2016 POTD Thread Archive

jmarkwolf · Feb 14, 2016

How can you navigate quicker through all the pages of this thread?

I'm trying to read them all from the beginning but jumping 2 pages at a time to get to the point you left off is a bit tedious!

davidh · Feb 14, 2016

i got a 2 lb bag of water beads to add to a 35gal. drum with water as required to make them swell up to about 1/2" diameter. melted up a few crucibles of aluminum and did a couple of "pours" into the solution. very interesting results. then i melted some brass and did the same thing, into the tub of these little balls. again, interesting results. here's some of what i ended up with. . . cool, eh ?

sgisler · Feb 14, 2016

Reminds me somewhat of the aluminum castings of ant mounds I've seen. Very cool.

Stan,
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Tony Wells · Feb 14, 2016

jmark, if you scroll to the right, find the end of the URL on the last page you read. In this case, we're on page 313. Simply open the thread, and edit the URL to the page you want to jump to. You'll have to keep up with where you left off, but that will do what you ask.

great white · Feb 14, 2016

Finished the last four solid engine mounts for my bike:

Nothing quite as satisfying as making your own parts instead of buying them.

And I seem to be getting reasonably good at some of the basic turning skills.....

Rick Berk · Feb 14, 2016

RJSakowski said:
A simple solution to a common problem!

Thanks for this idea, I have one identical that is worthless, YUASA with a broken work gear a no parts available to repair.
I know what I'll do with it now when I find where I put it 10 years ago.

Sharky · Feb 14, 2016

More work on the box and organization.

Got the drawer trim on....

A little tidying up in the drawers....

Stripped the vertical trim of the half-a$$ paint and chrome tape....

DA sanded and used Aluma-Hyde II epoxy paint as a base coat

Now let it dry, and try to find a decent looking "anodized alumminum" for the top coat of trim paint..... getting impatient... lol

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hman · Feb 14, 2016

davidh said:
i got a 2 lb bag of water beads to add to a 35gal. drum with water as required to make them swell up to about 1/2" diameter. melted up a few crucibles of aluminum and did a couple of "pours" into the solution. very interesting results. then i melted some brass and did the same thing, into the tub of these little balls. again, interesting results. here's some of what i ended up with. . . cool, eh ?

Cool indeed, but very strange looking, too! How did the (wet?) beads react to the molten metal? I'd 'a thunk there would have been a fantastic steam eruption, or that the most of beads would have floated to the surface. Lots of odd things going on there. Now to find a use/customer for your very artistic sculptures ...

PS - what is it the "water beads" were originally intended for????

TOOLMASTER · Feb 14, 2016

had to come up with a belt attachment..put a 1/2 slot through the 7/8 rod added set screws and a block to squeeze the belt...

Billh50 · Feb 15, 2016

Sharky,

Excellent job restoring that tool box.

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2016 POTD Thread Archive

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