Stuff you have made today

[selectedgrub]

I love how the lump of bread got more likes than the welding.

 

[Blobber]

I love how the lump of bread got more likes than the welding.

Welding where? did I miss something?

 

[Blue Chips]

Made this non-tangible tool in Photoshop today with a little help from some AI apps.

I was thinking that a 'smartwrench' app and attachment for a smartphone might be a good idea, unless the user doesn't take criticism well.

 

[jimbo84]

Welding where? did I miss something?

What’s welding!?

 

[Misterg]

Welding where? did I miss something?

Didn't you see? He started with a sliced loaf!

 

[Dr.Al]

Today I finished making this from brass (and black shellac dial wax), using a low power (40 W) semiconductor laser and some ferric chloride etchant.

Full details in today's posts in my wood lathe build write-up.

 

[RichardM]

A bit more CaD! Started off with this shape, didn't like it.

So trimmed a bit off and glued different bits on.

Then started to make a jigsaw.

This was a bit of a mistake! I should have cut the pieces as I welded them together as the design gets tweaked.

Top welded up and tacked on the base.

Homemade sheet clamps work well.

First part of the sides welded on after tacked and the rear beaten into shape, front edges folded.

 

[Bki26]

I fixed the chainsaw pull cord and decided to have a play on what's left of a storm casualty and make some chunky slices for the skid steer splitter tomorrow whilst keeping the sawdust.

Couldn't resist testing the track grip on a part cut piece

 

[minimutly]

Today I finished making an especially short, 30mm head diameter flycutter to fit a small (or medium, still not sure) Clarkson S type Autolock. Took "one last cut" on the 20 tpi thread, turned it into a ploughed field, I still don't know why. After making the flycutter (to cut the bearing bores in the end casing for my sequential mini gearbox), I then decided I need a means of centering up on the mini double roller bearing bore, which is 200mm down inside the casing, so guess what I started making tonight...
Hopefully might finish over the weekend, so pics and an update on the thread then, just don't be too hard on me about the thread on the flycutter..

Here we are, not quite done yet, I fought the urge to weld the valve - sorry dti holder, to the recycled int 40 toolholder.
Its an error free centre finder, so I can bore the input end bearing housing in line with the existing double roller bearing (I'm converting a mini gearbox into a 5 speed sequential dog box, once I've welded this up I'll post a pic of it in action). The two pics are different, giving an idea how it works.

 

[minimutly]

Here we are, not quite done yet, I fought the urge to weld the valve - sorry dti holder, to the recycled int 40 toolholder.
Its an error free centre finder, so I can bore the input end bearing housing in line with the existing double roller bearing (I'm converting a mini gearbox into a 5 speed sequential dog box, once I've welded this up I'll post a pic of it in action). The two pics are different, giving an idea how it works.View attachment 527297View attachment 527298

Crap tig welding, I know, I was struggling with seeing the weld pool.

 

[RichardM]

Crap tig welding, I know, I was struggling with seeing the weld pool.

Bad weld - Blame the metal, that's what I do.
Internally linked? Are you going to spring load the probe or will it work with plunger pressure?

 

[Craig-SM]

Bad weld - Blame the metal, that's what I do.
Internally linked? Are you going to spring load the probe or will it work with plunger pressure?

There is a lot of bad metal going around

 

[Morris]

There is a lot of bad metal going around

I get bad metal at random times as well

 

[minimutly]

Bad weld - Blame the metal, that's what I do.
Internally linked? Are you going to spring load the probe or will it work with plunger pressure?

Internally linked by a piece of m5 longthread with a nylon piston at the top, Its for vertical use, the weight of the bits and the spring in the dti looks like it will be enough. Biggest drawback is the lack of adjustability - the probe end (the second one I made, first was a fail, the arm on the linkage wasn't long enough and it fouled on the inside of the stainless tube) has a pressed in ball end (made from a Ford pinto race valve), so if it needs to check a bigger hole I can extend the ball end. Otherwise it's a one trick pony..

 

[minimutly]

Tigged it up earlier. Pic below of all the component parts, plus some shaky tig welding, seems to work ok.

 

[minimutly]

Ready to go.

 

[Bki26]

Ready to go.
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I feel like all that's missing is @northwest with a bottle of black powder

 

[Bki26]

Made a little cover for the pedals from a random but perfect steel bracket and bit of polycarbonate from an ambulance door in the scrap pile, should protect it nicely from dropped logs and keep any rain off.

Chopped up a few big slices so I can test it out tomorrow.

Also figured out a way to carry the ladder for the next tree harvesting instead of tightrope walking along the forks

 

[minimutly]

Ready to go.
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In action, worked a treat.

tbf I could have made a better job of it - if I'd fixed the dti on a bearing with a taper on the nylon piston so that the machine could be run up on low speed, with the dti held steady. In truth though, it would be quite complex to design and make. With good light you can follow the reading as you rotate by hand.

 

[northwest]

In truth though, it would be quite complex to design and make. With good light you can follow the reading as you rotate by hand.

The truth is complex outcomes are simple to create, conversely, simple elegant outcomes are usually very complex at the planning stage, in other words any fool can make the job difficult, takes a smart person to simplify things.