2017 POTD Thread Archive

[NCjeeper]

I got a new motor for my shop box fan. It was bigger than the one I replaced so I had to make a whole new mounting system also.

 

[FOMOGO]

That looks like it should move some air. Nice job. Mike

 

[Superburban]

And clean the floor in the process.

 

[Billh50]

The stars, the employment schedule, and the weather were all in my favor today, and I finally got a coat of grey on Tony Wells air receiver!
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It's sitting under the A frame waiting on him now.


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I wish I had one of those. My 60 gal upright has a hole in the bottom and no money to buy another tank.

 

[Rick Berk]

Bill, put a self tapping sheet metal screw in the bottom of your tank to fix the leak, I have 5 in mine. I fixed another one by rotating the tank 180 degrees and welding a 3/16 x 3 inch piece of strip steel the full length and it has been working for the last 20 years.

 

[JimDawson]

Bill, put a self tapping sheet metal screw in the bottom of your tank to fix the leak, I have 5 in mine. I fixed another one by rotating the tank 180 degrees and welding a 3/16 x 3 inch piece of strip steel the full length and it has been working for the last 20 years.

That is frightening I guess you can't argue with success

 

[tertiaryjim]

While working as a Millwright I spotted a oxygen bottle standing unsupported in the middle of an open area.
As bottles should be properly located and tied off I went over to see what was going on.
There was something strange about it's appearance as I got closer.
Seems a new BM apprentice had been sent for more oxygen but couldn't figure how to get the bottle raised to the upper elevations.
So he welded a picking eye on a full bottle of oxygen.
Nice looking weld but now people were afraid to even open the valve to empty it as the changing stress could cause a failure.

 

[extropic]

That is frightening I guess you can't argue with success

I hope no one is seriously injured when a "success" catastrophically fails. Frightening is right.

 

[Charles Spencer]

I set up my horizontal mill to sharpen some plain milling cutters.

 

[David S]

A main part of our culture here is to not criticize others.

However using self tapping screws to plug corroded holes in a receiver makes me think bad things could happen. If the area is continuing to corrode and eventually looses grip on the fastener, it seems to me we sort of have an air rifle in the making.

Now I can't argue with success, but I would certainly reconsider.

David