What odd things have you made?

[Mickwhitt 4,701]

Hi all,

 

Spent a productive day in the workshop making a couple of moustache combs!

I have a plain plastic one and thought a nice nickel silver one might look good.

I used to make miniature knives so a bit of that skill set came in handy.

 

 

I used the horizontal mill to cut .030in slots 1.5mm apart. The top one has mother of pearl scales with gold pins. The bottom one is a straight comb for trimming the tash.

Anyone else make odd items with their skills?

Mick 

[Stormin 9,981]

 Does a water feature count? Only thing I've got on tap.

 

[Mickwhitt 4,701]

Nice one Norm. Only water feature we have is when rain pours down the hill I live on lol.

[Pullstart 63,044]

I put a tractor together one time, built a few pieces for it too.

 

I guess you can call it odd 

 

 

[diesel cowboy 263]

I made a chess set at work for my niece for Christmas.  Used old spark plugs for the pieces and wire ends to make the tops for the big ones and J.B. Weld epoxy to hold the washers to them for a base.  Used a piece of scrap masonite for the board and tried to paint the squares but after 3 days of the paint not sticking to the primer coat I gave up and got a couple small sheets of pink and purple peel and stick felt and cut all the little squares out and stuck them down.  

[Ed Kennell 38,551]

Not mine, but John's  toothpick  should qualify.  

 

[Stormin 9,981]

 Old bird bath stand and cast iron Bamfords seat.

 

 

 

 

Edited December 29, 2019 by Stormin

[Digger 66 3,485]

I made this > ( it's rather odd ) https://app.box.com/s/sw616xwg0y8i6eqrgy0kp2ncz1skwk7w

[tom2p 2,394]

1 hour ago, pullstart said:

I put a tractor together one time, built a few pieces for it too.

 

I guess you can call it odd 

 

 

two thumbs up !

[tom2p 2,394]

27 minutes ago, Digger 66 said:

I made this > ( it's rather odd ) https://app.box.com/s/sw616xwg0y8i6eqrgy0kp2ncz1skwk7w

rather good also - nice !

[Digger 66 3,485]

8 minutes ago, tom2p said:

rather good also - nice !

 

 

Thank you , I did all but the vocal .

[ebinmaine 68,111]

This shoe shelf is one of the bajillion things Trina has done/built/made around here.

 

 

 

[ebinmaine 68,111]

Also this table.

Trina, her mom, and I  were cutting firewood a few days ago and Trina and her mom both noticed the pretty grain on a particular piece of beechwood.

 

I sliced off a piece about 2.5" to 3" thick and Trina made a table from it.

 

@JCM you'd be proud of her ....

The base is all copper pipes and fittings.

ALL cut and fitted by her.

 

Not soldered but friction fit holds it tight.

 

The base  (except the 90 elbows)  is scrap from when we removed the oil system from the house.

 

She even used recycled pipe hanger brackets from the house to hold the base to the wood top.

 

The lower shelf is a few pieces of scrap shiplap pine cut to fit together. It acts as a point of support as well as a shelf.

(That was an interesting experiment on the sliding compound miter saw. Neither of us had ever tried to join 3 things in a triangle like that. Internet search, cut some samples, learned a new skill....)

 

She sanded the base and painted it Hammered Dark Bronze.

Then sanded the top and put 3 or 4 coats of poly on the bottom, 5 or 6 on the topmost surface.

 

Trina gave it as a "just because" gift to her Mama.

 

 

 

 

 

[tom2p 2,394]

2 hours ago, Digger 66 said:

 

 

Thank you , I did all but the vocal 

 

rhythm and lead ?

drums / percussion also ?

 

my youngest is into guitar ... acoustic and electric ... amps ... pedals ... etc 

[MikMacMike 479]

39 minutes ago, ebinmaine said:

Also this table.

Trina, her mom, and I  were cutting firewood a few days ago and Trina and her mom both noticed the pretty grain on a particular piece of beechwood.

 

I sliced off a piece about 2.5" to 3" thick and Trina made a table from it.

 

@JCM you'd be proud of her ....

The base is all copper pipes and fittings.

ALL cut and fitted by her.

 

Not soldered but friction fit holds it tight.

 

The base  (except the 90 elbows)  is scrap from when we removed the oil system from the house.

 

She even used recycled pipe hanger brackets from the house to hold the base to the wood top.

 

The lower shelf is a few pieces of scrap shiplap pine cut to fit together. It acts as a point of support as well as a shelf.

(That was an interesting experiment on the sliding compound miter saw. Neither of us had ever tried to join 3 things in a triangle like that. Internet search, cut some samples, learned a new skill....)

 

She sanded the base and painted it Hammered Dark Bronze.

Then sanded the top and put 3 or 4 coats of poly on the bottom, 5 or 6 on the topmost surface.

 

Trina gave it as a "just because" gift to her Mama.

 

 

 

 

 

Plumbing fittings? Ebinmaine Trina and Maw kettle  you didnt say you had plumber skills, What a what a gorgouse piece.....live edge wood made into anything is always so gorgouse too. Dont let yr local plumber see it, he will definately want it !!!

[MikMacMike 479]

4 hours ago, Ed Kennell said:

Not mine, but John's  toothpick  should qualify.  

 

Whuaaaaaa to say the least, such skill.

[tom2p 2,394]

nice tables by Trina !

 

 

[JCM 9,309]

@ebinmaine    WOW that is NICE ,  The Table not your leg      Please pass on the Congrats to the both of you. Super Cool .

[953 nut 55,673]

I have made a couple of handy helpers for working on the .

First is a dolley that can be used to remove and install a Wheel Horse transaxle without too much exertion.

The other is a clamp that will hold a shift ball to be able to remove it without damaging the surface or hold it whill drilling and tapping new threads.

[MikMacMike 479]

2 minutes ago, 953 nut said:

I have made a couple of handy helpers for working on the .

First is a dolley that can be used to remove and install a Wheel Horse transaxle without too much exertion.

The other is a clamp that will hold a shift ball to be able to remove it without damaging the surface or hold it whill drilling and tapping new threads.

wew going to copy that idea!

[MikMacMike 479]

7 minutes ago, JCM said:

@ebinmaine    WOW that is NICE ,  The Table not your leg      Please pass on the Congrats to the both of you. Super Cool .

I think Ebinmain uses neat hehehehe

[JCM 9,309]

I was going with a similar comment then changed my mind, don't wan't to get the Bear angry.

Edited December 30, 2019 by JCM

[MikMacMike 479]

4 minutes ago, JCM said:

I was going with a similar comment then changed my mind, don't won't to get the Bear angry.

Oh? dang sorry.....I ment well plucked right...its more manly hehehehe......Im lucky right now theres a distance, Besides by the time I get to see you all Ill have definately calmed him down hehehehe.

[ebinmaine 68,111]

6 minutes ago, JCM said:

I was going with a similar comment then changed my mind, don't wan't to get the Bear angry.

No worries there Jim. Takes a LOT to get this "Bear"  angry.

[MikMacMike 479]

1 minute ago, ebinmaine said:

No worries there Jim. Takes a LOT to get this "Bear"  angry.

WEW good to know