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Re: Big machines to make little things

Posted: Fri Apr 24, 2020 4:59 am
by integrale_evo
They had all been working fine until people with broken phones started moaning about not being able to see them. Now only the first and last are working 😂

Re: Big machines to make little things

Posted: Fri Apr 24, 2020 7:37 am
by mik
What Harry said - I was able to see them all before.

Re: Big machines to make little things

Posted: Fri Apr 24, 2020 7:59 am
by Nefarious
Now?

This is weird. They're all linked out of my Google Photos account. The first time I used the "share" URL google gave me and nothing at all showed, then I used the "copy image location" from the images in the "share" folders, and some worked but some didn't. Now I've just linked to the orignials in the main folder.

Re: Big machines to make little things

Posted: Fri Apr 24, 2020 8:07 am
by mik
All back again for me.

Re: Big machines to make little things

Posted: Fri Apr 24, 2020 8:11 am
by Nefarious
Bizarre :roll:

Re: Big machines to make little things

Posted: Fri Apr 24, 2020 8:18 am
by JonMad
Can see them all now 8-)

Re: Big machines to make little things

Posted: Fri Apr 24, 2020 8:23 am
by Simon
Nope, broken for me still.


























Only joking. :P

Re: Big machines to make little things

Posted: Fri Apr 24, 2020 8:30 am
by RobYob
Wahey, all working.

Re: Big machines to make little things

Posted: Fri Apr 24, 2020 8:36 am
by V8Granite
That’s the kind of workshop where there is always a piece of material just the right size for the job 8-)

Dave!

Re: Big machines to make little things

Posted: Fri Apr 24, 2020 10:11 am
by Nefarious
V8Granite wrote: Fri Apr 24, 2020 8:36 am That’s the kind of workshop where there is always a piece of material just the right size for the job 8-)

Dave!
That's one way to look at it. Fucking chaos is another.

Re: Big machines to make little things

Posted: Fri Apr 24, 2020 11:09 am
by KiwiDave
Still first and last for me... :lol:

And no, I'm not joking. I even did a shift+f5

Re: Big machines to make little things

Posted: Fri Apr 24, 2020 11:49 am
by RobYob
Have gone to a couple of open days at AS Motorsport who make DBR1 replicas and I've always admired the English wheel installed there and how well used it looks. Another skill I'd love to have!

Re: Big machines to make little things

Posted: Sat Apr 25, 2020 9:28 am
by DeskJockey
[mention]Nefarious[/mention] brackets arrived in the post this morning. Thank you very much!

Name your favourite charity and I'll make a donation as a thank you.

Re: Big machines to make little things

Posted: Sat Apr 25, 2020 12:32 pm
by Rich B
DeskJockey wrote: Sat Apr 25, 2020 9:28 am @Nefarious brackets arrived in the post this morning. Thank you very much!

Name your favourite charity and I'll make a donation as a thank you.
maybe Jonmad can help you remove the old brackets? You’ll be finished in plenty of time for the summer*!


*2024

Re: Big machines to make little things

Posted: Sat Apr 25, 2020 1:15 pm
by jamcg
KiwiDave wrote: Fri Apr 24, 2020 11:09 am Still first and last for me... :lol:

And no, I'm not joking. I even did a shift+f5
Same here

Re: Big machines to make little things

Posted: Sat Apr 25, 2020 1:36 pm
by DeskJockey
Rich B wrote: Sat Apr 25, 2020 12:32 pm
DeskJockey wrote: Sat Apr 25, 2020 9:28 am @Nefarious brackets arrived in the post this morning. Thank you very much!

Name your favourite charity and I'll make a donation as a thank you.
maybe Jonmad can help you remove the old brackets? You’ll be finished in plenty of time for the summer*!


*2024
Don't make me come over there (wherever it is)!

Re: Big machines to make little things

Posted: Sat Apr 25, 2020 1:43 pm
by Mito Man
😂 by the time it’s done you’ll need to remake the frame for the chair out of metal too.

Re: Big machines to make little things

Posted: Sat Apr 25, 2020 3:22 pm
by Nefarious
DeskJockey wrote: Sat Apr 25, 2020 9:28 am @Nefarious brackets arrived in the post this morning. Thank you very much!

Name your favourite charity and I'll make a donation as a thank you.
Don't feel any obligation, but the next time you feel like throwing something in the pot, the Royal Marsden is one of my preferred causes (they pulled my mum back from the brink many many years ago).

Re: Big machines to make little things

Posted: Sat Apr 25, 2020 4:13 pm
by DeskJockey
Nefarious wrote: Sat Apr 25, 2020 3:22 pm
DeskJockey wrote: Sat Apr 25, 2020 9:28 am @Nefarious brackets arrived in the post this morning. Thank you very much!

Name your favourite charity and I'll make a donation as a thank you.
Don't feel any obligation, but the next time you feel like throwing something in the pot, the Royal Marsden is one of my preferred causes (they pulled my mum back from the brink many many years ago).
Happens to be where my wife works. Consider it done.

Re: Big machines to make little things

Posted: Sat Apr 25, 2020 4:40 pm
by DeskJockey
So, got to fitting the clips and unfortunately turns out that they weren't the only parts of the chairs that were past it. One chair beyond repair sadly as the support where the clips sit split as I unscrewed them. I tried to make a replacement piece, but with no experience and none of the necessary tools, that proved fruitless.

But, one chair repaired and fitted with modified clips. Had to open them up a bit more as the plastic originals had a bit of give in them, unlike the new steel ones from Nef.

Proof!

Image

So what I have I learnt?

- new DeWalt brushless drilling thing is awesome
- I need new drill bits, didn't have the right sizes and the ones I had were worn out (they're only about 20 years old!)
- woodworking beyond basic sawing/drilling is rather tricky without decent tools and a place to work
- I need clamps
- a table I can work at
- new blades for my metal saw
- a metal file
- a wood file
- and skills