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

[kws 3,968]

I'm the kinda psychopath that wants the task bar aligned, lol. That circular monitor stand is cool

[Willdat? 3,917]

On 28/08/2020 at 20:07, BlownCorona said:

A+ job on designing it so that the tops of the monitors are flush. 

i hate when my dual monitors at work get bumped out of alignment. 

Thanks, yeah it's only taken a few years, this base keeps the monitor at 30 degrees to the wall. 

On 29/08/2020 at 19:51, kws said:

I'm the kinda psychopath that wants the task bar aligned, lol. That circular monitor stand is cool

My favourite feature you can't even see, tucked cable routing, as that's where the cables come through the desk. Task bar aligned not so great for such different sized monitors... 

 

 

[nvmyvl 638]

Made an upgraded bait launcher / spud gun. Should work well

Twin 100mm stainless tanks, each able to be isolated separately.  50mm stainless irrigation valve, modified to be released via push button trigger.

Its a tad overkill haha.

[nvmyvl 638]

[Muncie 9,614]

So rebuilt myself a 300nm torque wrench today essentially was put into work and found to be uneconomic to repair, the good thing is when  you get enough broken ones you can raid parts to make a good one.

Made it work than decided to try calibrate off my aviation spec deflection beam warren&brown Worked a bloody treat! Got it bang on. 

Excuse the shit on floor ive been active in shed recently.

[jakesae101 612]

Love my Warren and brown torque wrenches I have 3 in varying sizes.

[bmxnz11 3,758]

Wrong thread

[Muncie 9,614]

15 hours ago, jakesae101 said:

Love my Warren and brown torque wrenches I have 3 in varying sizes.

Yeah they're what i tell people to buy. They dont need backing off and unless they have been used as a breaker bar seldom go out of adjustment. Been calibrating wrenches on and off for years and they certainly are my pick.

Edit* i should of said in my hoard of tools i dont use enough.

[63Ragtop 32,088]

Cut up my first failed version of the switch plate today and turned it into a chuck key holder.

Ye olde drill press had this weird half brass screw already, so I made use of it.

[tortron 58,607]

dang, im gona steal that

[63Ragtop 32,088]

No problem. I nicked it off someone else on the internet.

[BlownCorona 4,074]

Me too. Always hunting for my chuck key. 

[00quattro00 5,478]

I just use a bit of speaker magnet

[63Ragtop 32,088]

Finished this bench to sit over the ugly whiteware and provide some extra bench space. 

I started it last lockdown, so I'm glad to finish it! Except for the screws to hold the ply on its all recycled materials.

Sanded the old ply down and coated in boiled linseed oil. Silky smooth.

And black zinc it for the frame. Turned out better than I expected, the plan was to mount a bench grinder to it but the wife thinks it's nice enough to be extra outdoor furniture!

 

[SOHC 9,864]

I made this 2x18w for the top of my driveway, it’s fabricated from steel and arc welded, and has an acrylic bowl, all the insides are made by me to, made a post for it to witch is made from heavy DOM tube 

[SOHC 9,864]

[MightyJoe 4,473]

One classic lucas workshop light bought at a swap meet for $20. Blown to hell, I think someone put 240v in it or something, everything was melted. 

Some ali express goodness and a very expensive bulb. Seriously. The bulb was more than the lamp lol.  

 

Done. And it works. 

[SOHC 9,864]

Son has be harassing me for a green stone necklace so I made this in about 15 mins with a tile cutter disk 

[Kimjon 5,071]

Kind of did a build thread here...

 

But long story short:

Made this, which holds these:

The end.

[h4nd 6,219]

I needed accurate aerials for a thing. A mate laser cut blank PCB, and I peeled up the intervening strips with tweezers, and a heat gun to soften the adhesive. #RF

(I needed them fast, PCB house turn-around was too slow).