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Workshop extractor

Intake side. Made from aluminium.

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Exhaust side. Enclosure made from 304 stainless steel, plywood & galv weldmesh.

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240v Torin Sifan extractor, centrifugal fan. Fabricated wall interface.

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3 developments. Mallet formed. Pop riveted & silicon seams. Cad file below.

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Removable grill made from plywood & weldmesh.

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Hardwood former (1st) used for hammer forming intake cowling

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Hardwood former (2nd) used for hammer forming intake cowling

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Hardwood former (3rd) used for hammer forming intake cowling

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First phase complete. To do: trim edges & fold over returns…

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Softwood former (4th) used for hammer forming edges of intake cowling

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Needed to make a tucking fork for this operation

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Front side.

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Back side.

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Power. Extractor is quiet & very powerful.

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Materials:
(FAN)
1 x Extractor fan
1 x Wall interface plate (1.5mm galvanised sheet)
1/8" pop rivets
Rawlplugs
6 x 12x2" stainless steel self tapers
6 x m8 stainless steel washers

(ENCLOSURE)
1 x 4'x4'x1.0mm 304 stainless steel sheet
1/8" pop rivets
Silicone sealant
1/2" closed cell foam sound insulation
High temp spray glue
10mm mild steel bar
2 x m6 stainless steel button cap bolts
2 x m6 stainless steel washers
Plywood
Weldmesh

(INTAKE)
2.0mm 6 series aluminium sheet
Grab adhesive

(ELECTRICAL)
240v metal clad switched outlet with light (5Amp fuse)
Metal clad surface mount backbox
22mm (7/8") through hole rubber grommets
1.0mm twin & earth cable
Rawl plugs
Screws
Earth sleeving
Trunking
Cable ties

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Torin-sifan – Ddn200-180a Extractor

Sassda – Stainless Steel

Rivetwise – Pop (blind) rivets

MK Electric – Commercial / domestic

Thor – Hammers & mallets

knoba – workshop extractor – 2017.dxf

knoba – Metalwork mallets

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Retro auto tool cabinets

Both cabinets made from recycled stuffs.

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Slotted angle and Dexion for the framework.

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An assortment of car badges collected over the years.

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Each cabinet is 1’x1’x3′ (300mm x 300mm x 915mm).

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This perspex had been hanging about for decades, finally found a spot.

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The wood is pine & machined from an old packing crate.

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The backs are from some old 5 gallon oil cans.

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I sprayed the shelves.

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Used for storing retro auto tooling.

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Materials (per unit):
2 x 1'x3' shelving sheets
2 x 1'x1' side shelving sheets
4 x 1"x2"x3' unequal slotted angle
4 x 1"x2"x1'unequal slotted angle
2 x 1'x1/4"x19" polycarbonate sheet
1 x 5gal oil drum skin
2 x 1 1/2"x1"x3' soft wood
Danish oil
6 x 8x1" countersunk woodscrews
8 x 1/4"x1" nuts, bolts & washers
Paint
Selection of badges
Strong double sided tape

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Dexion – Slotted angle

3m – Super strong double sided attachment tape

Paints4trade – Direct To Metal Paint

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Workshop smoke alarm

Switched smoke alarm for workshop. LED off indicates smoke alarm is active.

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LED flashing on indicates smoke alarm is deactivated.

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It can get a bit smoky in my workshop!

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Wiring.

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Schematic file below.

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Materials:
1 x Switch: 1A, spdt (single pole, double throw)
1 x Flashing blue LED: 10mm, 15mA, 3.2v
1 x 10mm LED holder/bezel
1 x Resistor: 470ohms, 1/4W
Wire: 7/0.2mm 
Small heatshrink tubing

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knoba – Workshop Smoke Alarm Schematic – 2018.fzz

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Fid

Made from well seasoned beech wood, danish oil finish.

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Used for leaded windows & stained glass work

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Wood-database.com – European Beech

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Claves

Made from East Indian Rosewood, oiled & waxed. 130x20mm.

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knoba – Dropbox – Claves-01.ogg

knoba – Dropbox – Claves-02.mp3

Wood-database.com – East Indian Rosewood

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Cavity oil gun container

Made from an old plastic grease container and an original Shutz underseal can. I also had to shorten the gun pick-up pipe.

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Prevents rust in: chassis cavities, welded tube cavities, hard to reach internal cavities (internal wheel arch seams, etc.).

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Threaded connector is epoxied into the lid.

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I use from a 50:50 mix to 75:25 (oil:white spirit) mix. Soaks into seams, small gap filling, never really dries. Long lasting. Great value. Easy clean-up.

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Tool trolley

Thrown out. Rubbermaid FG331600OWHT Food Prep Cart & some perforated aluminium baking trays.

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Converted to a tool trolley (crash cart). Better than any other OEM tooling cart I’ve ever seen. It won’t rust.

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Added some heavy duty handles (made from recycled aluminium scaffold poles). The extruded aluminium channel sections were recycled from a luton van.

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Fasteners are stainless steel self tapers / bolts & aluminium pop rivets

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I put a floor in it for large items.

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Fabricated some drawers for it. They can slide right out but are otherwise retained by the runner design.

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Different runner heights make it extremely adaptable.

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Its best asset is it can live outside. Other benefits; It won’t hold liquids (rain, oils, etc.). I can leave it empty, load it up with tools and work on my vehicles with a place to organise stuff I take off (airfilters, cam covers, trims, fasteners, etc.)

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Specs:
The cart holds up to 175 pounds.

Components are made of impact-resistant structural web plastic and are designed with soft, non-marking rounded corners

All casters are 5-inch non-marking, swivel-plate designed. Two locking wheels and two non-locking wheels make it easy to manoeuvre

Product Dimensions: 36"h x 36"l x 23"w

Shipping Weight: 52.4 pounds

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Rubbermaid – FG331600OWHT Food Prep Cart

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TERMS & CONDITIONS

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ABOUT:
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If you want to like, or unlike me, subscribe or unsubscribe, that’s ok, I won’t take it personally & fully support any decision, you make, that you feel is in your best interests.

PRIVACY:
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Clicking on “share” or “like” buttons, or any external links, will pass responsibility to a different website.

CONTENT:
Content provided “as is”. If it; pleases, helps or inspires, all power to you. CAD files (dxf format) are ascii based text files and are free to download, free from viri, free to reproduce or alter. Image formats are jpg & png. Pdf files are assumed to be in the public domain unless stated otherwise.

COPYRIGHT:
I’m not too bothered about copyright on my stuff (unless someone makes it a major pain for me not to be). Drawings, videos, sounds, images and texts are all originals & free to share. Items and ideas are mostly experiments, discoveries & happy accidents.

LIABILITY:
Machining, looking, getting up in the morning, etc. are all potentially hazardous activities. You are responsible for your own safety.

Invest in yourself & enjoy every day!

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Woodwork awl

Recycled from a well-worn & much favoured Stanley philips 201 screwdriver. Re-ground & oil stone honed with 4 sided point

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Awesome as a point awl (marking accurate; screw / drill points with brad point bits, flat bits & forstners)

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Stanley – hand tools

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Tool rings

Quick release rings for the tools on my electronics bench

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Made from the sprung stainless steel inserts from old car wiper blades (the rubber bit sometimes has these in it, ask at your local garage) & some 2.4mm stainless wire for the jump rings.

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Shaped with jewellery pliers

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Better than keyring style rings, these quickly lock into, and out of, place

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Materials:
1 x auto wiper blade insert (normally 2 in each rubber blade)
1 x 40x2.4 mm o/d stainless steel wire

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Metalwork mallets

large diameter heads & long reach heads in double wedge, round & flat

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Heads are home grown & seasoned holly, wedges are mahogany & handles are beech.

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Handles turned from old table legs, spoke shaved ovoid, danish oiled and burnished smooth with 00 wire wool.

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Added extra weight with heated and shrunk rings

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3 smaller mallets, beech dowel handles, holly heads.

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All heads danish oil soaked in poly bag, finish left on heads

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Materials:
Large heads: 2 x 125x50 mm o/d (5"x2" o/d) holly
Long reach heads: 2 x 180x40 mm o/d (7"x1 1/2" o/d) holly
Small heads: 3 x 100x32 mm o/d (4"x1 1/4" o/d) holly
Large head handles: 2 x 280x40 mm o/d (11"x1 1/2" o/d) beech
Long reach head handles: 2 x 325x40 mm o/d (12 1/4"x1 1/2" o/d) beech
Small head handles: 3 x 330x15 mm o/d (13"x19/32" o/d) beech
Danish oil
00 Wire wool

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Wood-database.com – holly & beech

Colron – refined danish oil

Liberon – steel wool

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Tool throat LED

CAD stick-on templates, polycarbonate sheet & LED module

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Module detail, 240v ac in, 20w out

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All 8 holes drilled, cut out centre with fret saw/coping saw

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Machined with laminate trimmer (small router)

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All cleaned up. Lens (top), body (left) & module (right).

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Very slim profile, very bright.

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What’s in the CAD file…

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Materials:
1 x 75x50x10 mm (3"x2"x3/8") polycarbonate sheet
1 x 75x50x3 mm (3"x2"x1/8") polycarbonate sheet
4 x M3x20 mm (1/8"x3/4") pan head machine screws
2 x lengths 7/0.2mm insulted wire (to suit connection distance)
1 x length heat shrink (to suit connection distance)
1 x small cable tie

nb. plastic sheet was recycled from computer monitor diffusers

Note: 1Amp in line fuse on live side. Use dpdt if switched.

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knoba – Tool throat LED – 2018.dxf

Ebay – Smart IC Driver 20W LED COB 220V

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Coil winder stick

Made from mahogany, for loading with magnet wire, 500mm long

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A 2a variac core in for rewinding

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Materials:
1 x 524x25x6 mm (20 5/8"x1"x1/4") hardwood
note: use (feet, 1/2 yard) if imperial measurements preferred!

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Spool winder unwinder

Takes many sized spools

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Wire holder & hex key holder

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Adjustable friction clutch

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What’s in the CAD file…

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Materials:
1 x 142x100x6 mm (5 5/8"x4"x1/4") plate/sheet mild steel
2 x 50x80x3 mm (2"x3 1/8"x1/8") plate/sheet mild steel
4 x m5x12 mm (3/16"x1/2") socket head bzp machine screws
4 x 12mm (1/2") o/d rubber stick on feet
2 x 25x30 mm (1"x1 1/4") nylon 6-6
3 x M6 (1/4") stainless steel penny washers
1 x M6 (1/4") felt, penny washer size
1 x M6 (1/4") conical spring
1 x M6 (1/4") thumb wheel
2 x M4 (3/16") grub screws
1 x M6 (1/4") circlip, or e-clip, or any other axial load shaft retainer
1 x 250x6 mm (10"x1/4") stainless steel bar
Some paint
& a handle (wood, metal, I used beads for jewellery)

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knoba – spool winder unwinder – 2018.dxf

knoba – thunb wheel jig

Rapid electronics – stick on rubber feet

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Via punches

Machined punches for brass through hole rivets

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Copper tracks had lifted, component had disintegrated, good repair, will use again!

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Refined the punches with; a taper, size i.d. & thumb nook

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Materials (per unit):
1 x 75x6 mm (3"x1/4") circular solid section stainless steel


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Thumb wheel jig

Jig & threaded blank

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Freshly machined thumb wheel blank

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Screw blank on underside of jig, locknut it, drill through one hole, use lock pin (silver coloured part), drill through other holes, deburr, fettle & smooth thumb wheel.

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Nice!

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What’s in the CAD file…

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Materials:
1 x 60x60x16 mild steel plate
1 x M12x80mm bzp bolt
1 x M6x40mm 12.9ht Socket cap bolt
1 x m6 washer
1 x m6 nut

1 x 13mmx32mm o/d, m6 threaded, 6 series Aluminium blank

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knoba – thumb wheel jig – 2018.dxf

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Garden hose wheel

A reminder of a younger life

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Chainsaw horse

Made from recycled wooden pallets, folds flat.

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What’s in the CAD file…

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Materials:
3 x wood fork lift pallets;
12 x 115x92x16mm
8 x 114x70x16mm
24 x 2 1/2"x10 stainless wood screws
3 x m10x80mm stainless coach bolts
3 x m10 bzp nyloc nuts
6 x m10 stainless penny washers

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knoba – chain saw horse – 2018.dxf

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Bobbin spool keepers

Threads on bobbins, threads on spools, all very messy.

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stick is cut & lacquered, hair band is cut & wire wrapped at top of stick, bead is glued on, loop is made with small crimp in end of hair band.

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Neat.

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What’s in the CAD file…

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Materials (per unit):
1 x 100mm nail stick (hoofer)
1 x 12mm wooden bead
1 x elastic hair band
1 x 2mm i/d crimp (bead/electrical)
wrapping wire
pva glue
varnish/lacquer

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knoba – bobbin spool keeper – 2018.dxf

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Bobbin sander mods

Table inserts to replace the plastic ones (hole between sandpaper & table)

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Machined table inserts (made with holesaws & angle grinder), from plate

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Pickling overnight in sulphuric acid to remove mill-scale from hot-rolled steel

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The drop on this aperture is 3.5mm, my plate (same as the plastic inserts) is 3mm…

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After pickling they are desmutted with detergent & a pan scourer

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What’s in the CAD file

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Printed 1:1, they make great stick on templates for more machining

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Making a shim to fit into the aperture

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Welding magnets placed on top

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Thin bead of silicon sealer

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Drop in shim

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Drop in large table insert

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Place magnets over hole & leave for 48 hours

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Templates stuck, centre punched, pilot drilled & cleaned

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Increased hole size to 6mm (1/4″) and countersunk both sides

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Perfect. No more misaligned levels when sanding.

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Was going to install small magnets but the inserts are fine

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Added a basket for the bits & pieces.

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Materials:
6 x 100x100x3 mm (4"x4"x1/8") plate/sheet mild steel
1 x 100x100x0.25 mm (4"x4"x0.010") shim mild steel
Silicon sealer

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Triton tools – Bobbin sander Tsps-450

knoba – bobbin sander mods – 2018.dxf

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Steel thumbscrews & jig

What I’m making: M8 wingbolt

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Made these tabs to weld onto bolt heads (details in CAD file below)

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Replacing these plastic ones (some have broken)

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Stock used in making a welding & alignment jig (to help make the wingbolts)

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Materials:
1 x 50x50x6 mm (2"x2"x1/4") flat section mild steel
2 x 50x25x3 mm (2"x1"x1/8") equal angle mild steel
1 x 100x14 mm (4"x9/16") hex bar mild steel

All pickled, de-smutted & deburred.
Jig copes with 6mm to 8mm (1/4" to 5/16") bolts

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8mm hole in centre (top side)

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Countersunk 90° included angle (underside)

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Marked all & drilled (8mm) holes in uprights

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Going to plug weld (MIG) through holes to base

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Using a wingbolt tab, as a spacer, wrapped in masking tape to add some clearance

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Welded

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Dressed with angle grinder flapwheel

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Marked and sliced through only the angle iron sections

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Cleaned up

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Nuts, bevelled, threaded & marked. From hex stock

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90° included angle

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Different threaded nuts

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Nuts hold the bolts in good contact & alignment

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Tabs are centre marked, drop in with good alignment, ready for welding

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What’s in the CAD file

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knoba – steel thumbscrews & jig – 2018.dxf

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Wired edge dollies

Thanks to billsmetal – youtube. Cut & pickled materials…

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How they will fit together

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Bevelled one edge for easier weld penetration

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Strong, flat heatsink (bench) & clamps to restrict distortion

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Gouged the rear of seam & welded to give homogeneous fusion

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Cleaned up with flap wheel & belt sander.

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Materials:
1 x 20x32x50mm mild steel, Rectangular solid section
1 x 25x38x50mm mild steel, Rectangular solid section
2 x 25x3x50mm mild steel, Flat section
2 x 50x6x50mm mild steel, Flat section

Normalise & harder alloy for upgrades.

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Smaller one here; base is 1/16″ (1.6mm) thick.

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YouTube – Billsmetal

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3in1 metal working machine extras

Acquired a bare 3in1 metalwork machine (bends, cuts, rolls).

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Machine needed a sturdy base.

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Detail in the CAD file below

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Chassis finished.

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Made a shelf to catch cut sheet from perforated aluminium.

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Shelf being trialled.

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Machine on base.

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I make tool socks for my equipment.

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Elastic stitch, eyelet, nylon cord and plastic holder thing.

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Keeps tooling with the machine for adjustment / maintenance.

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I also make covers for my equipment. Poly cotton.

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Detail in the CAD file below

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Identical scales on both slip roll adjusters. Machined from ally.

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Stamped & levelled thread bottoms so both top settings match.

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Added a fence carrier to keep it with the machine.

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Ready for work, or storage.

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Materials:
1.5m x 50mm x 6mm f/s
6.0m x 50mm x 3mm shs
1m x 2mm x 12mm i/d chs
4 x castors
4 x M10 Bolts x 50mm
12 x M12 Bolts x 70mm
4 x M10 Washers
12 x M12 Washers
4 x M10 Square Weldnuts
12 x M12 Hex Weldnuts
8 x 50mm x 50mm Black Square Plastic End Caps
Paint, Direct to metal, light blue
Polycotton 2m x 1.1m 
Polyester Thread
2.5m Ball chain

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Clarke – SBR760 3 in 1 Sheet Metal Machine

knoba – 3in1 metal working machine stand – 2017.dxf

knoba – 3in1 metal working machine cover – 2017.dxf

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Spot weld tip shaper

Machined from 22mm o/d silver steel. Top side.

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Underside.

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Dremeled with diamond burrs.

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Held at cherry for 6 to 7 mins.

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The gauze, I was trialling, was only good for tempering.

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Quenched, here.

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Made to fit a thread die holder.

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Finished piece. Can be sharpened on either side of cutting edge.

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Link to CAD file below.

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knoba – spot weld tip shaper – 2018.dxf

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Oil pen

Oil in can.

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Old felt tip pen.

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Oil pen. Good for controlled oiling without dripping (hinges, clocks, etc.).

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Magnetic Bunsen burner

Lovely old thing from ebay.

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Painted with Finnagans Hammerite.

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Old speaker magnet in the centre, steel band on the perimeter slightly taller than the magnet. Both stuck with silicon sealant.

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In action stuck to the bench. No way that’s getting knocked off.

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More helpful with some unusual annealing jobs.

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Lab tripod

Made from 304 stainless steel.

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It disassembles when not required. The tig’ed nuts are clearance drilled.

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Silicon feet good to approx. 200°c.

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In action.

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CAD file link below.

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knoba – lab tripod – 2017.dxf

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Jessops tripod camera mount

Machined from hardwood scrap (not the wired thumbscrew).

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Fits the unusually shaped jessops tripod

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All; Freecycled, recycled.

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240v Quick connect

Quick way to hook up stuff to test like; neon bulbs, DUT, etc.

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Standard mains 3 pin plug (UK).

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Access for fuse. Neon bulb, there. Wire gripers are epoxied on.

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Indicator light when unit is live. Entirely from recycle.

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Lathe chip guard

Guard stops hot chips burning my feed hand

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Made from take-away containers

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Flexible, see-through, long lasting, etc.

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Van pedals

Wanted a set of 3 (not 2 + 1), legal, heavy duty, serviceable & pleasing pedals.

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Machined from 6 series aluminium, 5mm thick, curved, hammer finished, re-machined & polished.

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Studs are machined & polished m6 stainless button caps.

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Usb magnifier

Great bit of kit, bought from Ebay, but plastic lens was very poor.

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Lens taken from broken camera, ground diameter with diamond disk.

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Maplin drill converted cable entry to 2.5dc connector.

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Optic holding flange (white plastic); increased the depth to suit new lens with diamond disk.

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My “goto” tool for component markings.

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Wood seasoning rack

North facing, sheltered from; light, heat, rain & infestation.

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Rack is made from recycled; forklift pallet, aluminium chairs, twin wall polycarbonate. 316 stainless wire (new). Ground below good for spalting.

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I make my own log sealer from old water based interior emulsion & PVA glue.

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Solder fume extractor mk3

Xmas present for a jeweller, it does need a new front grill making…

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120mm computer fan – 12vdc – Noise 40dB @ 60cm – Power 1.8w

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5.5 X 2.1mm dc connector, 240vac psu. Fan can be bench or shelf mounted.

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knoba – Solder Fume Extractor Mk1

knoba – Solder Fume Extractor Mk2

duckduckgo.com – carbon cooker hood cut to size

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Van cab steps

Left; Hammer-formed finals (4mm thick, ground, beaten & polished).
Centre: Hardwood bucks routered from decking off-cuts.
Right: Original plastic steps (loading caused rust in underlying structure).

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No annealing required. Machined nylon66 interfaces stuck with PU sealant.

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Fixings are M8 stainless countersunk bolts & M8 square weldnuts.

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themetalstore.co.uk – aluminium 5 bar checker plate

duckduckgo.com – square weld nuts

wikipedia.org – Nylon 66

Sikaflex – EBT+ polyurethane adhesive

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Wooden cornices

Turned in the round, quartered, back relieved & carved.

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Home seasoned apple, linseed oiled & beeswaxed

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Wood database.com – Apple

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Tgp110 pulse generator fix

2nd hand purchase…

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7905 negative voltage regulator, kaput, easy fix.

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knoba – Thurlby Thandar Tgp110 Pulse Generator Service Manual – 2017.pdf

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Sunglass modding

Ebay, China.

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Added some extra bits to those above. Rubbers on lenses stop scratches.

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Ebay, China. Added…

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some leather and stainless steel.

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Ebay, China. Into…

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Mrs B. next door (she’s 94), gave me her prescription glasses.

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Linux Mint, cron, backup

Crontab entry links to Crackup2.sh script
0 5 * * 1 /home/knoba/.bin/Crackup2.sh

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Crackup2.sh script links to boot mounted drive

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knoba – Crackup2.sh – 2017.txt

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Tulip chair

Carved, sanded & treated Apple wood chair.

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Tulip… because of the shape of it.

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Carving ‘mostly’ with chainsaw

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Off cuts.

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Treated with boiled linseed oil.

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Just right for summer work

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Wood database.com – Apple

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Bass amp redux

Carlsbro Colt 45K bass amp.

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Found on a rubbish skip

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Rats…

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Reverb unit.

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New speaker.

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Re-covered.

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“House amp”!

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Carved Tudor Rose

Butt jointed (no tongues or biscuits) well seasoned knotty pine

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Marking out guide for Rose design

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Starting in, must have tea…

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Fleshed out.

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Did not have the right carving gouges for this size work

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Stopped project to make some better size gouges…

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3 sepals left to go

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36″ o/d x 1.75″ thick. 120+ hours.

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Enjoyed those little sepals

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Boss in centre is for a light pattress (it’s a ceiling rose)

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Danish oiled then wire wool and waxed

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Turned magnetic Beech fixing covers

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On my ceiling, sub rosa

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Colron – Danish Oil, Wire wool & Finishing wax

Pfeil – Carving tools

knoba – Carved picture frame

knoba – Carving gouges

knoba – Gym mirror

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Rlc switches

Resistor, Capacitor & Inductor selector switches

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1p12t rotary switches, dupont clone connectors for breadboarding

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Link to cad file below

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knoba – Rlc switches – Facia – 2017.dxf

knoba – Electronics workbench

knoba – Breadboard Patch-leads & Peripherals

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Carving gouges

Started off with 6 rust pitted Firmers & a double bevel.

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5 straight flute carving gouges.

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Steel courtesy of; Addis, Ward & Payne, Record, Sorby, Belle, Brades (many thanks).

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Fishtail spoon gouge

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Required some re-forging, shaping, polishing, hardening, tempering, pickling, re-polishing & stropping

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Reverse bevel straight gouge

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From double bevel; (as with all others) required shaping, polishing, hardening, tempering, pickling, re-polishing & stropping

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Reverse bevel straight gouge for doing inside socket of mortise gauge (for example)

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Diamond hone for soles

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Newly turned handles and ferrules. Danish oiled & waxed.

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Shaped a slip stone for carving chisels including “V” gouges

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knoba – Tool tang drill bit

knoba – Spur drive

knoba – Head knives

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Tool tang drill bit

Almost any steel will do. 7mm o/d, 2 straight flutes, 1/4″ increment depth marks

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Used in lathe, with new handles. Enlarge to fit individuals tangs…

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4° included taper (as per machine taper)

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Can easily remove shank for re-tempering. Link to CAD file below

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Wiki – Machine taper

knoba – Tool Tang Drill Bit – 2017.dxf

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Chop saw mitre framing jig

Easy to make (ply & baton) checks accuracy of chopsaw 90° cut

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1 joint 1 cut, or, 2 joints 1 cut…

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Perfect.

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Link to CAD file below

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knoba – Chop Saw Mitre Framing Jig – 2017.dxf

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Carved picture frame

Inner panel was gifted to me, so made this frame for it…

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Frame is 13×12″, Sycamore maple, walnut oil & beeswax finish

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4mm Rosewood dowels in mitres. Carved in a celtic style.

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Wood-database.com – Sycamore Maple

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Plywood picture frame

1″ thick x 19″ o/d, “Far Eastern Plywood”, waxed.

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Picture & 4mm glass is about 300mm square.

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Wenban Smith – Far Eastern Plywood

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Font path listing bash script for xorg.conf

FreeBSD 11 here. knoba – XFontPaths.sh – 2016 (link below)

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Output file.

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File attributes (-rwxr-x—) “sh XFontPaths.sh” to execute.

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#!/bin/sh

ls -d /usr/local/share/fonts/*/ > ~/fontpath.txt;
sed -e 's/^/zFontPath "/' ~/fontpath.txt > ~/afontpath.txt;
tr 'z' '\t'  ~/bfontpath.txt;
sed -e "s|$|\"|" ~/bfontpath.txt > ~/xfontpath.txt


rm ~/fontpath.txt;
rm ~/afontpath.txt;
rm ~/bfontpath.txt;

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FreeBsd – Unix-like operating system

Debian – Linux operating system

GNU – Operating system & software

knoba – XFontPaths.sh – 2016

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