mattross1313 Posted November 28, 2018 Share Posted November 28, 2018 31 minutes ago, Keyser said: You will notice the that in the upright position the saw bed sits at gonad height That's the worst height for anything sharp 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser Posted November 30, 2018 Author Share Posted November 30, 2018 As promised more tool modifications going on to bore you to tears Using my newly modified band saw I cut up some heavy weight box Took some old bolts and made a plate welded some more plates and the box together to make this .......... Added legs and wheels Can you guess what it is????? Click to find out Spoiler Yes it's the Swiss army knife of metal fabrication incorporating a metal roller, pneumatic planashing hammer and a shrinker/stretcher all on one stand with wheels, so I can tuck it in a corner and roll it out when required. Got a few bits to finish on it this weekend so if you haven't fallen asleep or committed ritual seppuku due to boredom tune in again soon In other news the speed controller for my bead roller arrived and to be fair a day earlier than it was supposed to, so that's on the cards for finishing this weekend, if I can get out of "decorating the tree" Keyser Maximum Effort 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andybp Posted November 30, 2018 Share Posted November 30, 2018 I'm enjoying the tool mods as much as the car mods just wish I either had the space or lived near you 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser Posted December 1, 2018 Author Share Posted December 1, 2018 Thanks @andybp Another few million like you and I'll be as popular as Terry Pratchett Please feel free to move closer and bring your milling machine with you Anyways it's 7:30AM on Saturday so I'm going to sneak out to the Shed before the rest of the family get up and rope me into this decorating malarkey Have a fun day all. K Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cs2000 Posted December 3, 2018 Share Posted December 3, 2018 On 28/11/2018 at 09:50, Keyser said: To keep from getting bored I cleaned the Shed II out again and changed a gearbox on a 350z for a forum member that made the pilgrimage down Thanks again for that, much appreciated, good to see the hallowed turf of the shed! Note: when changing brake pads, do not for the life of god let the caliper pin retaining clip ping across the workshop when you pull it out. You then need to acquire a very understanding wife in the shape of Kim to methodically sweep up and locate the pin in the pile of dust and other metal detritus laying on the floor 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser Posted December 3, 2018 Author Share Posted December 3, 2018 2 minutes ago, cs2000 said: Thanks again for that, much appreciated, good to see the hallowed turf of the shed! Note: when changing brake pads, do not for the life of god let the caliper pin retaining clip ping across the workshop when you pull it out. You then need to acquire a very understanding wife in the shape of Kim to methodically sweep up and locate the pin in the pile of dust and other metal detritus laying on the floor You see this is why I keep her around Great to see you down at the Shed welcome back any time Hope the Gearbox is still smooth and the brakes are good 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cs2000 Posted December 3, 2018 Share Posted December 3, 2018 6 minutes ago, Keyser said: You see this is why I keep her around Great to see you down at the Shed welcome back any time Hope the Gearbox is still smooth and the brakes are good To be fair, she worked extremely hard all day, you both did, i felt kinda useless half the time but didn't want to interfere with the surgery! Brakes are loooovely! Gearbox is a little bit crunchy into 6th, not nowhere near as bad as my original box, and the other gear are a lot smoother, so im happy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser Posted December 3, 2018 Author Share Posted December 3, 2018 Well good evening, Had a busy weekend Didn't get away with not putting the lights up and this Showed up Anyway onto some other bits, My speed controller arrived I decided it needed protecting and according to Google maps my local screw fix had one of these in stock and only 2.57 miles away, the problem with that was I recorded 37 miles to collect it, - #GT-R I really should stop using it to pop to the shops it's costing a fortune in fuel anyway when I eventually got back How much wiring for a simple motor!!!!!! I got it all done and mounted Please note the Green dust on the switch, thats how long that has been laying around the Shed waiting to find a home wiring all neat and out of the way Made these so I don't need spanners, they fit like so Had to cut down the T bar as it would interfere with the metal passing through. I then added a spring return and put it all together Tested it and it works More in a mo 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser Posted December 3, 2018 Author Share Posted December 3, 2018 (edited) Back on the multi tool, I wanted to do some work on the shrinker/stretcher I have long arms but I cant push the bar to full range without standing at the side of it, I want to be in front of it and I want to use both hands - that's a lot of "I want" but I want it OK Lets take this - To the untrained eye it may look like an old piece of rusty rebar from the scrap pile but it's not if you cut it off then run it through the lathe, hiding underneath the rust is a duplicate of the original hand lever See With the application of heat you can make it into a new design feature A few tests to get angles sorted out - That was a fail moved the second bar to the lower leg That was much better Added a captive nut then made a top link a return spring and a pedal something like this needed some paint and these to guides to stop it twisting I now have a foot operated shrinker/stretcher Keyser Maximum Effort Edited December 3, 2018 by Keyser 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATTAK Z Posted December 3, 2018 Share Posted December 3, 2018 On 26/11/2018 at 10:13, rabbitstew said: As a side, i found a pic of my old Ford Pop! Needs lowering and spacers 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser Posted December 3, 2018 Author Share Posted December 3, 2018 I know what you are all thinking (by all I mean the 4 of you that read this ) What does it all do and can I use it !!?? Well lets find out shall we Time to play with the toys Bit of marking out Plasma cutter To get and Ran the strips through the metal bender Shrinker then shrinker and fine tuned with the planashing hammer WHat do you know it fits Bead roller - just for fun punch and then clamp for welding Bit of paint and the first one is done Should have welded it from the bottom - I'll do that on the other side, but it's all good and the tools appear to do the job, might need a bit (a lot) of practice to get my eye back in for the huge amount of bodywork I have lined up but it will be fun trying. Keyser Maximum Effort 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andybp Posted December 3, 2018 Share Posted December 3, 2018 As one of the four I'd like to say keep up the good work and on a side note that selfish git chris (cs2000) could have picked me up on the way past (well past_ish) the other week to get his gearbox done and I could have visited 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATTAK Z Posted December 3, 2018 Share Posted December 3, 2018 I'm here too 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay84 Posted December 3, 2018 Share Posted December 3, 2018 Me too. It's like when I was a kid waiting for my comic to come out on a Monday. 'What's keyser doing this Saturday? Find out Monday on PopZ' 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evilscorp Posted December 4, 2018 Share Posted December 4, 2018 Ideal for wheel tubs! Nice. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser Posted December 4, 2018 Author Share Posted December 4, 2018 What's funny is I got 4 replies from 4 members - another 2 and I'll start a fan club Luv you guys More adventures soon. @Jay84 I think of my exploits as comic book like, or comical at least so I think your analogy is spot on Think I might actually do some chassis work this weekend Stay tuned 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattross1313 Posted December 4, 2018 Share Posted December 4, 2018 34 minutes ago, Keyser said: What's funny is I got 4 replies from 4 members - another 2 and I'll start a fan club I'm always lurking in the background waiting for a) amusing comments, or b) crap photos that I can pull you up on. So theres 5, half way to double digits! Be famous soon, stand by your beds!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser Posted December 4, 2018 Author Share Posted December 4, 2018 1 hour ago, mattross1313 said: stand by your beds!! Is that an Army reference from a war dodger? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattross1313 Posted December 4, 2018 Share Posted December 4, 2018 1 hour ago, Keyser said: Is that an Army reference from a war dodger? War Dodger! How rude! I'll have you know that during the war I was....err.....busy 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul K Posted December 4, 2018 Share Posted December 4, 2018 I'm a watcher....love a bit of engineering!! thats 6 isn't it!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser Posted December 4, 2018 Author Share Posted December 4, 2018 (edited) 1 hour ago, Paul K said: I'm a watcher....love a bit of engineering!! that's 6 isn't it!! Yup keep em coming I want double figures Edited December 4, 2018 by Keyser Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beb Posted December 4, 2018 Share Posted December 4, 2018 Is that to hold your pizza whilst you work? 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser Posted December 4, 2018 Author Share Posted December 4, 2018 1 minute ago, Beb said: Is that to hold your pizza whilst you work? Good idea but no - it's not big enough Hey @Beb is on here 7 and counting 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scobie140 Posted December 5, 2018 Share Posted December 5, 2018 8 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashback Posted December 5, 2018 Share Posted December 5, 2018 9 ... But I'm bipolar so let's call that 10. Let's have a fan club.  2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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