Stuff you have made today

[Barking Mat]

At one point I sprayed my 13mm sockets and spanners green, 17mm another colour, just to help quick Id.
Paint came off. Been meaning to order some machine mart multi colour sockets for ages. But never got round to it.

 

[Moose McAlpine]

Use them enough and you get used to what size lives where and grab the right one by sight.

 

[eLuSiVeMiTe]

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Eek. Looks massive now it's inside.

Not looking forward to negotiating the stairs tomorrow.

Made a deal with my 7yo.
He's helping to clear all the nasty new Star wars toys and the vintage micro machine sets and there all going on eBay.
Funds raised will be spent on Lego Technics. He's been building gears and linkages all week and chomping at the bit for a decent set.

Forgot to post the in situ pics

Been well used so far

 

[Maker]

Is that a rock wall ladder on a bunkbed?

 

[eLuSiVeMiTe]

Is that a rock wall ladder on a bunkbed?

Yup my now 2 1/2 yo at less than a year old was climbing the ladder. That stopped him in his tracks
Doesn't stop him now if he's determined. He swings off the rails and hooks a leg over. Quite impressive to watch tbh.

 

[Craig-SM]

Use them enough and you get used to what size lives where and grab the right one by sight.

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I see you still haven't got the OCD under control

 

[Moose McAlpine]

I see you still haven't got the OCD under control

Tip of the iceberg.

 

[Craig-SM]

I'd post pics of my tool cabinet but you'd have a nervous breakdown

 

[DennisCA]

I bought a mixer, a swedish Electrolux Assistent from the 1980s. These are great for bread baking. I have a conventional mixer (Kenwood major) that does all the usual stuff well enough, but I've never been entirely happy with the dough hook kneading so when I found this for 20 euros I decided to make it a project.

First thing to do is take it apart. I'm going for as complete a renovation here. I'm also going to bleach the plastic parts using hydrogen peroxide and UV method. The design is pretty simple, a motor drives a gearbox via a flat belt and on top it's the bowl that rotates, not the tool.

Started polishing some of the parts, they had gotten a patina with the years, I am not sure what material this is, not aluminium anyway.

Polished the bowl as well

Motor starts without any problems though this old RIFA capacitor should be swapped on principle alone.

The "PTO" for various accessories looks like it has had a hard life. I am not sure if it will work or not like this. I think though I could repair this on the lathe and superglue in a new part, or some other method of fastening.

Project will continue later.

 

[slim_boy_fat]

Go Magnet fishing, in the sun. Have fun.

Like these fellows [watch out for the loud music at points in the video ]

 

[Hood]

Made a nut today, weird size thread, 2 5/8" x 12 TPI.
Only steel I had that was suitable was some tool steel of unknown grade that I had acquired years ago, turned lovely but you could hear it was hard when I did the milling.

New and Old.

 

[zx9]

Made a nut today, weird size thread, 2 5/8" x 12 TPI.
Only steel I had that was suitable was some tool steel of unknown grade that I had acquired years ago, turned lovely but you could hear it was hard when I did the milling.

New and Old.

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Very nice, I wonder how long it will take them to muller the new one.

 

[Hood]

Very nice, I wonder how long it will take them to muller the new one.

I reckon as they fit it

 

[slim_boy_fat]

I reckon as they fit it

Hope you made two.

 

[Hood]

Hope you made two.

If they need another they will have to supply the material as that was the last bit of 4" dia steel I had

 

[Memmeddu]

Not today but yesterday evening I've sharpened and hardened my chipping hammer

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

A hard to find, 2 speed Leytool Breast drill.

The handle has been repaired, at first glance it looked good. Looks can be deceptive.

I had "Help" stripping it down.
Did you know there are 3 springs 6 shims in one of those drills. All different.



I also noted that each jaw as a stamp on it, what matches up with a spring. What does match with a easy found mark.
Until you look in the tap cap. When you know this assembly is easy.
No it is not. Made no crap difference.
Wasted time there.



Hot washing soda cleaned up the ally nicely.



2 springs in place. One in the centre. This gives correct pressure on the gear wheel retaining screw. That has to go in the right way. The second is behind the gear assembly.



Breast pad and bar, liberated from a Stanley breast drill.

It should of fitted. But the welding repair has distorted the case. So the 2 holes don't line up.

But it is workable.

 

[Hood]

Today I cut some 8mm steel on the plasma.

Welded it up, fitted the tool setter socket and bored/tapped the top of the headstock on the lathe.

And with the too setter arm in the raised position.

I will now have to cut away the top section of the sliding cover on the lathe so that it will close, I will then have to fabricate a section so that coolant doesn't get sprayed all over the workshop.

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

Plan.
Chill out.
Tidy play pen, ready for morning.

Oh look, that charcoal iron needs some attention. A quick tap and the top did not ring.

A gentle strip down, a bit of heat on the screws.
Yes you guessed it.




The break was old, very little clean metal in the break.
Hence why it didn't ring.

A cunning plan was hatched.



It is a solid repair. But the heat showed a lot more cracks.

So we decided to a Monty Python.
Run away.

So the kit was out.

So.



Flowers will make a lady happy, right?

 

[selectedgrub]