Stuff you have made today

[Kram]

I finished welding nan's chair stander. I made every mistake possible with the tig, starting with the first tack with the gas off and most of it far too hot. Practise blowing and filling holes in 1.5mm wall tube! Gave it a quick coat of red hammerite.

Stuck my tig torch holder together. Learnt a lot, but the welds are poo, and my bottle is now down to 80 bar!

Edit.. couldnt leave the welds as they were

I think Im going to add a few more bits... Pocket on the back for dirty tungstens, pocket on the side for the long ones/2.4mm's, and Im going to keep them in it rather than the plastic boxes!
Possibly another pocket on the left side for the reds.

 

[mtt.tr]

Started with the first of a new product yesterday, D2 tool steel again and I used the wrong grade of cutter. Probably because the machine has developed a fault (overnight) so I am finally forced to move to the new controller whether I like it or not.

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My real problem is I just cannot seem to shake the cold I picked up, it is really wearing me out now :-(

You and my Mrs I'm getting fed with it myself and I'm cold free.

 

[northwest]

You and my Mrs I'm getting fed with it myself and I'm cold free.

Honestly, it's getting me down now. I appreciate the concern, especially from @DAPPH but having had a number of (proper) tests now, it really is a cold.
Fed up with lemsip and Broncho whatever.

 

[Tangledfeet]

First metal fabrication for a wee while and, incredibly, the two bench legs I've made are not only as near as dammit identical bit also exactly as planned! Will be painting these matt black.

 

[Mick Annick]

A snail, for a porch I’m making for a customer…

 

[selectedgrub]

 

[Mick Annick]

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[Munkul]

finished these table legs last night and started to wash-primer them, realised half way through that i hadn't taken many pics for the 'gram

 

[Ubique]

Not today as it was ongoing but MOT’d yesterday and it’s first outing today.

So it’s 4995mm long. The threshold for north isles ferries (within orkney) is 5m. Over that is per m and the price hurts more than a Jim’ll fix it medal. Getting it under was a challenge. DAF 55.250 tractor unit shortened and hacked a-team style with a shortened transit curtain grafted on. I’ve a roof rack to make for it next but he is happy. It has new curtains on order.

Roof rack as there is no limit on height. I will take a photo of some of the tall ones. They’re quite funny. Almost African spec

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A few more....

This has got to be the best

Top skills there driver!

 

[Brad93]

finished these table legs last night and started to wash-primer them, realised half way through that i hadn't taken many pics for the 'gram

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Someone must really like x-men

 

[Hood]

A few more....
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Top skills there driver!

Everything but the kitchen sink, oh wait...

 

[DAPPH]

Honestly, it's getting me down now. I appreciate the concern, especially from @DAPPH but having had a number of (proper) tests now, it really is a cold.
Fed up with lemsip and Broncho whatever.

In that case drink half a bottle of liquid paraffin it's guaranteed to help you stop coughing .

 

[Munkul]

Someone must really like x-men

I would have these on my own dining table, if I had a dining table big enough to put them on!

 

[eLuSiVeMiTe]

Bit of tiling tomorrow while the sparks second fixes

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[Hood]

Made a skipper happy, he brought his kettle in.

He will now be able to g to sea tomorrow

Skimmed a couple of sets of hauler plates.

Cleaned the cast iron from the lathe.

Then another skipper brought in another set of plates for skimming so my cleaning will have to be repeated.

 

[striker]

finished these table legs last night and started to wash-primer them, realised half way through that i hadn't taken many pics for the 'gram

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Similar to mine

 

[Hood]

That is the plates done.

Also filled up and ground an ejector knife for the same guy.

Now I just have to go and clean the bleeding lathe again
Thankfully I hadn't cleaned out the vacuum cleaner so I only have to do that once today

 

[MCKDAVID]

^^ seems to be a regular occurence , how many times can you skim before having to replace?

 

[Hood]

^^ seems to be a regular occurence , how many times can you skim before having to replace?

Depends but average will be about 10 times I would say.

 

[MCKDAVID]

Not too bad, getting paid 10 times, then sell them a new one.... Good deal..