This guy cast his own metal lathe.:cool:
http://www.backyardmetalcasting.com/lathe1.html
not much welding but still interesting and related to metal. Prettyclever if you ask me..
Dave
Its quite common in the diy boating world. It gives extra protection to the wood. Yes it is heavier but it is an easy established technique and is stronger than the equivalent thickness (or strength) of fg alone. (It is one a several ways)
Have a look here if you're interested...
Someone asked why you would coat a wooden boat with fiberglass...
Basically you make a boat out of 'cheaper' non-marine plywood. (significantly cheaper) then you coat it to make it water proof. Very common in Holland and Yorkshire.
And to bore you more..
The technique is called...
Excellent tv stand. You put a lot of work into that one. If thats your first project - can't wait to see what else you can do..Well done indeed :clapping:
(I'm impressed if you didn't notice)
Thanks for the useful information.
I think we all agree that for carrying a bike, engineering wise this is no problem. The issue is a legal one and although I have no big issue if it was just a fine (if they even bother) I do have a problem when we talk about invalidating insurance. So I...
Hi.
I have a new towbar which I will be fitting. The problem is I do not want to chop through my bumper, and the design of towbar means I have to.
I want to use the towbar for carrying bicycles, maybe the occasional trailer but never for a caravan.
My idea then, is instead of bolting...
So what thickness steel is it? Will you add some gussets for strength?
Nice job though - shows what you can do with a bit of patience and effort...
Dave
I concur with the suggestion above. Further, 450 seems quite shallow, can you stretch to 600 in the space?.
Definitely not overkill. Good luck - we like to see the pics of the progress...
Dave
So here's the brain-teaser: If that whistle really worked and you blew it would it be a low pitched sound or a 'normal' high pitched sound?
And for the runner up prize, how big would the dog be that came running after you...
Dave
I like option 2 but I think its quite complicated to get it running reliably, and remember when fully extended (with the beams as in the diagram) there would be quite a lot of bending load on the 'outer' skate - leave a bigger overlap to reduce the load.
Dave
Check (again) the spark by manually opening the points with the ignition on and see what you get. Should be strong spark. Nothing wrong with leads or dizzy cap (wrong order? or damp).
Ensure timing is good (again). Then you'll have to check fueling.
(A manual setting of timing without...