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

[63Ragtop]

 

After looking for a new outdoor table and chairs my workmate found this for me. Just a couple rusty frames with no wood.

Have been wire wheeling, rust converting, priming and painting as I've had time. Bought some lovely Garapa this week and fitted it up today, so satisfying oiling it up.

[Lord Gruntfuttock]

^ That's pretty wood...

Guitar renovation 2, parts arrived.
Installing where the existing tuner hole was meant it wasn't in the flattest part of the body, so I disassembeled the EQ unit to get the faceplate off, and bent it up after softening in hot water to get the required 'S' shape...

And the combined connector/strap button needed installed. I wasn't happy with the exposed wiring so added a bit of heat shrink...

Then just fished the wires through, the connector and a braided piezo pickup you install under the saddle, through a 2.5mm hole near the bass string. This means the saddle must be trimmed around 2mm, I just sanded this down on a flat surface. It's definitely real bone...

Then threw some old strings on to check operation...

[Lord Gruntfuttock]

It worked. Discovered my dusty old practice amp is an Ashton too...

It made noise, and the tuner worked, if a little rudimentary...

But the action needed sorting, and I wasn't happy with the flimsy screws into plastic holding the unit to the body. There's a bit of extra tension with the bendy surround mod, so I drilled out and used 3mm black machine screws. Much more secure...

The new nut was way too high, so pulled it and sanded similarly to the saddle, supposed to have roughly 1/2mm clearance at the first fret. Before/after pics...

And all done, re-strung and whole thing looks much better, and seems playable, now just down to the operator... 

[63Ragtop]

Very nice man.

You're a luthier Harry!

[ThePog]

I'm hoping for a similar luthierish goodness with this 115 year old banjo I scored the other day. Unfortunately the back is coming off a bit and the fretboard isnt attached in places, so may not be a quick fix.

[Willdat?]

I wanted a wireless reversing camera/rear vision mirror for the caravan. This came up well priced at Supercheap Auto, with good reviews on Amazon for the same thing. Unboxed and it has all of the cables, way more than could be stashed in the numberplate light housing so made this spacer/cable housing from PETG.

https://www.supercheapauto.co.nz/p/sca-sca-wireless-reversing-camera-4.3/678614.html

[63Ragtop]

Got one bench done, need two more lengths of timber to finish the second.

 

[VitesseEFI]

Looks really nice 🙂

[HKM400]

Made another one to try and compliment the other beside the fireplace, this is my favourite for sure. Figured out the black chemical reaction now. Already planning the next one.

 

 

 

[tortron]

On 12/12/2024 at 10:51, tortron said:

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

 

 

Did some more

 

 

Useful for dialing in the scanner, screen, and printer colur correction. Directly scanned and printed was coming out way too dark for whatever reason (maybe the 1998 scanner)

[kierbear]

For fun and because I'm competitive and like to learn to manage my anxiety, I like to sew things and enter various competitions. Usually ladies formal wear / costume type work. Like this vintage wedding frock i made and wore to the nelson car museum when they had an open night where you can touch cars, get in them etc but also they had a fashion competition. I am asked how I come up with my designs. Today is case and point (other photo) is that sometimes my imagination comes up with shit and my brain does a big old fucking eye-roll and before I know it, I'm making dozens of belt loops 

[kierbear]

And I have time for this because someone else is fixing my car 😅❤️

[Vintage Grumble]

We supplied an 18" butt weld end cap wrong to a workshop, they cut a big hole in the end of it before they realized it was the wrong schedule/thickness, so we got it back and wrote it off. I purchased an 8" cap and welded it to the bottom of the big unit to fill the hole and make a base, and its a bingo, you have a solid as fuck brazier.

(Table on its side is my wind break)

[kierbear]

On 04/01/2025 at 17:42, kierbear said:

 

This is the result of this. Unsure if meets criteria of a "build" though so will stop jabbering on about sewing 😂

 

[h4nd]

Adjudicator states making from soft materials totally qualifies:

Silver/gold leaf art / physics instruments, aerogel objects and finest british felt bearings flexible robots all eligible.

[Raizer]

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!

Gave that one to @chris r, made myself a slightly different one and finally tried it out today.

Worked perfect

[JustHarry]

On 04/01/2025 at 19:33, Vintage Grumble said:

We supplied an 18" butt weld end cap wrong to a workshop, they cut a big hole in the end of it before they realized it was the wrong schedule/thickness, so we got it back and wrote it off. I purchased an 8" cap and welded it to the bottom of the big unit to fill the hole and make a base, and its a bingo, you have a solid as fuck brazier.

(Table on its side is my wind break)

I've got one like that but it's a crusher cone and heavvy af . Needed the tractor to place it in the ground. 

Once the metal is hot it's legit