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Post by Monstermachines on Apr 13, 2014 20:23:50 GMT
Came back after a weekend way and the garage fairy had been and wired in some lights..... Thank you Jon! Attachments:
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Post by Monstermachines on Apr 23, 2014 20:38:55 GMT
More lights than Blackpool illuminations now! Daylight 24/7 inside and out, thanks to eight low bay floods inside and a superb outdoor floodlight, 30w LED which is 500w equivalent. Thanks Jon, hope you and Carol both have a great holiday
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Post by Monstermachines on May 6, 2014 20:57:29 GMT
Bought this today after several people advised me it is the best welder in its price range, plus six months interest free! Attachments:
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Post by Petrolhead71 on Sept 11, 2014 21:29:11 GMT
Simon could you please tell me what this machine is called? and was it any good? Cheers Marcus
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Post by Bomber on Sept 12, 2014 6:44:17 GMT
Its a vibrating concrete or screed beam float!!..don't let Claire use it she might get exited
So Si whats going on here guess it's the check in and departure area for the airport building you built........
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Post by Monstermachines on Sept 13, 2014 9:33:42 GMT
HimMarcus, sorry I've been hibernating. It's what bomber said: it is basically a long engine powered tamping beam which levels the concrete whilst it is wet. This is either a primary or final process; Following this you can, if you wish, power float the concrete to get a smooth finish. This also helps to seal the surface but it can be left tamped either.
The ideal tamping beam will cover more than the width of the base and sits on top of the shuttering to make levelling easy.
Hope this helps
Cheers, Simon
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Post by Petrolhead71 on Sept 14, 2014 20:23:35 GMT
Cheers Mick and Simon....
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Post by Monstermachines on Jan 13, 2015 9:24:37 GMT
It's been ages since my last post, but with some excellent help from Jon I now have a four poster ramp up and running. Bought it from a garage in Hull for £250 in fully working order, the deal was we had to dismantle it ourselves, pronto, as there was a new two poster coming in later in the week. A couple of hours of hard graft from me, Matthew and my dad saw it on the back of the car trailer and then home. This was a while ago and so it sat waiting whilst I had a spare weekend. Eventually we got it in and set it out, then carefully mock assembled everything and marked it out for fitting. We used 16mm bar ground anchor studs secured with resin, because it allowed us to leave the ramp set up and drop the studs through the mounting plates. Attachments:
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Post by Monstermachines on Jan 13, 2015 9:35:28 GMT
Once we had it physically assembled it was time to get it working. This is a three phase lift, and I only have single phase power, so after much discussion with Jon, and Internet trawling, I purchased a small computerised phase converter. This device is capable of converting single phase input into three phase output. The motor is dual voltage, meaning it will run on 240 or 415 volts depending upon how it is wired. We adjusted the wiring to the Delta pattern and fitted the phase converter, et voila! It works beautifully. This is an immense contraction of the processes involved in getting our brains round the problem, including having to read a very complex and in depth set-up manual for the inverter to get it to deliver exactly what we needed. Once it was operational, out came the spirit level and we adjusted the cables so everything was level. Next job is to tidy up the wiring, hard wire it from the trunking in the rafters, put the converter in a nice enclosure and add a proper momentary lift switch. Thanks to Jon for all his help and input, this has been a fun project with a good outcome and I expect a queue of mates cars up the drive waiting for a go... This will be followed by a clean up and repaint and a good re-greasing of all the cables etc.
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Post by Monstermachines on Jan 14, 2015 19:09:34 GMT
Next job is my little mezzanine with workshop below. I looked at all kinds of construction methods, even maybe putting in a small container or similar. In the end I've gone for building a steel frame with a t&g chipboard floor. New steel is crazy money but I found a guy with some spare beams from some very heavy duty pallet racking. £4 per length for 19 lengths is probably only scrap vale, and it's really strong stuff. Then found some 38mm warehouse grade chipboard in 2400x600 lengths for £15 per strip. Total cost so far £195. The raw ingredients are pictured on the trailer after I picked them up today. I just need a chop saw and I'm in business.. More shortly Attachments:
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