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Re: Distractions

Posted: Tue Jul 31, 2018 8:57 pm
by novocaine
Like em. Can you set a 45 on your circular saw (the one im assuming you are using to cut the cls)? If you can then bevel the underside of the tops. Will make them look a bit less chunky.

Even wothout that, they look good. brill finish on the wood too.

I dont have access to the bike parts but heres part of my sons birthday present ive just finished, as my additon to "distractions", been told they sell for 300 notes in worse build. Not bad for a pile of cheap decking and a fence post.
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Re: Distractions

Posted: Tue Jul 31, 2018 10:38 pm
by slim
Thanks novo you were dead right about the finish I really do like it a lot ^:)^

I'm cutting the cls with a chop saw as my circular way gave up the ghost a year or so ago, not surprising because as a builder I'd abused it for about 10 years, point taken though although, I like the chunky look myself but I can see that others might not, I have used thinner timber in the past & once this damn hand is sorted I might plane a bevel on some to see what it looks like :)

I really like your own little distraction mate, looks very well made & a load of fun for a little one :-bd i'd much prefer that than any shop bought plastic tat

Re: Distractions

Posted: Wed Aug 01, 2018 8:32 am
by novocaine
Other thing you could think about is making up some dowel (sharp chisel and a drill, bit like a pencil sharpener) to fill the bolt holes. wouldn't suggest you buy a plug cutter as that really needs a pillar drill and they cost spondulics. I can show you how I make dowel if it helps but I'm sure you can figure it out.

none of these comments are in a bad way, more just adding little touches to an already good bit of work.

the bevel is useful because it means from certain distances and heights it looks light but from others it look robust and manly (grrr), also means your eye is drawn to the leg rather than the top, which lets face it, is the point of the design.

I wonder if you could chain drill then trim a top to look a bit like a gear. ;) (I shall now experiment, mwah ha ha ha, I have a solitaire board I want to make and it might be the perfect excuse to do it)

Re: Distractions

Posted: Wed Aug 01, 2018 8:42 am
by mike-rf600r
Looking good lads. Your best yet Tony imo. Love the use of the brake discs.

Re: Distractions

Posted: Wed Aug 01, 2018 9:41 am
by slim
Thanks again guys :) :)

All comments & ideas are welcome novo no offence will ever be taken even if you said its all utter rubbish I'd rather folk be straight with their opinions on anything I do that way I will find things I can improve :-bd

I did think of plugging the screw holes but in the end couldn't be bothered to be honest, no worries about cutting a plug though as i have done plenty in the past & i might even still have a plug cutter kicking around somewhere :-?

I like the idea of chain drilling the top & am thinking I would have to dowel or biscuit joint & glue the timber to be sure of not hitting a screw, other than that obviously a single piece of solid timber could work too

Re: Distractions

Posted: Wed Aug 01, 2018 12:22 pm
by badanimal
Too much stuff to comment on.. :-o

So i'll just say they all look very good :-bd

Re: Distractions

Posted: Thu Aug 02, 2018 4:42 pm
by slim
Cheers BA :)

Re: Distractions

Posted: Sun Aug 05, 2018 12:59 pm
by slim
An uplighter to go under my mate slabby on its display plinth that I made a few weeks ago
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Not my design & I don't particularly like it but its what he wanted, I have another (different) one to make for him at some point & its a right pain in the arse, the worst thing is I wont even get paid :|

Re: Distractions

Posted: Sun Aug 05, 2018 2:08 pm
by badanimal
slim wrote:An uplighter to go under my mate slabby on its display plinth that I made a few weeks ago
I hope thats a 12v double insulated uplighter going in it [-x :)

just remember to weld an extra nut and bolt on for an earth tag on a 240v one :))

slim wrote: Not my design & I don't particularly like it but its what he wanted, I have another (different) one to make for him at some point & its a right pain in the arse, the worst thing is I wont even get paid :|
I love it :-bd :-bd :-bd I think thats ace :-bd :-bd I really do..


is it adjustable on the pin ?

Re: Distractions

Posted: Sun Aug 05, 2018 4:26 pm
by slim
Hey Ba I guessed you would comment on the electricals :)) its having G4 led's on a transformer plug (if that's the right term?) so low voltage & safe apparently?

its a sparky that will be wiring it & he seems to know what he's about, I think the hardest part will be sticking the bulb holders in without drilling through the piston for a fixing, he seems to think he has a glue/resin that will work but its not really my problem at the minute :)) might be an issue if I make any to sell on so I'm keeping an eye on what he does & will be sure to ask your advice if I'm not sure mate :-bd

Yes it adjusts on the pin mate that was part of why it was a pig to work out, the second one has two pistons on it one big that will go up/down & one small that will go side to side, I will chuck a pic up when its done :)

Glad you like it mate I'm still not sure myself but my mate just picked it up & he's chuffed to feck :-bd

Re: Distractions

Posted: Sun Aug 05, 2018 8:55 pm
by badanimal
Haa.. I was only joking :))

G4's LED anyway. Araldite would do..




I think it's brilliant.. :-bd I can just imagine them lighting a bike up..


and fetching good money

slim wrote: but my mate just picked it up & he's chuffed to feck :-bd
Im not surprised :)) I would be :-bd



waitin for a pic of the other :-bd

Re: Distractions

Posted: Sun Aug 05, 2018 9:09 pm
by jaz66
slim wrote:An uplighter to go under my mate slabby on its display plinth that I made a few weeks ago
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Well slim on first impressions it looks good.. B-)

But then i had a second look...















and i liked it even more... :ymparty:

Nice work, can quite see that in the situation you describe..well smart. :-bd

Re: Distractions

Posted: Sun Aug 05, 2018 10:40 pm
by slim
Thanks for the positive comments folks :-bd

I am quite looking forward to seeing them lit up & sat under the bike as I cant quite visualise how it will look at the moment, I will try & remember to get a pic of them in place when its all sorted

Thinking about it I'm surprised some of you like it as I still think its a bit tat but from the comments here & elsewhere I might have to look at this electickery malarkey in more detail & knock up a few similar ones to sell :)

I have enough pistons to make quite a few & spanners etc are easy enough to come by but that took the best part of a day + welding wire, gas, electric & propane to make & I don't know what the sparky bits cost so the question is what is something like that really worth ?

Re: Distractions

Posted: Mon Aug 06, 2018 1:23 am
by badanimal
Their going to look smart :-bd


yeah dont forget a pic of them lighting the bike up


Dunno what their worth.. now you done a prototype you could probably knock a few up in a day..

£150 on ebay usa and China :-bd (Fk sake, if they can sell british air to the chineese at 80 quid a jar, you can sell them for more)

As regards lectrics.. theres a load of selling laws electrical safety blah blah, so if they were mains youd have to have them tested. PAT test would probably do, but unecessary expence.

If you bought something from B&Q that was LED with a plug transformer all marked up, then you bypass all that :-bd
Like them dumb plastic LED rocks they have.

Just stick them in with araldite metal fix stuff from the same B&Q :-bd

Re: Distractions

Posted: Mon Aug 06, 2018 3:52 am
by slim
A very quick ebay session says 10 g4 bulbs are under 5 quid, bulb holders under 3 & the plug a fiver to a tenner depending on watts, even cheaper from chinky chonk land :-o

Yeah I could probably make two lights in a day but I cant see being able to do more than that as the limiting factor is how long it takes to heat up the spanners enough for them to bend nicely then waiting time for them to cool enough to handle again

I could easily make 3 stool bottoms or a table base in the same time so I'm wondering if its worth the effort :-s

I started off doing this stuff again purely for fun but its ended up as what has kept my head above water these last couple of months & I already have 5 items that I invested time & a fair bit of money in that are sitting unsold :(

On a happier note I figured out a method of dying burnt timber nice & cheaply & can do most colours so a couple of the stools that still haven't sold might have the tops refinished to see if that helps get them gone ;)

Re: Distractions

Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2018 2:15 pm
by slim
Here is the other one, both pistons adjust ;)

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Pain in the arse to make so I have decided only to make more if someone wants to pay 30 to 40 quid for one without wiring :-s

Re: Distractions

Posted: Thu Aug 09, 2018 3:55 pm
by slim
Here is the first test of dyed shou sugi ban I should be able to do loads of different colours now I have sussed it, what do you lot think of it ?

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In other news I picked up loads of cranks etc today so could be making quite a few things but as I have a few things unsold & getting in the way I don't think I will bother unless its to order :|

Re: Distractions

Posted: Sat Aug 11, 2018 9:18 am
by slim
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Folk seeing this ashtray last night netted me two commissions for random stuff :D

Re: Distractions

Posted: Sat Aug 11, 2018 9:27 am
by badanimal
You should do and FB page or web site on this lot

Re: Distractions

Posted: Sat Aug 11, 2018 4:43 pm
by slim
badanimal wrote:You should do and FB page or web site on this lot
Cant be doing with FB mate but I am thinking about a website Fb type folk can link to, I was chatting to a mate about it last night as it goes :-bd

Re: Distractions

Posted: Sat Aug 11, 2018 5:54 pm
by badanimal
Dont get roped into costly deals from net experts.. and any of this we'll get you top of Google bolox.. Thats easy - Pay Google.




You can do your own quite easily.. Some are not a lot different from creating posts on a forum..


and there are plenty of free ones..


Wordpress etc

or even just good old Google.. If you have a Gmail account you have a pile of webspace to use for free, and make a pile of sites.

Thers loads of vids on youtube



Theres even a Google web site builder tool of you want to go mad with it..
https://www.google.com/webdesigner/index.html



I remember the days of a penny a min dial up - back then every account gave yo web space to make a web using frontpage express. I had loads of rubbish ones :)) but it was fun..

But now you can just do it with google.

Good thing is that you can add google pay to your stuff and flog it online without any hassle. all built in :-bd


I have a site on HH amps from the 70's somewhere, cant find it now x_x

Re: Distractions

Posted: Sat Aug 11, 2018 7:07 pm
by slim
Thanks for the tips BA, I have never looked at building a website before but don't suppose its much different from setting up a free forum which I have done a couple of times (easy) will definitely look at what google has to offer

Booked in for my carpal tunnel op in a few weeks so wont be able to do too much after that for a while, I thought that was the perfect time to dick about on the net seeing if I can build a website :)

Re: Distractions

Posted: Sun Aug 12, 2018 1:16 am
by badanimal
slim wrote:Thanks for the tips BA, I have never looked at building a website before but don't suppose its much different from setting up a free forum which I have done a couple of times (easy) will definitely look at what google has to offer
Easier than that nowadays.. it's all done with their online web builder.. Just add pics and text boxes and it's done.

Great thing about the Google one is that it can use stuff off your Gdrive..

I did read that you can actually use the Gdrive space to hold a website made by hand with frontpage or any old style html tools, if you wanted to.

But the web way is easy enough.



The address for these free sites is pretty naff.. but you can go somewhere like godaddy and fork out a few quid for a .co.uk or whatever..
and then you get a box to put your freebie web address in and it just redirects.. posh names domain forwarding

So it looks like the domain is connected to you..


last .co.uk i got was 3 quid, and just redirected it to my website.



Dont have to be anything fancy - just a page of pics that you can tell people to go look at.


All this Google ranking will give you a headache.. and cost..

Re: Distractions

Posted: Mon Aug 13, 2018 5:32 pm
by slim
Once again thanks for all the info BA & thanks for the electrical advice too :-bd

The lamp is mostly done, just got to add some rings for the wiring to run through, clean it down & lacquer it, the thing really is a monster at over 6' tall & I reckon once he's added the bulb holder & bulb (E27) its going to be pushing 6'6" :-o

Just sent the folk who asked for it some pics, cant get a pic of the whole thing really so had to photo separate sections, lets hope they like it so far :-s

Re: Distractions

Posted: Tue Aug 14, 2018 5:39 pm
by slim
The monster, I haven't done anything that big in a very long while, just waiting for the lacquer to arrive then its done & gone :)

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While I was waiting for various bits to cool I got bored so knocked this up, if you remember I said I didn't particularly like the lights I made before as they were not my idea, this was & I like it a lot, it adjusts nice & smoothly, cant wait to get it wired up :)

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