Uses for 101 carpet tiles
When I moved into the shed, I inherited a large pile of carpet tiles. I’ve offered them to various friends but so far no-one has come to claim them. There’s quite a lot of them and hence they are quite
Posted in: Uncategorised
Tags: carpet tiles
Blacksmith Welding of Cast iron – Training in Paris Texas, USA
If your valentine asked to go to Paris this year, this was probably not what they were thinking of… James Allcorn reports: “When: Day 1 – Saturday, March 7, 2009; Day 2- Sunday, March 8 is optional if there is
Ally Pally
I’d like to start with an apology to the Danish and English Royal Families. In an earlier post about cleaning out the shed, I suggested that the location of the 2009 model engineering exhibition was Alexander Palace, when it is
Posted in: Exhibition
Tags: Alexandra Palace, Model Engineering Exhibition
Workshopshed now in Readers Sheds
I’ve finally added the workshopshed to Readers Sheds run by Wilco from Shed Blog, or should that be vice versa? I’m not sure I’ll have a chance in the shed of the year competition as theres some very impressive sheds
Posted in: Shed
Tags: ReadersSheds
Making the Victorian Flea Chariot – Part 4
Finish I was thinking about “aging” the brass but when I cleaned it up with a minidrill and wirebrush following the brazing it turned a nice dull colour. Hence I left it that way. I do intend to investigate some
Posted in: Flea Chariot
Tags: display cases, steampunk, victorian
Making the Victorian Flea Chariot – Part 3
Brazing and Soldering Prior to silver soldering the components I did a practice exercise to make a small brass cube. I had intended to complete all 6 sides but due to time constraints over Christmas I only completed the three
Posted in: Flea Chariot
Materials: Brass
Tags: Brazing, flux, Silversoldering, steampunk, victorian
Making the Victorian Flea Chariot – Part 2
Machining the parts Both the axle and the wheels of the chariot needed to be machined. However due to a lack of appropriately sized material, I also ended up machining the hook at the front of the chariot. To turn
Posted in: Flea Chariot, Lathe, Machining
Materials: Brass
Tags: steampunk, victorian
Making the Victorian Flea Chariot – Part 1
Design As mentioned in the first flea chariot article, the design of the chariot was based on those seen on pathe newsreels and from the Tivoli Gardens flea circus. The spokeless design for the wheels was on the difficulties given
Posted in: Flea Chariot, Lathe, Projects
Materials: Brass
Tags: miniature, steampunk, victorian
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Metal sculpture in brass, mounted on an 1800s French Coin
