Stuff you have made today

[Memmeddu]

1st round won
Pfizer vaccine done today at 15:30
At moment nothing serious just little bit of pain .
I was very scared during the first hour but I think that,now I should be fine .
We are waiting for genetic mutations

Made a pickaxe this morning.
Or better put an handle on it (both new bought this morning)
Made a test fit this,made it fit as best as possible.
Then heated up the eye with a propane torch , until it stopped smoking (oils from the hardening process) ,drived the handle using the pickaxe weight itself , I've then used an hammer to finish it up .
Then quenched to make the eye shrink on the handle.
I was wondering to put a stainless steel thing to protect the handle near the head but ,I didn't want to break out the welder and the grinder or whatever thing Id have needed to make the thing.
I can still make it just for aesthetical purpose.
Surely I will apply linseed oil on the handle, maybe an hole to hang it on a needle

 

[Memmeddu]

That was definalty 6013 , However I do want to try 7018 now my welder can run it

I'm sorry I didn't see this .
I think you'll be happy with them , I've practically banned 6013 from my welding adventures

 

[AndersK]

It's a mess but it's getting there. Hopefully the fish can move in tomorrow.

 

[henry Kadzielski]

^^^ How do the fish swim in there when the viscosity of the water increases. I know it gets cold up where you are

 

[nickk]

Machined 2 p/b bushes for a bandsaw blade guide,should of taken a photo of this installed,I’m sure I’ll be back for a repair elsewhere on it.

 

[8ob]

Made a start on loading up the shelves in my new mancave store room with all the gear I have been tripping over, if there is enough shelving I should have the original mancave functioning again by the end of the weekend and have cleared the floor of the mancave extension so I can get the last bits finished off

 

[Moose McAlpine]

Made a start on loading up the shelves in my new mancave store room with all the gear I have been tripping over, if there is enough shelving I should have the original mancave functioning again by the end of the weekend and have cleared the floor of the mancave extension so I can get the last bits finished off

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Not sure you've got enough throttle bodies and velocity stacks.

Are those hurleys up on the top at the far end?

 

[Mick Annick]

Made a start on loading up the shelves in my new mancave store room with all the gear I have been tripping over, if there is enough shelving I should have the original mancave functioning again by the end of the weekend and have cleared the floor of the mancave extension so I can get the last bits finished off

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What’re those throttle bodies / velocity stacks for Bob? Don’t look like Stolly bits

 

[Seadog]

Today (and yesterday) I made a 12mm drawbar for my new ER32 chuck. I got to use my 5C spin indexer and 5C to ER32 adapter, that I made last year, for the first time.

Very pleased with the result. Turned from a solid piece of 20mm EN16T

 

[Kram]

Turned a little m4 threaded magnet holder, to go on bicycle crank, for the cadence sensor.

 

[henry Kadzielski]

Completed pontoons ready for delivery.

Just some dressing on the angle to complete and they are out of here. This will be wonderful for the forklift to be able to load the plasma machine

 

[AndersK]

^^^ How do the fish swim in there when the viscosity of the water increases. I know it gets cold up where you are

I leave two pumps running over the winter, shooting straight up.
That keeps two holes open and generates energy enough to keep water from freezing to the bottom. Coldest days I might have to break the crust.

 

[nickk]

Some more outdoor tables,customer will use marble on top.

 

[8ob]

Not sure you've got enough throttle bodies and velocity stacks.

Are those hurleys up on the top at the far end?

Its a couple of axes

What’re those throttle bodies / velocity stacks for Bob? Don’t look like Stolly bits

Some sillyness I will be working on very shortly

 

[lchris21]

loving that exhaust

 

[Prajna]

Made Kali (SWMBO) a small enxada from the remains of an old enxada, a bit of 1.2mm ss sheet and a mimosa pole. Welds (2.5mm E312 @ 50A) are not pretty but it's for light duty and is stuck better than it looks.

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

This small repair/restoration was undertaken at my play pen. By 2 new members of the Mini Men In Sheds.



To be honest, it was not the best blow torch to start on. I had a gut felling it would fight back.
It did.

This was the test fire.



The pump washer failed, then the new washer got damaged.
There is a blue flame, but the day light hides it. But it does show is the pump shaft extended, due to the one way valve having failed. The pump is on fire as is the leaking fuel in the warming bowl.
All we could do was let the pressure of with pliers.




In bits, it did not want to come to bits. The seam round the filler port was opened, so it had to be soldered to seal it.



The one way valve striped, new washer and a quick polish. Yes, that is another leak soldered.




Another test fire showed the flame as uneven, variable strength and very sooty.
The jet was seized, so to remove the carbon it was boiled in caustic soda.




Finished, in flame and still leaking paraffin from the middle sealing nut.

But the MIS members were happy.,

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

Another restoration, this time a friend liked what I did to another storm lantern, but wanted a smaller version.

So we located this dead one.



No wick, no wick holder, filler cap cross threaded, side arms loose and a rusty tank.



Hot citric acid.




Draw back of hot citric acid or hot caustic is the speed of flash rust. But it doesn't take much to remove it.

Finished.

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

This £5 vice was a fun restoration and showed the New MIS members that something that looked like it was well past the saving stage can be brought back to life.



A nice, but in a poor state.
Seized.
Broken.
Missing parts.
Badly rusted and pitted.



The screw thread nut was broken.



The front of the fixed jaw was also broken. But did allow easier access the pull the nail out holding the spring.

To open remove the moving jaw. Soak well oil, warm the fixed jaw up as much as you can.
Then drive in shaped wooden wedges between the fixed and moving jaw.
Drive home and walk away.
The forces and the drew will start the jaws moving.



The Nut was brazed up to repair it.
That is not another crack on the RHS, just a casting mark.





Replacement jaw made from scrap bar. Hand drilled.
Then case hardened.
Crush some hard wood charcoal into powder, heat the bar to red heat and cover in the powder.



All 4 jaw screw holes were striped. 2 before I got the vice. The last 2 by me when removing them.
So they are drilled and taped to M10, the suds are then filled flat and drilled and taped to M6.



On the final leg.



Down side of gold leaf.
It will show up any flaws.

Oh well.

 

[bricol]

Its a couple of axes



Some sillyness I will be working on very shortly

All I'm going to say, is you can have have too much torque. A lightweight car that simply lights its tyres up when you apply a mm of throttle is funny the first 60 seconds . . and absolutely useless ever after. Seven style cars thrive on revs and handling from a low polar moment of inertia. Confuse that by overloading it with torque, and power, and granny on her way to the shops with an open tray of eggs on the passenger seat in her 1.2 Fiesta will humiliate you around roundabouts, or in anything other than bone dry conditions.

Admittedly her Fiesta won't sound as nice