Stuff you have made today

[Ton-up]

You'd like my bandsaw then No idea of make, I bought it in about 2004 from a factory in Leicester that made shop displays for the likes of Nokia. They bought it secondhand when the company started in 1972 but could no longer get it past the safety nazis so it went on ebay. I stuck a daft bid in and got the beast. The motor was a massive 3-phase thing that I couldn't use, easily 3HP. It's as tall as me at 5' 8" and the table alone weighs 25Kg. The frame is a one-piece iron casting, it takes nine foot blades up to 1" wide and runs on for 30 seconds after you remove power...

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That is exactly the same as mine!! It is a Tyzack. I have a foot brake on mine.

 

[slim_boy_fat]

So... in the town where you were born, lived a man who sailed to sea...?

I know I should get it, but.....

 

[MattF]

I know I should get it, but.....

Yellow Submarine.

 

[slim_boy_fat]

Yellow Submarine.

Of course, my era too Apologies to @Wedg1e for being so dim

 

[DAPPH]

Pull the udder one.
Mooooove along.

Reading that post Bullship!

 

[My Old Landy]

I have made a space for my new toy that is hopefully arriving tomorrow
A pic of it wrapped up ready, sent to me by the chap I have bought it off.

 

[cardiffrob]

Siege Mortar?

 

[northwest]

Siege Mortar?

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Good call.

 

[Retired]

Hi,

The snow has gone for the moment and the rain has let up so yesterday I dragged the Hyundai rotavator up the mountain and rotavated the meadow at the top; I've already got the new wildflower seeds to broadcast; I intended to broadcast the seeds today but rain got in the way; I need to rake first but perhaps tomorrow if we have a rare dry day.

It sure is a steep garden and a challenge just to stand upright. This is the third year for the meadow and it's admired by all the walkers along the adjacent lane.

The picture doesn't do the meadow justice; it's stunning in its beauty; I've bought the same wildflower mix again but this time bought other wildflower seeds to mix in; "Meadowmania" are the seed suppliers.

Also yesterday I started a 1,000 piece jigsaw for something to interest me and continued today whilst the rain enjoyed itself. Nothing special in doing a jigsaw unless you're hopelessly colour blind like me but I'll stick with it. I'm never bored.

Kind regards, Colin.

 

[slim_boy_fat]

Today I made [well, finished as it was too windy yesterday for welding ] a Roller Stand of the stealthy 'ninja' variety - it was going to be painted blue the same as my hydraulic press, but I just wanted it finished today.

No mug for scale and it's a bit on the tall side when extended but easily altered should the need arise. It'll do for the pillar drill in the cave and the chop saw/linisher/router outside. Handy for when I have long work-pieces and clamping is tricky. Cobbled together from scrap bits and one of @Dcal's rollers []

 

[bigegg]

A hobby PSU:

600W PC power supply.
Bang Good adaptor PCB.
Variable regulator (from eBay)

The "adaptor" PCB is supplied with a sort of screw terminal which looks like it'll take 4mm banana plugs, but won't. So I've drilled out the PCB to 4mm, and ordered some proper sockets.

Oh.
I removed the dodgy little switch on the adaptor, soldered a couple of wires on, and fitted a proper toggle switch (although the "led" on it isn't)

All mounted in a 3L "Really Useful Box" (£6, I think, from ASDA)

 

[Kram]

Got some 65mm pvc drainpipe, cut a bit off and glued to cap one end for citric de rusting steel lengths. ABS would have been better but they didnt have any or proper end caps. The MEK doesnt seem to work that well on this, turns it rubbery instead of dissolving So used pipe solvent, very little surface area I expect it to leak.

Rest of day sanding down everything around the stairs to repaint tomorrow.

 

[Morrisman]

I spent an afternoon making a bulkhead bracket for a radiator expansion tank/bottle for my hot rod. I’m going for a sort of classic car steampunk hot rod theme. It’s 1/8” aluminium with some hammer rivets holding the arms on. Needs a bit more cleaning up and ‘ageing’.

 

[Big_B]

I had some spare time today, and a few bike parts which I was never going to use. Rather than throw them out, I made this.

 

[MattF]

All mounted in a 3L "Really Useful Box" (£6, I think, from ASDA)

On the subject of RUBs, you seen anywhere that sells either blue or pink, (see through, not solid), ones?

 

[bricol]

Hi,

The snow has gone for the moment and the rain has let up so yesterday I dragged the Hyundai rotavator up the mountain and rotavated the meadow at the top; I've already got the new wildflower seeds to broadcast; I intended to broadcast the seeds today but rain got in the way; I need to rake first but perhaps tomorrow if we have a rare dry day.


It sure is a steep garden and a challenge just to stand upright. This is the third year for the meadow and it's admired by all the walkers along the adjacent lane.
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The picture doesn't do the meadow justice; it's stunning in its beauty; I've bought the same wildflower mix again but this time bought other wildflower seeds to mix in; "Meadowmania" are the seed suppliers.

Also yesterday I started a 1,000 piece jigsaw for something to interest me and continued today whilst the rain enjoyed itself. Nothing special in doing a jigsaw unless you're hopelessly colour blind like me but I'll stick with it. I'm never bored.

Thanks for that - a small order just placed with them for some border and shady area coverage.

 

[Big_B]

 

[cianh91]

A nice pile a scrap . Customer asked to just take out the bad bits

still more cutting to go before I start replacing the floor with alu

 

[bigegg]

On the subject of RUBs, you seen anywhere that sells either blue or pink, (see through, not solid), ones?

Not since "the before times":

Fitzwilliam car boot sale had a regular seller who had some colours.
(I vaguely remember green)

 

[Seadog]

I had some spare time today, and a few bike parts which I was never going to use. Rather than throw them out, I made this.

What is it, a Dellorto perhaps?