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Just been looking for materials to make a project and was concerned by the variation in the price of brass sheet, hence thought I would do some calculations. The main calculation was to work out the volume, then work out the weight so that I could then calculate the £/kg column. This then allowed me … Read more
Only needing two parts I thought about forming brass onto MDF, creating brackets to support a fuel tank for the Enjomor Whippet. I needed to make the Enjomor Whippet look more my style and hence have gone to town on the cooling tank and the fuel tank. This mean I needed a bracket to support … Read more
After lots of building and testing I’m finalising the firebox design for the small vertical boiler. The optimised distance between the top of the wick and the base of the boiler was 60mm. This was all measured on a test firebox and instrumented boiler. My original thought was to machine the solid hexagonal bar and … Read more
My homemade or home-bodged copper flower. This job started with an old copper kettle and a 2″ diameter piece of mild steel. This shows the 2″ piece of mild steel sat on the bench and waiting to be turned. This was faced, one face domed and a 3/8″ hole machined through the mild. Near to … Read more
This is a fantastic view of this vice mounted shear called a Hilshear. The gearing is nice and high which you can see if you compare the pivot point to gear meshing point. The cutting edges can be removed for replacement or re-grinding. Specification: 3″ long cut Mechanical advantage through gearing Vice mounted The handle … Read more