Stuff you have made today

[Kram]

I got the tool post base drilled and fitted. The handle is not attached yet, but Im thinking a 3 o'clock position at a slightly higher angle wont interfere with the qc handle.

I have no flat surfaces in the shed so needed to find a home for this 12v power supply. Use it for many things, mostly lipo charger, but now it will also run the fan.

Fan housing. I have drilled the end since but need to open it up and tig on the ovaled tube adaptor.

 

[Munkul]

Last night I needed some small shims. So turned up a couple of tools on the lathe, it's two pieces with a sharp lip around the outsides of each piece.
Hammer the outer tool into the material on a hard surface to cut the outer circle, and then insert the inner tool, hammer on that to cut the inner circle.

 

[MysterG]

Seven extra shelves.
"Made" might be stretching it, but I did put them up and got rid of more scrap wood from the garage and house in the process.



Despite appearances to the contrary, I might have got this 'tidy' garage thing nearly cracked

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

I might have got this 'tidy' garage thing nearly cracked

For now..........................................................................Wait....................................

 

[MysterG]

For now..........................................................................Wait....................................

I am really trying this time to get tidy and stay tidy.
Sorting stuff out is actually quite traumatic when it gets too bad, you can't see the wood for the trees.
I can lose stuff in the blink of an eye, put it down and then can't find it. A tidier, more organised space has to help with that I hope.

In fact I am hoping to get a new welding helmet sometime soon and unlike all the people who like black, I will be getting bright red or yellow just so it's easier to find it and that is not a joke.
Although I can be in an almost empty room working and lose stuff. I was once fixing a TV bracket to the wall and lost one of the special wall anchors for it after drilling the holes.
Eventually found it in the vacuum cleaner bag that I'd used to pick up the brick dust. Hours of madness that caused. so tidy might not even work for me

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

I am really trying this time to get tidy and stay tidy.
Sorting stuff out is actually quite traumatic when it gets too bad, you can't see the wood for the trees.
I can lose stuff in the blink of an eye, put it down and then can't find it. A tidier, more organised space has to help with that I hope.

In fact I am hoping to get a new welding helmet sometime soon and unlike all the people who like black, I will be getting bright red or yellow just so it's easier to find it and that is not a joke.
Although I can be in an almost empty room working and lose stuff. I was once fixing a TV bracket to the wall and lost one of the special wall anchors for it after drilling the holes.
Eventually found it in the vacuum cleaner bag that I'd used to pick up the brick dust. Hours of madness that caused. so tidy might not even work for me

I dream of a tidy workshop.

 

[My Old Landy]

I am really trying this time to get tidy and stay tidy.
Sorting stuff out is actually quite traumatic when it gets too bad, you can't see the wood for the trees.
I can lose stuff in the blink of an eye, put it down and then can't find it. A tidier, more organised space has to help with that I hope.

In fact I am hoping to get a new welding helmet sometime soon and unlike all the people who like black, I will be getting bright red or yellow just so it's easier to find it and that is not a joke.
Although I can be in an almost empty room working and lose stuff. I was once fixing a TV bracket to the wall and lost one of the special wall anchors for it after drilling the holes.
Eventually found it in the vacuum cleaner bag that I'd used to pick up the brick dust. Hours of madness that caused. so tidy might not even work for me

I feel your pain. My next workshop, as it will be filled from scratch, I will ensure it stays tidy (I hope!)

 

[redlig]

I am really trying this time to get tidy and stay tidy.
Sorting stuff out is actually quite traumatic when it gets too bad, you can't see the wood for the trees.
I can lose stuff in the blink of an eye, put it down and then can't find it. A tidier, more organised space has to help with that I hope.

In fact I am hoping to get a new welding helmet sometime soon and unlike all the people who like black, I will be getting bright red or yellow just so it's easier to find it and that is not a joke.
Although I can be in an almost empty room working and lose stuff. I was once fixing a TV bracket to the wall and lost one of the special wall anchors for it after drilling the holes.
Eventually found it in the vacuum cleaner bag that I'd used to pick up the brick dust. Hours of madness that caused. so tidy might not even work for me

It's gods way of keeping you fit.

 

[redlig]

I dream of a tidy workshop.

As I've said before Don't tidy up you will never find anything again. I did at the beginning of lockdown and was amazed at the stuff I didn't remember having but that was balanced by the amount of stuff I've not seen again.

 

[eLuSiVeMiTe]

Not enjoying this install.
Howdens in frame. New range. What a pita. Each piece of frame needs to be cut and installed. Or cut and fixed to an end panel. Tedious and time consuming.




My units are plumb. The cooker is level on the horizontal. Not level on the vertical. Looks like it might have had a knock. Being collected Wednesday

 

[Mick Annick]

Not enjoying this install.
Howdens in frame. New range. What a pita. Each piece of frame needs to be cut and installed. Or cut and fixed to an end panel. Tedious and time consuming.

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My units are plumb. The cooker is level on the horizontal. Not level on the vertical. Looks like it might have had a knock. Being collected Wednesday

Smeg cooker, nuff said. Our last one caught fire…

 

[eLuSiVeMiTe]

Smeg cooker, nuff said. Our last one caught fire…

Doesn't even have a void behind it for the gas pipe. Thankfully that's off quote so it costs what it costs to sort

 

[cianh91]

Been a busy few weeks with handrails and wall tops

There was also 400mtrs of railing along a wall that looks horrendous as the engineer decided it had to follow the wall and ground exactly and the concrete work was terrible so didn even take a pic of it

 

[Mick Annick]

Smeg cooker, nuff said. Our last one caught fire…

And their after-sales service was rubbish too, and they were only 10 mins down the road at Milton Park!

 

[James1979]

I made something for fishermen to Chuck overboard. I have a few in stock now

Some pins for something on a boat… (not sure what)

and a bottle opener for my pals birthday

“be seeing you”

 

[Kram]

New peice to fill the big hole in the chip guard.

 

[badabec]

And their after-sales service was rubbish too, and they were only 10 mins down the road at Milton Park!

Wallace and Gromit got it right, their fridge was a SMUG

 

[henry Kadzielski]

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@cianh91 Very probably a stupid question, but here goes. With all those angles, different lengths, variation of the walls and hanger brackets, do you do most of this on site? I have been asked to do handrails. On boats, I can do the longer runs in the workshop and connections on site and finish the connections also on site. Apart form the swaying due to the boats rolling in harbours it's OK, wind is a problem though. But boat stuff seems to be far simpler than what you do and to get it right and in the correct position, especially from drawing that are not always correct seem an impossible task. So the question begs to be asked, HOW DO YOU DO THIS AND GET IT TO LOOK AS GOOD AS IT DOES??????

 

[cianh91]

@cianh91 Very probably a stupid question, but here goes. With all those angles, different lengths, variation of the walls and hanger brackets, do you do most of this on site? I have been asked to do handrails. On boats, I can do the longer runs in the workshop and connections on site and finish the connections also on site. Apart form the swaying due to the boats rolling in harbours it's OK, wind is a problem though. But boat stuff seems to be far simpler than what you do and to get it right and in the correct position, especially from drawing that are not always correct seem an impossible task. So the question begs to be asked, HOW DO YOU DO THIS AND GET IT TO LOOK AS GOOD AS IT DOES??????

All done on site with a grinder and scratch start tig . Cutting mitres takes practice on site isn’t as easy as with a nice bandsaw . Best way to go about it start with the easiest part
And make the rest fit . I start with the level sections then make the in between sections. The other thing is fit up is important especially when dealing with wind make sure your not tryna fill big gaps

 

[henry Kadzielski]

@cianh91 Thanks for that, that was the only way that I could see it happening. Far too complex for any other method. I clearly understand 'fit up'. The better the fit up the easier it is weld and also the faster, not to mention the less post weld dressing required. Still very nice job there