Speaking of reclaimed screws (and wood), what sort of metal detector do you use to make sure you don't ruin your sawblades on a forgotten screw or nail?

Thinking of getting a small handheld one which are around €30.

Any experience?

#Woodworking #MetalDetecting #Reclaim #Salvage #DIY

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 :)

#DIY #Metalworking #Logging #Forestry #Tongs #Tools

@GustavinoBevilacqua @wedge Yeah, but once you have a lathe chuck, won't you want the rest of the lathe? :)

This kind of detail makes me very happy. Someone gave a fuck when they designed this.

The bolt is recessed so it doesn't poke into the rubber mat that goes on top, but because water can go there, they put a drain hole next to it, so it doesn't stay trapped in the recess forever and rusts the bolt.

1984 Japanese engineering

#Tractor #Iseki #Engineering #Design #WellDone

Iseki finally got that well deserved wash. Also a new alternator belt, so no more screeching.

Love the engine access here. Top hinges up, side panels just lift out to get access to everything. Nobody appreciates good engine access like a former sailboat owner!

Drying off now, then time for some fresh grease.

#Tractor #Iseki #Farm #Homestead #DIY #Alternator #Repair

@SustainableSailing In my experience, the most reliable way to catch rain from a boat is to open a hatch and put a laptop under it. The more expensive and less waterproof the laptop, the better this works.

@wedge Nah mate, that's a Tapeziertisch*! National hobby of Germans, rolling starch based glue onto long strips of paper and sticking it to their walls.

It has been used, as evidenced by the dried starch glue on it. It's got to be long but is never actually long enough, so you have to do some kind of clever fold-roll trick.

I still hate wallpaper because of all the time I spent on these things in my formative years

*Wallpapering table

Found some pictures of the fixed thumb for this machine from another seller. The importer we bought it from doesn't bother with the fixed thumb and only has a €300 hydraulic thumb, which isn't in stock until autumn anyways.

Doesn't look complicated, need to dig through my steel treasure pile and see if I can find enough heavy plate to make one.

Our machine already has the mountings on the boom, although only one hole instead of three.

#DIY #Excavator #Thumb #Welding #Steel

Early tractors were wild. This here is a "road locomotive" plowing an entire field at once.

#Tractor #Locomotive #Steam #Engineering