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

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[Raizer]

First time dealing with a transmission that's filled from the drain, don't want to pay hundreds for a proper fluid transfer pump etc. 

$20 Warehouse weed sprayer and 15 minutes on the lathe should do the trick!

[tortron]

Yeah that's pretty handy

 

[tortron]

Cricut has its limitations, I tried a few different gasket materials, and that's the first to cut fully through (99.9% so you can just snap thr bits out easily. Ideal outcome) the others were about 95% cut, so could go through with a quick zip round of the scapel blade. 

 

Standard oil jointing paper/an old wheetbix box, is more within its limits, but very happy. A proper desk top cnc or laser would be real nice. Cutting exhaust gaskets would be a dream

For general tinkering, can't beat it. No more dirty finger smearing the outline, hammer and punch for me

 

[Valiant]

I made a Killdozer body for a Tonka Bulldozer.

 

[JustHarry]

20 minutes ago, Valiant said:

I made a Killdozer body for a Tonka Bulldozer.

 

Watch out for basements 

[SOHC]

On 18/11/2024 at 17:14, Raizer said:

First time dealing with a transmission that's filled from the drain, don't want to pay hundreds for a proper fluid transfer pump etc. 

$20 Warehouse weed sprayer and 15 minutes on the lathe should do the trick!

I used a $9 miter 10 sprayer to make a lubrication system and oil pump primer, cheaper than a $600 unit

[SOHC]

On 23/11/2024 at 20:13, Valiant said:

I made a Killdozer body for a Tonka Bulldozer.

 

"Sometimes reasonable men have to do unreasonable things"

[h4nd]

Gas dowser. It blinks, it beeps. What more does a man need?

Led at each end changes colour as each gas level rises, and the highest side blinks. It beeps a tone depending on average gas level, (warmer, cooler) to help localize source.

I've realised the LPG sensor can be swapped out for ammonia, etc in the same footprint

[cubastreet]

Also good for water divining, with a firmware update.

[63Ragtop]

Needed to fix a thread on the old vw but couldn't fit the usual tap handle, 

You can buy these but I have a lathe and the steel was free, took a while to figure out how to cut the inside part, then I overshot it a touch, tapped three M4 grubscrews to center it better, just used it and seemed to work well, I now have a bolted down battery in my car for the first time ever!

 

[Doug Hill]

Started mashing together a cage thing for the beater ute. Can't decide how to close the sides in. Maybe I need a cover or something for storing camping gear, but it also needs to take a scoop of gravel or bark in the bum 

[cletus]

9 hours ago, 63Ragtop said:

Needed to fix a thread on the old vw but couldn't fit the usual tap handle, 

You can buy these but I have a lathe and the steel was free, took a while to figure out how to cut the inside part, then I overshot it a touch, tapped three M4 grubscrews to center it better, just used it and seemed to work well, I now have a bolted down battery in my car for the first time ever!

 

PowerThread3000

Also available in 3/4 impact , for those hard to tap threads. Just ask for a PowerThread6000

[tortron]

Didn't realise this book had all the flaps torn out

It's not painting the house weather today. Found a yourube video of someone reading the book

 

 

[Lord Gruntfuttock]

SO WHAT'S UNDER THE FLAP...?

[Lord Gruntfuttock]

Guitar renovation.
Last century I used to play a bit, completely hopeless now but wanting to try again I attempted to set up my crappy old acoustic properly, got all enthusiastic and shouted it a new bridge, saddle etc but the truss rod thread stripped just as I was getting it right, so I swore a bit - and have been looking out for a decent'ish used one since. Saw this advertised at a charity shop, Ashton D25, scratched, rusty, 2 strings so grabbed it as a cheap project...

[Reviews state the D25 is a 'cheap, nice sounding full-sized beginner/muckaround guitar' so perfect for my needs]

I re-strung it to check things and apart from needing some new parts it actually played OK, neck was straight, strings at good playing height etc, so I ordered a bunch of bits from Aliexpress, then stripped it right down and gave it a good clean. Can't do much about the giant scratch on the body but might try to hide it later...

The Ali machine heads fitted perfectly, sort of wished I'd got the black option now though for full blackout look, but they look far better than the grotty old ones...

And the new bone nut and saddle looked to be well made. The plastic ones were worn out, (nut had actually crumbled at the 6th string and I'd filed a temporary notch to test it) also got some fancy bridge pins...

Biggest issue was the cheap in-built tuner, that was missing the battery holder clip. I bodged it up and it still worked but the cover/clips are always going missing and are unobtainable, so bought a combined tuner/equalizer/pickup unit to turn it into an electro-acoustic...

This is still on the way, so I gambled that the online templates will match what I actually get, and cut the hole while I had it apart...

Hopefully this arrives in the next few days and I can see how things go together, bit of wiring/fettling to do when I get it. It won't be fancy, but I should have a useable geetar for around $100 all up... 

[shrike]

24 minutes ago, Lord Gruntfuttock said:

Guitar renovation.
Last century I used to play a bit, completely hopeless now but wanting to try again I tried to set up my crappy old acoustic properly, got enthusiastic and shouted it a new bridge, saddle etc but the truss rod thread stripped just as I was getting it right, so I swore a bit - and have been looking out for a decent'ish used one since. Saw this advertised at a charity shop, Ashton D25, scratched, rusty, 2 strings so grabbed it as a cheap project...

[Reviews state the D25 is a 'cheap, nice sounding full-sized beginner/muckaround guitar' so perfect for my needs]

I re-strung it to check things and apart from needing some new parts it actually played OK, neck was straight, strings at good playing height etc, so I ordered  bunch of bits from Aliexpress, then stripped it right down and gave it a good clean. Can't do much about the giant scratch on the body but might try to hide it later...

The Ali machine heads fitted perfectly, sort of wished I'd got the black option now though, but they look far better than the grotty old ones...

And the new bone nut and saddle looked to be well made. The plastic ones were worn out, (neck had actually crumbled at the 6th string and I'd filed a temporary notch to test it) also got some fancy bridge pins...

Biggest issue was the cheap in-built tuner, that was missing the battery holder clip. I bodged it up and it still worked but the batt. clips are always going missing and are unobtainable, so bought a combined tuner/equalizer/pickup unit to turn it into an electro-acoustic...

This is still on the way, so I gambled that the online templates will match what I actually get, and cut the hole while I had it apart...

Hopefully this arrives in the next few days and I can see how things go together, bit of wiring/fettling to do when I get it. It won't be fancy, but I should have a useable geetar for around $100 all up... 

That scratch is crying out for a sticker to go over it :p

[Lord Gruntfuttock]

I've got a Spice girls sticker on my old one... 

[shrike]

3 minutes ago, Lord Gruntfuttock said:

I've got a Spice girls sticker on my old one... 

Big T***ie Goth girl?

[tortron]

On 12/12/2024 at 11:49, shrike said:

Big T***ie Goth girl?