Zed Shed Antics - Something will happen!

[Keyser]

No update today - I can't upload images

 

No Decode Delegate For This Image Format - I tried pics I uploaded yesterday as well - still no joy  

 

[harryjackson]

I never knew I’d enjoy watching an old fogie in his shed banging pieces of metal around so much!!  

 

Keep up the great work Chris, giving me some great entertainment during lockdown. 

[cs2000]

@Keyser Its been said before i know, but genuinely appreciate seeing your random shed activities  Theirs not a lot happening in peoples lives right now, seeing you occupy your time with the bug, Z-Shed improvements, success or failure genuinely gives me a chuckle. Always like watching you work when ive been down to the shed, so this is no different  

 

As for those Evolution saws, i have one, have had it for a couple of years. It was cheap compared to other brand names models and have never had an issue with (ab)use ! Not that it gets anything like the amount of use as i suspect yours does!

Edited April 29, 2020 by cs2000

[Stutopia]

Wanna try one more please @Keyser

[Keyser]

Ha Ha – Percy Verance that well known chap – No idea it’s random some work some don’t but eventually I got them to upload – couldn’t have you missing out on the fun in the Shed could I – I feel like its an obligation now  

This was the post (I saved it )

 

Good morning, Yet another day in lockdown, Work is slow at the moment only 3 jobs yesterday and 1 for today !!!

 

Got loads piling up for when we come out the other end though so at least that’s something.

Meanwhile today we have a tribute post for your amusement, Many of you that attend the Annual (may not be one this year) Zed Shed BBQ will know my wonderful and long suffering wife, Wekll she wanted something made for the kitchen and I thought it only fair that I over engineer something for her  

 

We start with –

 

 

A piece of stainless-steel box section and an off cut of the old kitchen work surface

 

Box section cut in to 4

 

 

Wood in half

 

 

I even checked my milling machine before I started

 

 

Then I used the milling machine as a router – cranked it up to full speed on the spindle, this is slow compared to a router but tests proved it worked OK

 

 

Bit of time later

 

 

Hand tools  

 

 

This now takes the 4 pieces of box section

 

 

Then a 3mm metal working bit – as I don’t have any wood bits that size  

 

 

To get this cut out

 

 

And then a wood bit to cut through

 

 

Now this is dedication

 

 

All lined up and sanded with 240

 

 

Then down the grades – this is brushed finish and I’m not resurfacing so it won’t be a mirror finish

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Phew!!  

 

Finished it looked like this

 

 

But we decided the top looked too “heavy” so it was cut down a bit to give

 

 

Just needs some varnish now  

 

Well there ya go, I’ll be safe to carry on in the Shed for a few more weeks now  

 

 

Be Safe

 

 

Keyser - “To be sure of hitting the target, shoot first, and call whatever you hit the target.” – Ashleigh Brilliant

 

 

 

 

 

[Keyser]

7 minutes ago, SuperStu said:

Wanna try one more please @Keyser

 

I went to reply to your test and it let me upload them, I even tried in another thread and got the same thing - anway thanks for the assist mate - we got there in the end

 

 

[Stutopia]

17 minutes ago, Keyser said:

 

I went to reply to your test and it let me upload them, I even tried in another thread and got the same thing - anway thanks for the assist mate - we got there in the end

 

 

There's a little workaround in place for now, should keep us ticking over.

 

Nice utensil holder BTW!

 

[andybp]

On 28/04/2020 at 08:55, Keyser said:

Hello again, I’m still at it but as promised I’m gonna mix it up with a side project, which you may or may not find interesting   

 

 

 

Long Pic Heavy Post follows -

 

I decided to have a play with the milling machine

 

 

 

 

 

 

I got a fly cutter with the first milling machine that I have never used but to use it I needed an oil feed and cooler, as I don’t have a catch tray on my mill I cant use the recirculating pump. To solve this I ordered an atomiser from China (because silly cheap) last year it took 3 months to get here and has been sat in the draw ever since.

 

 

 

So I got me brand new BLACK! eBay trainers, purchased just for the Shed – with Velcro so I can take them off easily to go in the house (I keep bringing metal bits in ) 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lovely shade of BLACK are they not?

 

 

 

I started by getting out my box of airline connectors and found a load of bits

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Drilled a hole in a bottle top and fitted the oil pick up line

 

 

 

 

 

 

Found this old clamp

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cleaned it up

 

 

 

 

 

 

and welded this plate to it

 

 

 

 

 

 

So I had something to hold the atomiser steady

 

 

 

 

 

 

That goes like this

 

 

 

 

 

 

Side Note – Angle grinders are strange – blow up 1 get 2 back  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Made up an air feed with regulator

 

 

 

 

 

 

I use plastic airline, but don’t have any, it just so happens the connectors work on 15mm copper and I did have some of that –

 

 

 

 

 

 

That gives me all the connections I need

 

 

 

 

 

 

Next to the Mill itself

 

 

 

 

 

 

Needs a clean …. Ta Da

 

 

 

 

 

 

Now to test the fly cutter on a bit of old steel

 

 

 

 

 

 

That I cut off the mobile welding table I made…. This one

 

 

 

 

 

 

Using this

 

 

 

 

 

 

If that’s not a recommendation for these saw’s I don’t know what is

 

 

 

To the Mill – first side

 

 

 

 

 

 

Some time later

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wow – I like it  

 

 

 

A hole is needed

 

 

 

 

 

 

Then some more old box section

 

 

 

 

 

 

Back to the mill and some more time later

 

 

 

 

 

 

Now weld a support bracket onto the first bar

 

 

 

 

 

 

And the box to the bracket

 

 

 

 

 

 

I love welding heavy metal

 

 

 

 

 

 

Warning – the following contains the destruction of 350z parts – viewer discretion is advised

 

 

 

Old exhaust end

 

 

 

 

 

 

If you cut the back off

 

 

 

 

 

 

You can take out the inner bit

 

 

 

 

 

 

To leave

 

 

 

 

 

 

More old box

 

 

 

 

 

 

Yes even more time later

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weld that all together

 

 

 

 

 

 

Then change the design

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

And hide the evidence

 

 

 

 

 

 

Add some straps

 

 

 

 

 

 

Add the stainless exhaust – first time welding stainless to mild steel and something that thin to something that thick but it Tig’d up OK

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Off cut of worksurface from Mrs K’s kitchen refurb

 

 

 

 

 

 

And we have ………………………

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Now I can keep my tools to hand at the Mill

 

 

 

 

 

 

And the oil won’t get knocked over

 

 

 

 

 

 

Over engineered? Probably but it was good practice and I now know that my Fly Cutter works  

 

 

 

Be safe all.

 

 

 

 

 

Keyser - “Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt.” – Abraham Lincoln (maybe I should have listened to Abe? )

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

engineered to the standard your renowned for i would say 

I'm on my second one of these they seem to block up/gum up easily as you say cheap but good for the money i have a dosing pump feeding coolant (water and a splash of antifreeze) to mine I either use just coolant, a mist or just lots of air depending on what I'm cutting 

[Keyser]

 Morning all, Just a quick catch up today,

 

Firstly I’d just like to say a HUGE Thank You to @Ebized  I posted up a little side project I did for him a week or so back, I made these “feet” for his patio table

 

Before

 and after

 

 

Above Pictures copywrite of @Ebized

 

We have known each other for quitea few years now and he has been good to me, even so he did offer to pay but I of course refused, but he didn’t let me get away with it

 

This lt turned up yesterday –

 

 

 

Thanks Colin

Not gonna do my slimming any favours mate  

 

But a huge thanks again,and much appreciate – Pasty for dinner last night Nom Nom  

I’ve made some great friends on this forum, I really have

 

OK so I took the fuel tank from The Bug appart and drained the fuel, the filter was grotty!

 

 

The tank is baking in the sun (when we have it) to get the fumes out as sand blasting can make sparks!

 

 

Meanwhile my sandblaster - that I have had since I did my 350z – so a long while needed a service but typically in today’s disposable society it was cheaper to replace the complete thing rather than repair it!

 

Old Pot

 

 

New Pot

 

 

So the inlet arrived like this

 

 

So I got some bits

 

 

And modified it to this

 

 

Basically I added an extra valve so I can release the pressure without holding the gun, makes refills easier

 

Next was a hose extension – they never come with enough, I was using copper to join the pipes

 

 

But it wears out quickly – everything on a sandblaster wears out quickly, I’m always replacing hoses, valves and nozzles. It’s just the nature of what they do, anyway I upgraded to steel

 

 

So now I have a longer hose

 

 

Now this is a prototype I have started tinkering with,

 

 

Backstory,

To load the old sandblaster, you stick this funnel with the sieve in it in the top   

 

 

You then tip the sand in from a 25Kg bag and with the other hand (you know the third one all DIY sand blasters have) you shake the funnel – good game, good game.

It’s not so bad on refills as you shovel that in with a dustpan but it is still a PITA I always wanted to see if I could make the sieve shake itself

The new Pot is an “easy fill” so it has the lovely big top – no funnel YAYY – you still have to sieve the bloody sand/glass though!!!!

 

The prototype worked using an old drill as a motor

 

I have just added a funnel to it.

 

 

 

 

 

But my new motor has arrived – from a tread mill / exercise vibrator or something the eBay description was vague

 

 

So soon I will have a go at the Mk2 all new and improved version. Be sure to stay tuned for that

 

Bit more on The Bug  tomorrow, and the weekend is earmarked for a top secret OVER engineering project – more on that next week.

 

Be Safe

 

Keyser - “Inside me there’s a thin person struggling to get out, but I can usually sedate him with four or five cupcakes.” – Bob Thaves

Thought it an apt quote thanks to all those pastries  

 

O and they were lovely for desert last night.

 

 

 

Edited April 30, 2020 by Keyser

[Ebized]

Keyser - “Inside me there’s a thin person struggling to get out, but I can usually sedate him with four or five cupcakes.” – Bob Thaves

Thought it an apt quote thanks to all those pastries  

 

O and they were lovely for desert last night.

 

You are very welcome Chris and also a shout out for Pandaoras Bakery in Ferndown who were very helpful in making sure your calorie intake was kept up, given all that work you do - and not just for yourself. You are  mate and to be fair one of the great reasons why I and many others stick around on here even though our ZED ownership days are long gone, thoroughly enjoying threads like these. 

 

[Keyser]

It’s Friday

 

Yes the weekend ahead, you can stay at home chill out  [/sarcasm]

Sorry I may miss going out just a little bit.

 

Anyway, you’re here so you must want to see what lunacy has been underway in the Zed Shed?

Yesterday the sum total of nothing was achieved in the shed due to having to do my actual job and that was slowed down as it was all done remote  

I do have some bits to share though,

 

My mate DM’d me some pictures on Facebook, he then called me to tell me he had -  I don’t go on FB very often  

He needed a metal plate that connects the single brake cable on his boat trailer to the four cables that activate the brakes on each of the wheels.

He gave me the measurements and this is what I knocked up for him.

 

 

 

 

Apparently his has rusted and bent, so this should sort him out.

 

Moving on, I decided to do another of the hundreds of little jobs on The Bug, I say little this is two days work and it’s not finished yet!  

Out with the wiring loom (again)

 

 

Coffee was needed for this!

 

If you remember we cut the old electrical housing box off to both allow access for the firewall and for the purposes of painting later, it looks like this

 

 

Holding this lot

 

 

But the box does not cover the relays and another control box that I have no idea what it does, I don’t see why they didn’t just make one bigger box and put it all in??!  

 

I’m going to try and do exactly that.

 

So we need to get this lot on this plate

 

 

Tight fit then  

 

First job is to make a lid for that plate

 

Another metal plate was cut

 

 

Marked

 

 

 

Cut

 

 

Folded

 

 

 

And hammered

 

 

I rolled the edges over  for safety and strength it’s 0.9mm again so paper thin.

 

Now the “fun” bit accurate folding

 

 

Test fit

 

Now as I don’t have a break press, I can only fold 3 sides in the folder so I had to switch to my vice folder for the 4^th side

 

 

To get us to here

 

 

 

Then I cut the corners back

 

 

Corners are a PITA and I wanted to try something to give strength, make welding easier and hopefully look good, firstly I used clamps to hold the box square

 

 

Then I made some right angles on the folding machine and  clamped those in

 

 

 

welded them up

 

 

Sanded back

 

 

 

And repeat 3 more times

 

 

More on it’s way ………………….

 

 

Edited May 1, 2020 by Keyser

[Keyser]

We now have a lid so some work on the back plate is needed................

 

Get that roughly marked out

 

 

I have loads of this all-thread bar lying about so may as well use it

 

 

Lay a spacer plate on the Mill

 

 

Lay backing plate on the spacer

 

 

Note the cable entry hole was also cut

 

Place lid on base plate and drill all the way through

 

 

Make some bars

 

 

Bolt them in as I go

 

 

So we get the back plate like this

 

 

Lathed the ends on the All-Thread

 

 

Testing

 

 

 

 

When I had the length sorted they were welded in

 

 

So it now fits together

 

 

 

Test the grommet fits

 

 

Then onto brackets

 

 

Welded on

 

 

Fuses fit here

 

 

Then a box – I have no idea

 

 

And another bracket for something else – can’t remember I didn’t take a pic  

 

 

To “The Bug” Batman …………………. Err no just me O well, I'll drill some holes and weld in the Riv-Nuts then as my tool broke  

 

 

Mount the back plate

 

 

Put on the lid

 

 

 

Then check it clears the suspension

 

 

It did

 

That’s all for this week folks, Be safe, have a fun weekend, I’ll be back Monday with some more ….er …….er well of this whatever “this” is  

 

 

Keyser - All right everyone, line up alphabetically according to your height.” – Casey Stengel

 

[Stutopia]

Nice progress, this project seems almost done. I saw this and thought you might need a new one @Keyser ...

 

https://www.motorsportauctions.com/category/305/Formula-One/listings/43877/2002-Toyota-TF102-Formula-1-car-with-V10-engine.html?fbclid=IwAR0sMNKnjvQdhM6afZyMsmTRzP3aAR0bryJmqqjjO4oOVis4sKTqsFAb3r4

 

 

 

[Keyser]

Morning all, hope no one is going to stir crazy or succumbing to cabin fever?

 

I did say I had a new project to attempt this weekend, I’m pleased to say it went quite well,

 

Back Story –

Daughter No 2 (JJ) had a “lifestyle change” about 2 years ago as she had always struggled with her weight, I’m pleased to say she has stuck with it and lost nearly 6 stone!!

In January I decided I needed to loose a few pounds (stone ) and JJ wanted to get fitter / stronger so we started training together at the gym, now JJ has some targets in mind and you get “targeted” exercises from the instructors at the gym depending on your goals, upper body strength is her current target with a long-term  target of a planche.

 

For those who don't know, one of these

 

Since lockdown we have been training at home and JJ wants a pull up bar and started looking at things like this as a possible birthday present.

 

 

I decided I could do better than that and not hammer the house as we have a Zed Shed to train in  

 

Onto the requirements

 

I need to incorporate all the following exercises

 

 

 

 

 

 

There are a lot of home use bars like the one below that can be bought starting at about £100 and going up from there

 

 

But I can do better and have more features  

 

It has been said by more than a few that I over engineer things, I don’t mean to it just happens when you try and build something properly. I thought it would be fun to actually deliberately design something more complicated than it needs to then come up with some completely over the top solutions to achieve this – and we are on lock down, so time is on my side.

 

The challenge -

Incorporate all the above exercises.

No visible welds, minimal fastenings visible.

Easy to dismantle for storage

Stronger than is necessary.

No of the shelf solutions other than nuts and bolts – i.e. make everything from scratch.

Nothing to be bought for it – use stuff I have here already (don’t forget my scrap pile is HUGE!)

Attention to detail.

 

I like to put all my tools away, and have a clean up before I start a new project so lets get ready  

 

 

 

Coming up the ridiculousness I can achieve in the Zed Shed …………………………………

 

[Keyser]

The build begins!

 

New blade for the chop saw

 

 

Let’s cut some pipe

 

 

Clean it up

 

 

45-degree angle cut on the ends

 

 

Line them up

 

 

Weld that together

 

 

 

Hold on, Hold on – Stop right there what the F*** are you doing?

You said OVER engineered! What’s this a 90-degree welded joint sanded down so you can’t see the weld! That’s over engineered is it!!?? I don’t think so, this lot want to see some proper engineering! Not to mention you said “easy to dismantle” since when is a welded joint easy to dismantle?

Throw that lot away, go have a coffee, think about your life choices and come back when you have your – Lets do this because we can, not because we need to - head on!

 

(A coffee and some time later ..............)

 

 

Sorry about that folks I wasn’t thinking straight – I most humbly apologise.

 

The build begins!

 

On the scrap pile I found some solid bar

 

 

That I want to use to join these recently cleaned bars

 

 

So lets get them cut to length and run through the Milling machine

 

 

Then some lathe work

 

 

That’s better, but lest get silly now, more bar and more lathe time

 

 

They join these bits like so

 

 

Back to the Mill

 

 

The drill press

 

 

And take the first 2 parts back to the lathe for a pilot hole

 

 

Then drill to 10.5mm

 

 

Threaded to M12 x 1.75 - Now we have

 

 

 

Now we are over engineering.  

 

These were then placed into the pipes with a few millimetres gap and tac welded

 

 

When straight the weld was completed

 

 

Then linished back

 

 

They will connect to the uprights

 

 

 

No visible welded joints - tick

 

Now that’s more like it  

 

More coming …………………

 

Much more  

 

[Keyser]

So lets take a closer look at the process as we make some more connectors,

 

 2 bits of solid bar, next to a 19mm spanner for reference

 

 

Onto the lathe

 

 

 

Now they need to fit this pipe

 

 

Notice the ridge on the inside, I want the tolerances close so that ridge has to go! That was achieved with the die grinder

 

 

To sive us a clean pipe

 

 

And the bars are starting to look like this

 

 

So before and after

 

 

 

Of course, we need 2

 

 

Next I made these

 

 

Drilled and threaded again to M12 x 1.75

 

 

They need to fit the hollow tube so on the mill for a radius cut

 

 

So they look like this

 

 

And we have this set of connectors

 

 

 

Even more in a mo …………………………..

[Keyser]

Now for some bars

 

 

Some had holes from a previous incarnation, before I acquired them

 

 

Welded them up

 

 

and linish

 

 

Weld on the bottom connector

 

 

Middle connector

 

 

And clean up

 

 

 

 

More tomorrow

 

Stay safe. Keep busy

 

Keyser - “I always arrive late at the office, but I make up for it by leaving early.” – Charles Lamb

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Keyser]

Morning, Bit cold here today and I actually have jobs in my diary

Yesterday got busy in the afternoon so the work is still coming in

 

Anyway onto the next bits, I have some Nylon (I think it’s nylon) bar in my odds n sods pile a Big bar, again aquired at some point thinking I can do something with this

 

 

Strange stuff to cut, it leaves this from the chop saw

 

 

But I cut a length

 

 

Machines well – So a bit on the lathe

 

 

To get this

 

 

On the Mill

 

 

 

I made these

 

 

 

They hold the bars at right angles

 

 

More bar

 

 

Through the lathe again

 

 

 

 

Bored out to take the bar

 

 

 

To make these

 

 

Then milled one side down

 

 

 

So I have 4 feet

 

 

Trying to line them up

 

 

 

Drilled

 

 

New rivnut tool as I broke my last one on The Bug

 

 

Used an M5 just to make a fixing

 

 

Now the legs stand up  

 

 

Hope you like it

 

Stay Safe

 

Keyser - “Remember, today is the tomorrow you worried about yesterday.” – Dale Carnegie

 

[Keyser]

Morning,

Not sure if I have lost all my followers or you don’t find this as intresting? Got a lot less likes on the last few posts – maybe I’m just getting boring now

 

But I don’t care I took all these pics for you lot so I’m gonna post them

 

More nylon bar went to the lathe

 

 

 

 

 

 

Four times, so I had these

 

 

 

Then I got the uprights and bolted an off cut to them to keep them lined up while I drilled 5 x 21mm holes in each one.

 

 

 

Now it just so happens that if you take an M12 x 1.75 threaded nut with a 19mm  head size and put it on a bolt like so

 

 

 

Then you tap it with a hammer it becomes a snug fit in a 21mm hole

 

 

 

Do that 10 times

 

 

Then weld round them

 

 

Linish and counter sink

 

 

That’s stronger than a riv nut

 

Next I drilled and tapped some more solid bar

 

 

 

 

Then 2 holes were drilled one half way through into the threaded section the other all the way through

 

 

 

Then I screwed in a piece of all-thread

 

 

Then weld through the hole onto the thread to lock it in place

 

 

Put some nuts on the threaded bar and it can go back through the lathe

 

 

 

 

Four of those please

 

 

Final job on them was to chamfer the top

 

 

 

Stay Safe,

 

 

Keyser - “I was born to make mistakes, not to fake perfection.” – Drake

 

 

 

[Stutopia]

Is it going to get an engine in this torture contraption soon? If not, I think this might explain the down swing in likes.

 

Still enjoying

[skate2create]

I echo others when I say, your posts are keeping me (semi) sane through these testing times. I got laid off just as this (The C word) was all kicking off and have struggled a bit mentally ever since, so it's nice to have a constant (your posts) to come back to

 

You may end up with a sideline in making home gym equipment, the way people/companies are hoarding and overcharging punters for second hand equipment... though your latest contraption may be a bit much for a regular persons spare room gym

[Keyser]

Morning all, Bank holiday tomorrow – not sure how much difference it will make to some but I have plans on getting some more bits done on The Bug, if I finish my current project by Friday night  

 

So the last bit of the Gym Bar build,

 

I forgot to post the picture of the other end of the connector all chamfered

 

 

Then another old bar

 

 

Cut and polished

 

 

That is the T-bar to tighten stuff

 

 

Yet another off cut

 

 

Drilled

 

 

Lathed the end of the little bar

 

 

Faced the off cut

 

 

Welded the two together

 

 

And cleaned it all up

 

 

Now I need to store it so I drilled a leg

 

 

Nice tight fit

 

 

Then drilled the other end bigger

 

 

So now it is an easy fit but just snugs up at the end  

 

 

Now I have to take it apart for powder coat, the only things that are not interchangeable are the feet so I had to label them some how that would survive powder coating

 

 

 

That works, laid it all out for a quick quality control check

 

 

Few things to finish, these were counter sunk

 

 

Then the threaded bar chamfered

 

 

The T-Bar was polished, and I drilled a little hole so I can hang it in the powder coat oven

 

 

I powder coat and sand blast in the same room, The wire holding this bit snapped as it was cooling and it dropped in the pile of glass

 

 

Had to sand it down and go again

 

 

Made some end caps for the cross bars

 

 

And here it is the complete thing can be put up in about 5 minutes or stripped down to this in the same (not including the feet) so it could easily be stored indoors

 

 

 

Assembled in one of the 5 lower settings

 

 

And the full pull up bar

 

 

Joints look like this

 

 

 

And the T-Bar to tighten is stored neatly here

 

 

 

I’m happy with how it came out  

Hope you enjoyed it, moving onto something else in the next post.

 

Be Safe

 

Keyser - “I have learned from my mistakes, and I am sure I can repeat them exactly.” – Peter Cook

 

[Stutopia]

The T-bar storage is a really nice touch, so often this kind of thing is forgotten and then the bit goes missing - niiiiiiiiiiicee.

[DoogyRev]

Good work Chris 

 

How many pull up have you done? 

[Keyser]

5 hours ago, DoogyRev said:

How many pull up have you done?

I built it for my daughetr - Wouldn't be right if I used it