slim_boy_fat
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zx9
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https://www.frost.co.uk/metal-blacking-kit/
This one ^^ ?
@£63 I think I might have gone off the idea.
The_Yellow_Ardvark
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https://www.frost.co.uk/metal-blacking-kit/
This one ^^ ?
@£63 I think I might have gone off the idea.
That's the kit. I didn't pay that much.
But the good thing is.
That once you done each stage, you decant it back in to the bottles ready to be used again.
doubleboost
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I could have bought one
No fun in that
No fun in that
zx9
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Could probably just get the bluing solution, solution 1 describes itself as alkaline de greaser and 3 as de watering oil so 1 & 3 not so difficult to substitute. I haven't got a clue where to get Copper Selenate for solution 2 I will have a think on that one.
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Nice, never really given it much thought but what creates the cross?
Olderisbetter
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Plain flour mixed with water or some people use icing sugar after
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Yep just flour and water. One of my housemates ate a spoon of it thinking it was icing. 
They'd actually be nicer if the cross wasn't there, there's no air in it so it's quite tough and doesn't taste of anything. The honey glaze helps (Supposed to be apricot jam but I'm not buying a whole jar just to use a few tablespoons).
They'd actually be nicer if the cross wasn't there, there's no air in it so it's quite tough and doesn't taste of anything. The honey glaze helps (Supposed to be apricot jam but I'm not buying a whole jar just to use a few tablespoons).
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Today I designed the next capto to VDI adapter in fusion and then cut up a holder I got with the capto tooling and faced it off. I decided to chop it with a grinder as I knew it would be hard but when I came to face off and turn the end I was glad I had as it was even harder than I had imagined. Wrecked one edge of an insert in about 1/2 second so reduced the rpm down to about 250 and managed to do the rest on the next edge of the insert.
The bit I cut up.
The finished part.
The design in Fusion
An exploded view with two of the interchangeable capto heads.
A couple of cutaways, second one showing how the coolant will get to the insert.
Next up will be to machine the VDI block, have to bore as close as I can to centre height or the tooling won't cut correctly.
The bit I cut up.
The finished part.
The design in Fusion
An exploded view with two of the interchangeable capto heads.
A couple of cutaways, second one showing how the coolant will get to the insert.
Next up will be to machine the VDI block, have to bore as close as I can to centre height or the tooling won't cut correctly.
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Haven't been on the 'puter for a few days, but over the past couple of days I made this:
It's a rotary broach (when I took the photo I hadn't sharpened the 3 mm, 5 mm or 6 mm hex bit; the 4 mm hex bit is fitted into the holder in the photo).
Close-up of the test hole - it looks like the sides are curved; they're not: it's just because I went a bit overboard on the chamfer before broaching:
It's a rotary broach (when I took the photo I hadn't sharpened the 3 mm, 5 mm or 6 mm hex bit; the 4 mm hex bit is fitted into the holder in the photo).
Close-up of the test hole - it looks like the sides are curved; they're not: it's just because I went a bit overboard on the chamfer before broaching:
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Today I made another hole. Only one.
Note the size of tree root -I only cut into a small corner of it, and once through that, a few more below. There was some swearing. After that just clay, the engine drill went through quick.
The big post is in. 5 small ones left
Note the size of tree root -I only cut into a small corner of it, and once through that, a few more below. There was some swearing. After that just clay, the engine drill went through quick.
The big post is in. 5 small ones left
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Is treacle the new concrete?
The big post is in.
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Made a smile appear today as I found a newt in the pond while gardening.
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<sigh> I will get mine finished this week, could have used it recently too. It has been in the "Under Construction" pile for about 18 months
Anyway, today I made a small branding iron for a farmer friend, his sheep are being stolen again!
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Made a start at a new door for the shed as the old one is timber and starting to get weaker
As i had it there I cleaned up a bit of rust from a sheet of 2mm and start slicing it with the plasma (lidl one and it’s so much handier than a grinder) hopefully have it all welded up and sprayed tomorrow. Only went out to see what I had to do it didn mean to actually do anything today
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Just wondering if you know the artist and got permission to use their image?
