ive got one just fixed to a thick bit of wood, got a couple of wheels at an angle fixed to the back so they dont sit on the floor when layed flat but you can tilt it up by the handle and wheel it about, saves carrying it!
we have loads at wok but they get inspected every 6 months along with all our other lifting equipment, i assume it doesnt cost a massive amount as the guys are already there checking the cranes, hoists etc but we use slings for years without any problems.
i know this has been asked 100 times but i have a 6" clarke band saw and am in need of a new blade, the one i have had on there has lasted a good few years and i know the company was recommeded by someone on here.
any recommendation?
Cheers guys. Yeah it was pretty dirty, I think I will try and take it to bits at the weekend, we probably have some acetal kicking around at work I can use to make up some new disks.
so my smart and brown lathe has a dewhurst reversing switch like a myford. whilst using the lathe the other day there was a pop from the switch and some smoke and the rcd tripped. took the cover off to find this one of the copper fingers has srched arcross the insulating disk and burned a chunk...
Smart and brown is a copy of the boxford (or the other way round, I can't remember) I have a smart and brown and it is 100x better than a myford and you will get a whole lot more for your money. Try and go for the version with auto feed on the cross slide and a gearbox if possible.
does anyone know of a relevant BS standard related to aluminium platforms/bridges/walkways? making up a little platform to span between a coupld of rails (just tread plate with a few leveling feet on the bottom. only about a foot off the floor, just to stop people tripping over the rails really...
boxford, smart and brown and southbend all make a lathe that based on the same design (i have the smart and brown version as well and it is excellent, loads better than the myford at work) and are very capable machines and can be picked up for reasonable money, also easy to transport (put mine...
could you make it in two seperate pieces and weld together? one large curved piece for the for along the bottom and then end/corner section might be easier to create the corner with a smaller piece that you can chop about to make fit
cheers guys couple of things to investigate there i think, ideally i wanted to get a couple of ideas together and choose the best one and like you say you need somthing that im interested in and wont bore the person marking it to death.
you dont really have to come up with the idea yourself...
so im doing my final year of my engineering design degree, it was my first day and my tutor asks 'so what are you doing for your dissertation?' to which i replied ' er ... um ....well...er ...' so ive got to come up with a decent idea by next friday.
i was kind of hopeing i would have...
have a look at allmetalshaping.com loads of good advice on this type of stuff there is also a section on home made tools i think i have made up a few hammers, dollies etc and they work pretty well.