Stuff you have made today

[Brad93]

Got a small job from an old firm I used to work for.

3 trollies for moving billets to the VMC, machined part to prep, prep to paint.

I do despise 25mm box section. It is never straight and always has a roll on one side of the box but with quite a bit of jiggling these are coming out pretty flat which is the important thing.

All tig. First one took four hours, prep, tack and weld.

Second one has just taken 3 hours.

Let’s see if we can do #3 quicker.

 

[eLuSiVeMiTe]

Every time I use my lathe then have to clean it I often thought that some type of cover would be great. My lathe is a myford ml7 & it a pig to clean because its so small and you can't get in with a dustpan & brush. If the swarf is dry I can use a hoover but today I was drilling holes & using lots of oil so the swarf was a sticky mess!
I'll have a look at my lathe & try to design something similar to your cover.

Have a few sets of these great for the lathe and mill.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Dustpan-Cl...coding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=PYX8TPSQ2KAS14RTK0CS

Easy to hang near each machine too.

 

[Chillitt]

I didn't make this but I have just sorted out a wire worm infestation in it.

 

[Turbo]

Have a few sets of these great for the lathe and mill.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Dustpan-Cl...coding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=PYX8TPSQ2KAS14RTK0CS

Easy to hang near each machine too.

I like that, might have to buy a few. I keep 2 paint brushes on the lathe & use a bit of cardboard as a dustpan!

I cleaned the lathe thoroughly on Sunday night & oiled it as I didn't expect to use it for a while. Guess what - I used it on Monday & all the swarf is stuck to the freshly oiled surfaces!

 

[mrsbruce]

Have a few sets of these great for the lathe and mill.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Dustpan-Cl...coding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=PYX8TPSQ2KAS14RTK0CS

Easy to hang near each machine too.

I printed a couple of little dustpans on the 3D printer. I keep one on my leather worktable, and one on my cutting table. A cheap paintbrush added to each, finished them off. Perfect for cleaning guff off worktables.

 

[slim_boy_fat]

I keep 2 paint brushes on the lathe & use a bit of cardboard as a dustpan!

Or https://www.poundshop.com/dustpan-and-brush-grey-and-green.html

 

[Hood]

Varied day today.
Cut out some longer versions of the guide on gear brackets for a winch and then bored them to 40.05mm on the Chiron.

Next up is was making some "goal post" supports for the latest Cheetah Cat's shooting table.

Then a broken Aluminium pump bracket, a flag pole had caught round the handle and ripped the bracket off. I chopped off one side and welded a piece of 3mm in.

I was then able to use the half of the original holes to guide me for drilling the Alu plate. Once that was done I chopped off the other side and welded in a new piece and then bored and rounded off the ends.

I then had to make a new handle but the original remnant was seized in so instead of messing around I cut it off flush and welded a piece of solid 316 into a bit pipe so that it would slip into the original handle.

I then made up a spacer and a bracket for the rope keeper knife on the hauler and welded them to the plate I had done the last day, it had been round at the boat so that the skipper could cut the holes in the bulkhead to house the haulers motor.

Then last job of the day was to draw up some gussets and then cut them out of 10mm plate, weird shapes but I think the guy that gave me templates was just being artistic

 

[Brad93]

Thats a productive day Robin. I've sat in waiting for a guy to turn up an buy a trailer since 4

 

[Hood]

Nothing worse than waiting for someone to turn up, especially when they don't

 

[Maker]

There are lots of things worse.

 

[Brad93]

Still waiting. Absolute nightmare

 

[Hood]

There are lots of things worse.

I suppose so but most of us don't lead the depraved lifestyle of you students

 

[slim_boy_fat]

This could also be in the "Today I acquired" thread, but here's two for the price of one.

The carbide cutting tools I ordered from Banggood arrived [ https://www.banggood.com/7pcs-10mm-...p-1273694.html?rmmds=myorder&cur_warehouse=CN ] and I thought I'd try one to see how I got on. Discovered that no matter how I adjusted the QCTP holder I couldn't get the tool [parting off one, first out of the box] to centre height - always on the high side, to such an extent I didn't even fire up the lathe. Think I should have got 8mm ones, although the holder will take 12mm [just] . I may need to mill a little bit off the bottom of each shank.....

Being as I didn't sleep well last night and being preoccupied with other things, I [wisely, I thought] stepped away from the lathe before I made a testes of something in my frustration.

So, what to do? I decided to make a start on a holder for the spare oxy/propane I ordered from Italy, 4 oxy + 2 Mapp. Originally the idea was to cut a template from MDF and plasma it from a bit of sheet steel [aka the side of an old pc ] bent to the shape of the original torch/bottle holder, but then I thought, why waste a bit of steel I might need in future...

So, with my barely adequate woodworking skills, this is the outcome so far - I packed in just because I'd had enough , and painters arrived to do the exterior woodwork on the house. Base will be the same size with 7" uprights [old bits of 6mm tube at the corners], to stop the bottles tilting. Lick of paint and job should be a good 'un.



Early hospital appointment tomorrow, so relaxing bath and turn in sharp methinks.

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

Today I made a mockery.
Again I was at a copy lathe.
I had Ash blanks.
I have not learned.
"Oh Bother," said Poo Bear.




2 axe shafts.
But I did get coffee ina John Smiths Tin.

 

[mpats]

Not actually finished yet, but finale making use of an Aldi special adjustable mag clamp. It's the base for our new side table.

There are 3 more legs before anyone says anything! thee will need to be some gusset plates as the client doesn't want anything round the base of the legs to tie them together.

This is what will sit on the base,

 

[8ob]

Today I made a start on making a shipping container into grinding and nasty niffs workshop. Its going to be the new home for the hydraulic hose cutter/crimping machine, the chain grinder, chain maker , head grinder and an indoor place for that gurt press. No money has been spent on this project, its all just re purposed or located





I forgot I had this, its a Bott bench and draws from a mobile workshop, spot on for a narrow space.

 

[mpats]

Today I made a start on making a shipping container into grinding and nasty niffs workshop. Its going to be the new home for the hydraulic hose cutter/crimping machine, the chain grinder, chain maker , head grinder and an indoor place for that gurt press. No money has been spent on this project, its all just re purposed or located

I forgot I had this, its a Bott bench and draws from a mobile workshop, spot on for a narrow space.

I'm quite jealous, wish I had room for a shipping container for a dirty workshop. Much better than doing everything in the one place.

 

[Brad93]

Get a dehumidifier in there, they love to sweat those shipping containers

 

[slim_boy_fat]

Discovered that no matter how I adjusted the QCTP holder I couldn't get the tool [parting off one, first out of the box] to centre height - always on the high side, to such an extent I didn't even fire up the lathe. Think I should have got 8mm ones, although the holder will take 12mm [just] . I may need to mill a little bit off the bottom of each shank.....

Sad when you quote your own posts, but I'm pretty sure I've sussed it out. Came to me in a flash of inspiration during the night - I'll check and report tomorrow.

 

[Brad93]

Sad when you quote your own posts, but I'm pretty sure I've sussed it out. Came to me in a flash of inspiration during the night - I'll check and report tomorrow.

You might be better skimming the bottom of the toolpost otherwise every tool you ever get will have to be milled down reducing their ridigidity.