Melvyn Best
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Try looking on your local illegal caravan site?
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W.olly
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I havnt made this today but made the adjustment from 8foot wide to 10 foot to get over the new boat 
can lift out the engines now and get the boat off the trailer well once i add a few side plates and sort a few welds out but as ran out of mig wire it came to a stop.
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can lift out the engines now and get the boat off the trailer well once i add a few side plates and sort a few welds out but as ran out of mig wire it came to a stop./.
Hood
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Couple of jobs today for the Cheetah Catamaran I am presently fitting out.
First was squaring off some 30mm round stainless to 21mm. It will be used to join the steering rods which are 25mm OD and 2mm wall square. A good tight hammer in fit is required so I had to mill it. I used an old but excellent Hartford Super Spacer to do the indexing.
I then popped it into the lathe to cut a radius on the corners and part off.
Then I put some 20mm thick Acetal into the Chiron and cut some square holes, this will be used as guide bushes for the steering rods.
First was squaring off some 30mm round stainless to 21mm. It will be used to join the steering rods which are 25mm OD and 2mm wall square. A good tight hammer in fit is required so I had to mill it. I used an old but excellent Hartford Super Spacer to do the indexing.
I then popped it into the lathe to cut a radius on the corners and part off.
Then I put some 20mm thick Acetal into the Chiron and cut some square holes, this will be used as guide bushes for the steering rods.
Barking Mat
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Not hydraulic steering?
Hood
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Yes, hydraulic ram but twin engines so link rod between them with 4 of the bronze/stainless steering joints I make to allow for individual trim/tilt if required.
Mick Annick
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Are you going to run a a separate thread on the build? (Please)
Barking Mat
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Very nice, I imagined those God awful steering cables for a moment, nice work.
Hood
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Most of the ones I have done in the last few years have had HyDrive rams which have the rod protruding either side and thus I just have a link rod with the ends attached to the ram and engine at either side. The problem however is, although they are rated for the power, they are heavy on the steering. This latest Cat will have a conventional Kobelt ram and thus the rod needs to go right through from engine to engine. Because there is a drop down to the engines (higher deck on this model ) then I need to have a 30mm drop on the end of the rods and thus it needs to be joined in the middle so they can be fed through the bushes.
Onoff
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A quick bedside table for No.2 daughter. Shelf, drinks holder, a couple of router grooves for pens, lip balm, whatever.
Should have bought a new cooker then I wouldn't have had to buy the MDF! Screw holes now filled. When dry it'll be sanded, primed and rollered black:
Should have bought a new cooker then I wouldn't have had to buy the MDF! Screw holes now filled. When dry it'll be sanded, primed and rollered black:
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Not a bad idea that, once I've done a bit more I'll start one.
Agroshield
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Just make the wheels 25% full size and they will be near enough.
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Good thing is theres so many designs and sizes, as long as it looks right i'm happy.
Rims are from 168dia CHS..
Kram
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Had this tank years with bad paint in the wrong colour. I bought the paint last year, saw a video yesterday on stripping, so it became top of the list while the weather is not too warm.
Sniffing dcm for a few hours
Used up about 400ml. Suprisingly little rust it is a clean tank. Much nicer than sanding it off!
Sniffing dcm for a few hours
Used up about 400ml. Suprisingly little rust it is a clean tank. Much nicer than sanding it off!
slim_boy_fat
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Hopefuldave
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Today I tried to get the crankshaft pulley off my Honda, made a nice drift out of a 6" long 1/2" drive socket extension... cleanest shear-off i've ever seen!
I suppose it hasn't been off in 18 years, and the torque wrench clicking at 130 lb ft without budging it should have been a clue, before I went for the long breaker bar...
Dave H. (the other one)
I suppose it hasn't been off in 18 years, and the torque wrench clicking at 130 lb ft without budging it should have been a clue, before I went for the long breaker bar...
Dave H. (the other one)
selectedgrub
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selectedgrub
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That tube I twisted back a few posts, went on a diet.
