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Y⃒̸̷̝̜̙ͥͥͥngmar<p>Pop!</p><p>From the cheap tool section in <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Norfa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Norfa</span></a>. I have a few of their <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Ingco" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ingco</span></a> brand cheapo tools and so far they haven't disappointed. Basic but not crap and often cheaper than <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/AliExpress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AliExpress</span></a>.</p><p>Fine for occasional use. I have a lazy tong riveter too but those need something to push against, which means it can't be used for riveting two thin metal sheets together. This one can.</p><p>We'll see how long it lasts. Usually the gripping teeth inside fail after a number of uses.</p><p><a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Rivet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Rivet</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Riveter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Riveter</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Tools" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Tools</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/DIY" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DIY</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Fastening" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fastening</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/MetalWorking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MetalWorking</span></a></p>
LaserGadgets<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/steampunk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>steampunk</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/crafts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>crafts</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DIY" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DIY</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/metalworking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>metalworking</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/scifi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>scifi</span></a> <br>Second sculpture, a metal arm with some light. Lot of selfmade metal parts, plus a few spare parts and some salavaged parts.<br>550 hours, no idea how many parts, almost 3ft tall.</p>
CoinOfNote<p>Here's an interesting (10 min) video following the process of minting coins at the US Mint: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PIwUqiedeRo" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=PIwUqiedeR</span><span class="invisible">o</span></a></p><p><a href="https://historians.social/tags/Numismatics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Numismatics</span></a> <a href="https://historians.social/tags/Coins" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Coins</span></a> <a href="https://historians.social/tags/Manufacturing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Manufacturing</span></a> <a href="https://historians.social/tags/Metal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Metal</span></a> <a href="https://historians.social/tags/Metallurgy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Metallurgy</span></a> <a href="https://historians.social/tags/MetalWorking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MetalWorking</span></a> <a href="https://historians.social/tags/Process" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Process</span></a> <a href="https://historians.social/tags/AmMaking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AmMaking</span></a> @Numismatics</p>
PalmAndNeedle<p>There it is! My own <a href="https://norden.social/tags/Gesellenkiste" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Gesellenkiste</span></a> :ablobcatattention: A miniature <a href="https://norden.social/tags/SeaChest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SeaChest</span></a>, copy of an antique from an extinct shipyard: Howaldtswerke <a href="https://norden.social/tags/Hamburg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Hamburg</span></a>. I believe it's from their apprentice shop. One of many in the course of apprentices becoming journeymen. </p><p>Mistakes were made. Lessons were learned. Crimes were hidden, as Adam Savage would say. Just needs finish.</p><p>Oh, and hinges. And beckets. <a href="https://norden.social/tags/Metalworking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Metalworking</span></a> and <a href="https://norden.social/tags/fancywork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fancywork</span></a>! But that will have to wait a bit. Stay tuned, I guess.<br><a href="https://norden.social/tags/Woodworking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Woodworking</span></a> <a href="https://norden.social/tags/Holzwerken" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Holzwerken</span></a></p>
Canberra Makerspace<p>Hello, Fediverse! <a href="https://hackerspace.au/tags/introduction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>introduction</span></a></p><p>ℹ️ Canberra Makerspace is a multi-use workshop and meeting space in Giralang. We are a space for makers and aspiring makers of all kinds to meet, share knowledge, and work on projects together. </p><p>Come Make Hack Void with us! </p><p>🗓️ We're open:<br>Electronic Wednesday: from 6:30pm<br>Maker Sunday: 1pm–4pm</p><p><a href="https://hackerspace.au/tags/woodworking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>woodworking</span></a> <a href="https://hackerspace.au/tags/metalworking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>metalworking</span></a> <a href="https://hackerspace.au/tags/hamradio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hamradio</span></a> <a href="https://hackerspace.au/tags/makerspace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>makerspace</span></a> <a href="https://hackerspace.au/tags/hackerspace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hackerspace</span></a> <a href="https://hackerspace.au/tags/3dprinting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>3dprinting</span></a> <a href="https://hackerspace.au/tags/electronics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>electronics</span></a> <a href="https://hackerspace.au/tags/prototyping" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>prototyping</span></a> <a href="https://hackerspace.au/tags/linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>linux</span></a> <a href="https://hackerspace.au/tags/selfhosting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>selfhosting</span></a> <a href="https://hackerspace.au/tags/repair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>repair</span></a> <a href="https://hackerspace.au/tags/makehackvoid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>makehackvoid</span></a> <a href="https://hackerspace.au/tags/canberra" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>canberra</span></a></p>
Solarbird :flag_cascadia:<p>tell me it doesn’t look like this bit of metal is sticking out. tell me that.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.murkworks.net/tags/diy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>diy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.murkworks.net/tags/wtf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wtf</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.murkworks.net/tags/metalworking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>metalworking</span></a></p>
Solarbird :flag_cascadia:<p>seriously tho wtf is this</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.murkworks.net/tags/diy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>diy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.murkworks.net/tags/metalworking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>metalworking</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.murkworks.net/tags/anamoly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>anamoly</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.murkworks.net/tags/weird" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>weird</span></a></p>
Solarbird :flag_cascadia:<p>and this is what it looks like cleaned up</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.murkworks.net/tags/diy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>diy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.murkworks.net/tags/hardening" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hardening</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.murkworks.net/tags/metalworking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>metalworking</span></a></p>
Solarbird :flag_cascadia:<p>these all went POW outwards when quenching</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.murkworks.net/tags/diy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>diy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.murkworks.net/tags/MetalWorking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MetalWorking</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.murkworks.net/tags/hardening" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hardening</span></a></p>
Solarbird :flag_cascadia:<p>this is about the best I could do (this is the other side) - it doesn’t want to get any hotter than this :/</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.murkworks.net/tags/diy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>diy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.murkworks.net/tags/MetalWorking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MetalWorking</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.murkworks.net/tags/hardening" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hardening</span></a></p>
Solarbird :flag_cascadia:<p>now it has a fren</p><p>wtf</p><p>seriously how shite is this metal</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.murkworks.net/tags/diy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>diy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.murkworks.net/tags/MetalWorking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MetalWorking</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.murkworks.net/tags/hardening" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hardening</span></a></p>
Solarbird :flag_cascadia:<p>it bulgy? or optical illusion. let’s not touch to find out</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.murkworks.net/tags/diy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>diy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.murkworks.net/tags/metalworking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>metalworking</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.murkworks.net/tags/hardening" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hardening</span></a></p>
Solarbird :flag_cascadia:<p>uh whut now?</p><p>why?</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.murkworks.net/tags/metalworking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>metalworking</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.murkworks.net/tags/diy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>diy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.murkworks.net/tags/hardening" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hardening</span></a></p>
Solarbird :flag_cascadia:<p>time for Hot</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.murkworks.net/tags/diy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>diy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.murkworks.net/tags/MetalWorking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MetalWorking</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.murkworks.net/tags/sorta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sorta</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.murkworks.net/tags/hardening" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hardening</span></a></p>
Solarbird :flag_cascadia:<p>i wanted to sharpen these snips but unlike the last smaller object i successfully hardened, this was too much mass for my butane torch</p><p>it didn't get any kind of glowy red at all :/</p><p>but i quenched it anyway and it bubbled and did turn some interesting colours so now i'm not sure what i did</p><p>i sharpened it again after that and it seemed easier to sharpen soooooo... did I somehow manage to _temper_ it?</p><p>(what i really need I guess is a butane torch for slightly bigger objects like these?)</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.murkworks.net/tags/diy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>diy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.murkworks.net/tags/Metalworking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Metalworking</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.murkworks.net/tags/confused" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>confused</span></a></p>
Solarbird :flag_cascadia:<p>q: can I harden small pieces of mild steel with a butane cooking torch?</p><p>a: yes</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.murkworks.net/tags/diy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>diy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.murkworks.net/tags/butane" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>butane</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.murkworks.net/tags/metalworking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>metalworking</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.murkworks.net/tags/technically" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>technically</span></a></p>
Y⃒̸̷̝̜̙ͥͥͥngmar<p>I should make one of these log grabbers. Does look doable. Maybe from some of those old harrow parts I found, they look strong. Hopefully not too strong to drill though :)</p><p><a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/DIY" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DIY</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Metalworking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Metalworking</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Logging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Logging</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Forestry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Forestry</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Tongs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Tongs</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Tools" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Tools</span></a></p>
Ian Scott<p>Any suggestions for how to achieve a nice sharp bend in sheet metal? I’m trying to get as close as possible to the factory-bent bracket on the left. On the right is the best I can get with a vise-mounted press brake. <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/metalworking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>metalworking</span></a></p>
annathecrow<p>I was forced to reorganize a part of the "workshop" today. (Cellar. It's a cellar. I took it over as-is and it makes me want to cry on the regular.) </p><p>...yeah, I think we have enough hacksaw blades. 💀</p><p><a href="https://fandom.ink/tags/DIY" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DIY</span></a> <a href="https://fandom.ink/tags/workshoppics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>workshoppics</span></a> <a href="https://fandom.ink/tags/woodworking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>woodworking</span></a> <a href="https://fandom.ink/tags/metalworking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>metalworking</span></a> (... where's the shop DIYers of fediverse at, anyway? Is that even a thing? 😅)</p>
Brent SleeperSequoia.<br> <br> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Doorway?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Doorway</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Gate?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Gate</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Metalworking?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Metalworking</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/StreetArt?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#StreetArt</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/TelegraphHill?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TelegraphHill</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/SanFrancisco?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SanFrancisco</a>