where's @roofman when you need him? Missing in action? Had a bit of help though as I know one thing, I am getting too bl**dy old for these aerial acrobatics, gas cylinders up ladders aren't fun anymore. Anyhow, stuck a couple roof lights in a roof (after I built it) and raced the weather to get it all watertight. Rooflights in yesterday and cut the holes straight into the tarp for overnight, absolutely tanked it down. Really fine this afternoon but started to look ominous just as I was finishing.



Then all closed off and the lining felt installed, at least it is watertight. Bit of insulation and plasterboard next weekend I think. The weather doesn't look promising.