Stuff you have made today

Ashley Burton · Jan 16, 2021

DennisCA said:
Patched a rust hole in the Mazda, me and my dad, he did the welding and sheet metal work, he's the better welder of us. I did the prep work and post welding stuff. Used a high zinc primer, then dinitrol ml, then the thicker stuff which will harden to an elastic layer. Still need to spray in dinitrol into the cavity behind the patch.View attachment 269715

Hope it passes MOT

MX5?

DennisCA · Jan 16, 2021

Mazda 6 from 2005

Ashley Burton · Jan 16, 2021

DennisCA said:
Mazda 6 from 2005

Must be a Mazda thing :laughing:

pressbrake1 · Jan 16, 2021

Made another 2” hole in 150mm box using a piloted bit

MattF · Jan 16, 2021

brewdexta said:
It's the youngest daughter's birthday next week. She wanted to go to an escape room, no chance of that at the moment so the eldest daughter is secretly creating one at home. But she needed 6 boxes that can be locked. After looking on the usual places, the cheapest option to get hinged boxes that are bigger than tobacco tins is to buy tea. So I ended up with 240 tea bags and 6 hinged tins.

5 have numeric locks, the 6th has a alphabetical lock. 6 cheap brass hasps and a few pop rivets later.

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See, I told you I would be back on metalwork soon

Cheers
Andy

Hasp is wonky on the top left.

AndersK · Jan 16, 2021

Ashley Burton said:
Must be a Mazda thing

Yeah, I did same patching on a 3 year old 2007 mazda 6, both sides. Rust warranty not worth the paper it's written on...

The_Yellow_Ardvark · Jan 16, 2021

MattF said:
Hasp is wonky on the top left.

Stop being a trouble maker.

RichardM · Jan 16, 2021

The_Yellow_Ardvark said:
Stop being a trouble maker.

I wasn't going to say anything seeing the quality of @brewdexta other projects. I'm sure he will rectify the situation, maybe a spare tin of tea is called for.

nickk · Jan 16, 2021

Not actually made today,but fettled today after collecting from the galvanisers.
They’re baseplates to hold the sheerlegs of another canvas roof structure.as it’s a semi permanent structure they’ll be bolted down.

DennisCA · Jan 16, 2021

AndersK said:
Yeah, I did same patching on a 3 year old 2007 mazda 6, both sides. Rust warranty not worth the paper it's written on...

Mazdas from this period are bad on the rust front. But I still really like Mazdas despite that, on every other point they are great.

AndersK · Jan 16, 2021

DennisCA said:
on every other point they are great.

Indeed they are.
Wife got the new 3 model with 180 Hp, 5 more than my 6. Can't have it that way :cool:

just don't know what model I want.
Would really like the 6 cyl version but probably won't be sold here due to EU fuel consumption targets...

doubleboost · Jan 16, 2021

Brad93 said:
A grinder rack for a forum member.

Anyone using Hypertherm fine cut nozzles, make sure you get the fine cut swirl ring. It looks identical but does make a difference.

Any chance of the DFX file

Tangledfeet · Jan 16, 2021

AndersK said:
Indeed they are.
Wife got the new 3 model with 180 Hp, 5 more than my 6. Can't have it that way just don't know what model I want.
Would really like the 6 cyl version but probably won't be sold here due to EU fuel consumption targets...

I have a 2017 Mazda 3 with standard 2.0l 120ps engine and I've never been so pleased with a car.

Your wife's new one with 180 must be fun!

Tigman · Jan 16, 2021

ive been welding a mates Suzuki Carrier both outer sills gone , he had them made , couldnt buy them off the shelf, he cut all the rot out and I filled it back in , got to finish off on Monday

AndersK · Jan 16, 2021

Like it a lot but throttle response is way to slow compared to mine. On the other hand, no one but me seems to like the fast response on mine

brewdexta · Jan 16, 2021

MattF said:
Hasp is wonky on the top left.

Right, on that note I shall go back to wood bothering

All finished and out of clamps, a bit of planing and sanded to 60 grit. I could do with a hard pad on my ROS but Mirka want over 40 quid so I just take it steady with less pressure. With different woods with different hardness, if you press on with a softer pad you end up with high and low spots that correspond to the harder and softer woods.

It's now having its cracks and knots filled with resin. The resin is dyed a coffee colour to blend in. It will probably take another coat tomorrow, the first tends to sink into the burr quite a lot.

Cheers
Andy

mechman · Jan 16, 2021

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brewdexta said:
It's the youngest daughter's birthday next week. She wanted to go to an escape room, no chance of that at the moment so the eldest daughter is secretly creating one at home. But she needed 6 boxes that can be locked. After looking on the usual places, the cheapest option to get hinged boxes that are bigger than tobacco tins is to buy tea. So I ended up with 240 tea bags and 6 hinged tins.

5 have numeric locks, the 6th has a alphabetical lock. 6 cheap brass hasps and a few pop rivets later.

View attachment 269664

See, I told you I would be back on metalwork soon

Cheers
Andy

Munkul · Jan 17, 2021

Bench legs. Just need some top caps.
Played around with TIG brazing on one end just for funzies

Wozza317 · Jan 17, 2021

Morning Fellas not been here for a while.
This is the first thing I ever built since kitting out my little workshop.
Bought an RTech Mig 180 and got to work. Think I am gonna add something at each corner to level it a bit, plus the casters have a bit movement even when locked off, so will help stablilise it too. All in all I am fairly happy with it. My welds penetrate well just need more practice to make em look a bit prettier :rolleyes: