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

[SOHC]

I have been practicing making anamal heads, the rams head is the hardest, it always turns to shit when doing the face, the Longhorn is easy 

[NickJ]

On 02/11/2025 at 13:00, tortron said:

 

this here is great. the bit of pin sticking out appears to have held a spring clip for holding your ciggy, as the ash drops down and burns the (highly flammable) celluloid shell

Thats sweet! GF plays the button accordian, its quite a comical sound, jovial Swiss alpine melodies to be traditional followed by Mario cos we're not that old
Kinda like this

 

[VitesseEFI]

As I have a very dented Spitfire in my garage I have been watching YouTube videos about metal bashing….. and it seems that shrinking discs are a GOOD THING.

So I thought I might buy one. Until I saw the price of them here in Pomgolia…. Then I thought I might make one….

It was a bit of a bastard, but now I have something that looks a bit like one…😬. Testing tomorrow 🙂

[chris r]

Finally got my hands on the spanner roll and it's even better in person. Just need to find the rest of my spanners now 

[tortron]

ok i looked it up,  and the oil cooler line on an rx7 is apparently a 23mm hex. 

[SOHC]

They were longer but I snapped the blade when I was setting the blades, made from ball race bearings outer race.

[SOHC]

On 16/11/2025 at 11:20, chris r said:

Finally got my hands on the spanner roll and it's even better in person. Just need to find the rest of my spanners now 

I was going to get into some leather work, I got this late 50s Pfaff 335 leather sewing mechine for $50 off Facebook 

[Bearded Baldy]

Loving the mitsi l300 spec oil on the table!

[SOHC]

36 minutes ago, Bearded Baldy said:

Loving the mitsi l300 spec oil on the table!

That's the only maltigrade oil that should be used In an old motorcycle