Stuff you have made today

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

I recently restored and converted a Storm lantern into a electric storm lantern.
Due to bad rust. But also the wick head had failed.

I knew I had one, but couldn't find it.
I did today, when looking for my box of BA nuts and bolts.



Hmm, not pretty, also not moving. Plus no wick.

So, place in pan of hot water, caustic soda and pumice powder.




After 20 minutes, remove and carefully rub with wire wool, then let simmer in water for 20 mins.



So add a wick.

 

[Barking Mat]

I recently restored and converted a Storm lantern into a electric storm lantern.
Due to bad rust. But also the wick holed had failed.

I knew I had one, but couldn't find it.
I did today, when looking for my box of BA nuts and bolts.

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Hmm, not pretty, also not moving. Plus no wick.

So, place in pan of hot water, caustic soda and pumice powder.

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After 20 minutes, remove and carefully rub with wire wool, then let simmer in water for 20 mins.

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So add a wick.

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Burn baby burn, disco Inferno.

 

[slim_boy_fat]

I haven't got a lot of spare acetal sheet, so I'd rather not remake unless I have to.

Iirc, some kitchen chopping boards are made of it?

 

[Pete.]

Made some gears:

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Then had the fun of hand filing the keyway in one of the steel ones. The plastic ones were easier (although I overshot on one and hence it now has two keyways!). The steel one with the smaller hole (one is a spare) I haven't decided how it'll be held to the shaft, so that one will be dealt with later. A couple of the teeth on the acetal gears look a bit rubbish, but I think they'll be fine and I can easily make more if needed. I haven't got a lot of spare acetal sheet, so I'd rather not remake unless I have to.

Might bump a bit but it shouldn't hurt. If they are running on those small pinions you haven't got a lot of teeth engaged it would be better if the pinions were bigger.

Only one way to find out...

 

[123hotchef]

We've started making a big heap of grass.
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for haylage

 

[Brad93]

for haylage

Silage

 

[bricol]

You know chrome doesn't rust - its porous and its the steel underneath rusting.

 

[123hotchef]

Silage

yeh thats what i meant doh

 

[123hotchef]

I made my back ache after moving 11T or type 1

 

[Fraserb]

for haylage

As @Brad93 has said its for silage, wouldn't fancy making our area into haulage with the Scottish weather

 

[123hotchef]

do u just cover that now with plastic

 

[Kram]

I had my best shave in years this morning, with a two blade disposable Motivated me to try sharpening the second straight razor. It started off miles out and took 20 minutes on p240 to make an edge. I then went through p400,800,1200,2000,3000,5000,7000 and 10,000 paper and would say it was getting pretty damn sharp.

I got a scrap of leather and 1um diamond paste to polish edge before stropping. Leather wrapped around a O1 steel bar.

Well this clumsy git dragged the edge on the O1 and pulled a huge burr in the last third of blade, meaning I'll have to do much of it again But, the top 2/3rds are fine and will be enough to tell me if it will work.

 

[Fraserb]

do u just cover that now with plastic

Once we're finished it gets covered with a double skinned sheet, the 2 sheets seperate with the moisture and the thinner one basically seals to the silage and the other one is the weather protection, we then pull a sort of green mesh cover over and weigh that down with tyres and rubber mats. I'll get a few more pics when we're at the sheeting stage.

 

[123hotchef]

I made my self ache.

 

[Brad93]

I made my self ache.

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**Language** me where’s the garden gone

 

[badabec]

I created a hands free phone device for my ride-on mower. I just need £5million from the Dragon's Den to develop it. Two quid for the shoe lace, the rest is for a H&S report and two think-tanks: the mission statement (here to screw you over) and product name (Laced IT).

 

[selectedgrub]

 

[Arc Tourist]

Ok, what is it ?

 

[selectedgrub]

It's a secret
https://selectedgrub.blogspot.com/2021/05/blog-post_28.html

 

[Arc Tourist]

https://selectedgrub.blogspot.com/2021/05/blog-post_28.html