Mild Steel
Getting Started with a Milling Machine
Andy sets about unpacking and setting up a small bench top vertical milling machine.
Posted in: Milling
Materials: Aluminium, Mild Steel
Vice Mount Revisited
In the old Workshopshed, I made some bars to screw to the underside of the bench to mount the bench vice to a good solid clamping point. Unfortunately, when I moved, I forgot to unscrew these and since I’ve moved
Posted in: Workshop Furniture
Materials: Mild Steel
Tags: vice
Gates Update
Following the addition of the tubes to the gate post I need to weld on some end caps and some tabs to fix the post to the wall.
Posted in: Welding
Materials: Mild Steel
Tags: Painting
Small Repairs
Not all good repairs need to take a long time or lots of effort. Sometimes it’s the simple ones that are the most effective. Vice Screw Replacement The Axminster vice I’ve had for a few years works really well and
Posted in: Repairs
Materials: Leather, Mild Steel
Hole Saw Pipe Notching Guide
Pipe or tube can make very strong structures. This is why they are used in rollcages and bicycle frames. To fit these together for welding or brazing, a circular cut is made in the end of one of the pipes
Posted in: Guest
Materials: Mild Steel
Tags: Sponsored
Metal sculpture in brass, mounted on an 1800s French Coin
