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Evening all. Just thought I was start a thread going about stuff we make and have made today. I made some mud guard brackets for a lorry. Not finished yet as got another two that need doing.
Stuff you have made today
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brokenbiker
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So far today I've made toast...and made mince pies too...that's about it lol
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1.2mm stainless from the look of it. Need to make a valence similar to the black one. marked out with sharpie line followed by a scribe.
Need to leave about 2mm for the fold and chop a bit extra out of the corners so they don't foul when folded.
Oh and you got to get it right first time. eek.
My knife isn't long enough to form it in one go so I do the middle a bit, then gradually bring in the ends etc.
Worked a treat.
Nice clean bends and the press tool allows me to remove all the fingers except one that fits the channel for the last bend.
Rinse. Repeat.
It's for a neighbour and he tells me it fits a treat.
S.
Need to leave about 2mm for the fold and chop a bit extra out of the corners so they don't foul when folded.
Oh and you got to get it right first time. eek.
My knife isn't long enough to form it in one go so I do the middle a bit, then gradually bring in the ends etc.
Worked a treat.
Nice clean bends and the press tool allows me to remove all the fingers except one that fits the channel for the last bend.
Rinse. Repeat.
It's for a neighbour and he tells me it fits a treat.
S.
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Been making some steel doors out of 50mm box and 2mm steel plate to replace completely mashed ali ones on the back of our tipping trailer ,facing and bolting 6mm steel plate on the rear of tipper so we can weld on steel hinges and make it all a bit more telehandler/excavator proof.
Not a bad bit of penetration , its not my welding its Mick my welders.
Not a bad bit of penetration , its not my welding its Mick my welders.
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Third picture down. That looks a tidy bit of kit.1.2mm stainless from the look of it. Need to make a valence similar to the black one. marked out with sharpie line followed by a scribe.
Need to leave about 2mm for the fold and chop a bit extra out of the corners so they don't foul when folded.
Oh and you got to get it right first time. eek.
My knife isn't long enough to form it in one go so I do the middle a bit, then gradually bring in the ends etc.
Worked a treat.
Nice clean bends and the press tool allows me to remove all the fingers except one that fits the channel for the last bend.
Rinse. Repeat.
It's for a neighbour and he tells me it fits a treat.
S.
spencer 427
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Sometimes good fabrication work going on there. I have a complete tailgate to fab for my lorry.Been making some steel doors out of 50mm box and 2mm steel plate to replace completely mashed ali ones on the back of our tipping trailer ,facing and bolting 6mm steel plate on the rear of tipper so we can weld on steel hinges and make it all a bit more telehandler/excavator proof.
Not a bad bit of penetration , its not my welding its Mick my welders.
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Norton 6DB, deep back Flypress with a mountain of tooling. I must have several of those folding knives and a ton of interesting looking presses and dies. I really ought to get around to sorting it....
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I have just been looking for one. And found a large sweeney blockside fly press not far away from where I am.been standing for a while but in good working order. And a good price. A little trip out for me tomorrow.
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Deep throat and a deep back is what you want. Must have the table insert too, its a precision part. Balls are easy to come by but grab as much tooling as you can!
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OK. It has a 7 inch mouth. 5 inch throat. 4 inch stroke..
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Not sure if the one I am looking at is a deep one or not. It looks big thoeI think Screwdrivers is bigger...
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Well I finish the mud guard brackets and fitted them.not to my lorry.nothing worse than trying to fit parts you have made to someone else's motor. Everything out or square and a right @@@@ to get them in and sit right...
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A cantilevered step for the shed. I've been watching too much Grand Amazing Spaces.
It's not metal but there are nails in it.
It's not metal but there are nails in it.
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Nice shed.. I need to build a new workshop. Mine is Naffed lol
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@spencer 427 I have to ask, what is the sextant looking thing in the box?
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That's the one.
Thank you, I did not know they existed, having read up on their use / how to read them my sextant analogy was very close.
