What is the last thing you made? (pics pls)

Getting to grips with 3D printing and Fusion 360.

Printed some signs to go in the local pub where some of the local clubs I'm involved with frequent.

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Out of interest AlexSimon, what do the signs cost to make? How long do they take?

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Such as?

porter_jamie - Member

i turned 350kg of billet into 12kg of billet...

What is that and what stops it being a noodle?

TheDTs - Member

Out of interest AlexSimon, what do the signs cost to make? How long do they take?

Obviously didn't make it completely from scratch, but first time trying anything like this. Moment of truth will be about 6.00pm tonight when it should be finished curing and I will be tentatively unwrapping it...

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Well, it came off the jig in one piece. going to need a fair bit of work with the finger sander to get it looking less agricultural.

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But at least it's fairly straight...

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Aaaggghhh!!!

Started the clean up and rough shaping today (thankfully I got a finger sander for this - wouldn't want to tackle it by hand!).

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All was going well until I thought I'd trial fit the rear wheel... Oh dear...

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No more sanding until I've worked out whether I can fix that by bending the dropouts a bit since I can't move the frame itself (will have to wait 'til I'm back at school with some proper vices).

That's a shame.
Can you file out the drop out a bit? I'd rather do that then bend them.

Actually, that might be a better idea. Thanks. I'll try that first.

Only slight further issue is that it's out in the other axis too (this is the view from underneath).

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You were spot on richmars. Thanks!

Bit of thinking, measuring, marking out, lots of filing and some more sanding and we have a central (enough) wheel. Clearance is still tight, but can't do much about that short of cutting material out of the chain- and seatstays...

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Now for lots of tedious hand sanding and polishing on the lugs...

Result!
A few years ago I made something similar but with carbon tubes. The jig has to be pretty well prefect, as you can't bend the frame like a welded metal frame. My jig was vertical so maybe was easier to check alignment.

Yeah, also the inability (strength-wise) to use REALLY narrow bamboo tubes on the stays doesn't help either. I guess as it's a small frame and the back end seems really short doesn't help either...

Had a similar problem with mine. Shimmed the non-driveside dropout for a while before working up the courage to file out the other side.

Now debating if I can't remove some material to fit bigger a bigger tyre. I think it'll be fine (right up to the point that it isn't).

Small job. Spending the summer learning tig. Just attached a gear hanger to my pompetamine.

Going to braze in a ton more bottle and rack mounts next.

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I want a dark room now 🙂

I made replacement gear knobs for some Alfa Romeos.

Alfa 159:

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Alfa GT:

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crap in comparison, used some knackered bike bits to allow access to my 2nd favorite liquid....

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https://flic.kr/p/YAVM82

A colleague's leaving present, we are energy advisors.

So much good stuff- inspirational! Chapeau to all who've posted.

ctk - Member

So much good stuff- inspirational! Chapeau to all who've posted.

Finally got a sheath made for a knife i started quite a while ago.

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Today I made (rapidly bodged) a device for getting the number plate board on an empty dinghy trailer to sit at a decent height while still being right at the rear of the trailer (the normal thing is to hang them so dam low that they're useless)

Technologically and aesthetically it was crap (a scrap bit of 150*50 CLS deck frame, an offcut of 100mm square fence post, two bloody great screws and two webbing straps) but as a 5 minute solution to borrowing an empty trailer and bringing it 15miles home along some very busy main roads it was functionally brilliant!

Apple corer.

22mm Copper Pipe

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Bug Hotel

Everything off cuts 🙂

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I like the bug hotel!

can yer guess wot it iz yet?

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Work in progress. Should have it finished in a week or so.

can yer guess wot it iz yet?

The crate your lawnmower was delivered in? 🙂

Lego and Surgru DAB Radio and cable tidy for the landrover

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Ha! Fantastic use of lego hands!

Finally finished it. I've given up one of my wood sheds (oh, the sacrifices I make!) to Mrs Stoner for a sauna.

Insulated panels with pine cladding. About £700 of materials for the cabin, £75 for the Aspen timber for the benches and £230 for the stove, controller and Finnish Sauna rocks.

Shower outside connects to the garden hose for a freezing douse.

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1900mm long so enough for her to lie down (I prefer sitting on top bench anyway). 4.5kW heater with indeceipherable Chinglish controller.

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LED ribbon lighting under the bench.

EDIT: Hah! Even found the original thread when I built the wood shed.
http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/time-for-another-woodshed-oh-go-on-then

ah - remember it well Stoner 🙂
Looks good!
Is it an electric heater?

Yes. Much cleaner and cheaper than attempting a flued solid fuel heater.

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First attempt at making rowies.

The tasting confirms they are as good if not better than shop bought 🙂 next step croissants

Also made some bread , some fruit/nut scones , some pizza dough and a roast chicken dinner 🙂

As always seems to happen these days I got asked to make a leaving gift for a colleague recently (must try to do more rubbish gifts...).
She's well into Veedubs etc and so I took a cue from that and made her a bathroom cabinet, based on the classic split screen bus. Such an iconic shape.

It has mirrors in the front, including tiny and cutesy little Dental mirrors for the wing mirrors, and then has a main mirror in the back when opened.

I did pretty much all the cutting out on our cnc router, grabbing bits of time here and there between 'normal' work.

Made out of Birch ply for the case, and just MDF, Zebrano-veneered mdf, aluminium and OSB for the camper details.

The numberplate (with the family name on it) doubles as a door pull. If built in real life, the numberplate would actually be on the ground as it's lower than the tyres but hey! It's a caricature!... 😀
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I suppose I shouldn't really be putting it on here, as we've not presented her with it yet....
Oh well, she's not on here as far as I know... 🙂

that needs a like button kayak.

Kayak owns this thread

Great use of OSB kayak! Does it machine cleanly?
I intend to build a CNC router over the christmas break (using 3d printer to print the joints)

It machines ok but obviously has pretty big voids here and there.

Just took it slow and sanded it up all nice.

Very nice Kayak. I'm thinking of using ply on a project so am interested in how you did the case corner junctions, something more than a butt joint?

am interested in how you did the case corner junctions, something more than a butt joint?

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Very, very nice! Made my day to see something so thoughtful and good looking.

Finally the swingarm is finished.

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I like the bamboo bike on the previous page, am on trial fitting everything myself now.

Nowhere near the standard of the other stuff on here but I made this today as a 'proof of concept' for a cable cover for my dropper post remote cable. It's a Fox Transfer and has an external cam to move the mechanism that has a habit of getting bits of grit stuck behind it. Water doesn't affect it so I need a cover just to keep the grit out. The mechanism:

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And the bit underneath, the grit gets stuck in between this and the plastic cam occasionally:

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Getting fed up of having to stop mid-ride and remove the grit! Only takes a minute to whip off the cam, clean it then reassemble. Now I've got a mudhugger on the bike for winter it is keeping clear better but I want a permanent solution.
Found a 50p pipe plug that's the right size so a bit of cutting and filing to shape it round the post and mechanism plus two grooves for the cable tie and I have this:

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It's pretty snug so grit shouldn't get in easily. The big test will be tomorrow at BPW as the trailers get the thing covered every trip up. If it works well I'll get my mate at a local engineering college to get one of his students to make a tight fitting one on their 3D printer.

Converted a climbing frame and swing into a den...

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And built a giant multi-level coop for my dad’s chickens:

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