Bobsticle
De Villes Advocaat
Last day before returning to work............again.
First job was the tabs that will hold the glass in the door. Take one big old rivet, a washer and the end off a stainless steel spring clip that holds a table cloth on in the wind. Drill a big ole through the door fit the above and wack a big dollop of weld on the face of the door to catch the rivet in place. Then back to the grinder to polish the door face up......................again.
Then a pic of the bolt that stops the door latch falling out when you open it. I put the shaft in the pillar drill and set it turning. Then held my grinder with a cutting wheel 'almost' at the right spot to run a not so little trench round it to take the end of the bolt. It worked
just.
Id love a lathe
As you can see I also got mi best bit of rope seal and glued it in as most of the clonking is done with.
I also managed to drill through my fresh paint to fit the pegs that will take the grate. Once again I used the other long S/S bolt I found (im sure I bought them for a reason) cut it up, plugged the ole and fitted a splodge of molten metal on the face of the freshly painted stove. Back to the grinder with the addition of a splodge for good luck on the inside.
Dun three of them so its self leveling and onto the grate itself. With the rear of the burn chamber being flat I had to cut the grid to make it fit. This left a potential cinder problem as the air intake was right int t' road. Another look round the floor and a handy lump of steel hurtled its way onto the back of the grate.
Once delicately placed inside it wer right bonny.
Do you like my little bit of bent welding rod in the center to help lift it out
One last job before losing the will. As afore mentioned, I'm gunner struggle welding the pipework onto the back. 1.5mm pipe walls and 6mm everything else is going to be a pig. Time for a flange me thinks.
Need to make another for the square bit at the bottom and then weld the 3 inch strait out with a 1 inch elbow between its good self and the ole above it.
Ha ha, I said flange...................................................
First job was the tabs that will hold the glass in the door. Take one big old rivet, a washer and the end off a stainless steel spring clip that holds a table cloth on in the wind. Drill a big ole through the door fit the above and wack a big dollop of weld on the face of the door to catch the rivet in place. Then back to the grinder to polish the door face up......................again.
Then a pic of the bolt that stops the door latch falling out when you open it. I put the shaft in the pillar drill and set it turning. Then held my grinder with a cutting wheel 'almost' at the right spot to run a not so little trench round it to take the end of the bolt. It worked
just. Id love a lathe
As you can see I also got mi best bit of rope seal and glued it in as most of the clonking is done with.
I also managed to drill through my fresh paint to fit the pegs that will take the grate. Once again I used the other long S/S bolt I found (im sure I bought them for a reason) cut it up, plugged the ole and fitted a splodge of molten metal on the face of the freshly painted stove. Back to the grinder with the addition of a splodge for good luck on the inside.
Dun three of them so its self leveling and onto the grate itself. With the rear of the burn chamber being flat I had to cut the grid to make it fit. This left a potential cinder problem as the air intake was right int t' road. Another look round the floor and a handy lump of steel hurtled its way onto the back of the grate.
Once delicately placed inside it wer right bonny.
Do you like my little bit of bent welding rod in the center to help lift it out
One last job before losing the will. As afore mentioned, I'm gunner struggle welding the pipework onto the back. 1.5mm pipe walls and 6mm everything else is going to be a pig. Time for a flange me thinks.
Need to make another for the square bit at the bottom and then weld the 3 inch strait out with a 1 inch elbow between its good self and the ole above it.
Ha ha, I said flange...................................................
