Stuff you have made today

[Robotstar5]

My first attempt at collage was an engineering course, spent the first 3 months in the workshop filing a bit of steel perfectly flat,
I asked when we get to play with the lathes and welders etc...
you dont was the answer.
I didnt stay long there!

The first year of my apprenticeship gave a good grounding in all skills, filing, lathes, milling machines, metalwork and welding then specialised in electrical from year 2.

 

[dobbslc]

I stopped by my local builder's supply for some 47mm wide joist hangers, and was shocked at the current price , so went to another builder's supply that was a bit farther away. They only had the 38mm wide size, but the price was reasonable; 90 pence each

I bought a 47mm 2" one in Wickes last week for £1.20.

 

[Mick Annick]

Finished, sign writing not the best but I’m impatient, I will be following @brewdexta and learning to do it properly at some point.

 

[Richiew]

Is that next to the Garage of Despair, or does it mean something else in French?

 

[Mick Annick]

Is that next to the Garage of Despair, or does it mean something else in French?

Très drôle! The village is called Missery, we live at the bottom of the hill which, even to the French, is know as the depths of misery,

 

[Onoff]

Finished, sign writing not the best but I’m impatient, I will be following @brewdexta and learning to do it properly at some point.

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Could do you some card stencils on the Cricut here.

 

[sako243]

Be warned there was actually some welding content involved here! Upgraded an old trailer that my father made donkeys years ago to be bit more substantial. Completely made from scrap I had lying around the place.

Immediate use is to take an IBC of well water down for the neighbours animals as they're running low. The lack of the JCB (still haven't had time to fix the engine) means the trailer will live down there for a bit.

 

[Barking Mat]

Two barbecues in construction.

Not how I'd, have done it, it's a commission, my plasma cutter, there workshop. Very annoying.

Started off with a big angle grinder, thin disk, after 20 mins, got bored drove 5 minutes to work, grabbed my plasma cutter, 40 minutes later, all the cutting was done, took nearly as long to find a three phase compatible plug. I've done more, did some migginng for the first time in years, never having used there machine before, made a right mess, couldn't get it's sweet spot, didn't understand the different knobs. I've done more, I'll finish it tomorrow, forgot to take photos this evening, I was knackered.

How do I manage to take such bad photos ?

Etc, more tomorrow.

 

[Seadog]

I made a lot of smoke today.

The first time that I've used CBN.
It worked very well. Even with a damaged cutting lip the finish was almost like a ground finish.
Two inserts later I've nearly finished the job. OK, £23 spent, but much preferable to the 6 or 7 carbide inserts that I got through yesterday doing half the length.

Rocol RTD, BTW.

 

[Gragson]

How do I manage to take such bad photos ?

If you've ever seen the original film Jacobs Ladder film, I swear you'd be the camera man - excellent creepy true film

 

[Hood]

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How do I manage to take such bad photos ?
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Its your phone, I had one and pics were crap with it.

 

[DickyDoDah]

I have a Ulefone and I've turned of the shutter sound as it goes off as the camera is still focusing. It tends to make you think the photo has been taken and you move and end up with blurry photos. It takes a surprising amount of time for these rather crap cameras to autofocus so take your time.

 

[Brad93]

I made a lot of smoke today.

The first time that I've used CBN.
It worked very well. Even with a damaged cutting lip the finish was almost like a ground finish.
Two inserts later I've nearly finished the job. OK, £23 spent, but much preferable to the 6 or 7 carbide inserts that I got through yesterday doing half the length.

Rocol RTD, BTW.

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What is it? Not used CBN but have three VN** style and a few grooving type.

 

[Seadog]

It's a 20mm ballscrew. Having a puny little Boxford I can't take huge depths of cut. Consequently there's a very large number of interrupted cuts when you're reducing about 6" of screw.

 

[Farside]

Très drôle! The village is called Missery, we live at the bottom of the hill which, even to the French, is know as the depths of misery,

Near the Slough of Despond?

 

[Farside]

Its your phone, I had one and pics were crap with it.

Mine ain't actually crap, but it's far short of its claimed resolution, considering my ancient 8Mp one out-classes the Armor's 15Mp.

 

[northwest]

l, not today or even yesterday but Monday I hauled the Dividing Head up onto the Mill and had it do it's thing:

I built the controller some time ago and it is just brilliant for jobs like this.

 

[Barking Mat]

More BBQness.

 

[Sergei Slovenija]

Done. Repeat 3 more times

 

[Sergei Slovenija]

Making holes