Stuff you have made today

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

Excellent!! You've 'upcycled' a lamp into......a lamp

No.
I upcycled a lamp into beer tokens.

 

[Brad93]

Did you turn them to weld, or move around? Nice!

Just moved around. I could of set them up on the Positioner but I would of had to make a dowel to bolt to the centre (I haven’t got a chuck) and there was only 10 to do so 20 welds. Took about two hours to preheat them, tack them and weld them.

 

[Brad93]

That looks pretty thick material [well, to me], what's the cutting capacity of these waterjet machines?

It’s 6 or 8mm Aluminium I can’t remember now. The edge quality and dimensional accuracy is amazing.

I think they can do about 100mm thick.

 

[Hood]

That looks pretty thick material [well, to me], what's the cutting capacity of these waterjet machines?

The one in my weegie pals work does up to 150mm . They use it for glass mainly but they do take in work from other places on occasion.

 

[Hood]

Here it is.

Water Jet Cutting | Hurry Bros Glassworks Glasgow

Water Jet Cutting At Hurry Bros we can cut metal, stones, ceramic, glass and other hard materials with our Water Jet Cutting System. Our abrasive jet […]

www.hurrybros.co.uk

It actually does up to 200mm according to that page.

 

[Onoff]

Here it is.

Water Jet Cutting | Hurry Bros Glassworks Glasgow

Water Jet Cutting At Hurry Bros we can cut metal, stones, ceramic, glass and other hard materials with our Water Jet Cutting System. Our abrasive jet […]

www.hurrybros.co.uk

It actually does up to 200mm according to that page.

Yep, 200mm in stainless I seem to recall being told.

I've used Control Water Jet & Water Jet Profiles in the past. Got a local place near me, Aquacut in Northfleet. (Did the bits for my brother's astronomy pier).

 

[Hood]

Yep, 200mm in stainless I seem to recall being told.

I've used Control Water Jet & Water Jet Profiles in the past. Got a local place near me, Aquacut in Northfleet. (Did the bits for my brother's astronomy pier).

Aye, 200mm and material doesn't matter just time taken is material dependent. The vid of it cutting the Mac (best thing for them ) is impressive due to the many layers of different materials and air gaps etc.

 

[Brad93]

This was very reasonable for these part to be cut and i think i will be using them again. Dimensionally on that thickness they can hold less than 0.2mm and the finish is like its been beadblasted.

 

[Onoff]

Aye, 200mm and material doesn't matter just time taken is material dependent. The vid of it cutting the Mac (best thing for them ) is impressive due to the many layers of different materials and air gaps etc.

Seem to recall being told the thicker the material the more off square the edge could go. I had some 30mm nylon cut into funky shapes before. Edge is weird, like fine serrated vertical lines.

You can cut MDF too. Where it gets wet it shrinks back to size apparently.

 

[Hood]

Seem to recall being told the thicker the material the more off square the edge could go. I had some 30mm nylon cut into funky shapes before. Edge is weird, like fine serrated vertical lines.

You can cut MDF too. Where it gets wet it shrinks back to size apparently.

I got some 60mm steel cut and there was a bit of a bevel on the edge but seemingly they can offset the head to allow for that if they can be ersed, mine was a freebie so they couldn't be ersed
Didn't matter for me as I had spec'd oversize as I was doing a load of machining to it anyway as it was for the first turret I made for the lathe, will see if I can find pics.

 

[Hood]

Here are some pics.
This shows the original edge from the water jet.

This is what it ended up like.

 

[cr500dom]

I made a new table for my bargain Aldi portable bandsaw ( that still allows it to work as the chop saw as well) and allows it to be mounted in the vice as a vertical bandsaw

 

[Onoff]

I made a new table for my bargain Aldi portable bandsaw ( that still allows it to work as the chop saw as well) and allows it to be mounted in the vice as a vertical bandsaw View attachment 275650
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Like that. Any more pics, dimensions of that plate? I wouldn't mind making one. Mine's still in the box.

 

[Dr.Al]

My other half ordered some wool for a crochet pattern but then realised she didn't have a hook of the right size. I thought I'd have a go...

It's made out of an offcut of American black walnut. The outer diameter was made with a dowel plate; I then put it in the metal lathe and turned the inner diameter. The rest of the shaping was done with files.

I also made a simple push block for the table saw out of a bit of dowel and some offcuts of plywood:

This is how it'll be used:

At the moment it's held together with brad nails, but after a few tests, I'll probably take it apart and glue (and maybe dowel) it instead, just in case I'm stupid enough to try to use it with the blade all the way up and cutting slightly into the push block!

 

[Retired]

Hi,

Love your workshop, what kind of band saw is that ? It's pretty.

Thanks Barking Mat; the bandsaw is a Wilmac. It was advertised on eBay as "seller refurbished" I paid £150 for a lump of scrap having examined it in more detail in my workshop; I fully restored and much modified it now its a joy to own and use; it has a 6" depth of cut and a 12" throat making it very useful indeed on a small footprint. The main bearing drive housing was broken; I removed the housing and scrapped it replacing it with a pair of new bearing housings back to back and turned a new drive shaft allowing a belt drive motor to be installed.

Not what I expected; seller refurbished? I'm pleased it wasn't described as needing work.

One of the new bearing housings; two of these were used back to back taking a bit of aligning but can be replaced in future if needed. New drive shaft in place.

I got this keyway cutting idea from YouTube and it's brilliant so it's not my idea.

Keyway cutting under way; a difficult job made very easy indeed and a keyway cutting jig like this can be cheaply made to fit any metal turning lathe.

The old and new drive shafts. The new drive shaft to my design.

The completed restoration.

I'm unsure what size the motor is but I had it to hand and its well on top of the job; the new pulley's are taper lock. It's surprising how much I use this bandsaw; it also cuts aluminium with ease using a 4TPI blade. I find restoring and modifying machines very easy to do and derive a great deal of pleasure from the actual restoration as I do in using the machines. This Wilmac replaced my huge industrial 3 phase Startrite Volant 24" which had ten speeds and onboard blade cutter; welder; grinder and annealer; I had fully restored the Startrite too but it was just much too big for my workshop.

Kind regards, Colin.

 

[VeryFEDUP]

Made a couple of simple slotted jigs to let me accurately cut the lip slots of wooden lures with the scroll saw. I seem to mess too many up when going freehand on the bandsaw.

I got all carried away and decided to harden them:

 

[fizzy]

We looked into making a man riding cage for a customer before. Paperwork and certification would cost more than the job was worth!

I bought a proper certified man cage. First thing I had to do was put a sheet of wood in the floor as it was so flimsy. But never mind it is within spec

 

[Cobbler]

What have I made today? A hell of a mess! Working (tinkering) in the shed & a large aerosol of gold paint fell off the shelf, as it hid the deck split open & sprayed everything & everywhere with gold paint, me included. You have never seen anything like it, it’s the sort of thing you see on these disaster clips. Only good thing is it’s cellulose so it has dried quickly.

 

[MattF]

Know that feeling well. Went to put my jar of open paint on the edge of the bench, & missed the bench by inches. Burgundy paint. Looked like I'd murdered someone.

 

[Retired]

Hi,

This morning I dropped a 6mm hex nut and it's now invisible.

Kind regards, Colin.