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Workshop and fixit stuff

Started by Dave, July 10, 2017, 07:26:50 PM

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Dark Lightning

Quote from: hermes2015 on January 14, 2019, 07:16:17 AM
This is a 900mm tall maquette of a sculpture I intend to execute in metal. It started out as a torus that was then deformed and cut into slices to get this final shape.





Wow! That's really neat! I should be checking this thread more often.

jumbojak

I really love Chris' work. This was amazing.

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your flue clean."  - Ecurb Noselrub

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hermes2015

Quote from: jumbojak on February 10, 2019, 01:48:39 PM
I really love Chris' work. This was amazing.


That is very satisfying to watch. This guy's skill is marvellous.
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jumbojak

I like the fact that he figures out a simple way to do something with rudimentary tooling. If you gave a fabricator that drawing today they'd likely claim you need a cnc to cut it accurately. I mean, Jesus, the man makes his own steel to prove that it could be done!

"Amazing what chimney sweeping can teach us, no? Keep your fire hot and
your flue clean."  - Ecurb Noselrub

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hermes2015

Quote from: jumbojak on February 11, 2019, 02:55:02 AM
I like the fact that he figures out a simple way to do something with rudimentary tooling. If you gave a fabricator that drawing today they'd likely claim you need a cnc to cut it accurately. I mean, Jesus, the man makes his own steel to prove that it could be done!

There are two things I've always wanted to try: blacksmithing and lathe-working. I love watching skilled people fabricate metal objects. Have you had any experience in those crafts?
"Eventually everything connects - people, ideas, objects. The quality of the connections is the key to quality per se."
― Charles Eames

jumbojak

Blacksmithing, yes though I'm not very good. It's much, much more difficult than a skilled hammer swinger makes it look. I have used a lathe before and would like very much to have one. Space and power constrain what I could reasonably purchase at the moment though. I wouldn't have much use for a hobby lathe, and even a "small" tool room lathe is a big, thirsty machine. I feel like it would get a lot of use though.

"Amazing what chimney sweeping can teach us, no? Keep your fire hot and
your flue clean."  - Ecurb Noselrub

"I'd be incensed by your impudence were I not so impressed by your memory." - Siz

jumbojak

Here's a truly grear modern blacksmith named Glenn Moon from Australia. He's an industrial smith and makes large tooling for heavy industry. Typically he uses a 1000 ton forge press but he can make difficult tasks look easy with a hammer.



He told me that doing this is easy. His exact words were, "ANYBODY CAN DO IT!!!" But, an hour into the excercise, I gave up. He can work magic, it seems. 

"Amazing what chimney sweeping can teach us, no? Keep your fire hot and
your flue clean."  - Ecurb Noselrub

"I'd be incensed by your impudence were I not so impressed by your memory." - Siz

Dark Lightning

That Scorper and Trammel video was really neat! I have both wood- and (a tiny) metal- turning lathes. Haven't made anything with them lately, as I've been fixing things around the property and learning wood carving since I retired. I want to make some chisels for a wood carving project, but haven't gotten to it. That's nothing to do with the lathes, though.

Recusant

An entertaining (to me, at least) series on restoring Matchbox models/toys. The videographer always seems to add a bit of slapstick or light comedy to his restoration videos, which I appreciate.  :)

This is one of his more basic restorations.

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hermes2015

Quote from: Recusant on March 01, 2019, 10:52:51 PM
An entertaining (to me, at least) series on restoring Matchbox models/toys. The videographer always seems to add a bit of slapstick or light comedy to his restoration videos, which I appreciate.  :)

This is one of his more basic restorations.



Thanks, Recusant. That was an interesting watch. I liked how he explained his mind changes and thought processes during the job. My only suggestion would have been to use a micro jewellers torch for the soldering job. An electronics soldering iron is just not hot enough on a big heat sink like the body of the truck.
"Eventually everything connects - people, ideas, objects. The quality of the connections is the key to quality per se."
― Charles Eames

Davin

Replaced the see through row of my wall and put up an extra row because a bunch of people walk through the alley.



I got better at is as I went, so the top row is better, but I'm going to leave it as it is.
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Tank

Looks like a lovely place to sit in the summer.
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Davin

It's not bad until it gets over 110ºf.
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Magdalena

Quote from: Davin on April 15, 2019, 04:20:30 PM
Replaced the see through row of my wall and put up an extra row because a bunch of people walk through the alley.



I got better at is as I went, so the top row is better, but I'm going to leave it as it is.
Very nice.

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Davin

Thank you, it was a lot of work.
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