Random slightly cool stuff you built but not worth its own thread, thread

[EpochNZ 7,155]

@Pushiepirate keen on some info links on the 1 Cell warbirds please....they look awesome!

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1 hour ago, EpochNZ said:

@Pushiepirate keen on some info links on the 1 Cell warbirds please....they look awesome!

ditto 

[Pushiepirate 349]

Sadly folks I will be the bearer of bad tidings as the ultra micro 1 cell world have 

all been discontinued even the 2 cell jobs are pretty much gone, for a while there

they released one every 6 or so months, lucky I was a bit of a hoarder.

 

Now I wouldn't say these little jobs are for everyone, they are very small 40 to 50cm

and they are light so windy conditions are a no no. Here's a few from my fleet, the

multi wingers, Waco, Fokker DR1 and Avro Cadet, the first two are re-paints the 

Cadet is converted from a Stearman.

Where the Cadet came from.

 

Gotta love the Spitfire, Mk IX painted as an airworthy one in NZ, the Mk VIII as one

that flies in Oz, long nose FW 190.

Here's the Spit with her lid off pre paint job.

 

Mustangs, well two at least the Yak 3 modelled on one that flies in NZ and the Fiat G59

are converted from Mustangs. The camo P51 painted up as a RAAF machine the red

and white one up the back a famous Reno Racer "Strega" she has a kick up the bum

as I converted her to 2 cell.

Where the Yak came from.

And here's the Reano Racer with the 2 cell set up shoe horned into her!

 

Multi engine jobs.

Bit on the multi soon............ 

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5 hours ago, EpochNZ said:

@Pushiepirate keen on some info links on the 1 Cell warbirds please....they look awesome!

ditto 

 

 

fuck those are cool! any vids of them flying ? appreciate the info

[EpochNZ 7,155]

@Pushiepirate  Why did they stop making them?  No market?  Or technical issues?

 

[Pushiepirate 349]

31 minutes ago, rumrum said:

ditto 

 

 

fuck those are cool! any vids of them flying ? appreciate the info

Sadly no video, internet not so crash hot as I live isolated, more on the Planecrazy

 RC plane story here on Wings over New Zealand Aviation Forum, link below.

https://rnzaf.proboards.com/thread/25619/rc-repainted-micro-planes

[Pushiepirate 349]

1 hour ago, EpochNZ said:

@Pushiepirate  Why did they stop making them?  No market?  Or technical issues?

 

We are talking a few years back now but my guess/take on it is the market went more

towards drones and things that are easier to fly. Warbirds aren't for beginners as they

tend to fly faster and therefore land faster! 

 

In saying this these little guys are so light so if you crash they can be more survivable 

than their bigger brothers. They (Eflite) also introduced AS3X which for want of a better

description is a sort of electronic gyro, which means they fly bigger than they are and

can handle wind a bit better.

 

Sort of a pity they are gone really as the things are amazing, I have flown RC for around

twenty years now, I would never have believed when I started flying you could buy a 40cm

span warbird with full house (aileron, elevator and rudder) controls for $150.00, the things

even have an electronic gyro! They occasionally show up on evil bay more often than not

more than they were brand new!

[Valiant 41,347]

Anyone on here who's ever used a hot water blaster knows how much better they clean than than a standard cold water blaster.

I have a little Karcher water blaster at home, it goes ok but with cold water but is a bit meh. I've heard of people plumbing them into the hot tap to make a DIY hot water blaster. Taking the hose into the house sounds like a recipe for disaster, makes the place look like a meth lab, and my garage is a long way from the house.

Solution.

Take the hot water to the garage 20l at a time.

The water blaster doesn't use much water, I was surprised at how well it worked, and for how long.

It took 3 fill ups to clean up the bike frame and parts I was tinkering with today.

I probably wouldn't recommend it for degreasing the 440 out of your Grandads  motor home, but for small jobs B+ out of 10.

 

[Valiant 41,347]

Also.

As @RUNAMUCK stated previously little chinese concrete mixers are shit. Concrete mixers are a handy thing to have though so when I spotted this in the scrap pile at a friends yard I pounced on it.

It has a cool worm drive gearbox, the motor looks like it's off an old fridge or washing machine.

The locking handle was rusted in place and the bowl was badly rusted. I fixed both and now it goes hard for what it is, quietly and at a good height to tip into a barrow.

 

Edit.

I'd like to find a couple of pneumatic wheel barrow wheels to make it easier to move around because these steel ones suck. 

[Valiant 41,347]

Another thing I did a while ago, someone might like to copy to amuse them selves/kids.

Bottle rocket launcher, pretty simple just some PVC pipe, a ball valve and a collar to catch the bottle. Goes pretty well off the compressor.

 

Shallow groove that holds an O ring to seal the inside of the bottle neck

 

 

The O ring sits under the collar. I got a bit carried away using a lathe to make this. The pin holds the bottle on with the small ridge under the cap. We find that about 1/3 water and as much air as the compressor can supply gives best results,

 

 

 It mounts on a bike rack so it has a nice solid base to sit on.

 

 

 

 

 

[Vintage Grumble 23,455]

The wife commissioned me to build a swing for the child. I started pre lock down, so had all the steel/chain/shackles/hose already. I didn't get paint, so it ended up silver, as that's all I had. Made the baby spec seat out of some rubber I had laying about, and the adult side is made out of old conveyor belt. I had to make it in three bits so I could get it out of the shed/into the back yard. 

I've also assembled a hut the father in law made, and reconditioned a see-saw the wife had as a kid. Next up is reconditioning/modifying the old slide (also wife's) in the background. 

[Kimjon 5,071]

Knife made from circular saw blade.

So sharp it'll "Cut ya just lookin at it"

[Kimjon 5,071]

Anyone with kids will appreciate that half your life is spent cleaning or fixing the path of destruction they leave in their wake. Apparently the towel holder isn't rated for climbing on...go figure eh!!! Nothing some serious over engineering can't fix though.

 

And finally 

 

[ThePog 7,282]

I have this coffee mug from 1944. It is the only one I use due to its perfection of size, finish and history. Like a twat I dropped in in the sink and it has developed a crack;

 

So today I decided to make a double skinned stainless one that will be difficult to break;

I started with so 80mm pipe, put it in the lathe and applied some heat, this allowed me to flare the top edge a bit;

Then I got so into it I forgot to take anymore pics like a legend, so this is the finished result.

It appears to work ok. I should probably find some better pipe sizes and do it again later but better. The outer skin I had to make from some sheet and the butt joint is skanky. But it'll do for now...

Edit; coffee doesn't leak out and it stays warm. It also weighs really quite a lot.

[Mof 12,806]

Don't drop it, you'll break the sink

[ThePog 7,282]

20 minutes ago, Mof said:

Don't drop it, you'll break the sink

You could definitely bludgeon someone to death with it.

[Get it done 1,322]

Made a bird house out of scrap wood from the old fence

[Get it done 1,322]

Also made a wind chime to annoy the missus.

made from an old clutch disk , flutes are are from and old intake manifold project and the bell knocky thing in the middle is a yanmar digger piston .
I will balance it a bit better later.

[Kimjon 5,071]

Bit of work done today on this crappy old gokart. To be fair...it just keeps going and going, despite all of the abuse it receives, so I have a love/hate relationship with it.

Anyways:

Electric start all sorted. Push button...Brom brommmm....

Then:

Much nicer exhaust on it than before. It still vibrates and rattles like buggery...but better than it was.

I've added a support bracket (not pictured).

[KP_wag 748]

What motor is it rockin?