Stuff you have made today

[prepman]

3000psi most compression fittings

Swagelok, Gyrolok etc double ferrules

 

[Windy Miller]

Look huge. Was it a master square or a monster square?

 

[henry Kadzielski]

3000psi most compression fittings

This is 3500psi, not that that would make much difference. I can flare so I flare. I haven't priced the compression fittings for a long time, but do remember they were over double the standard JIC's. Anyway I like them (JIC) and got it sorted flaring them so I do it that way

 

[dan.taylor.1]

This is 3500psi, not that that would make much difference. I can flare so I flare. I haven't priced the compression fittings for a long time, but do remember they were over double the standard JIC's. Anyway I like them (JIC) and got it sorted flaring them so I do it that way

What sort of kit do you need to flare the pipe?

 

[henry Kadzielski]

What sort of kit do you need to flare the pipe?

I have Imperial Eastman, yanke stuff, it works and have had it for years. I have two sets, smaller for up to 5/8" and a bigger for 3/4" up to 11/4". Dr Google will show you what they are, I think, yes just checked they are the roller flares. Hope that helps

 

[DAPPH]

What sort of kit do you need to flare the pipe?

A " Pipe flaring & nipple forming kit" in whatever size & thickness of pipe work you are working in .

 

[RichardM]

A couple of aluminium pulleys.
3:1 and 1:1 ratio.

 

[DAPPH]

A couple of aluminium pulleys.
3:1 and 1:1 ratio.
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Nice !
Are they single lumps of alu or bolted together slabs ?

 

[RichardM]

Single lumps machined up, just need to put a keyway in one and grub screw in the other.

 

[Woody.v8]

Made some clean bricks

 

[JMS1972]

I cobbled together a mount for my second hand solar panel and put in some temporary wiring to see if it works with the microinverter.

Can't upload the picture of the mount
for some reason but here it is on the garage wall.

The smart meter briefly went down to zero but then it started raining!

Expect months of overcast weather now sorry folks

 

[DAPPH]

What sort of angle to the vertical and position of the sun , at what time of day please .... it all helps to know real peoples input on these things .
I suspect having the walls of our suntrap and those of the neighbour who are four feet higher than the bottom of our panels & being of a very light colour has helped reflect a lot of useful warmth & UV to the panels on our SSW roof aspect the roof.

 

[JMS1972]

What sort of angle to the vertical and position of the sun , at what time of day please .... it all helps to know real peoples input on these things .
I suspect having the walls of our suntrap and those of the neighbour who are four feet higher than the bottom of our panels & being of a very light colour has helped reflect a lot of useful warmth & UV to the panels on our SSW roof aspect the roof.

Its positioned to catch the morning sun. I doubt it's particularly optimal in any way!

I took pictures of the garden every hour on a sunny day to get some idea of where to place it.

 

[Tangledfeet]

One nearly off the "honey-do" list, a new garden table.
Got some hardwood planks, not sure what they are, not oak anyway, before Christmas, and let them dry for 3 months.
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Cut the circle with a jigsaw, and power planed the edges square. Glued the planks together, squeezed together with a sash clamp and clamped flat to the "heavy" until set.
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Made the legs out of 2" pipe, I've always liked the look of this design. Simple and I like 3 legs for outdoor surfaces over 4.
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Planed and sanded the top and edges.
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Gave the top a good soaking in Osmo WR basecoat, hopefully a regular top-up should keep mould/rot away.

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Got the bottom side to coat in Osmo, and maybe a 2nd top coat, before delivering to our garden...!

I saw that on the 'gram and meant to ask there; how did you line up the three legs so they all crossed each other correctly - and at the right angle? Lovely work.

I like tables and stools with three legs; you don't have to worry about things wobbling!

 

[Munkul]

I saw that on the 'gram and meant to ask there; how did you line up the three legs so they all crossed each other correctly - and at the right angle? Lovely work.

I like tables and stools with three legs; you don't have to worry about things wobbling!

Cheers i measured the angles/width that I wanted in 2d and mitred the pipes. Then marked a mid point. Tacked each pipe loosely in the right point to the top frame, and moved them about with a spirit level on top until they were all in the right place and welded together. One of the legs had a slightly larger gap to fill as it must have been slightly off, but shhh, no one will know

 

[roblane65]

We do now ! I did like the table btw

 

[Robert Weaver]

Been working on a project demo bike recently. Using Arduino nano to show energy usage.

Wattbike fitted with hall sensors and load position variable resistor.

Bike fed by usb, sends crank speed, flywheel speed and load down to display panel

Diffusion layer then 2 layers of perspex allows swappable graphic overlays, illuminated from behind, to show pedaling energy usage and equivalent domestic load.

 

[MysterG]

Heath Robinson lathe. Old battery drill innards connected to my solar panels. I do wish I'd not stripped the drill and chucked all the plastic, would have made life much easier. Still, better than side loading my pillar drill.

 

[Porkypine]

Starting your own armaments industry then ?

 

[MysterG]

Starting your own armaments industry then ?

They are part of my current art project