What I broke today...........

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

Drilling an Oak beam.
The wood was salvaged wood, from a yard.



Drilling away, it snatched, twisted and bent.

Lucky enough a 3/8 flat bit allowed me to finish of the holes.

 

[Hood]

Drilling an Oak beam.
The wood was salvaged wood, from a yard.

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Drilling away, it snatched, twisted and bent.

Lucky enough a 3/8 flat bit allowed me to finish of the holes.

Good thing is, now you have a drill for going round corners

 

[Turbo]

There’s a place near me that does disabled hand controls they wanted me to join them. It turns out every month or two they look for new people as the bosses sun runs it and he’s a massive


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Jabberwocky?

 

[eLuSiVeMiTe]

Jabberwocky?

Castlenut

 

[brightspark]

Drilling an Oak beam.
The wood was salvaged wood, from a yard.

View attachment 188001

Drilling away, it snatched, twisted and bent.

Lucky enough a 3/8 flat bit allowed me to finish of the holes.

that must be a c.rappy soft drill bit it should have had a clean break if it snapped

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

that must be a Popeye soft drill bit it should have had a clean break if it snapped

Wasn't mine, I suspect Norbert had brought cheep.
My Flat bit was slow, as wood was tough, but we did the job.

 

[Cobbler]

Wasn't mine, I suspect Norbert had brought cheep.
My Flat bit was slow, as wood was tough, but we did the job.

I grew up in an early 17 century cottage, the oak beams were like iron. To notch the joists the wood was so hard, my father ended up using a cold chisel. When he needed a fixing to one of the beams, the only thing he could get to work was he drilled & tapped it 1/4 Whitworth!

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

@Cobbler

I have used all sorts to drill oak in the past. I have seen people tap a hole.

This was a "quick job".
My Donkey.

But the holes are drilled.

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARGH
Many times.

I broke this today.

Working it free, then theer was a crack and I now have more bits that I started with.


Then trying to set up a picture. I managed to knock a decent old fashioned railway light of it's hook.

Smashed the lense and wraped the metal case.

 

[bourbon]

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARGH
Many times.

I broke this today.
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Working it free, then theer was a crack and I now have more bits that I started with.


Then trying to set up a picture. I managed to knock a decent old fashioned railway light of it's hook.




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Smashed the lense and wraped the metal case.

That didn't go well, Can you still get replacement glass for it?

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

That didn't go well, Can you still get replacement glass for it?

Not looked yet, but it is not an easy job to do.

Challege excepted Fate.

 

[Gragson]

Then trying to set up a picture.

You really setup your pictures

 

[lchris21]

...some of those "high tensile" fasteners that come with random ebay purchases . I normally throw them into the odds and ends draw use them for odds and ends jobs, sacrificial, hold stuff together for drilling type jobs. These bad boys were proudly stamped 8.8 and used as jacking screws on a not very tight flange

 

[slim_boy_fat]

Can't view the image, even in a new tab?

 

[minimutly]

what voltage though is the wire rated at . 240v ?? lower the voltage higher the amperage

Amps is amps. But of course, if it's at it's limit it will have a volt drop across it. Then your into I times V equals Watts, so if the V is lower it will heat up less.. confusing..

 

[minimutly]

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARGH
Many times.

I broke this today.
View attachment 321097

Working it free, then theer was a crack and I now have more bits that I started with.


Then trying to set up a picture. I managed to knock a decent old fashioned railway light of it's hook.




View attachment 321099

Smashed the lense and wraped the metal case.

I'm sure I have a lense here somewhere...

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

Tell me more please!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[minimutly]

Tell me more please!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Found it buried in the backyard here. If I can find it I'll post it, but no promises, not seen it in a while.

 

[MysterG]

Tapping an M10 thread in my bench top.

 

[sparkysy]

Had your weetabix today!