Stuff you have made today

[Kram]

Bonfire time in a 50 gal drum etc or is there some bylaw there banning them?

I'm not taking or doing anything with the rubbish on this one, just stacked it neatly. When I took my neighbours fence rubbish to tip, lots of it marked the white roof lining in my car

Anyway it was an overgrown mess before I began, lots of brambles I had to cut back, so a bit of fence wont harm the looks.

 

[Dozzer]

Nothing flash, a pair of drain cover "T" handles out of rebar, because I had to fit a new septic tank cover, after falling half way thorough the old one, walking backwards pulling large conifer branches to the fire one evening last week.

 

[Memmeddu]

Thats a decent looking sander, can't find much info on google. Is is an old model?

Couldn't find nothing either.
It's from 1980's.
I've got it a while ago for 20 or 30 euro from on an old man who used it for woodworking.
Used ever since to grind down inner race of small bearings on armatures.
It's more a power file than a sander or at least I'm using it like a power file.
Very useful bit of kit.
Unfortunately it rained on it and sometimes it trips the breaker.
Already found the issue and going to do a small mod to it.

 

[Farside]

No, I don't have a good source of commercially free images of their aircraft.
I don't ship outside of mainland UK either so the market is limited.
I have been asked for them but they don't want to pay for a licensed image.

I would think the US has licence-free images, and they would have shot a lot of pics of those.
Anything photographed by the USAAC or USAF was paid for by taxpayer dollars and is generally free for public use, as I understand it.

 

[MattF]

after falling half way thorough the old one, walking backwards

I know I oughtn't laugh, but....

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

walking backwards

I know I oughtn't laugh, but....

 

[Dozzer]

I know I oughtn't laugh, but....

they were rather large, about 3" branches and around 12ft long, bit of weight to them so was pulling tug o war style. 2 at a time. then it all went wrong

 

[Pete.]

I’ve been on a R/C kick lately so my race Mini got a new body and I’ve replaced some incredibly worn pinion gears so we can do some workshop monster jam with the Clod Busters.
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My stepson's RC car was tearing up gears which he was replacing regularly. One weekend when he couldn't get to the shop he asked me to see if I could make some for him . I measured the stripped ones and the two gears they were selling as a set were completely different tooth pitches.

 

[Hitch]

Tell me it was U.F.O?

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Space 1999

 

[Bullet2012]

I imagined it to be more Captain Scarlett with @Wozzaaah employed as the voice of the mysterons

 

[Onoff]

Space 1999

Maya or Sandra?

There was as an aside a discussion on a NASA forum that concluded the Eagle lander was a viable shape / design to consider for real life space operations. Seem to recall building an Airfix one...

 

[Hitch]

Maya or Sandra?

There was as an aside a discussion on a NASA forum that concluded the Eagle lander was a viable shape / design to consider for real life space operations. Seem to recall building an Airfix one...

Maya.

 

[Onoff]

Maya.

Wow! Tell her she made this teenage boy very happy...

 

[oldbikedavey]

An incision into a recently arrived parcel, which revealed a rather handy sand blasting gun marvellously named 'WALLY' .
I'll be using it as a suction evacuator for crumbs of sand inside rammed up foundry moulds, once I've managed to tame the thing a bit.
Not quite in the same league as having a pet badger, but wilful enough in its way.....

 

[Melvyn Best]

Nothing flash, a pair of drain cover "T" handles out of rebar, because I had to fit a new septic tank cover, after falling half way thorough the old one, walking backwards pulling large conifer branches to the fire one evening last week.

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You were in the s##t then?

 

[Memmeddu]

Nothing flash, a pair of drain cover "T" handles out of rebar, because I had to fit a new septic tank cover, after falling half way thorough the old one, walking backwards pulling large conifer branches to the fire one evening last week.

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Those T handle have more uses too...
My father is a plumber since his young age.
Our friend (who unfortunately isn't with us anymore) made one of those for my dad.
One task screw and unscrew bath discharge pipe couplings

 

[Memmeddu]

Finished to disassemble the stayer Len 200 belt file.
Discovered more damage than what I've initially thought.
Internal wiring is completely messed up, I have to solder new wire to the stator windings, the switch as well developed a lot of corrosion and screws are stuck in position, brush holders have been damaged too.
Fortunately plastics are not so bad so I'll save a lot of time during polishing and there will be only little bit of painting required on metal bits.
Already drop parts in the diesel bucket for deep cleaning.

 

[Cobbler]

I decided to have a play & try out the welder I bought from @Morrisman & made a wine rack. Horseshoes came from @hotponyshoes Thanks both of you.

 

[MattF]

Looks good.

 

[Cobbler]

Looks good.

Wife’s pleased, so all ok

EDIT. Happy wife, happy life!