Not Quite Farm Engineering or a Quick Bodge.

[Mur Huwcun]

Some of you may remember that I ‘bodged’ a pto driven cement mixer to work with an electric motor.

Which resulted in this finger trapping device

Therefore we needed some guards, que some old rusty sheets (still some form of a bodge)

Few cuts and trimming

A quick fold and some shaping

Some bodgenieering and pidgeon poo

Can’t really put this in the bodge thread as I cheated and used these

Just needs fitting now!!!

 

[holwellcourtfarm]

Some of you may remember that I ‘bodged’ a pto driven cement mixer to work with an electric motor.
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Which resulted in this finger trapping device
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Therefore we needed some guards, que some old rusty sheets (still some form of a bodge)
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Few cuts and trimming
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A quick fold and some shaping
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Some bodgenieering and pidgeon poo
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Can’t really put this in the bodge thread as I cheated and used these
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Just needs fitting now!!!

You're in the right thread @Mur Huwcun

Those sheet metal tools would buy you a shite storm in the bodge thread, likewise the welding in the full-fat engineering thread

Well done though. HSE would be most appreciative.

 

[Mur Huwcun]

You're in the right thread @Mur Huwcun

Those sherry metal tools would buy you a shite storm in the bodge thread, likewise the welding in the full-fat engineering thread

Well done though. HSE would be most appreciative.

Ha!! Flipping galv sheets don’t weld do they!! Will tidy it up over the weekend and fit it up!

 

[mogman]

Had a hour or so to kill yesterday so made a folder to fit under my old press
No new steel was harmed for this job
Folded a few pictures of aluminium to make a new battery cover for my truck, just need to learn how to tig weld now to stick it all together

 

[Shovelhands]

View attachment 634904 View attachment 634908 Had a hour or so to kill yesterday so made a folder to fit under my old press
No new steel was harmed for this job
Folded a few pictures of aluminium to make a new battery cover for my truck, just need to learn how to tig weld now to stick it all together

Nice press, Mog

How does it lock the bed height? I can’t see a locking mechanism

 

[dannewhouse]

Nice press, Mog

How does it lock the bed height? I can’t see a locking mechanism

they don't the handle top right spins all 4 corner posts which wind the bed up or down like screwed rod? don't need a lock as its so low geared? my press had a motor onto the handle as its slow winding bed up or down.

 

[Shovelhands]

they don't the handle top right spins all 4 corner posts which wind the bed up or down like screwed rod? don't need a lock as its so low geared? my press had a motor onto the handle as its slow winding bed up or down.

I wondered if it was on screws, but I couldn’t see them! ....now you’ve said it, I can just about see a few threads in the bottom left of one of the pics
As you say, they don’t need locking, and the brilliant thing is you can get the exact height you want, a friend of mine has an 80t press that has two huge screws, one either side, built like a tank!

 

[Dave W]

I wondered if it was on screws, but I couldn’t see them! ....now you’ve said it, I can just about see a few threads in the bottom left of one of the pics
As you say, they don’t need locking, and the brilliant thing is yiu can get the exact height you want, a friend of mine has an 80t press that has two huge screws, one either side, built like a tank!

That’s one thing I don’t like about mine. Position holes are about 8” apart and you can guarantee the hole you need is always 1mm too high and the job won’t go under

 

[mogman]

As been said screws up and down it’s only 60 ton and the best thing is it has a two speed pump so will pump down fast at a low pressure then turn a valve to up the pressure and slow the speed got it given to me along with a couple of pillar drills, a power hack saw and a load of big drill bits and taps/dies, thing was I asked the guy if he had a lathe I could have his reply was no sorry but I could have have everything in the workshop if I shifted it the same day.........soon got that little lot moved

 

[Shovelhands]

As been said screws up and down it’s only 60 ton got it given to me along with a couple of pillar drills, a power hack saw and a load of big drill bits and taps/dies, thing was I asked the guy if he had a lathe I could have his reply was no sorry but I could have have everything in the workshop if I shifted it the same day.........soon got that little lot moved

Some guys get all the luck.....

 

[holwellcourtfarm]

As been said screws up and down it’s only 60 ton and the best thing is it has a two speed pump so will pump down fast at a low pressure then turn a valve to up the pressure and slow the speed got it given to me along with a couple of pillar drills, a power hack saw and a load of big drill bits and taps/dies, thing was I asked the guy if he had a lathe I could have his reply was no sorry but I could have have everything in the workshop if I shifted it the same day.........soon got that little lot moved

The wrong thread to post that. Folk could go off you in a big way

 

[Dave W]

Some guys get all the luck.....

Yes You could really take a dislike to someone you’ve never met

 

[Shovelhands]

Yes You could really take a dislike to someone you’ve never met

Yes your right!......but in this case, I think we need to make more of an effort to meet him!...

 

[Dave W]

Yes your right!......but in this case, I think we need to make more of an effort to meet him!...

Oh yes. You keep him talking. I’ll load the trailer. Or do you think we’ll need a lorry?

 

[phillipe]

Right started wigh one of these bearings

And a bit of wood work

Made something to save a bit of work

 

[Dman2]

Right started wigh one of these bearings
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And a bit of wood work
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Made something to save a bit of work
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Bit over the top for a bucket holder

 

[Tim G]

Bit over the top for a bucket holder

Perhaps it's to stop badgers getting in?

 

[phillipe]

Bit over the top for a bucket holder

Its for warming paint!

 

[Mursal]

That's some bearing ..........

 

[mogman]

Think the folder worked ok
So had a go at tig welding this morning never done it before but they have one in the workshop at the scrap yard I have access too but there welding guy who could use it left months ago (sad face)
Anyway after half an hour think I may have mastered it (just about)