Stuff you have made today

[gaz1]

Did you mean to tag me

well i could do this instead



if a icb is too big theres always a barrel you can use instead

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/220-Litr...462091?hash=item421021578b:g:tx8AAOSwlTBeGEol

however if you can get the smaller icb

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/600-Litr...422957?hash=item1f12dc712d:g:vioAAOSwPU1fBj2B

the ibc 600 is a w 800mm x L 1200mm x H 1000mm

 

[Olderisbetter]

well i could do this instead



if a icb is too big theres always a barrel you can use instead

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/220-Litr...462091?hash=item421021578b:g:tx8AAOSwlTBeGEol

however if you can get the smaller icb

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/600-Litr...422957?hash=item1f12dc712d:g:vioAAOSwPU1fBj2B

the ibc 600 is a w 800mm x L 1200mm x H 1000mm

The 600 litre is quite a useful size i have one to collect when it is empty that i am going to try and convert into a media blasting cabinet.

 

[DennisCA]

Cant hook is working now, though needs some refinement yet I think.

 

[Memmeddu]

Woke up early 5 o clock in the morning today.
Went to a customer holidays house in Solanas (Google it as Solanas Sardinia)at 7 o clock.
Made the point of the situation and back home at 12 o clock .
Had lunch with my uncles (hate them ) very tiring ....
Had slept in the afternoon .
Watched the first minute of the F1 changed channel prior to destroy the TV ....
And ejected a 5mm kidney stone with included piece of meat
Had dinner

Actually ejected another one this morning

 

[KimB]

I'd go with the conversion to 12V and from dianamo to alternator

That’s the plan. Not sure on price of an alternator and I don’t know if we’d need to replace anything else. It’s got an electronic ignition fitted so I’m hoping that doesn’t need to go.

 

[KimB]

well i could do this instead



if a icb is too big theres always a barrel you can use instead

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/220-Litr...462091?hash=item421021578b:g:tx8AAOSwlTBeGEol

however if you can get the smaller icb

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/600-Litr...422957?hash=item1f12dc712d:g:vioAAOSwPU1fBj2B

the ibc 600 is a w 800mm x L 1200mm x H 1000mm

I’m still so confused say trying to think what I said

 

[Memmeddu]

That’s the plan. Not sure on price of an alternator and I don’t know if we’d need to replace anything else. It’s got an electronic ignition fitted so I’m hoping that doesn’t need to go.

Electronic ignition should be something new so I believe it has something like a data plate somewhere which says how many volts it needs to work .
I've recently converted a small stationary engine from magneto to ignition coil.
Made an hybrid system
The magneto still works but only on the low voltage side ,same thing for the points .
Added an external coil which should work in the 6V up to 12V range .
The magneto provides 4.5V but it enough to work.
So I believe that the ignition system in your tractor has a voltage range .
And it's probably born for 12V
But 6 volts are enough to make it generate a spark .

Check if you can find the specifications on it

 

[Lazurus]

Made a mess of my first resin hybrid bowl
View attachment 241330

What happened? I use resin quite a bit looks like the chuck blew it apart

 

[Dcal]

That’s the plan. Not sure on price of an alternator and I don’t know if we’d need to replace anything else. It’s got an electronic ignition fitted so I’m hoping that doesn’t need to go.

I would install a Lucas type and if you use the type with the built in regulator it would fit straight on and the existing wiring would work as well.
They are about £50 new but I'd be very surprised if someone hadn’t a suitable one knocking about.

Even a rubbish alternator will be far better than a perfect dynamo, so you will have to add an extra big spade terminal and wire to take the amps.
It was a common mod back in the day so would look right too. (if that matters)

 

[Scruffywelder]

That’s the plan. Not sure on price of an alternator and I don’t know if we’d need to replace anything else. It’s got an electronic ignition fitted so I’m hoping that doesn’t need to go.

Pretty sure one of my parents neighbours converted a TED20 to 12V and used the original starter motor.

I converted my old DB 780 to alternator a few years back using IIRC a transit van alternator with an internal regulator. It's pretty straightforward, especially if you buy a suitable alternator plug kit. I wouldn't bother trying to reuse the original harness for charging... just saving up problems for yourself...

Alternatively, if you fancy the original look:
http://www.accuspark.co.uk/dynamator.htm

Kinda pricey though...

 

[mr migwire]

finished off the roof bars and figured out the clamps to hold them in place, not pretty but they work.

 

[gaz1]

they may look ok but they are not

they are ok for downward force but not with weight on going round a corner you will find the top will splay either side of the van due to there height of them and also the pull force around the corner

its why box section design is used or indents are used on roof rack systems

https://www.google.com/search?q=hig...hUKEwi8mpPBt8rqAhVQRhUIHZ5LBDgQ_AUoAnoECAwQBA

 

[bigegg]

they may look ok but they are not

they are ok for downward force but not with weight on going round a corner you will find the top will splay either side of the van due to there height of them and also the pull force around the corner

its why box section design is used or indents are used on roof rack systems

@mr migwire :
+1 on this.
I'd consider welding a piece of 1" angle to the outside, and maybe a gusset inside.
Its not pleasant when you turn left and your fence panels go straight on.
(DAMHIKT! )

 

[My Old Landy]

What happened? I use resin quite a bit looks like the chuck blew it apart

It did, the force of me digging in a skew chisel and too shallow a mortice tore it out the chuck. I am learning, it was the second piece I have turned since getting the lathe.
Trying to run before learning to walk

This is today's go.

Something a little more in my skill set!

 

[Lazurus]

Thats a great second effort a nice proportioned piece - skews are the tools of the Devil but are so useful. Catches are all part of the learning curve, the field beside my workshop has a few items that went airborn in frustration.

 

[Wedg1e]

It's Shackletime! Wings on, 2 out of the 6 engine pods in place (4 x Griffon, 2 x Viper). Tailplane on hopefully by the end of the weekend. Thousands of BSF bolts to do up but nobody else has any correct spanners. Duh!

Among my customers are the RAF techs whose weekends sometimes revolve around x-raying the aircraft of the BBMF. They used to have a squad at St. Athan (in fact the RAF's x-ray training school was there)...

 

[3000alloy]

Today I made a mess. Stripping the Nuffield 10/60. Changing gear box gaskets.

 

[Dr.Al]

Spent the evening (as so many others!) sorting out storage.

First I epoxied a bit of mild steel to the back of my Allen key set:

Then I made a rack (well, finished one I started yesterday) for stuff that sticks to magnets (and finally found a home for this set of Allen keys):

Then I started thinking about a better place to store the long lengths of t-slot extrusion that form the rails for my router-planing-jig-thing. It occurred to me I could use the slots and some spare t-nuts to attach them to the ceiling. I had some M6 screw-in threaded insert things, so I inserted four of them into the roof joists and added some long M6 grub screws (with thread locking compound to hold them in place). I then added the t-nuts, thus:

A bit of hot-glue stops the t-nuts unscrewing, but will hopefully be removable if required:

Four of them in place:

and the t-slot extrusion slides in nicely:

One of the (relatively few in my opinion) advantages of being 1.98 m (6'6") tall is that I can make full use of the roof for storage! A few other random shots:

 

[Woody.v8]

When you can't get the bolts you need in bzp....

 

[DennisCA]

made some bread