Stuff you have made today

[Melvyn Best]

yet on the flip side ive broken snapon sockets just for the dealer to tell me "youve abused that for it to break like that so were not changing it" so they went in the bin.
same with snap "off" breaker bars, they never warrentied the knuckle, the only bit that contiunally broke as they classed it a fair and tear item.
so i bought a halfords one that is still going (although a little bent) 15 years later.
i still have snapon ratchets as i do like them but when the ratchet mechanism finally does let go i reckon that will probably end up in the bin too.

I had a long handles swivel head 3/8” drive that I brought new in 1978 that had badly worn the pivot pin for the head, the rep told me he couldn’t change it as it wasn’t broke, 2 minutes later with help from a long bit of pipe and a vice it was, he then changed it for a new version , this was around 2015 Never had any problems changing broken Snap On tools in 50 years of buying them

 

[Maker]

off set it instead maker

I bodged it instead.

The downpipe from the garage is on the right hand side of the workbench and getting it to run underneath the sink will need an almost horizontal run of pipe. At some point we'll fit a couple of water butts back there so I'll sort it properly when I do that.

 

[8ob]

Today I made a bit of gear stick to a pallet.

A bit tricky, screw compressor and tank with a few oddsnsods screwed chained down.

And @pressbrake1 `s mig. Blocked up off its wheels.

 

[Brad93]

Nice compressor

 

[8ob]

Nice compressor

Came from the liquidation sale of the Bristol car company, got a tour of the place today in Windlesham. Such a shame, they had so many stunning futuristic prototypes built and sorted. The stuff I saw today makes things like the racy Jags, Astons, Bentleys and Porsches look very ordinary.

Bob

 

[RichardM]

You want to put a cardboard pyramid on top of the Murex, allows you to know if something else has been stacked on top (crushed).

 

[8ob]

You want to put a cardboard pyramid on top of the Murex, allows you to know if something else has been stacked on top (crushed).

There is 3" of my mancave fibreglass insulation under that drastic plastic

Bob

 

[MattF]

Drastic plastic.

 

[doubleboost]

Not made but repaired

 

[pressbrake1]

Today I made a bit of gear stick to a pallet.

A bit tricky, screw compressor and tank with a few oddsnsods screwed chained down.

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And @pressbrake1 `s mig. Blocked up off its wheels.

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Bobs der man
Shame compressor isn’t on its way to me!

 

[Brad93]

Shame, lots of places going under now.

We’re gonna need a new compressor and bigger tank at some point.
Quite like the idea of a vertical tank.

 

[pressbrake1]

I’ve got a kaiser at home but could do with one in latchingdon

 

[Agrismith]

I bodged it instead.
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The downpipe from the garage is on the right hand side of the workbench and getting it to run underneath the sink will need an almost horizontal run of pipe. At some point we'll fit a couple of water butts back there so I'll sort it properly when I do that.

You should be able to put that pipe at a very shallow angle
Between 12mm and 25mm per meter so shouldn't be to difficult
Having the pipe steep with actually allow water to run fast and let debris settle whereas a slower calculated water flow will keep things in suspension allowing the pipe to flow better

 

[Brad93]

I’ve got a kaiser at home but could do with one in latchingdon

The hydrovane isn’t sounding too great now. Gonna keep an eye out. kaiser nice machines

 

[pressbrake1]

The hydrovane isn’t sounding too great now. Gonna keep an eye out. kaiser nice machines

My kaiser at home is a good £5k worth
I bought it for a install at a customers.
They changed their mind paid me anyway and asked me to skip it

 

[nickk]

Tried to replicate the winding of this plant,30 round for the pointy spike,the leaves were drawn down from 12 mm round.

 

[james butler]

I had a long handles swivel head 3/8” drive that I brought new in 1978 that had badly worn the pivot pin for the head, the rep told me he couldn’t change it as it wasn’t broke, 2 minutes later with help from a long bit of pipe and a vice it was, he then changed it for a new version , this was around 2015 Never had any problems changing broken Snap On tools in 50 years of buying them

in doing what you did is the exact reason my snapon dealer would not change them quoting "you've used a bar on that" and "using a tool outside its intended purpose invalidates its warranty"
but as has been said it seems very much to depend on your relationship with your dealer
i have NEVER had the same issues with MAC tools or even at the bargain basement end halfords

 

[gaz1]

personally if snapons is about the dealer

then the warranty is worth nothing as snapon is ambigeous about its warranty if it revolves around a dealer

 

[bigegg]

Kydex again.
Closed end copper rivets on this one, but i ordered slightly too short, so the washersdont fit on the back.

 

[nickk]

So we’re progressing with the pergoda,time for the top sheets,with 2 left off for hoisting,you can see where I’ve clenched over 2 strips per sheet to fasten underneath,looking at @gaz1 videos I think next time I can use thinner than 0.7mm.The loose flaps will be glued from underneath.