Random slightly cool stuff you built but not worth its own thread, thread

[Valiant]

Link won't work?

[Valiant]

I have a couple of days off work to finish some things.

I got stuck into the joins on this with an electric plane to make the transition from flat to ramp nice and smooth. 

It all went together nicely from there.

 

Project finished!

Now to teach the kids to ride properly, try and teach them to leave the lame scooter kid ways behind.

[SiRge]

Do you put paint on it? I assume you didnt splash out on treated stuff?

[chasinthemirage]

Looking good! OS working bee to "decorate" the ramp?

[Valiant]

yes you're right I didn't buy treated ply, I have been thinking about getting some paint from the tip or some such.

Problem is I don't want everything on the property "Painted"

 

Good idea thanks Chas, my boys are pretty good at drawing dicks on things as it is without any encouragement/tutoring.

[tortron]

Deck on commer was some kind of turps and linseed oil mix. Wasn't sticky when I had it at least

[datlow]

Just do your oil changes on it + some turps or what ever it is

or splash out on some coal based creosote 

[igor]

Many things here seem to have been painted with a mixture of waste oil and diesel by the previous owner. I would not recommend it in areas where it is likely that people will lean on it.

[ae85 fiend]

Slightly random, but i do this for a living, been learnign how to use old lathes, a mill, trying to start to learn to weld alloy with tig... can't wait till they teach me how to rewind rotors/ stators/ armatures haha...

 

Anyway,

 

Ford Zephyr Starter.. Original.. And denso gear reduction replacement for it..

We make these at work for ANYTHING and everything, done a few for rolls, a ferrari, heaps of old lada's + a 16.1:1 datsun race engine haha..

 

Pretty much take the customers sample to make up a gasket, and do some measurements and then make up a housing and then a heat up and tap fit plate ( welded if really needed - but not usually needed )

 

They look ace once been blasted and then skimmed on the lathe so shiney etc ( not like the one below forgot to take pic of it finished haha )

 

Maybe some of you dudes appreciate it - i find them quite fun to make  and the customers always love not cranking the shit out of there old fucked starters haha

 

 

[Mof]

Made these 

Someone doesn't like their picture taken 

[mjrstar]

Filled with water yeah?

 

Is it heavy enough to make a difference? 

[Mof]

Yeah water, makes it 200kg. Was thinking concrete but that would make them 400kg roughly, and that might be a bit much for the poor old rideons.

The ground is lumpy af, so I figured they wouldn't do any harm. Will have to see after a few mows if it makes a difference. I did make some stripes on the better part of the grass. 

What could I put in them heavier than water, lighter than concrete? 

[tortron]

Half sand half water

[Adoom]

1 hour ago, Mof said:

 

What could I put in them heavier than water, lighter than concrete? 

Less concrete?

Sand and water?

[Mof]

Sand, yes, thank you 

[flyingbrick]

I considered buying a roller for my tractor but did some reading and found out that they actually weren't any good for what i wanted (flattening the ground out)

[Adoom]

39 minutes ago, flyingbrick said:

I considered buying a roller for my tractor but did some reading and found out that they actually weren't any good for what i wanted (flattening the ground out)

I heard similar. Like you have to fill holes not flatten bumps.

[flyingbrick]

https://www.lawnsmith.co.uk/topic/lawn-cuttings/rolling-the-lawn this is the article I read.

Sorry for being a sad sack @Mof but might save ya some time.

[a.craw4d]

59 minutes ago, Adoom said:

I heard similar. Like you have to fill holes not flatten bumps.

I dragged a pellet around with bricks stacked on it.

Worked a treat.

[Mof]

1 hour ago, flyingbrick said:

https://www.lawnsmith.co.uk/topic/lawn-cuttings/rolling-the-lawn this is the article I read.

Sorry for being a sad sack @Mof but might save ya some time.

Nah doesn't worry me. They cost me  $0 (not counting welding) and the mower's going around anyway so might as well stick it on the back. The ground is quite soft too so it might make a difference