Stuff you have made today

[Hood]

Haha no chance of that.

 

[MattF]

Time to quit the day job ???

And disappoint all those lobsters who've started a sizer collection?

 

[magnet]

A Little grapple. I've some mesh to drag out of a local river deposited there by some lazy fencers who couldn't be bothered to take it away at the end of the job.
If I can hook it out I've a nice little job lined up for it. Time will tell.

 

[Hood]

Personally I would have had more rake on the arms but ...

 

[Mick Annick]

The paint and fittings arrived for the painting tool box. First, 2 coars of primer and two top coats. The cheap builders merchant's ply on the front and back is really nasty but it will do.
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The handle and catches arrived from Pen Elcon, they supply bits for making cabs for the music industry. Look pretty bog standard to me . I already had some cheap corner protectors but they were antiqued so painted them satin black. I wish I had painted the hinges black two, I guess I still can.

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Next onto fitting out the inside I have a few ideas. I quite like the contrast between the painted outside and wood interior.

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Cheers
Andy

Andy

Have you had a chance to do much signwriting yet? I’ve taken it up but am struggling to do anything decent, need to book up for a bit of tuition.

 

[magnet]

Personally I would have had more rake on the arms but ...

Aye I wondered about that. Easy enough to bend a bit more in i suppose.

 

[Hood]

This is the angle I usually put on the ones for grabbing flag ropes for the fishermen.

 

[Dcal]

Another, not today, but recently I made a Hicksville transmission jack to get the auto box back into the daughter's boyfriend's Ranger.

I didn't think it through properly before taking this on, cos I'm busy at work and its winter and
I've no room in the garage and there's an Alfa on the lift, so it's outside and I'm old and decrepit and it's a Ford and it's an Auto and I know nothing about auto boxes or Fords as I only work on Italian scrap, but anyway, the Ranger s**h itself and had to be recovered.
Oil all over the road and the engine will start and then stall.
I thought it was half sized or threw a rod as the oil was black but it turns out it was transmission oil.
Nice black transmission oil.

Pulled the box and found this.

Ordered a new torque converter, gearbox gasket and filter.
I also made a boss and welded it into the sump pan so it's not such a pain to change the ATF and filter again.

Got it all back together but it's a bit of a lump and I didn't fancy it just teetering on a jack, so welded a few bits of steel to an old trolly jack saddle.

And Voilà, I have something that will probably try and kill me but in fairness it worked well enough.

It's all assembled and back working, but it's not a job for an old man to do outside during the wettest November in years.

Still we all like a challenge.
Don't we?

 

[Farside]

but it's not a job for an old man to do outside during the wettest November in years

Nah. Booger that.

 

[brewdexta]

Andy

Have you had a chance to do much signwriting yet? I’ve taken it up but am struggling to do anything decent, need to book up for a bit of tuition.

Hi Mick, I haven't done much of anything workshop wise for a while. Kind of lost my mojo. I think the mists are clearing and will get back to it soon. The last thing I did remotely close to signwriting was a plastic petrol can for unleaded to distinguish it from the ond with two stroke.

 

[Mick Annick]

Me too, that’s why I asked, I’m trying to get motivated to get out in the workshop!

 

[magnet]

This is the angle I usually put on the ones for grabbing flag ropes for the fishermen.

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Gotcha.Cheers mate. I'll get to bending the tines.

 

[bricol]

Another, not today, but recently I made a Hicksville transmission jack to get the auto box back into the daughter's boyfriend's Ranger.


It's all assembled and back working, but it's not a job for an old man to do outside during the wettest November in years.

Still we all like a challenge.
Don't we?

Daughters boyfriend would be on the ground learning all about the wettish November in years and where all the bolts go, and how much more it hurts when you bash cold, wet knuckles into cold, wet bits of car with me . . . or he'd be paying a garage to do it for him!

I gave up helping most people for nowt as not much ever seems to come back the other way.

 

[MattF]

Me too, that’s why I asked, I’m trying to get motivated to get out in the workshop!

P*ss your missus off. I'm sure you'll find motivation to spend some time in the workshop then.

 

[Dcal]

Daughters boyfriend would be on the ground learning all about the wettish November in years and where all the bolts go, and how much more it hurts when you bash cold, wet knuckles into cold, wet bits of car with me . . . or he'd be paying a garage to do it for him!

I gave up helping most people for nowt as not much ever seems to come back the other way.

He did.

He's a descent spud and quite handy (as in useful, not he lives around the corner) and will happily give me a hand anytime I ask, or I wouldn't have considered it.

 

[Onoff]

P*ss your missus off. I'm sure you'll find motivation to spend some time in the workshop then.

@Poshbit 's husband has an INDOOR workshop. Just saying.

 

[Richiew]

Some more workbench stuff

Screwed the bottom boards onto the drawers and screwed the runners on. The drawer bottoms are made from old pallets that I've dismantled and stored.

Fronts cut to size and added.

Drawer inside shown. Last time I ran the boards through the planer to ensure a close fit. This time I just selected a load of reclaimed pallet boards and laid them out, choosing the straightest and closest fitting to cut to size. Saved lots of time and mess.

Of course, I found some narrower gauge screws that would have been much more suitable once I'd finished. Will remember for the next one.

First coat of wax. A before and after.

Two wax coats on both drawers. Excuse the benchtop. That is very temporary. @fizzy has cleaned me out this month so the decent worktop material will have to wait a while. The scraps of Sterling board are doing a sterling job anyway.


The fronts will be left plain. The front face sits about an inch lower than the drawer bottom so there's plenty of material to hook a finger under to pull out.

I found it easier to make this second one. I suppose experience is helping. There's been a slight mistake with planning. This was made to measure to fit a corner and I've just realised that if I put another bench at 90 degrees to it then the left-hand drawer will be blocked. I have a few more benches to make so I'll make another the same size with a single drawer on the right-hand side only. That will be a blessing in disguise as it's a simpler build with less measuring and faffing. Drawers are a chew on to do but worth the effort.

 

[Prajna]

Well if stripping off the plastics and tank only takes me 15-20 mins now and I only have to do it once then it would likely be done in less than 4hrs

But who would want it 'original' when it is very original now? First of its kind, not only original but also unique and much improved.

 

[Jan-DIY]

Nothing special.
Bought two broken machines.
Both primary short.
After a long search of equivalent transitions they’re back to business.

 

[bricol]

He did.

He's a descent spud and quite handy (as in useful, not he lives around the corner) and will happily give me a hand anytime I ask, or I wouldn't have considered it.

Brilliant.

Tell her not to upset him