Mr Fro

29 minutes ago, husoi said:

This maybe would be better on my trailer thread, that is if I could be bothered to look for it 

 

After a total failure of the hinges in the trailer, I should have predicted that they weren't strong enough for the new purpose.

With just over 1mm thickness this have shown that was far being strong enough.

Searched the market without any luck in finding a suitable hinge that would fit the purpose.

The requirements are that when fully closed there is a big enough gap for the fixings.

So I had to design and manufacture them  

 

These are the materials used:

35X2mm SS bar

Ø6mm rod

Ø10m OD tube with 2mm wall

 

These are a few of the steps I have

Back view of the complete hinge 

 

Inside view of the hinge

 

Almost finished, just need securing the axle and make the holes for the bolts and revites

 

Were you using flux cored wire on those? It looks like you've got very little fusion on a couple of those eyes - I'd be concerned that they might pop off.

Materials have gone chicken oriental.

It cost me a grand for the shed materials, it's costing another grand for 18 metres worth of fence panels, posts and gravel boards when they can get them.

4 minutes ago, Bender said:

Best of luck  

Cheers mate, I can't wait to start!

26 minutes ago, Bender said:

Spur of the moment fu or pre planned no need to panic  

I got offered a nice engineering job yesterday so I'm finally getting out of science.

Handed in my notice today... It feels good. 

An ex girlfriend found some jonnies in my biker jacket.

They were for waterproofing my satnav too.

2 hours ago, Six30 said:

why Colin and not Donald ?

It's thermodynamics exam day - Yaaaaay!

5 years of learning condensed in to a nice 3 hour exam. I just can't wait!

2 hours ago, Six30 said:

is Paul Newman inside playing with  a baseball .....

Have you got another joke for the younger generation?

4 hours ago, Mickly said:

It's 'Autumn Gold' I'll have you know and is beloved by Mrs Mickly - so that's the colour of my shed & fence panels down one side of he garden.

This was supposed to be "mid oak" or something.

I tried exo creosote but it was absolute guff - I would have preferred something quite a bit darker.

Just now, Six30 said:

Bummer house

Now you're talking my language sweetie.

1 hour ago, Six30 said:

who's SMC ?

Who's what?

51 minutes ago, Stu said:

 

Is it a summer house

48 minutes ago, skyrider said:

and it has got a secret door at the front 

Yeah, it's so no f**ker can find me!

I gave my old lid (must have been knocking 20 years old) to my uni for them to chop in half and smash the shit out of.

All in the name of science.

4 hours ago, Six30 said:

no can do, pm'ing link to that place is a capital punishment offence .

Yeah, we can't do that, someone might try and talk SCM in to coming back from flounce II and nobody wants that.

How about that then?

Just needs a few more coats of "hideous orange", a mortice lock or something and it's done.

Still doing that facking shed inbetween rain and shooing the children away from the many types of power saws I had scattered round.

I'm nowhere near as fit as I was 10 years ago! I am around 14 kg lighter though .

I spent on average 16 hours a week in the gym or running back then and it's the weighted running that knackered my knee.

1 hour ago, Yorky said:

Or spend a bit more time searching for the one that you lost, it's got to be there somewhere

Stuff like that goes down a black hole, only to turn up on the other side of the garage years later.

Just think of it as having a spare... somewhere.

42 minutes ago, Trooper74 said:

There is not enough power generation to meet our current needs never mind the huge increase electric vehicles will bring.

Really, there is.

2020 generation capacity = 682.58 TWh, of which 298 TWh was green (hydro, solar, wind, biomass).

2020 consumption = 310 TWh.

Total extra power requirements for all ICE cars to be replaced by EV = 140.4 TWh - this includes all power losses such as charging etc.

The caveat is abnormal power demands such as enexpected freak weather events as mentioned previously.

Data is available @ National Statistics - Digest of UK Energy Statistics (DUKES). 

Yesterday I followed what I presume was the GS owners club for a few miles.

Total number of shoulder checks? Zero. Times indicators were used? Zero. Waft of overbearing middle-aged smugness? Off the funking scale.

2 hours ago, husoi said:

Not sure if you heard the news @Six30

Fossil fuel engines are to be banned from 2030. Carmakers (and motorbike) are bringing all electric vehicles forward to 2025.

Don't expect to have petrol available much longer than that.

That's only the sale of ICE only vehicles, hybrids that use ICE will still be allowed until 2050.

36 minutes ago, Trooper74 said:

For the UK to have the replacement electric car programme  they will have to generate nearly 3 times total current power generation ...

Coal mine anyone ...

Not so, there is ample capacity in UK power generation to allow all cars in the UK to be electric. The problem would come if there was a "beast from the east" scenario - the extra power demands from a severe and prolonged cold snap would mean the UK would be able to meet the combined demand for vehicles and the extra needed for heating homes etc.

I wouldn't mind giving an electric bike a go though.

27 minutes ago, Bender said:

Bottles would be cheaper but not very good for lifting heavy things  

True, but after a few you might realise that instead of lifting the thing, you could simply lower the ground.

5 minutes ago, Bender said:

Yes mate, just nip out and get us some bottles will you?

Remind me never to invite you to a party.