Stuff you have made today

[Mick Annick]

Some times you just have to restore something to prove a point.
This ball pein hammer was deemed by a MIS member to be:
"Just fit for scrap."
But he is the type of tool collector who has all new and shinny tools.

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So, I cut the half the head off, boiled it in Citric acid.

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The head was heated to cherry red and quenched in cold salted water.
Cleaned with flap disc and tempered to purple colour.

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New shaft fitted and is now a nice balanced hammer.

Please pardon my ignorance, but that’s the first time I’ve seen a reference to salted water for quenching, why is the salt added?

 

[dan.taylor.1]

Quenching in brine is as old as blacksmithing. I have no idea why they do it but its a well known process.

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

Please pardon my ignorance, but that’s the first time I’ve seen a reference to salted water for quenching, why is the salt added?

It allows the water to be colder than 0Deg C.
It was something a blacksmith once told me, it allows the metal to be quenched and become harder.

 

[dan.taylor.1]

A quick Google suggests it's the fastest method of cooling, compared to say a thick oil which would be slow.

 

[Kram]

Tig in a hole is difficult to start! Enjoyed that, I am hoping I got enough heat in at the bottom.

I also welded up the spanner, less successfull.
I used the amazon foot switch and the original torch with a 3.2mm tungsten as I wanted to try it, amps too high, made a melty mess. It will need some grinding and filing.

 

[selectedgrub]

Junction box

 

[slim_boy_fat]

Made some stripes, then the rain came.

Do you have one of those [expensive] GPS-guided tractors? If not, well done with the straightness of those furrows.

 

[Mick Annick]

A quick Google suggests it's the fastest method of cooling, compared to say a thick oil which would be slow.

I’ve always used the stream outside for a quick quench, or old engine oil for a slower one

 

[Dcal]

Not today but yesterday I knocked these up for the better half's birthday.
Didn’t really mean to make 3 different versions but it took me a couple of goes to get the shape of the petals close to right.
I used a tea spoon for the former, I might even make a proper form out of steel because I'm not there yet.
I thought I'd buy some tulips and take them apart for a pattern but apparently filling stations don’t stock tulips at this time of year.

Did I mention they are supposed to be tulips?

 

[selectedgrub]

^Beautiful.

 

[Fraserb]

Do you have one of those [expensive] GPS-guided tractors? If not, well done with the straightness of those furrows.

Apart from setting the systems up I can take no credit for the straight lines.

We have 4 tractors and the combine setup with autosteer, combine shares a system with one of the tractors though.

 

[slim_boy_fat]

Apart from setting the systems up I can take no credit for the straight lines.

We have 4 tractors and the combine setup with autosteer, combine shares a system with one of the tractors though.

I'm not expecting you to quote figures as it's none of our business, but that must represent huge capital investment - yet Joe Public still expects cheap dairy and other food products, e.g. £1 for a litre of milk or a loaf of bread.

 

[Fraserb]

I'm not expecting you to quote figures as it's none of our business, but that must represent huge capital investment - yet Joe Public still expects cheap dairy and other food products, e.g. £1 for a litre of milk or a loaf of bread.

It's came down in price recently, we have 3 different levels of system, one system is accurate to approx 20cm pass to pass and no repeatability, that's about 10k to setup and no ongoing costs, we've 2 systems at 5cm pass to pass and no repeatability, again 10k to setup and about £400 a year per system subscription, best system is 2cm pass to pass accuracy and repeatable, 12k setup and £500 a year for subscription.

 

[creepy]

A shed move, would have been easy (er) but its lined with OSB / Ply so deceptively heavy, plus the small matter of a wall in the way. Why, well clearing space for exstension, and need the storage for the materials.

 

[My Old Landy]

A shed move, would have been easy (er) but its lined with OSB / Ply so deceptively heavy, plus the small matter of a wall in the way. Why, well clearing space for exstension, and need the storage for the materials. View attachment 306353View attachment 306365View attachment 306366View attachment 306367View attachment 306368

I like it, shows determination through adversity at its finest!!

 

[James1979]

A prop and stern tube for a customer. They are for a type 26 for those that are interested.

Needs a bit more work. There’s 2 in the set plus rudder etc

 

[bricol]

A shed move, would have been easy (er) but its lined with OSB / Ply so deceptively heavy, plus the small matter of a wall in the way. Why, well clearing space for exstension, and need the storage for the materials. View attachment 306353View attachment 306365View attachment 306366View attachment 306367View attachment 306368

Cue a neighbour complaining to council you have building in-front of the building line/to the front elevation . . .

 

[daleyd]

A prop and stern tube for a customer. They are for a type 26 for those that are interested.

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Needs a bit more work. There’s 2 in the set plus rudder etc

One of the new type 26 frigates? Smaller than I was expecting

nice work!

 

[James1979]

One of the new type 26 frigates? Smaller than I was expecting

nice work!

That's the ones. Its a secret naval group of kamikaze hamsters

Cheers. He sells them online. I dont post too much on here as although its not a secret he's not keen on folk knowing its not him behind the lathe.

 

[daleyd]

That's the ones. Its a secret naval group of kamikaze hamsters

Cheers. He sells them online. I dont post too much on here as although its not a secret he's not keen on folk knowing its not him behind the lathe.

Looks great, can you pm me some details please?