Stuff you have made today

[brightspark]

max headroom

 

[Brad93]

hi

major over engineering has/is being carried out due to the size of free matters. its 3mx5m.

the concrete isnt just sitting on the dirt there is holes there.

Looking at the size of your pads I was thinking it was a huge great shed. Which may have needed piling.

 

[henry Kadzielski]

My contribution. First time outside, put on the trailer this morning and shuffles about ready for the trip to fit engines tomorrow.

Looks rather small behind the small truck. The boat is not really ready for engines, but, the engine guys said that it is getting close to Christamss and they are busy, so they want the boat they get the boat. The bow roller and the davit support is still to be done, but they were decided on friday, so they will be put on when the boat returns. There is still the wiring for the nav lights to be done and much dressing of welds, so it looks pretty. Upon return it will get wrapped with reflective orange film, wiring completed, test run and hopfully no problems handed over. I will then have a few days off

 

[Am333rcr]

hi brad

i would love it to be a large shed . i just got 7" 5" H beam for free for this small

 

[Ashley Burton]

Had the joys of a snapped glow plug...

Looks like I will be getting myself a glow plug removal kit if I can't borrow one from someone!

 

[Fraserb]

Looking at the size of your pads I was thinking it was a huge great shed. Which may have needed piling.

Thought the same, the bases on some of ours aren't hugely bigger.

 

[m_c]

Had the joys of a snapped glow plug...
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Looks like I will be getting myself a glow plug removal kit if I can't borrow one from someone!

You don't need a removal kit for that, as the hardest bit is already out.
First thing I'd try, is fit the other plugs, wedge a rag over the broken plug, start the engine and let it warm up. Try giving it a rev as well, as it might be enough to blast it out. The rag is to contain the projectile, as it may come out like a bullet, so make sure nobody is stood anywhere near the potential path of the broken bit.
If that doesn't work, you just need to start drilling. Usually once you get so far down, the drill bit will grab the glow plug and it'll start spinning. At which point it'll either just pull out with the drill, or it'll blast out if you start the engine.

 

[Ruffian]

You don't need a removal kit for that, as the hardest bit is already out.
First thing I'd try, is fit the other plugs, wedge a rag over the broken plug, start the engine and let it warm up. Try giving it a rev as well, as it might be enough to blast it out. The rag is to contain the projectile, as it may come out like a bullet, so make sure nobody is stood anywhere near the potential path of the broken bit.
If that doesn't work, you just need to start drilling. Usually once you get so far down, the drill bit will grab the glow plug and it'll start spinning. At which point it'll either just pull out with the drill, or it'll blast out if you start the engine.

Yep same, but would screw a self taper or long bolt in so can get some pliers or grips on to pull it out as the engine is warming also.

 

[Ashley Burton]

@m_c & @Ruffian now understand what you mean! Not snapped a glow plug previously

 

[lchris21]

Repurposed an old woodworking vice rescued from a school...its now been adopted by the metalwork class and sits nicely on the end of my fold down welding bench......waiting to tear my ankle open

 

[roofman]

Faced with the constant menace of the bike bench only moving in one axis without a fight due to 2 wheels being swivel and 2 wheels fixed i thought i would fix that today before the winter track bike project moves onto it..so fixed wheels off and made up brackets to hang another set of swivels off them plus because it would move to easy while rolling the bike up and down i also made a couple of fixed screw stands to kinda match the current ones on the other end on bench. Anyway now much easier to move about with full 360 movement when you need to put it out the way when doing other projects. Pics tell the story a bit better.

 

[Melvyn Best]

@m_c & @Ruffian now understand what you mean! Not snapped a glow plug previously

If starting the engine doesn’t get it out try running a tap into the remains then screw in a HT set screw with a nut and suitable spacer , tightening the nut to put some tension on the remains should pull them out

 

[Ashley Burton]

If starting the engine doesn’t get it out try running a tap into the remains then screw in a HT set screw with a nut and suitable spacer , tightening the nut to put some tension on the remains should pull them out

I'm sure I will get it out

Just haven't attempted it yet

 

[roofman]

I'm sure I will get it out

Just haven't attempted it yet

just don't snag a drill bit and snap it

 

[Ashley Burton]

just don't snag a drill bit and snap it

Let's hope not!

 

[Moose McAlpine]

Most glow plugs like that have the perfect centre bore to take an M6 tap. I have a ~5" long tap just for that. Tap it, screw in a bolt and fashion a puller, ideally a "sleeve-type" that will draw the body of the glow plug inside.

Used to remove a lot of glow plugs, that was my favourite method.

 

[Kram]

Wallpapering begins

Went better than expected. Not my choice of paper.

 

[daleyd]

 

[selectedgrub]

Sanded inside cup

 

[selectedgrub]

And this.