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[ed4copies]

I was looking for 2 oz bottles, so I ventured into the "clean room" from the 'craft show days'.

Digging through boxes, I found parts for Kaleidoscopes (objects, different mirrors, different angle adjustments, tubes (equipment that hoped to seal the ends of the tubes so oil would not leak). Then there were the bowls, dozens of shapes and sizes, and the pumps, tubing, copper valves, connectors ---we sold some desktop fountains with stained glass additions.

Of course there were trinkets --- business card holders of several designs, pill boxes, desk magnifiers --- all bought at various "trade shows" so we could adapt them to our product line.

As I delved through all this "stuff", it occurred to me how many different ideas we tried, all stemming from Dawn's imagination and my "I can do that" philosophy.

I hope the upcoming generation of "tinkerers" will still have the imagination and the "creative spirit" to make things----without a YouTube!

What tinkering have you done, that you'd like to brag about ---successful or just a really COOL failure (I had many of those)!!

Ed

 

[76winger]

So far the only tinkering I've done is with the budget, to see if my hobby is self-supporting yet.

 

[ctubbs]

I took my old Delta Rockwell lathe and made it variable speed/reversible by adding a VFD and 3 phase motor. Walla, new lathe. Turned my HF dust collector into a 0.3 micron filtered air cleaner with cyclone separator. Took the blower from failed window chiller and built a box around it with three front filters for air cleaner for the shop.
Ed, you are an inspiration.
Charles

 

[bitshird]

I got tired of brazing carbide pieces on to key stock, and regrinding carbide lathe bits, and went and made a few tools with interchangeable inserts. Does that count??

 

[PTsideshow]

Old computer office chair bases are great mount a plywood on top with a small trim lip to keep the wife's bead box from falling off when the cat's use it as a launching/landing pad. She adjusted it's height so she can not reach when working at her beading table next to her computer!

another one getting ready for shop use.

And the one for welding and shop work under the canopy, seat is a steel tractor type seat harbor freight garden seat.

Bender nuts, with taper pins and 1" nuts, handy and cheap have couple in the basement, and in the shop outside along with a pair in the toolbox. On each flat the distance between the holes is different for different sized stock. RG45 is gas welding rod, good for all sorts of use in the home shop.

A uni ball vise from an old garden tire and tube, bowling ball and a cheap vacuum base vise.

Figured out how to make 12 layer hand dipped joined at the wick Willamsburg colors candles in doll house scale 1/12 along with votive and pillar candles cast in molds and then get them out with out damage.
:clown:

 

[Dalecamino]

Did you happen to see any feeds in one of those boxes? :biggrin: I don't mind watching you tube vids, as long as it's something NEW.

 

[ed4copies]

I got tired of brazing carbide pieces on to key stock, and regrinding carbide lathe bits, and went and made a few tools with interchangeable inserts. Does that count??

YOU BET that counts!!! Beautiful tools they are, too!!!

 

[ed4copies]

How refreshing, PT!!!!!

You're an INVENTOR, on the side!!!!

Can't tell you how many times I have crimped copper tubing in the "fountain" days---VERY cool solution!!!!!

BTW, you know there is probably a market for your candles, if you find someone who sells clothing and accessories for the American Beauty dolls. There was usually ONE at a couple shows a year.

 

[Dalecamino]

I got tired of brazing carbide pieces on to key stock, and regrinding carbide lathe bits, and went and made a few tools with interchangeable inserts. Does that count??

YOU BET that counts!!! Beautiful tools they are, too!!!

Heck yeh! I think about how grateful I am to own one, every time I use it.:wink:

 

[PTsideshow]

How refreshing, PT!!!!!

You're an INVENTOR, on the side!!!!

Can't tell you how many times I have crimped copper tubing in the "fountain" days---VERY cool solution!!!!!

BTW, you know there is probably a market for your candles, if you find someone who sells clothing and accessories for the American Beauty dolls. There was usually ONE at a couple shows a year.

Thanks, too small for those dolls these were 1 inch to the foot. And had them with a national distributor back when doll houses were the hot hobby. Cost more to ship them than the candles cost :wink: $2.00 a pair for the candles and $4.00 to pack and ship them so they would arrive in perfect shape!
:clown:

 

[sbell111]

Of all the things that we've made over the years, I'm most happy about these:

 

[glycerine]

Of all the things that we've made over the years, I'm most happy about these:

WOW, that's a nice guitar and strap that you made! The kids seem to be enjoying it... :biggrin:

 

[ed4copies]

Actually, there are several YouTubes available on how to make children. Most of them are very highly rated for "traffic"!!!

 

[mredburn]

I took a 73 Chevy half ton van and replaced the 6 cylinder 3 speed manual tranny with a 429 Ford interceptor v8 with automatic transmission. Had to cut 6 inches out of the floor and the side of the dog house, move the gas pedal eliminate the brake pedal, and hook the brakes up to the clutch pedal. I put a 500 ci Caddy motor into a Grummin Bread truck. It got 4 miles to gallon. Empty or full. I built my own cnc mill. I make a my own pen parts. I have built my own lowboy trailer plus a few smaller trailers from scratch.

 

[ed4copies]

I took a 73 Chevy half ton van and replaced the 6 cylinder 3 speed manual tranny with a 429 Ford interceptor v8 with automatic transmission. Had to cut 6 inches out of the floor and the side of the dog house, move the gas pedal eliminate the brake pedal, and hook the brakes up to the clutch pedal. I put a 500 ci Caddy motor into a Grummin Bread truck. It got 4 miles to gallon. Empty or full. I built my own cnc mill. I make a my own pen parts. I have built my own lowboy trailer plus a few smaller trailers from scratch.

Rumor has it you also make some pretty spectacular pen parts-----sounds like it's "just another project"!!

Congrats!!!