Stuff you have made today

[Dr.Al]

Last-minute-ish present for my other half's birthday next week (started yesterday evening, finished it off this afternoon - it was much quicker to make than I expected so less last-minute than I thought).

She drinks gallons of tea, mostly loose leaf, so I thought I'd have a go at a wooden caddy. I made it relatively small (125 mm high, about 76 mm square I think) as it doesn't have a proper seal so things will stay fresher if it's topped up fairly regularly. I might have gone a bit too far on the making it small; I suspect Carolyn might get through that much tea in only a couple of days! I can always make a bigger one if she likes the idea / design anyway. I'll fill it with tea before wrapping it up!

Mitred dovetails on the corners and my first attempt at a non-bought hinge (turned on the lathe out of some brass bar) and also my first attempt at carving (I thought I'd start with something without any curves!). All done with hand tools, apart from turning the brass bar and drilling the holes for the brass bar).

The colours look a bit purply in the photos, but that's just the problems associated with twilight photography. It's all American Black Walnut. Finish is a single light coat of mineral oil - I didn't want anything that might affect the tea flavour.

 

[magnet]

Bird feeder from scrap at work. Got to look after our feathered friends

 

[sparkysy]

That is really looking after them letting them feed in your nice dry warm house!

 

[Maker]

I couldn't find a rolling pin I liked, for a price I liked, so... £13 in Been&Queued and two hours later, I've got a set of 3 made to my exacting specifications.

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35mm diameter, I've got an 8, 16 and 24", plus 4 feet spare to make another set.

Not sure how to finish them, do Osmo make a food safe oil?

Used in anger this evening, worked a treat, no splitting, cracking or catching fire yet.


The nakiri isn't ideal for cutting noodles though, perhaps a menkiri (not to be confused with Mankini ) should be my next project.

 

[henry Kadzielski]

Today was chopping up 30m of 3" x1/4" wall SHS and 6 sheets of 5mm 5083 and 1m x 1m of 12mm 5083.

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It is for a hopper I am starting on which will hopefully look like this

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What is the cut surface finish on the alloy? Have you tried the raise the water level yet?

 

[DAPPH]

Used in anger this evening, worked a treat, no splitting, cracking or catching fire yet.

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The nakiri isn't ideal for cutting noodles though, perhaps a menkiri (not to be confused with Mankini ) should be my next project.

At those prices I'd be sticking a Stanley blade into to a chop stick & use it like a pencil to slice strips off the dough

 

[Hood]

What is the cut surface finish on the alloy? Have you tried the raise the water level yet?

No not tried raising the level yet as I need to weld in a higher plate at the back of the water table and that probably won't happen for a long time, if ever

Finish is the usual, just a kind of fuzzy finish when compared to stainless or steel, zoomed in on a couple of bits from my photos to hopefully give you an idea.

12mm

5mm

 

[Maker]

At those prices

This is why I said project not purchase! Those are actually cheap compared to a Hattori Hanzo one!

 

[striker]

Made a trapezoid thread, TR24 x 3mm pitch for the knee on my mill.
It needed to be 130mm longer due to the column extension.
I ground a cutting tool to suit from hss.
Very small cuts like 3 thou. Plunged in, no compound slide.
Better fit on the nut than the original.
I soon realised that I needed the follower rest, even with light cuts. Just the other end to machine down and keyway to cut.

Very pleased!

 

[sako243]

Today I made my workshop/office staircase a little bit more protected.

 

[Memmeddu]

Finally got the time to swap the injector on my Harris 49 cutting attachment
So I've had to remove the cutting lever ,by loosening the inox machine screw ,then I've removed the locking mechanism (a cam and a little spring)
Once done that , I've removed the cutting oxygen valve completely.
Loosening the 13mm cap (i think 1/2" ) under the lever ,the 16mm cap (5/16" i think) under the attachment ,the valve spring and stem .
Put the head in the vise , and used the impact screwdriver to loosen the injector cap , and the acetilene injector .
Repeat in reverse for reassemble.
Interesting fact ,some say that it's not necessary to change internal parts to swap fuel gasses ....
Just put the specific tip.
I'm glad I did .
Parts looks similar but they are not.
Propane Injector has a bigger orifice where the oxygen passes through.
Outer diameter of the injector is smaller than acetylene one , and it presents two groves that acetylene doesn't.
Acetylene injector has a little filter , propane doesn't
I believe that those differences are to let pass more oxygen ,to increase propane speed ,an make turbulence to better mixing the gasses .
The propane cap too is different , it's not just a cap ,it protrudes further into the mixing head than acetylene .
I believe to increase oxygen pressure between cap and injector.
Unfortunately I've forgot to make photos of the parts but I hope to have written enough to understand the differences between the two parts

 

[Munkul]

Well after seeing the mitee bite pitbull clamps in action at work, i wanted some for myself... But they're horrendously expensive! So i downloaded the CAD file they helpfully provide, and ran some toolpaths in fusion... And made a couple of samples in mild steel. They came out beautifully, the surface finish is far better than my camera can capture. I've ordered some O1 tool steel to make the actual ones out of. I can probably make 6 of these in an hour, and would make a cost of about £2 each in material. Less, if i bought a proper length of steel for it.
It would probably still come out around £20 each including labour, tooling and hardening etc, but it's a fun exercise anyway.




I also knocked out 60 angle top brackets for conveyor legs.

 

[Cuthy246]

Busy day today, stripped down the nearside front suspension of the Scimitar. This was then degreased, blasted and painted. Well industrial coating is more correct term. Same stuff is used in marine environments, highway structures and the nuclear industry. Hopefully will keep the rust at bay .

 

[magnet]

Swan necked nozzle for the Henry hoover to clean out a tight spot on our multi fuel stove that's getting a refurb.

 

[Memmeddu]

Following my axe project.
Actually working on the handle.
Maybe in the afternoon I'll complete it , but head and handle will be fitted together after blueing the head

 

[DAPPH]

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View attachment 368473Swan necked nozzle for the Henry hoover to clean out a tight spot on our multi fuel stove that's getting a refurb.

A big demijon holed bung or turned to size woden plug and tube with flattened top end to it is as good if you don't have welding gear .. also good for between car seats & consoles. using an 18 inch long a plastic tube witha 12 " boiling water heat flattened end

 

[Cheesie]

Foam filled fuel tank in 3mm

 

[Tigman]

I made these a couple of weeks back fitted them today around the daughters house ! Came out nice !

 

[MattF]

A holder for the grinders.

 

[Geoffm]

The (in)famous hay rake (https://www.mig-welding.co.uk/forum/threads/stuff-you-have-made-today.67127/page-646#post-1685885) has done a couple of seasons, but the PTO shaft expired with prejudice recently, when a universal joint gave up. It has seen a lot of life in the past. One of the tine holders that hold the spring tines also fell off from a combination of fatigue and rust, and some of the return springs that lift the tines up have broken.

Got another PTO and pulled the broken tine holder off and the ones with the broken spring. There is a plastic bush that had flogged out, and the tine holder shaft has severely worn and bent. I priced up some new ones - $NZ27.50 each = 13.50 pounds! I thought I ordered a replacement for the broken tine holder but forgot to have it in the shopping cart on the online order.
Looking at tine holders on the weekend, and the condition of the others, there was no way I was paying for 20 new ones so it was time to fire up the forge. They are a L shape, with a 16mm shaft with a bend in the end. The bend matches a curved piece of flat that matches the curve of the tine coil spring. This piece also has a flat area for the tines to bolt onto and they are welded together at an angle.
Bars in the gas forge

Offset the end and form a curve over the horn of the anvil


Curve the flat bar

Drill the bolt hole and use a punch with a pilot to form the flat area


Made a scratch built jig using the existing tine and guesswork for the dimensions

Drill another hole for a roll pin that anchors one end of a return spring, slop paint onto it and bolt in place. Only 19 more to go



I wish I had a 3D printer, as the plastic bushes are expensive for what they are and lightweight, and i am sure I could 3D print a better one for next to nothing.