Stuff you have made today

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

The sun was out, the coffee beans needed to be tested.
So. As it was very early I hand cut some of the oak boards I got. Used a old moulding plane to cut the sides to a nice shape.

Not nice to be using power tools at early hours.



There is a reason for this.



The coffee grinder is meant to be wall mounted, this way I can fix it to the workshop wall and use it.

This set of seat frames came my way, the oak was from another place.
The seat is a modern one, but a good one. Made from cast steel.



I knew the metal woven metal back insert was way to far gone. But I didn't notice the two breakages.




So out with the welder, after buying some cast metal welding rods, I still can not find my box.



In places it was nice to weld, but some was a real pain. It doesn't look good, but a grinder and knowing it will be hidden means I will be happy.




Oak fitted with brass screws and candle wax.
This picture is bugging me, the slats are level and evenly spaced. But the sun and shadows makes it look like they are not.


Oh well coffee time

 

[Hood]

Grabbed one of the wedge holder I made many moons ago.

Remove the set screws and adjusting screw and chuck it in the Chiron.

Finished milling.

Put the Sherman into stick mode, grab a rubbish Sif 6013 and stick a capto C4 holder to it.

Then onto the lathe for a test.

A small selection of the various Capto C4 holders I have.

And a quick video showing how easy it is to change. Now I just need to set them all up in the DRO.

 

[mtt.tr]

Grabbed one of the wedge holder I made many moons ago.

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Remove the set screws and adjusting screw and chuck it in the Chiron.

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Finished milling.


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Put the Sherman into stick mode, grab a rubbish Sif 6013 and stick a capto C4 holder to it.

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Then onto the lathe for a test.
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A small selection of the various Capto C4 holders I have.


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And a quick video showing how easy it is to change. Now I just need to set them all up in the DRO.

its a qctpqctp

 

[Hood]

A quick and dirty T Key for the aforementioned C4 holder.

 

[rtcosic]

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The cut-outs nearest the existing bench are to hold it in place:

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The ones at the back are for wheels...

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This is close to a Sketchup drawing I'm working on for the workbenches in my new garage.

As we are downsizing and the garage is smaller and the shed non-existent I have 'designed' 2 small movable benches rather than 1 large fixed one.

The idea is 100mm caster wheels enclosed in two of the wheels with the centres set so that when the bench is horizontal they don't touch the floor, but when the bench is at a 5deg angle they are. A device like the Formula 1 lever jack will raise the other 2 legs to achieve the >5deg angle and let me wheels the benches around.
There will be over centre toggle clamps like @Dr.Al to clamp to cleats on the garage wall or to each other when I wheel them out into the centre of the garage or out onto the external hardstand to make a square bench I can walk around.

Their size is to hold my existing Halfords floor toolboxes to one side and RUBs on the other. The Halfords toolboxes will be donating their non-swivelling castors for the bench and the swivelling ones for the dolly cum jack.

Other details include a recess in one of them for the pillar drill to sit in so that its base plate is flush with the benchtop. The other will have ab extra diagonal to carry the third rear bolt of the bench vice.
I have vast quantities of alloy extrusion which I am thinking of recessing into the benchtop to take tee-bolts for as yet undefined 'might be useful' purposes rather than holes for clamps.

So:

I've made a drawing!

 

[4String.]

A couple of push sticks out of scrap 3/4" plywood:





Nowt special but I'm chuffed to bits at how they turned out as I cut them freehand on my new bandsaw.

 

[Guzrik]

Did this

to make this

Dies for my hydraulic press to do this

 

[daedalusminos]

Bit OTT this...
Took some PETG print filament, steel tube, threaded rod, a stainless steel bolt and some connector bolts...




Cut threaded rod and tube to length, chemical black tube and connector bolts, turn down stainless bolt and print some parts...


Assemble into a 6"x4" thermal label reel holder...

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

The sun was warm, the coffee was hot. Neighbour had family round, in the garden, so no power tools.
So in between naps I striped, cleaned, serviced, polished and refilled this old fire extinguisher.



I do like these, not as a fire extinguisher, but the look and the use I put them too.
Cat deterrent or weed killer spray.



The cleaning was first with wire wool and warm water. Then wire wool and metal polish.




One final polish with felt cloth and brasso.




Now filled with weed killer.
Been set to work.

This is a double action unit. It will dispense the contents with either a push or a pull.

 

[DAPPH]

The thought had occurred to me (as it would have been quicker to install and remove if it was just a case of flapping it up and down), but it would have involved a huge amount of work as I would have had to make the bench shorter, which would have involved moving the drawer on the end, which would have involved moving the bench leg, which would have involved moving the vice, which would... well, you get the idea. The bench goes right up to the door so that the roller shutter passes it with about 10 mm clearance.

I like your ideas .
It's always wise when playing in small garages to have the saw bench on one side by the door & the welding bench with vice on the opposite side by the door so you can play with long lengths of wood & metal with the minimum of moving stuff around. I'm so glad I did that and added heavy duty lockable hard nylon castors to all my benches & tool storage filing cabinets so if they need a bit of moving it's easy to do .

 

[Dr.Al]

I like your ideas .
It's always wise when playing in small garages to have the saw bench on one side by the door & the welding bench with vice on the opposite side by the door so you can play with long lengths of wood & metal with the minimum of moving stuff around. I'm so glad I did that and added heavy duty lockable hard nylon castors to all my benches & tool storage filing cabinets so if they need a bit of moving it's easy to do .

That would definitely be nice, but it would make the motorbike parking a bit awkward in mine! At least I can handle the long lengths of wood. For long lengths of metal I tend to have to work outside or on the floor.

 

[nicko868]

Field roller for the missus horse paddocks! just some flatting some welds on the roll, fill with concrete and a lick of paint

 

[Arc Tourist]

Field roller for the missus horse paddocks! just some flatting some welds on the roll, fill with concrete and a lick of paint View attachment 288098

Wouldn't it be easier put a couple of plugs on an end to fill with water, so you can adjust the weight for the soil conditions; a fixed weight can bog down in mud after heavy rains.

 

[nicko868]

Wouldn't it be easier put a couple of plugs on an end to fill with water, so you can adjust the weight for the soil conditions; a fixed weight can bog down in mud after heavy rains.

Maybe although its fairly thin metal i have made it from, old 3mm ventilation pipe scrap fill it with concrete it will be a bit more substantial that, it will be around 1.2 tone when done being pulled by a MF590 the land is fairly light any way should be okay

 

[dan.taylor.1]

Wouldn't it be easier put a couple of plugs on an end to fill with water, so you can adjust the weight for the soil conditions; a fixed weight can bog down in mud after heavy rains.

With water filled you either want it empty or full, anything else and they slosh about shoving the tow vehicle, on a horse paddock it's probably a quad or a 4x4. Obviously a tractor of any decent size isn't going to be shoved about by 1t of water.

 

[nicko868]

With water filled you either want it empty or full, anything else and they slosh about shoving the tow vehicle, on a horse paddock it's probably a quad or a 4x4. Obviously a tractor of any decent size isn't going to be shoved about by 1t of water.

1978 massey ferguson 590 will be the tow machine, concrete filled will be okay I think personally more practical than water filled for my use.

 

[Agroshield]

...it will be around 1.2 tonne when done...

Could you give us some dimensions of it please. Diameter and length. Concrete is about 2.4 tonne per cubic metre (1000 litres) so the volume would be about 0.5m^3 for that weight.

 

[nicko868]

Could you give us some dimensions of it please. Diameter and length. Concrete is about 2.4 tonne per cubic metre (1000 litres) so the volume would be about 0.5m^3 for that weight.

It is indeed 600mm diameter 1950mm length. 0.55 cube so around 1.4 ton total steel and concrete (my estimation was a tad out but not bad for the top of my head)

 

[dan.taylor.1]

1978 massey ferguson 590 will be the tow machine, concrete filled will be okay I think personally more practical than water filled for my use.

590 will have no problem with it.

 

[Tangledfeet]

@Tangledfeet People become stubborn with age

Can you guess what it is yet?

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Ant maze. Or modern equivalent to the old prisoners' 'H' blocks...?

Depending on scale, obvs.