Stuff you have made today

[Moose McAlpine]

Thank you, Yamhon. It really has made it better to work with, just now i was using it with a magnetic ground.

I've put hangers on both trollies, and still have a load of stuff hung off the handles..

 

[jinjahbiscuit]

Made a couple of these. Three more to do, but its too hot..

That's really cool, how did you do it?

 

[Chillitt]

That's really cool, how did you do it?

Plasma cutter. Wonderful things.

 

[jinjahbiscuit]

Plasma cutter. Wonderful things

I'll need a bit of practice to match that!

 

[Hitch]

Wanted a plumb bob yesterday, but had to make do with a chalk line/bob in one, but didn't want really want yellow chalk everywhere.
Bit of brass bar, a pen blank off cut and a brass bolt, and now I have one.

 

[Craig-SM]

New front wheel spindle - guess why?

Why is the spindle tapered

 

[Chillitt]

I'll need a bit of practice to match that!

Drawing with them isn't too bad, its the rubbing out the mistakes that takes the time.

 

[Maker]

A big washer type thing, to test a bad idea. All will be revealed soon...

 

[jinjahbiscuit]

Drawing with them isn't too bad, its the rubbing out the mistakes that takes the time

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

Busy day, MIS, call out and guests.

Call out, well that is 4 hours of my life wasted.

Home, coffee and play pen time.

Quarry Man Chipping/dressing hammer.



Out of the de-rusting tank and a wipe with a cloth, there is some good metal there. Badly pitted and the edges are very soft.


After a hard going with a 30grit disk. This may take some time.
At one point it shifted and fell to the floor and took a chip out of the blade.



After getting the finish I was happy with. Not a perfect finish, but tidy enough to allow the tool to be used. But keeping its history. It was hardened and tempered.
Whole head heated to cherry red and plunged into clean oil. Lucky the neighbours had no washing out.
Then cleaned, and heated to a blue colour on the cutting edges. Not direct heating, but allowing the heat to travel to the edge. then kept warm until the edge was an even deep blue. Then plunged into cold water.



Cleaned up again and fitted to the old shaft. The old shaft was cleaned up and dressed to fit.



All done, waxed with 4oz of bee's wax. I have used it on some old bricks found in a local skip.
Not a bad tool to use.

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

Coal hammer.



Repaired head. Local welding shop advised me what rods to use. well gave me a handful of 20 rods.
"These will do you mate"
Never look a gift horse into the mouth.

Hind sight tells me I should of brought a small drum of suitable MIG wire.

Live and learn.



New shaft, single wedge and 2 pack glue.

It will never be used as a hammer again, I can always get another coal hammer.

It will ends its life as a dust magnet.

 

[stuvy]

I like that coal hammer what’s it for

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

I like that coal hammer what’s it for

Hmm.
Coal.

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

I like that coal hammer what’s it for

Used to break up big lumps of coal into smaller chunks to fit the new small coal ranges what were becoming the norm in the 1850's to 1890's.



But does that mean sledge hammers are used on..........

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

Yes, it is a new shaft.
The old one was a broom handle, what broke.



Gold leaf.



Why not. I had time.

 

[zx9]

@slim_boy_fat The BM discraced itself this morning and I need it on Monday, the earliest I can get a replacement hose and flange from BMW is Tuesday. Looking for alternatives I found these https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/OEM-Wate...604231?hash=item3fc35d3147:g:Wi4AAOSwXuNcwvam which use the original hose replacing the chocolate plastic spigots.
Too late to buy aluminium I had to improvise with one of these...


From which I made this.



Salvaging the old flange for re use. The hardest part was locating the plastic flange in the four jaw to take off the old broken plastic spigots and bore for the new brass spigot.

I will fit and pressure test in the morning before re filling with coolant and doing the electric pump bleeding routine.
It only has to last for a week as a replacement hose and flange should be waiting for me when I return on the 16th.
Edit: The hose attachment end should have been longer but I will see if it works tomorrow.

 

[eLuSiVeMiTe]

@slim_boy_fat The BM discraced itself this morning and I need it on Monday, the earliest I can get a replacement hose and flange from BMW is Tuesday. Looking for alternatives I found these https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/OEM-Wate...604231?hash=item3fc35d3147:g:Wi4AAOSwXuNcwvam which use the original hose replacing the chocolate plastic spigots.
Too late to buy aluminium I had to improvise with one of these...
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From which I made this.
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Salvaging the old flange for re use. The hardest part was locating the plastic flange in the four jaw to take off the old broken plastic spigots and bore for the new brass spigot.

I will fit and pressure test in the morning before re filling with coolant and doing the electric pump bleeding routine.
It only has to last for a week as a replacement hose and flange should be waiting for me when I return on the 16th.
Edit: The hose attachment end should have been longer but I will see if it works tomorrow.

Handy having a lathe in the garage ain't it.

 

[Chillitt]

Made a couple of these. Three more to do, but its too hot..

Fifth panel finished. Plenty of time, not being installed till the morning..

 

[zx9]

Handy having a lathe in the garage ain't it.

Absolutely right there mate.

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

That odd key.

Day in citric acid.



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