Stuff you have made today

[Cuthy246]

Been 6 months since I had time to fire the lathe up so jumped straight in cutting a 1/2” unf thread guess what it’s off

Air rifle? Common thread size for moderators

 

[h-dom]

Bandsaw stand for Lidl portaband. It's much more rigid now and I prefer it to cut vertically, I can guide it. I can clamp a fence on either side too. Nothing special but it works. I will eventually drill the base plates to bench mount but I have no bench space to mount it

 

[Brad93]

Yesterday to be exact

 

[AndersK]

Been fiddling with my cooler adding bungs and preparing for a absolutely meaningless but fun modification.

 

[Jlg]

Yup to be precise a rapid 7 mk1

Air rifle? Common thread size for moderators

 

[brewdexta]

Not so much made as cobbled together. I'm replacing our 15+ year old heat recovery ventilation system and need to clean out the ducts. It's all 4" and chimney brushes are far too coarse, just needs something to budge spiders and dead skin. Also drain rods are a bit too clumsy for delicate ducts including the flexible bits.

Looking around there wasn't anything easily available that wasn't going to cost 20 quid or more and you knew that it would be a pile of rubbish going straight to land fill.

Then, like most good ideas it came to me while walking the pooch. I have electrical duct rods, and I have polishing mops for the bench grinder. One M5 bolt and two repair washers later and the mark one duct sweeper is ready to go.

You can get various mops from very soft up to stiff close stitched of even scotchbrite so should meet every eventuality.

Cheers
Andy

 

[3000alloy]

Another day in the kitchen.

2.5kg of dough...

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Cut into ten, flattened, topped and baked;
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Thought I'd try a bit of chilli jam dotted around under the cheese, it's absolutely amazing! I'm wondering about "basil jam" now (or some kind of pretentious reduction)

Also converted a chicken and some kelp into a pot of flavourless mush and four litres of fatty wee.
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Good god man, that looks delicious!

 

[henry Kadzielski]

was the design supplied or was it your own?

It was basically what they asked for and added to from a base design. The design came from a naval architect who has to be approved by the local (Australian) marine authorities and the rest is history. I had soursed the designer previously and checked him out through marine surveyors as to his reputation. His reputation was good so he got the job

 

[Hood]

It was basically what they asked for and added to from a base design. The design came from a naval architect who has to be approved by the local (Australian) marine authorities and the rest is history. I had soursed the designer previously and checked him out through marine surveyors as to his reputation. His reputation was good so he got the job

Aye, thought it would have to be something like that.

 

[Beeezer]

Yup to be precise a rapid 7 mk1[/QUOTE]

fetching good money aren’t they, if you can find one.

 

[DAPPH]

Leveled. I hope! This stuff flowed better, but not as much as Id like. If theres a next time, need a wide spreader/trowel on a broom handle, a tiling trowel is too small.

I've usually usesd a 400 mm wide stainless steel or nylon spiked roller on a 2 mtr pole and strap on 5 mm alu tread plate foot plates , with seven or so 50 mm long dome headed full thread bolts poking down in each foot plate secured by nylock nuts .
You can walk over a thixotropic levelling compound and level it with ease. any small indentations from the bolts as you walk simply disappear as you walk backwards and roller over where they were .

Spiked Aeration Latex Roller level screed flooring Tool LONG 31mm spikes + guard | eBay
Tip
Make the compound up in big poly bags slipped in a double handled mixing tub .. that way you only have to throw the bag away when it gets caked up . Clean your roller & stand off asap .

 

[DAPPH]

Not so much made as cobbled together. I'm replacing our 15+ year old heat recovery ventilation system and need to clean out the ducts. It's all 4" and chimney brushes are far too coarse, just needs something to budge spiders and dead skin. Also drain rods are a bit too clumsy for delicate ducts including the flexible bits.

Looking around there wasn't anything easily available that wasn't going to cost 20 quid or more and you knew that it would be a pile of rubbish going straight to land fill.

Then, like most good ideas it came to me while walking the pooch. I have electrical duct rods, and I have polishing mops for the bench grinder. One M5 bolt and two repair washers later and the mark one duct sweeper is ready to go.

You can get various mops from very soft up to stiff close stitched of even scotchbrite so should meet every eventuality.

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Cheers
Andy

MIL in Canada had a heat recovery full ventilation system in th bungalow with central vacuum cleaning system that had a couple of wall points in each room for a 15 foot long vacuum cleaner tube.
Every year the cleaning man would come , blank off all vents but one that was the farthest away from the collector or filter tank , remove the collector . Then then using a very hairy sheepskin ball on a long strong light reeled cord would suck the ball along the longest run with his big vacuum cleaner till it entered his cleaner .
Then he switched it off removed the ball and tied on a length of " Gutter Protector. Avoid blockages. Reduce maintenance. (coopersofstortford.co.uk) "
to the cord . pushed the cord and brush in the duct and set the cleaner very tightly to th wall plate using a masking plate & soft tape over the open hole . He'd then nip down the cellar and slowly pulled the three foot of caterpillar back to the collector bin , anything that was loosened got sucked up into his big powerful industrial vacuum .

He also did the vacuum tube central cleaning system for the three bedroomed in a similar manner . The whole bungalow usually took him less than an hour .

 

[Munkul]

Moved the lathe in place and levelled it last night

 

[daleyd]

Had a session on the lathe making bearing housings for a gearbox, as it was quiet I managed to fabricate the gearbox and install 2:1 gears and installed a 3hp motor to it along with the polishing mop on the gearbox and a spigot on the other end for the flexible shaft and took it to a neighbour and asked if that was powerful enough for him.

Sounds interesting, any pics?

 

[Menno Bruinen]

Picked up yesterday, an old transport trolley (sorry, don't know the exact word for it in English...) with huge wheels on it.
Will be converted to support a 20L Argon bottle and the Sherman TIG set.

Whoops, posted in the wrong category, should be "new acquired".... Sorry.

 

[zx9]

Picked up yesterday, an old transport trolley (sorry, don't know the exact word for it in English...)

I would say 'Sack barrow" but the diagonal sides on the lifting plate would rather limit the size of sacks.

Edit: Perhaps 'bottle barrow" if it was used to move propane / butane cylinders?

What ever it is called I think you will be able to re-purpose it as intended.

 

[bigegg]

Picked up yesterday, an old transport trolley (sorry, don't know the exact word for it in English...) with huge wheels on it.
Will be converted to support a 20L Argon bottle and the Sherman TIG set. View attachment 263573

Whoops, posted in the wrong category, should be "new acquired".... Sorry.

I like that
It almost looks as though it could be laid down and used a sawhorse/low workbench.

 

[Agroshield]

Edit: Perhaps 'bottle barrow" if it was used to move propane / butane cylinders?

It would normally have a chain or evidence of a chain if it is for cylinders.

I was thinking it might be for a 45 gallon drum. Looking at the handles, they would rest on the floor and the drum would then be horizontal for pouring.

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

One dead Vampire.

I made 51, for a friend.

I had not much else to do at 3am.

 

[roblane65]

Moved the lathe in place and levelled it last night
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looks youv'e a great workshop there
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