.....Rads mounting.....

[ShaunCorbs]

Not finished so will update

Things you have to do / figure out / make to fit rads onto things

Anyone guess where's this is getting installed on

 

[Last Plumber]

No idea.

 

[Last Plumber]

Ceiling?

 

[ShaunCorbs]

A bracket from the floor?

Close ish

 

[rpm]

Plasterboard.

 

[Sharp Point]

Back of a island kitchen unit ?

 

[Sharp Point]

Is that your home workshop Shaun?

 

[ShaunCorbs]

Is that your home workshop Shaun?

Workshop

 

[Scott_D]

in front of a window

 

[ShaunCorbs]

in front of a window

 

[Sharp Point]

Workshop

Workshop

Did you have to weld that frame up? If so, what was the weapon of choice?

 

[ShaunCorbs]

Did you have to weld that frame up? If so, what was the weapon of choice?

No made it out of uni strut but migtronic is my go to 3 phase aswell butter arc form and power even on lower settings

 

[Sharp Point]

3phase....posh beggar.

 

[ShaunCorbs]

3phase....posh beggar.

got an 8 foot box pan folder in the back which comes in handy

 

[Sharp Point]

got an 8 foot box pan folder in the back which comes in handy

Yes, that would come in handy on a daily basis in the heating industry

 

[ShaunCorbs]

Yes, that would come in handy on a daily basis in the heating industry

you would be surprised

 

[Sharp Point]

Do you tig weld?

 

[ShaunCorbs]

Do you tig weld?

i dabble but not 100 confidant

 

[Sharp Point]

Shame, I prefer tig to mig. It’s just not the most practical welding to do

 

[ShaunCorbs]

Shame, I prefer tig to mig. It’s just not the most practical welding to do

you do much alu ?

 

[Sharp Point]

Just stuff for myself and friends really, nothing on a commercial scale.

 

[Sharp Point]

This is a inlet manifold I made for my truck

 

[Sharp Point]

I’ve acquired a clm500 Clarke lathe, that I pick up next week

 

[ShaunCorbs]

i bet that was a pita as its cast

 

[ShaunCorbs]

I’ve acquired a clm500 Clarke lathe, that I pick up next week

ive got an old belt lathe in bits that im trying to get around to restore

 

[Sharp Point]

i bet that was a pita as its cast

Yes it was, trying to weld cast to plate.... the amount of contamination in the cast, made it difficult. Also trying to keep the power low enough not to melt the cast into a molten lump.

 

[ShaunCorbs]

Yes it was, trying to weld cast to plate.. the amount of contamination in the cast, made it difficult. Also trying to keep the power low enough not to melt the cast into a molten lump.

did you pre heat the block?

 

[Sharp Point]

ive got an old belt lathe in bits that im trying to get around to restore

I’m getting this lathe, but I really don’t know much on using it. I’ve been hammering ‘how to’s’ on YouTube

 

[ShaunCorbs]

I’m getting this lathe, but I really don’t know much on using it. I’ve been hammering ‘how to’s’ on YouTube

need a decent set of cutters / tools, start with scraps from the local scrappy and practice

 

[Sharp Point]

did you pre heat the block?

Yes, with my mapp gas blow torch.

 

[Sharp Point]

need a decent set of cutters / tools, start with scraps from the local scrappy and practice

Can you turn a thread on a lathe?

 

[ShaunCorbs]

Can you turn a thread on a lathe?

yes helps to have an auto feed but doable with hands

 

[Sharp Point]

Very jealous

 

[dan_the_plumber]

I did some similar into an aluminium frame sound proofing plasterboard partition

 

[Scott_D]

Will there be a picture of the rad fitted?

 

[ShaunCorbs]

Will there be a picture of the rad fitted?

No as customer decided they wanted to watch me sorry lads

 

[Chalked]

Could do an “our workshop” thread

 

[ShaunCorbs]

Could do an “our workshop” thread

Yes we could