Stuff you have made today

[Hood]

OFFS a cannon?

 

[My Old Landy]

OFFS a cannon?

Indeed, an artillery cannon to go with the wheels I made
Damn you are good!!

 

[Roger440]

Been a busy couple of days. Off too a slow start this holiday, mainly due to a river invading my house

Got fed up with forever moving the mancage around the workshop, so knoecked up a shelf for it to sit on.

 

[Roger440]

Then thought id have a stab at my supercheap (broken) compressor i bought. Bought it with a claim it "only makes 70psi"

Took the head off and found the gasket failed on the second stage cylinder. Cleaned up the plate valve etc. Reassembled and good to go. Well, almost. The new additional load showed up belt slip. The engine (nerly new ) was mounted with 3/8ths bolts in 10mm slots so the engine had twisted thus losing belt tension. New 10mm bolts fitted and its all up and running. Total all in cost £263. For a honda engined 7.5hp compressor. Very happy

Then bolted it to a smaller pallet for mobility.

 

[Roger440]

And on to the main job. Need to get the 2 popster put up. Sadly, the floor is "variable, so between 4 and 6 inches. Ramp man not happy to sign off on that, so cheapest solution was to mke up an H frame base plate.

So ive started on this. Got the basic frame together and drilled the necessary holes in the bottom. Followed bp paint.

I can then turn it back over tommorow to continue with the various holes and a lowering of part of the side section to matcg the cross bearers where the ramp sits.

 

[KaneH]

Not today but during last year we got into quite a bit of house related works and one job was a new dining table and benches..

 

[brewdexta]

I started to make a thing. First cut a piece of ply to size and make a couple of trenches 6mm into some 9mm ply.

Then dry assemble the first set of components on it, mainly 18mm ply offcuts and some 30mm burr oak

Then glue it up and put a couple of clamps on it.

To be continued.......

 

[badabec]

Hello, Mr TYA, where did you buy the foot pump hose? I can only find black
Thanks

 

[Hood]

Hello, Mr TYA, where did you buy the foot pump hose? I can only find black
Thanks

Red any good?
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Cartrend-U...E3Q91ARG32Z&psc=1&refRID=KKPAFBBP0E3Q91ARG32Z

 

[badabec]

Red any good?
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Cartrend-U...E3Q91ARG32Z&psc=1&refRID=KKPAFBBP0E3Q91ARG32Z

Marvellous, thanks. Will go well with my Kismet Baby footpump

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

Hello, Mr TYA, where did you buy the foot pump hose? I can only find black
Thanks

I robed it from a modern plastic pump in my scrap pile.

 

[Other Daniel]

So I ‘re purposed’ a ‘vintage’ tractor seat into a stool type effort for the welding bench. Needs paint.

I’ve had a office chair till now but they always melt! Thought a cast one may last longer. Swing arm was to solve the problem of wherever the wheeled ones are, they’re in the way!

oh it’s from an Albion thresher / binder for those that care

I care !!

 

[James1979]

I care !!

I’m glad

however my most liked comment on the forum is bolting a seat to a welding bench!

 

[Nick DV]

Sadly, the floor is "variable, so between 4 and 6 inches.

Wow, that is some variance!

 

[northwest]

I’m glad

however my most liked comment on the forum is bolting a seat to a welding bench!

It is a very elegant solution to a problem many of us have. It has given me the seed of an idea that I think will work well in my workshop.

 

[James1979]

It is a very elegant solution to a problem many of us have. It has given me the seed of an idea that I think will work well in my workshop.

Very well phrased Graham!

In my head it was combining a load of carp that was in the way into a solution that is vaguely practical Cobbled it together really quickly so its a bit rough I'm afraid. The second reason for not having a legged stool was that cast seat will only get knocked over once......

Those Albion seats have a notched ring under them with a square hole in the centre. I think its so you can have the seat facing whichever way you like which is handy on a thresher. Anyhow, the square hole is a good enough fit for an M12 coach bolt which may be a consideration if anyone else has a similar thought and is looking to get hold of one.

 

[slim_boy_fat]

These tractor/combine/binder etc seats fetch strong money these days among the "Yah -Yah" and 'upcycler' sets....

 

[Gragson]

These tractor/combine/binder etc seats fetch strong money these days among the "Yah -Yah" and 'upcycler' sets....

The bike shed forum had a guy customised a CX500 with a tractor seat. It looked ridiculous and a waste of a good tractor seat

 

[James1979]

These tractor/combine/binder etc seats fetch strong money these days among the "Yah -Yah" and 'upcycler' sets....

Dug that out of the dirt floor of my mates barn! There are another 3 laying about that I know of, probably more if I were to start asking around

Edit, just looked on Ebay and theres one the same as mine for £95! Ive no idea they were so sought after. What for?! I assume they dont have welding benches in Chelsea! And their tractors aren't that old

 

[Maker]

What for?!

High stools for their breakfast bars of course!