Stuff you have made today

[DennisCA]

It is, I often think it was too large for me (24" wheels), I could probably do 90-95% of what I do with a smaller one. It needs long and therefore expensive bandsaw blades. I've long thought of building the Woodgears bandsaw, the 16" model and dedicate this one to resawing only, or sell it if I don't need it, space is tight after all in my shop.

I paid 200 + shipping for it so it was a steal.

 

[mrsbruce]

Any details/photo's on/of the engraver?

It’s an Eleksmaker 5.5 laser engraver pro, A3 size. It’s had some basic upgrades, such as a laser diode focussing ring, taller fixing legs, and sometime next week, I will get round to printing out a focussing slide/holder for the diode.

Software is T2 Laser, which seems to have sorted the software glitches the original software had. I’ve not got round to trying to cut anything yet, although folk have posted that 3mm plyboard can be cut with a number of passes.

I have also been told that it will engrave metal, with a bit of jiggery pokery, and patience. It certainly engraves leather, and you can start a good warm fire by trying to cut paper.

Looks fantastic.

Are we going into welding apron fabrication, looks like it should be framed.

Tell me when you commercialise it, I'll have one please, could you put Barking Mats Welding 'something??' On it if I sent you a compatible file, love that, how big is it?

It’s actually engraved on a bit 3mm ply, with a bit mahogany colour furniture wax over it, and measures about 16cm x 11 cm (ish).

I would love to make welding aprons, but it’s very hard to compete commercially with the folk who are buying dozens of hides at a time. The 0.8-1mm leather hides seem to work well (so far), and the one I made is much lighter, and comfortable to wear than the heavy duty ones you see advertised. They are also easier to put a nice hem on, than 2mm suede or heavy leather.

 

[slim_boy_fat]

@mrsbruce I'll be watching your reviews/reports with interest as I have a wee job which might be suitable, but it'd be in thin steel.

 

[MysterG]

It's 'Baking Friday' again. This week MrsG requested chocolate chip shortbread.

 

[My Old Landy]

How many thousand of the labels do you still have? " Bespoke part " made in " England " on three lines to me would to me convey a better image of a proper engineer making specials for me ........ might allow a higher price too .

After much thought, I have ordered a small batch of labels with 'bespoke parts' on Thanks for the suggestion!

 

[MattF]

It's 'Baking Friday' again. This week MrsG requested chocolate chip shortbread.

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Is that a photo before or after it's been in the oven?

 

[MysterG]

Is that a photo before or after it's been in the oven?

What colour do you think shortbread should be

 

[MattF]

What colour do you think shortbread should be

Burnt & ******** is the only way.

 

[Big_B]

It's 'Baking Friday' again. This week MrsG requested chocolate chip shortbread.

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Looking good! Just the way shortbread should be.

 

[redlig]

I don't have any labels for the drawers of filing cabinets or stuff on shelves & I even know where everything is as I've had the system of placing things in set areas going for years & years ( 40 years plus )

Please don't EVER be tempted to have a re organisation Its a sure way to Insanity. I did it at the beginning of all this virus thingy and I now know where everything USED to be.

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

Please don't EVER be tempted to have re organisation Its a sure way to Insanity. I did it at the beginning of all this virus thingy and I now know where everything USED to be.

Oh bother.
My way is to have it organised in such a way only I know were anything is.

 

[cianh91]

Got finished up with fitting gates earlier than expected so gave the workshop a tidy

and then gave the van a wash

happy Friday all in all . The gates were the usual style Iv been doing lately

 

[redlig]

Oh bother.
My way is to have it organised in such a way only I know were anything is.

I used to visit car and bike dealers who had their parts dept running the same system It worked well until the storeman went sick and the dealership couldn't operate. Not the same situation as yours but used to make me smile.

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

I used to visit car and bike dealers who had their parts dept running the same system It worked well until the storeman went sick and the dealership couldn't operate. Not the same situation as yours but used to make me smile.

Bob Missons used to be the same.

 

[redlig]

Bob Missons used to be the same.

R.I.P Greg and Keith. They were one of my calls and I could never understand how they worked in that workshop in the winter .

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

R.I.P Greg and Keith. They were one of my calls and I could never understand how they worked in that workshop in the winter .

The Rose and crown On the bridge helped.

 

[Kram]

Bending some alu sheet for a pcb enclosure. Vice bender put plenty of scratches into the annodising and I need a removable way of bolting the vice to lathe bench.

Also swept the floor - I know where everything is, and it wasnt in the bit I swept! (Dropped some inserts last week )

 

[redlig]

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Bending some alu sheet for a pcb enclosure. Vice bender put plenty of scratches into the annodising and I need a removable way of bolting the vice to lathe bench.

Also swept the floor - I know where everything is, and it wasnt in the bit I swept! (Dropped some inserts last week )

I bolted my "walkabout " vice to an old van brake disc and the when I want it secure I just use a couple of G clamps to whatever surface is handy.

 

[Big_B]

Please don't EVER be tempted to have a re organisation Its a sure way to Insanity. I did it at the beginning of all this virus thingy and I now know where everything USED to be.

I only re-organised because we moved house. Now I have to figure out where everything lives again, hence the labels.

 

[Dcal]

Today I made a reel for rolling out and probably more importantly, rolling back in 100m of 2 inch lay-flat hose.

Rough and ready.
It's made out of stuff I had kicking about, scaffold tube, 8mm re-bar, scaffold jack leg and plastic from a damaged fender.
I'll see if it works next week.
I used one of @pressbrake1 steel welding squares to hold the bits in place for tacking and a set of rolls I got on here for bending the re-bar for the drum..

I might even give it a lick of paint, not to protect it, but to see if I can lower the chances of it being thrown in the scrap skip while it's still needed.