What "man jobs" have you done today?

[Simps]

Looking good.

Looks like rather than tacking, checking with the 3-4-5 they've gone full on weld, which has pulled everything out of square.
Lucky the customer is OKAY with that.

Have the wheels been added to get around building regs?

It was a head scratching moment for sure. And I did exactly that, 3 foot, 4 foot and 5 foot and it was 45mm out on the 5 foot mark. The weld had deffo pulled it out but the one trailer was perfect, that's the odd thing. Maybe rushing or a different bloke
Yes the wheels are there for regs as it show it's not a permanent structure apparently. I just do what I'm asked to do on this job even though I know half the stuff is iffy

 

[tonys]

It was a head scratching moment for sure. And I did exactly that, 3 foot, 4 foot and 5 foot and it was 45mm out on the 5 foot mark. The weld had deffo pulled it out but the one trailer was perfect, that's the odd thing. Maybe rushing or a different bloke
Yes the wheels are there for regs as it show it's not a permanent structure apparently. I just do what I'm asked to do on this job even though I know half the stuff is iffy

I've made base frames, box frame panels and conveyor assembly's and if you don't allow for the contraction of the weld you can be in all sorts of trouble.

 

[aVdub]

I've made base frames, box frame panels and conveyor assembly's and if you don't allow for the contraction of the weld you can be in all sorts of trouble.

I'd use a jig for if there were more than a few and mostly a tacked brace for when I was happy with it.

 

[tonys]

I'd use a jig for if there were more than a few and mostly a tacked brace for when I was happy with it.

Most of the big frames were custom sizes for robotic cells, the framed panels and posts made up the outer enclosure and the conveyor went inside. It wasn't very often we could do jigs due to everything altering for each cell. However if we had multiple panels to make I would make one up and make the rest of them from that(hopefully the first one was right). I would also expand the ends and sides slightly to allow for contraction.

 

[Mysterae_]

Our bathroom was getting very steaming and we had to start opening the windows to clear it. An electrician had fitted our extractor fan 11 years a go and I thought it had a problem. I was right The fly screen on the vent on the exterior wall had fell apart and the duct was full off spiders webs and god know what. The pipe that came from the vent in the bathroom was all buckled up and was left way too long.
Ordered a new inline fan, new exterior grille and some more pipe from amazon and sorted it out. Steam free bathroom now as I tested it out with a shower to remove the itchy from the insulation
I will be replacing the floppy elephants trunk pipe with some proper duct too.

Before....

That's quite minging! Many people think they are fit and forget but they do need some maintenance.

 

[aVdub]

Most of the big frames were custom sizes for robotic cells, the framed panels and posts made up the outer enclosure and the conveyor went inside. It wasn't very often we could do jigs due to everything altering for each cell. However if we had multiple panels to make I would make one up and make the rest of them from that(hopefully the first one was right). I would also expand the ends and sides slightly to allow for contraction.

Yeah very true.

Ours was mostly for industrial units and tower blocks and onsite work, with much much fancy fence and gates being made when work was slow.

 

[200sols]

That's quite minging! Many people think they are fit and forget but they do need some maintenance.

Smooth interior solid ducting without those ribs is better. Better airflow and far less buildup of crud like that.

 

[tonys]

Yeah very true.

Ours was mostly for industrial units and tower blocks and onsite work, with much much fancy fence and gates being made when work was slow.

Our main work was with Fanuc UK so the cells could be any size, shape and product.
I also worked on sheet metal and structural steel fabrications

 

[aVdub]

Our main work was with Fanuc UK so the cells could be any size, shape and product.
I also worked on sheet metal and structural steel fabrications

We were mostly tied to Birse construction and covered from bridge work, tower blocks (City type) to installing stainless lintels at a Japanese school.

It was good work with plenty of fabrication with no two days were the same.

 

[tonys]

We were mostly tied to Birse construction and covered from bridge work, tower blocks (City type) to installing stainless lintels at a Japanese school.

It was good work with plenty of fabrication with no two days were the same.

I still look at fair ground rides to see just how they are welded though,

 

[Simps]

That's quite minging! Many people think they are fit and forget but they do need some maintenance.

Yes, that was me but I didn't really think about looking until the steam got crazy.

Smooth interior solid ducting without those ribs is better. Better airflow and far less buildup of crud like that.

I will be fitting that style duct, like you say it will have less restrictions and better airflow.

 

[LuckyBenski]

Finally dragged myself out to sort the front garden/drive, which I need to do so I can work on the cars.

Yesterday put batteries in two cars that have sit since last autumn, Freed off a stuck alternator, seized brakes etc etc.

Today moved the cars and strimmed/uprooted/raked the crappy wild growth. It was about to get very much bigger so needed removing before the car is absorbed in greenery.




Turns out strimmers are not magic and are in fact a liability I mostly just pulled stuff by hand in the end.

Next job is to put the silver car next to the green one and stick a load of parts from one to t'other.

 

[aVdub]

I still look at fair ground rides to see just how they are welded though,

I still tut and point at spatter and surface welds when I see them..

There's a large bridge I travel over frequently that I was on site to cut the piles and cap them, electrocuted myself many times on that one in the rain and bore the OH with those details everytime we pass over it

 

[LuckyBenski]

I still tut and point at spatter and surface welds when I see them..

There's a large bridge I travel over frequently that I was on site to cut the piles and cap them, electrocuted myself many times on that one in the rain and bore the OH with those details everytime we pass over it

I thought I was the only one that did that. Every single time, "I worked on that!"

 

[tonys]

I still tut and point at spatter and surface welds when I see them..

There's a large bridge I travel over frequently that I was on site to cut the piles and cap them, electrocuted myself many times on that one in the rain and bore the OH with those details everytime we pass over it

Yes I do that aswell.
I also bore her with all the Boomer and Entitled quotes in Speakers corner

 

[tonys]

I thought I was the only one that did that. Every single time, "I worked on that!"

No you're not alone, must be something we do in response to their constant talking about things we have absolutely no interest in

 

[BennyC]

Mounted the hose in it's new home. One of two garden taps were removed with recent build work and relocation of the kitchen so this was the most sensible location. Shame the feed-in hose to the body isn't on the other side. If I mounted it facing left then this would be hidden but it would potentially overhang the garage/path when in use and annoy me endlessly

Cut one extortionately priced piece of plastic to fit an even more extortionately priced piece of plastic.

Laminated some pine strips and extended the door in to the kitchen having removed the concrete step 6/7 weeks ago. This has been stuffed with towels for the last month to keep dust and draughts out. Hinges and hardware need a refresh and I also need to fabricate some inserts for the architrave too.

 

[miller745]

Retired the ADSL router, filter and landline phone. Virgin FTTP came into the area, speed tests have gone from 30-38mb to 1100+.
It was tough after moving house for these few years. Had 200-300mb Virgin cable then down to peasant ADSL at 36mb!

 

[Mark A]

I bought a table saw and used it to make a box (my first one ever). I'm happy with it overall, but the lid is bowed in the middle and fits very loosely into the main part. Finished with Danish wood oil. I definitely learned something from doing it.

Very nice, they are good saws them Dewalt table saws. I got one a few years back and have made all sorts with it. I see the fence has already been removed . On mine I had to angle grind off the top part where the fence bolts on, but its a worthy sacrifice for being able to cut rebates and dimension thicker timber.

 

[Mark A]

I have noticed a weird smell in my house for the past week or so and couldn't locate it, but today I noticed on my kitchen ceiling there is a small brown stain. So I drilled a hole in the plasterboard and put an inspection camera through and there is signs of a leak and a lovely wet rot mushroom growing . I really don't need the stress of sorting this at the moment, but I also don't have the money to pay for it to be sorted, so I guess I'll have to. Time to start taking up the laminate in the bedroom above...


The radiator pressure was a little low, so I suspect its from the radiator loop. If so it hopefully won't be too bad. I think its just been a very slow leak for a while, or the ceiling would have been a lot damper presumably.