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

The balance bike has just won the Internet! Well done, and chapeau, sir, that’s a whole new level of awesomeness.

I’m in the middle of making this…

It’s not yet finished, as I have to do the wet floor and grout, but these tiles were a mission!

Looks like the setting for series 4 of The Bridge.
I’m sure it will be fine when finished.

And CountZero is right. We can all stop what we’re doing now.

Most of my posts have been metal but I’ll balance it up with some woodwork, these are the coasters I made for my parents for Christmas. The mosaics are from Jordan (a gift to my parents from friends who went on the trip with us) and I’ve set them in hand turned mahogany bases

Happy holiday folks.
Well done on that balance bike Jamie,fantastic.
I also managed to get an Xmas present finished just in time,I now need to get the attic signed off.

So the ‘steerer’ is a machined ally piece as per your usual 11/8 forks with a 44mm headset brg and the carbon tube goes inside that with a quill arrangement like a Bso has, to allow lots of height adjust. Seat post is the same carbon tube and the angle is such that the reach gets longer when his legs get longer.

That’s brilliant!

What’s the hole for lower down under the seat clamp?

I’m guessing optional footpegs for resting feet on when coasting downhill, and/or learning to stand whilst coasting? I thought about modding my son’s wooden bike like that but he moved onto a pedal bike before I got round to it.

Yup. There’s also holes under the ‘chain stays’ for canti mounts

That is gorgeous.

Well, I built a fatbike frame, and it’s just been built up by Ross:

Built for 26×4.8 or 29×3.0 (which is what it’s got at the moment), Rohloff with offset back end, and short 430mm chainstays. Relatively conventional compared to what I usually build, but there were some interesting challenges.

Arrow Cresting Machine in Lego 🙂

Some xmas pressies made from bits and pieces kicking about.

A Lego box for my daughter. (There is also some Lego to go with it, which she is well keen on).

Chopping board for mother. (Partly from a kitchen worktop that was getting chucked).

p.s. I love the balance bike, lovely work!

I like that Lego box…

A couple more pics from Ross of the fatbike frame:

Tempted to build another one of these for me…

Probably the only decent thing I’ve made, bit of a joint project though……. Expecting delivery today/tonight.

Good luck allymcmurdo & missus; best wishes!

That said, the miracle of life is second place to that balance bike.

That said, the miracle of life is second place to that balance bike.

+1

So, I tried my hand at a bit of sculpture. Practiced on plasticine, which after a couple of goes came out well.
So then tried some air-dry clay. What a horrible medium to work in! Doesn’t smooth out like plasticine at all. Really hard to get a nice finish.
So here’s my first one. Will paint black tomorrow and think of a way to mount on a plinth of some sort.
Not really happy with it. Anyone else do sculpted models? Will I find kiln dry easier? Or should I make a mould from the plasticine?

That balance bike is amazing. It’s so amazing that it doesn’t seem right that it has a normal saddle!

Not quite finished yet but..
Made the blade 14 years ago and its been lying in my parents loft until this Christmas where i spend some time getting handle made.

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DezB, you know what, I rather like the rough quality of your dog sculpture, you’ve really captured the nature of the animal, and if it was really smooth I don’t think it would work quite so well. I’ve seen lots of bronze sculptures in a similar style, and I like it.
Nicely done.

Thanks mate! It’s painted black now and looks a lot better. WRrong paint though – rubs off as soon as it’s touched. All a learning experience! 🙂

happy new year all. lots of nice stuff above – i wish i could do wood work stuff but i’ve never really done anything with it at all.

been emptying the cnc of swarf today and all the bins are completely full – i need to run down the scrap yard.

thanks for all the nice comments about the balance bike. lots of positive comments on facebook too – lots of people wanting to know how to buy one and how much. any ideas for marketing this kind of thing? thats not my thing at all.

any ideas for marketing this kind of thing? thats not my thing at all.

Sit down and work out a real cost for it, using ‘real’ figures for your time, machine time and materials. Then see what else you could buy for the money.

Edit: And maybe see how much you could save by getting someone else to make the parts. And don’t forget things like CE approval.

Made a play table for our 15 month old daughter for christmas after attended a woodwork evening glass at Sutton Grammar School. One side of the top in blue the other green so she can choose between sea and grass.

She seems to like it

I tried to work out how much I would be able to make a batch of the balance bike I made and in the end it would’ve been a very expensive purchase price + lots of faff getting it approved etc.
Ended up happy in the knowledge that there is only one of them in the world.
What price for uniqueness?

Looks superb J, great job.

i’ve thought of a number and then added the usual buggeration factor and i’ve got to a very large number which is probably what the van is worth….

I’ve got to a very large number

But see the expensive watch thread!
Whatever the cost, there may be a market. But maybe rather small.

Not made exactly, but I have made it look nicer than it was (stripped, cleaned and painted).

That’s a little cracker there Mowgli.

Have you seen my Centec group on Yahoo?

Lots of info to be had.

Cheers, Scruff

Nice wee mill.
What Rpm will it do,and what are those T-slots in the side for?

fasthaggis – Member
Nice wee mill.
What Rpm will it do,and what are those T-slots in the side for?

They’re an alternative motor mounting position for when the machine is bench mounted instead of on a stand.

Can’t remember what RPM they’re good for offhand but they do have a decent speed range for a mill of their time.

Is that the vertical head that was on fleabay a few weeks ago?

I like the riser block too. Never had one but they must make a big difference to the usefulness of the VH.

Wish I hadn’t sold mine now 🙁

Scruff – no, bought this one privately a few months back. I have a frequency converter for it, so should be able to get a decent speed range. I have used the Yahoo group for a few things- are you the mod for it?

Yes, group owner. Keep meaning to ask other group members to moderate as I no longer have a Centec but never got round to it.

Just finished this colonial style town house.

[/url]Modular colonial-style town house by Simon Howard[/url], on Flickr[/img]