Stuff you have made today

[Jan-DIY]

Today finished it.
Tomorrow Stainless is calling.

 

[redlig]

Muffin the mule.

Whatever turns you on. Personally I prefer ..........

 

[redlig]

have a lot of retired or more senior customers shall we say..... same, two minute discussion, on what they need ok no problem.. then they'll spin a yarn for an hour on what / who / how / is going on in the village... I do try to be polite and sociable but sometimes you have to be a little more direct, otherwise nothing gets done..

I do the same myself . I get a lot of satisfaction reducing peoples work output down to my level.

 

[bricol]

Another very very simple puller for the mixers I’ve been working on. Such a easy tool to make that saves tonnes of time. Something the engineers who broke the machines seem unable to understand.

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In a previous life we used to a lot work with a local pet food company, owned by a big mulitnational confectionary/food company.

I swear the only tool some of their "engineers" owned was a lump hammer. I think the "engineers" used to be rotated through on their was to bigger/better places in the group, as we used to see a lot of new faces come for a look round to see how we rebuilt, improved their extruders etc.

One guy, on his visit, was amazed at one of the bits of kit we had . . . "so THAT's what a lathe looks like . . ." . . . he then asked how we put the metal back on . . . I had to walk away in-case we lost business due to something I might say, leaving him with our MD . . . I assume he showed him a welder in the other shop . . .

 

[Fraserb]

Last couple of weeks.

 

[Mick Annick]

have a lot of retired or more senior customers shall we say..... same, two minute discussion, on what they need ok no problem.. then they'll spin a yarn for an hour on what / who / how / is going on in the village... I do try to be polite and sociable but sometimes you have to be a little more direct, otherwise nothing gets done..

Glad it’s not just me

 

[500e]

Made a lot of money wasting time talking to people over the years

 

[Brad93]

In a previous life we used to a lot work with a local pet food company, owned by a big mulitnational confectionary/food company.

I swear the only tool some of their "engineers" owned was a lump hammer. I think the "engineers" used to be rotated through on their was to bigger/better places in the group, as we used to see a lot of new faces come for a look round to see how we rebuilt, improved their extruders etc.

One guy, on his visit, was amazed at one of the bits of kit we had . . . "so THAT's what a lathe looks like . . ." . . . he then asked how we put the metal back on . . . I had to walk away in-case we lost business due to something I might say, leaving him with our MD . . . I assume he showed him a welder in the other shop . . .

Sounds a bit like our local Hovis

 

[selectedgrub]

How did you do that? Not the work, the changing photos, first time I've seen that.

Just a series of photos linked in a stop motion program.
Good for showing progress on something.

Here is another one for the haters but it looks better when the cameras on a tripod and you can line the motion up.

 

[Barking Mat]

Just a series of photos linked in a stop motion program.
Good for showing progress on something.

Here is another one for the haters but it looks better when the cameras on a tripod and you can line the motion up.

Which stop motion program please, i like.

 

[Farside]

Just a series of photos linked in a stop motion program.
Good for showing progress on something.

Here is another one for the haters but it looks better when the cameras on a tripod and you can line the motion up.

That's much better spaced out, though.
I reacted badly to rapid pic changes and no way of stopping the flow.

 

[DAPPH]

What is wrong with people!

It's often described as a poverty thinking /accepting mindset where people seem to think they must have a station in life that they cannot go past , often tied inwith their style / level of education . But they are usually the salt of the earth , if you only take small pinches.

 

[DAPPH]

Not built but repair

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Chuffing nice ?

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

That's much better spaced out, though.
I reacted badly to rapid pic changes and no way of stopping the flow.

That program would be good for a few of the things I have seen made.

 

[Lewis_RX8]

Practising some downhill mig for a door I'll be welding later , 1.5mm plate lap weld at about 15V , 3.7m/m

Quite happy with the downhill results and seem to get good penetration coming through back of plate.

Went for a repeating U pattern downwards and seems to have okay results.

 

[henry Kadzielski]

Good evening gents. My little bit
1stly something that I had started several months ago (at least 6 months ago ) now at least completed.

Finally bent yesterday after riding around in the back of the small truck. At least I have the patina of those 6 months with rain and other crap being deposited on the plates. Well it, they actually fit together and look as the drawing showed

2nd item also completed yesterday / today, new external fireplace for the house.

The grate from 10mm steel plate. Think this should last some time

This is the flat version prior to assembly, with the dross removed and put over the 'grill' surface finishing machine.

Assembled / welded. This is made from Corten steel, will see how it goes and may do some more with it.

As can be seen the front panels come off and it has a ash tray. I think that next time will make the ash tray from 3mm and not 6mm. At least all this will not blow away in the wind. It weighs over 100kg show it should be safe for 60knt.

Next thing to sort is the rocket stoves, made from 150 shs, which I have laying around. Only problem is I have to get my backside into gear and completed the rotary axis on the cnc machine.

 

[redlig]

In a previous life we used to a lot work with a local pet food company, owned by a big mulitnational confectionary/food company.

I swear the only tool some of their "engineers" owned was a lump hammer. I think the "engineers" used to be rotated through on their was to bigger/better places in the group, as we used to see a lot of new faces come for a look round to see how we rebuilt, improved their extruders etc.

One guy, on his visit, was amazed at one of the bits of kit we had . . . "so THAT's what a lathe looks like . . ." . . . he then asked how we put the metal back on . . . I had to walk away in-case we lost business due to something I might say, leaving him with our MD . . . I assume he showed him a welder in the other shop . . .

Many years ago ( why do all my comments start the same? ) I was teaching a group of mechanics the 'black art ' of rebuilding a single cylinder stationary engine , I know but it shows the level of dealer skills, when one of the guys came forward and peered into the open barrel and asked " where is the bore? ( no comment required) the joke was he was a a service Manager F.F.S. I found out later he was sacked shortly after the course finished.

 

[nickk]

A load of railings for the galvanisers.

 

[Jan-DIY]

Not that fun but needs to be done.

 

[James1979]

Not that fun but needs to be done.

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Is that just a Chinese kit on a fein grinder?