I only used 8mm round bar because I had a little bit there in the "bits-bin" and typically a bolt is minimum 8.8 hardness so too hard to drill out.
a length of M8 studding could also have been used, but that would have been 1/2 the fun
a length of M8 studding could also have been used, but that would have been 1/2 the fun
Finkin abart it, from the Uk to Bulgarland is a heck of a trek!Oh yes we did
The biggest items were the motorbike, chesterfield sofa with QA chair and club chair(?) fridge and freezer, washing machine, A bed that came apart so just pieces and a generator. then just clothes and a few small items of electrical nature. Loads of boxes of little bits and some are now in the loft space still to be opened 12yrs on
The little box trailer has had the top cut off and is now our log trailer around the house.
The big trailer is now the garden shed
J
We went to from Dorset to the Tarn 4 times a year until I was retired and we took the trailer at least 3/4 of these trips. So at least 24 times. Then just once a year until very recently. (2018). (retired in 2015).
Art noon orl.
Is muggy an grey.
Sun was spozed to burn froo by now.
But it int.
Is muggy an grey.
Sun was spozed to burn froo by now.
But it int.
Did you screw cut it? Money well spent on the lathe my friend...that Lathe-Boy escaped his chains yesterday and donned his bestgimp masksafety-squint and made this little beauty (the dull thing, not the shiny things).
What is it? ...I hear you all ask.
It is an alignment tool. It is some 8mm bar stock that has been threaded and then counterbored with a 5mm hole.
Its purpose is to take the place of one of the index pins so that the receiving hole on the inner section of two telescopic tubes is drilled at exactly the right place and the little "pip" of the index pin can locate in the hole.
Without the lathe this would not have been easy at all.
Good job you chose Wales for your holiday.
doriz
Well-Known Member
Holiday?Good job you chose Wales for your holiday.
I have to confess that I "die-cut" it using a quality tailstock die-holder.Did you screw cut it? Money well spent on the lathe my friend
Only because... I could be certain of the result, and I would not have to pull the lathe apart to change the gearing.
Screw-cutting using the lead-screw will come.... in time.
Thanks for the kind thoughts.
Evening all....Tis lovely here nice n sunny
cold shower for me as I was covered in fibreglass dust from chopping out the rest of the flooring off the roofing job, having a hot shower seams to make you itch. Good job as there wasnt
any hot water the misses used it all before I got home & she's buggered off away oot.
Ahhh nice n quiet in here with no telly on
cold shower for me as I was covered in fibreglass dust from chopping out the rest of the flooring off the roofing job, having a hot shower seams to make you itch. Good job as there wasnt
any hot water
the misses used it all before I got home & she's buggered off away oot. Ahhh nice n quiet in here with no telly on
What is the weight rating on those axles?
Where does the engine fit?
Got all the toolboxes sorted and weighed. 374 kgs in total.
Mid engine I reckon
Haven't a clue
Only putting about 5cwt on it , must check the axle weights though, never thought!
Those rotary ones are usually 500 kgs I think?
Must be at least, it was a big 17 foot van, the timber will weigh about 2 cwt, so plenty in reserve, fitting a winch as well
Shimsteriom
Master Procrastinator
Do you have an appointment with Specsavers?Just seen a Lamborghini Huracan, very dark, maybe grey or charcoal etc, DVLA have it listed as red
Having a couple of days off, then back to it on Thursday
