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

[Kimjon]

[63Ragtop]

Bought this cheap outdoor furniture at the red shed several years ago. Thought the kids would have stuck their feet through the plastic basket stuff by now. But it still looks mint! 

The frame however must have been made from old vws and morris minors.

Most people would chuck it away, but I'm making a stand on single use furniture.

They all weirdly had rusted out in the same spot, so chop chop, zap zap, grindy grindy, and...

Done.

Still need to do the two seater.

[locost_bryan]

Was the wicker riveted through the top of the tube, without a drain hole at the bottom of the tube?

Nice work though. 

[63Ragtop]

Thanks, had stainless allen head bolts, which rusted. Only had to drill one out.

[SOHC]

On 30/01/2021 at 21:48, Kimjon said:

Take a giant chunk of walnut, add a significantly heavier chunk of metal and voila!!

Fuck yeah!!

Will worry about attachments etc another day. Just looks good sitting there atm.

That’s a very nice looking anvil, it’s a forged Peater Wright from the 19th century, the top face is high carbon steel forge welded to the body.

[63Ragtop]

Needs to be painted red.

[Corbie]

Some iron spikes (railway ties) would look awesome as a fixing.

[tortron]

an additional 200kg in chain is usually the go

[SOHC]

1 hour ago, tortron said:

an additional 200kg in chain is usually the go

They use the chain to stop them ringing 

[tortron]

Yea I know, I mean if it's getting painted red may as well add chain too

[Kimjon]

Picture montage inbound:

 

Flash paint booth set up for satin black paint magic!!

 

Now wooden blocks, hoping the rectangle shape will prevent the helmets twisting on the blocks, plus the inlet square tube will stop the block twisting on the stand...well thats the theory.

Test fitting, rough enough...

Finish product:

And installed on the wall:

 

If you've noticed the deer heads etc, you appreciate im having a little fun with the heads (helmets) on the wall theme. But its also a good way to store the helmets on display too. Calling it a win!!

[tortron]

 

 

[Kimjon]

2 hours ago, tortron said:

 

 

That's cool!! How stable is it?

[crash]

Noice and simple.

weld big nut on end, battery drill/driver, max revs, quick smart.

[tortron]

Il probably weld the top part (can spin it around which is funny, but gives it a little more play and not really needed). Otherwise its ok when the bike is jacked up in the right spot. i jacked it right off the ground and walked around in the shed for a while and it didnt fall off, most stable when the front wheel is on the ground and taking a bit of weight

The gears of the jack naturally have a couple mm play in them

[tortron]

2 minutes ago, crash said:

Noice and simple.

weld big nut on end, battery drill/driver, max revs, quick smart.

i dont do that because im not gona wait around while my drill charges every time lol. could use a ratchet but a screw driver through the hole is how i usually do it

[cletus]

Weld a morris crank handle on for a familiar way of doing it?

[tortron]

6 minutes ago, cletus said:

Weld a morris crank handle on for a familiar way of doing it?

My other scissor jack has a slotted end on it to accept a morris crank handle

[CUL8R]

Protip - If you use a VT-VZ commodore they have a 19mm Hex, you can then use your impact gun on...

[SOHC]

Made this to open some home made ginger beer witch tasted like fucking arse