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Right well, decided to get this posted up as both a show of where I work at home, as well as a place to put things that I make instead of tagging along on others threads. Basically, given that I still live under my parents roof (despite being 24, its cheaper!) I've been able to get away with having part of the garage as a little workshop. Now, the temporary solution was this:  Messy and cramped. And so a solution was formed. This:  Then this:  Bit of this:  A smidge of that:  Screw some of this here:  Join the tops and bottoms of a salvaged wardrobe together and then lap to another board:  Which equals this:  Then take one of these and draw on it:  Hit it with a sharp thing:  And use it as a leg:  Which leaves it like this:  It still needs work, but I got distracted by a diddley bow project. Which is in the next post. |
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So, to avoid getting in Grizz' way in HIS thread, I've updated my diddley bow. I got away with some free time at work today, so a fully equipped metal workshop works wonders. Overview:  Tuning keys. 45x45x5 angle. Trimmed to 45x30x5. M10 threaded rod, put in the lathe to take some thread off, flatted one side and drilled 2mm. Wingnuts welded to end and second M10 nut to lock off when desired string tension is found:  T'other end, well, piece of tube cut in half, notched. Another piece of angle, I think 40x40x4. Taken down and 3.3mm holes drilled. Standard pop rivets used to hold string.  Under the half tube is this:  Which has a hastily cut wood block, foam rubber, piezo and brass plate. This will be updated.  So thats where it stands so far. |
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Cool stuff.
Even the smallest space to work is worth more than not having anything.
WRT living in your parents home, mate I wish I could still be doing that..... it aint cheap to set up house these days.
Oh, and good work on the DB, I hope I am not supposed to feel bad about you not posting in the CBG thread ?
Been at mine tonight as well, will post a few pics in a moment.
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Jan 10, 2012 20:12:03 GMT
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Actually larger space there than it looks in the pics. The reason for the seperate topic was because I meant to start my own 'Building things' thread ages ago, and I didn't want to clog yours up with pics as thats your thread for your guitar + diddley bow  My bow got rejiggered today. New piece of wood (actually pine now instead of suspiciously weak chipboard that I had initially used for tests) I've also chiselled out a recess for the pickup. New piece of brass and more foam rubber. Recessed so a bottle will sit on top comfortabley if needed.  |
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Jan 15, 2012 16:33:58 GMT
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New video. Actually kinda works!
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Jan 15, 2012 17:48:59 GMT
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Cool posting Matt, on the Youtube channel..
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Following in Grizz's wooden footsteps here. Been wanting a lathe for years now, and I've finally taken the plunge. It arrived all nicely boxed on Tuesday, and I saved myself £70 by not purchasing the legs with it. This post is about me building my own stand. Bits of 50x50x3 angle, 50x10 at the bottom and 50x80x5 at the top, in a trapezium sort of shape. Clarke hobby MIG for tacking up (not overly powerful anyway, using it for tacking keeps costs down) and little blue 'toaster' stick welder for actually welding it:  Build two of those and test pic with the bars box resting on top:  Gratuitous weldshot since everyone on RR seems to do them (bit on left is MIG, gas running out, main bead is arc)  I then added bits of tube to the base to sit some old weights on for stability. And so far, it looks like this:  Things to do: - Get piece of box or something to span across at the bottom, to be bolted in place for rigidity (and easy take down) - Primer it - Paint it (got some paint for nothing which is a close enough match to the green of the lathe) |
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REALLY WELL DONE !!!!
I am both impressed and also very chuffed for you.
I will PM you my phone numbers in a bit so that you can call if you need to check, chat or ask anything.
Very cool legs you built.
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Cheers for the kind words Grizz Today, cleaning up and fettling, took a cupbrush to the whole thing (only a light breeze over, little harder over the welds) Another pointless weld pic:  Stick some oxide primer on it:  And then top coat:  Closer example of the shade of green:  This is one of the blocks that clamps down on the bed bars. The colour match is poor but I think thats my camera flash as it seems alot closer match to the naked eye. I am red/green colour blind though and cannot do shades so that might be part of it:  |
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Feb 10, 2013 20:39:56 GMT
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And so, taa daa!  Close up of the cross-bracing join:  Next purchase: Nice set of chisels, small faceplate and a revolving centre:  Couple of bits of wood:  After some faffing about, I hastely threw together this, which is a little bending fork tool for a friend who makes jewellery and needs to bend lengths of wire but currently uses pliars:  Second thing, handle for one of my files. I'll probably make a few of these because I need more handles and also its all good practice:  Absolutely loving this turning malarky, glad I got back into it |
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hairymel
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Feb 10, 2013 23:12:34 GMT
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colour match is miles out  i wish my mig welds looked 10% as good as your stick welding  nice handles as well |
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whats that burning smell?
oh curse word :-(
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Feb 11, 2013 17:45:39 GMT
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Nice start Matt.
Love the bending tool.
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Feb 11, 2013 20:20:21 GMT
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colour match is miles out I wish my mig welds looked 10% as good as your stick welding nice handles as well As stated, already know its no match Thank you for your kind comments on my welding and cheers to Grizz also Mk2 handle, half an hour when I got home from work this evening. Much better I think (I will make things other than handles, promise!)  |
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Not a lot from me recently, but ho hum. Picked up this cast iron mitre vice at a car boot.  As you can see, the paint isn't very good and one of the depth stop pegs has snapped off. So, a piece of 16mm square, a grinder and a Vernier produces this:  And a prod with the welding stick, followed by a grinder and a file:  Various cupbrushes, hand wire brushes and those ones that look like wire paintbrushes for the drill:  And then I forgot to take a picture of it in primer, but heres the top coat, using a can of Volvo metallic blue that I found in my paint cupboard:  Inbetween coats of paint I also made myself a mallet.  |
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May 27, 2013 21:00:04 GMT
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More pic dumpage. Car boot purchases.  Stuff thats mine being: Bottom right green thing. Short tool rest for the lathe. Not quite the same fitment at mine (round part is too big, will be modifying) - £3.50 Awesome aluminium Speedry marker pen next to it, looks to be 1970s. Needs new tip and felt inside for ink. Will be reconditioning and putting back into use. Tenon saw next to it with the patterned handle. Worked out about £2 (bought with something else off a stall) Just needs a clean of the blade and its good to go. The comically large 30mm skew chisel as well, Henry Taylor branded (well known and respected brand) £20. I expect it'll need a run over the whetstone but other than that its in good shape. And lastly the angle lamp at the top. £15. This is to be fitted over the lathe, but will have a new mounting made in place of the one that it came with so I can clamp it in different places as the magnifying glass included is an added bonus. All the rest of the stuff is my girlfriends, which shes done well with having not spend comedy amounts whilst getting some good quality woodworking stuff for mere pounds. |
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Sept 15, 2013 21:15:41 GMT
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The big update. Mainly, that I have moved out of my parents (finally hooray!) and in together with my girlfriend. The workshop/garagey thingy however still stands. But it needs a sort out, a tidy up and a re-arrangement. So this is how it goes. A flick through this thread will show people the rough layout of the place, people have seen enough things in the background and what-have you. A (very much not to scale) plan was hastily drawn:  And away we go. Firstly, the white shelving behind the lathe was cleared, and dismantled:  It was then moved over to the middle, in line with the central pillar:  During the week, my dad (who's clearly awesome for doing this) boarded the shelves out. They're not mine, its for their stuff. Now they can access things on them.  And a shot of the other side:  As you can see, things are everywhere, but you have to move many things around and have a sort out to make space I suppose. We then emptied and moved the big green cabinet and swapped it where the drill was, along with the cupboard on the wall:  And another shot:  Thats where we are at the minute. The bench that runs parallel to the white shelving will be replaced at some point in time, when I can obtain a decent bit of kitchen worktop that someone is binning. Shorter cupboards will be affixed above the lathe along with a shelf. I have some more lights to put up over the lathe for a better working light, as well as a plan thats half in progress for the gap between the drill and the other bench. ------- As I said in my previous post about needing to obtain some kitchen worktop to replace the horrible wobbley 'bench' (which isn't a bench, its the ends of a wardrobe fixed together laid on top of supports) then gumtree came up golden. One piece of 5ft long worktop, with another at about 2-3ft (the kitchen sink cut-out bit).  Five whole pounds. FIVE. Felt like I was robbing her but she just wanted rid of it. Inbetween the drill and the lathe is another piece of worktop that I rescued from a skip. This is being attached to the end of the bench to the left in the picture and running along under the cupboards making the bench L shaped. The bench grinder will be sited on this and my dad has already run power to a double socket under the spraypainted cupboard to serve the drill and grinder. Next update will probably be us attaching that piece, and making the legs up to mount the big worktop on. |
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