Stuff you have made today

[Exuptoy]

@ukracer nice one. Link can be found here. The page has changed somewhat as it was just a 5 slot item.

https://www.hertoolbelt.com/custom-drill-storage-charge-station/

 

[Nick DV]

Beeswax finish on the owl. And a rusty greater spotted woodpecker.

I’ve put them up for sale so we will see how they do.

Nice work Brad, they look great

 

[Dr.Al]

Today I made an absolutely astonishing amount of Cedar of Lebanon sawdust - this big bin was empty when I started:

I'm still coming to terms with quite how much sawdust the new thicknesser produces (although some of that sawdust is from the table saw). It all came as a result of ripping a 200 mm × 50 mm × 2 m bit of cedar into six 12 mm × 200 mm × 1 m planks. The ripping was done from both sides on the table saw and then the remaining 50 mm in the middle with a handsaw. The thicknesser was then used to tidy the planks up.

The vacuum cleaner seems to be struggling to clear the thicknesser fast enough. My plan is currently to add a cyclone thing to the vacuum cleaner, but I'm a bit concerned that it might not be man enough for the thicknesser. I might be better off just leaving the thing open and sweeping up regularly.

Anyway, I also made a bit of progress on my cyclone box (helped by the cyclone arriving today). I haven't managed to figure out a space where I can put one of the traditional plastic or metal buckets that these things are usually put on top and I had a load of MDF left from a recent bathroom project, so I made a box:

I'd intended there to be a little bit more clearance under the bench, but it could be worse. If it annoys me too much I can always cut the rebate a bit deeper with a router or something (it was done with a table saw to get the current rebate, but I can't do that again on the box now it's been assembled.

The window you can see on the front is a scrap of clear acrylic I had lying around - it's been epoxied into the inside of the box and the edges (along with all the joints in the box) have been sealed with decorator's caulk.

Inside has been painted with undercoat in the hope that it helps seal the MDF in case that's a problem

The plan is to have a strip of draught insulation around the rebate and hold the lid on with some of these clippy things to hold it tight. That'll probably push the height up a bit, so I probably will need to cut the rebate deeper.

The screws you can see in the bottom are attached to a couple of MDF blocks that fit fairly tightly into the top of the vacuum cleaner:

Now I just need to get hold of some appropriate pipe to join the vacuum cleaner to the cyclone and the cyclone to the tools. Getting the sizes right for everything seems to be a bit of a minefield. I wish I had a 3D Printer so I could experiment with different size adaptors!

The amount of sawdust I produced today would probably have filled that box twice, but I'm relying on that being an unusual amount of sawdust for me to produce and with the window (assuming you can see through it when the lid is on and its dark inside) will help me know when to empty the box. I often have problems with the vacuum filling up and not hearing the change of tone over the sound of the table saw.

Back to work tomorrow, so there won't be much progress now until the weekend

 

[Barking Mat]

I spent some time making a bracket, really exciting stuff, well hey...

More time was spent trying to find suitable material, as we don't really keep any steel stock.

So I dug through the rusty, too good to bin corner.

Pics tell it all.

Second photo, weld on the left pleased me.

The others will do.

Holds a silencer on a diesel burner away from the hull of a boat just visible in this shot.

Made a change to do some welding at work.

Yellow thing, centre right.

 

[Munkul]

Well, I didn't make the table top (which is huge and probably around 200kg!) but I did make the legs and helped move and fit it all up tonight

 

[qwakers]

cut up a length of 12mm stainless round bar and bent it to some shapes...


2 spring loaded bolts made to hold the lorry ramps (and hopefully stop bending and breaking with the slightest load)

spot the one i bent in the wrong place lol.


and 6 side guard pins to replace the one ive lost and the 5 rusty ones...

 

[Anguz]

Made sunday, but only remembered i hadnt posted a pic
Its roughly 500mm diameter

 

[Exuptoy]

I spent some time making a bracket, really exciting stuff, well hey...

More time was spent trying to find suitable material, as we don't really keep any steel stock.

So I dug through the rusty, too good to bin corner.

Pics tell it all.

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Second photo, weld on the left pleased me.

The others will do.

Holds a silencer on a diesel burner away from the hull of a boat just visible in this shot.

Made a change to do some welding at work.

View attachment 263078

Yellow thing, centre right.

Can I steal that cab heater for my T2 bus please?

 

[Barking Mat]

Made sunday, but only remembered i hadnt posted a pic
Its roughly 500mm diameter
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Best thing I've seen with horsehoes, like that.

 

[Barking Mat]

Can I steal that cab heater for my T2 bus please?

Thinking about getting a bang good for the future kitchen, until the rayburn goes in, then it can heat the workshop...

 

[Anguz]

I think i need to find a big hill to roll it down

 

[decca]

My two cents worth Boat has been completed, just the identification to be applied tomorrow

Time laps, never moved so quick in my life

the original local Tv coverage

Very nice Henry. Well cool.

 

[northwest]

Well, didn't get to the pully's instead I had to get on with this, 6.5 Grendel:

 

[Migmac]

Lol yes you are partly correct. I am not trained in felling trees. I was qualified to chop up trees. (That had fallen down)
I have absolutely no doubts I am not a tree feller. I have however used a chain saw for many years before elf and safety was invented. For many years I worked in willow trees over a river once or twice a year.

Then a few years later I was driver on an emergency tender that had various bits of gear added monthly and they either made up courses or got people in. Things have moved on I totally agree but the quotes we had to get these trees chopped down meant it was a balance between safety and being safe.

I am intrigued as to exactly how it should have been tackled though.

No bun fight BTW I do respect the professionals.

I’m trying to find all the saw course documents, they cover every aspect of felling trees apart from arb work. I’ll send you it if I find it.

 

[Memmeddu]

Best thing I've seen with horsehoes, like that.

Best one has been made by @slim_boy_fat

 

[slim_boy_fat]

Best one has been made by @slim_boy_fat

I've never made a ball like that, sure you're not confusing me with another 'culprit'?

 

[Barking Mat]

Best one has been made by @slim_boy_fat

Give us more of a clue...

 

[Barking Mat]

I've never made a ball like that, sure you're not confusing me with another 'culprit'?

What did you make with horse shoes?

 

[slim_boy_fat]

What did you make with horse shoes?

A few small things, I'll see if I can find the pics [not promising mind, they may be long gone. ]

 

[slim_boy_fat]

Had a quick trawl & it appears they've been deleted from my pc - maybe @Memmeddu can elaborate?