Stuff you have made today

[DAPPH]

Agree entirely, first thing I do when anything small engine comes in... best thirty quid you'll spend, plug out, that tells you how it's running, two minutes later you know compression, so like you say three to four minutes you pretty much have the history of the machine.

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Do you get a decent range of adaptors for that tester gauge set ?
I had a set with three adaptors and none fitted the disc or chain saws Partner,Sthil , Jonneer . Husky or Maculloch 's ( sp ? ) , so I brazed the biggest adaptor on top of a spark plug that I'd knocked & cleaned out the ceramics from and taken off the earth electrode .
Most of us didn't have camera's in those days...so no digital pictures .
I also used to own a Gunson colour tune with a hand full of adaptors , lovely bit of kit but no adaptor for the two stroke saws at the time .

 

[DAPPH]

This one lives in the truck

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You have to be careful with the reach of the thread of the adaptor check it is the same length or less than the spark plug thread & gasket or you might belt the piston head on the overly longer threads .

 

[Migmac]

Were you in your Mankini?
Or the red and white gingham dress with army boots?

Kilt and crocs!

 

[Bullet2012]

Kilt and crocs!

What had the poor reptile done to deserve dispatching?

 

[Migmac]

What had the poor reptile done to deserve dispatching?

I fancied a new sporn

 

[MCKDAVID]

Do you get a decent range of adaptors for that tester gauge set ?
I had a set with three adaptors and none fitted the disc or chain saws Partner,Sthil , Jonneer . Husky or Maculloch 's ( sp ? ) , so I brazed the biggest adaptor on top of a spark plug that I'd knocked & cleaned out the ceramics from and taken off the earth electrode .
Most of us didn't have camera's in those days...so no digital pictures .
I also used to own a Gunson colour tune with a hand full of adaptors , lovely bit of kit but no adaptor for the two stroke saws at the time .

came with a couple of bigger sizes that this one screws into, I don't do cars or such, so pretty much have this one dedicated to the chainsaws, and small engine stuff,

Wouldn't be without it, definitely makes diagnosing easier, especially as the majority of the clients have no idea of what the problem is, only that it'll no start, or it was fine when I left it 6 months ago..... can get to the majority of what's wrong in a few minutes... mostly carb related to be fair. If the compressions down, the next thing is exhaust off to see down the cylinder, to see if there's any carnage.

can't remember exactly what I paid, been a good few years now., but think it was around 30 quid....

 

[Tupers]

How do you stop it moving around when you use it...??

Two non swivelling wheels perpendicular to the “wheeling” wheel on the front and two locking swivelling wheels on the back to keep it from rolling when in use.

It’s not quite a pressbrake wheel but it’ll do for the moment.

 

[Kram]

Cut and drilled a block of wood to make a finger training, foot crushing device.
13kg is easy with fingers around the edge, but pinching the flat sides will need some weight taken off!

 

[daleyd]

Cut and drilled a block of wood to make a finger training, foot crushing device.
13kg is easy with fingers around the edge, but pinching the flat sides will need some weight taken off!

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Who's the lucky lady?

 

[Mick Annick]

Two non swivelling wheels perpendicular to the “wheeling” wheel on the front and two locking swivelling wheels on the back to keep it from rolling when in use.

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It’s not quite a pressbrake wheel but it’ll do for the moment.

What’s the bike please?

 

[Dilkris]

Two non swivelling wheels perpendicular to the “wheeling” wheel on the front and two locking swivelling wheels on the back to keep it from rolling when in use.

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It’s not quite a pressbrake wheel but it’ll do for the moment.

I think its great - I just really hope it doesn't move

 

[Tupers]

I think its great - I just really hope it doesn't move

You really don’t put much force on the wheel as you push and pull the sheet metal though especially on the small aluminium work I’m doing.

What’s the bike please?

It’s a little Suzuki GN125 flat tracker that I started over lockdown.

 

[nickk]

I’m getting wed tomorrow,so last weekend got around to making some rings for her,neither of us want bling and she appreciates anything made personal,relief as the budgets been broken.
A piece of 316ss from the offcuts tray ,the copper was stretched with a drift into an oversize die,the resulting flare gave me enough material to swage back to give extra thickness,I’d told her originally I’d go as far as a pipe olive,then on reflection realised she’s worth more,so yet more brownie points.

 

[Mick Annick]

I’m getting wed tomorrow,so last weekend got around to making some rings for her,neither of us want bling and she appreciates anything made personal,relief as the budgets been broken.
A piece of 316ss from the offcuts tray ,the copper was stretched with a drift into an oversize die,the resulting flare gave me enough material to swage back to give extra thickness,I’d told her originally I’d go as far as a pipe olive,then on reflection realised she’s worth more,so yet more brownie points.View attachment 362858View attachment 362859

Congratulations Nick!

 

[Cobbler]

Congratulations Nick, can’t beat it, many happy years ahead.

 

[galooph]

Congratulations Nick! Hope you have a fantastic day tomorrow

 

[DAPPH]

came with a couple of bigger sizes that this one screws into, I don't do cars or such, so pretty much have this one dedicated to the chainsaws, and small engine stuff,

Wouldn't be without it, definitely makes diagnosing easier, especially as the majority of the clients have no idea of what the problem is, only that it'll no start, or it was fine when I left it 6 months ago..... can get to the majority of what's wrong in a few minutes... mostly carb related to be fair. If the compressions down, the next thing is exhaust off to see down the cylinder, to see if there's any carnage.

can't remember exactly what I paid, been a good few years now., but think it was around 30 quid....

Often found .... Long time stood unused the two-stroke fuel deteriorates, empty the fuel & 1/4 fill with known good fuel at the correct mix ratio, disconnect the HT lead, air filter off, choke on + full throttle .......still won't start, choke off, leave it to stand a few min, then slip a thick carboard blank over the air intake on the carb, jam it in place. throttle wide open and pull over a few times. by now with luck some of the crud fuel will have been pulled through the reed valves & ways of the carb, remove and dry/ clean the plug, put it back + HT. lead then see if it fires up. If it does, ever so gently get the RPM as high as you can and whilst it's high slap that carboard back over the air intake again . often that is enough to quickly clear out old fuel that has had the higher volatile content evaporated off leaving almost neat oil in the carb drillings or sticking the reed valves or float valve down. Repeat three or four times to see if it has fully cleared the carb.
Then it's a case of giving it a decent load test run for several minutes to clear the thickened two stroke oil out the fuel tank filter

 

[DAPPH]

I’m getting wed tomorrow,so last weekend got around to making some rings for her,neither of us want bling and she appreciates anything made personal,relief as the budgets been broken.
A piece of 316ss from the offcuts tray ,the copper was stretched with a drift into an oversize die,the resulting flare gave me enough material to swage back to give extra thickness,I’d told her originally I’d go as far as a pipe olive,then on reflection realised she’s worth more,so yet more brownie points.View attachment 362858View attachment 362859

When my second wife & I got engaged in 1988 the ring was a bit of orange Poly prop binder band string out of a trailer full of cow muck & straw, washed & disinfected of course.
We called it, " Our engagement string " , its all we could afford as we'd just got a 25 mortgage and had replaced all doors & windows from iron frames etc .of the 1950's ex council house with the very latest cert of aggriment ( SP?) UPVC double glazing which we fitted ourselves.
A few months later I did a one-off football pools gamble for a pound or so and much to my surprise won £478.

FIL was not amused about the string & Alisons stepmother didn't talk to us till three days before we got married 10 months later
£ 230 of it went on a proper antique engagement ring.

She's still with me these days in body, mind & soul so it must mean it had tremendous value to her.

Sadly we lost the only photo of the celebration when we moved here in 2005 and discovered our PO " Mr, Nearly " was not as good at plumbing as he thought he was (or any other DIY project he'd done ) , when a buried pipe radiator micro bore pipe developed a leak and filled the whole metre deep or so foundation enclosure with radiator water till it eventually came up through the floors and up the walls.

 

[MattF]

Congratulations. Enjoy your day.

 

[Dr.Al]

Congratulations @nickk