Random Cool Tricks

Tape and bamboo skewer to install new pinion gear. No fumbling with tweezers, or launching gears across the room.

 

When parts in stock get low we order another one...

 

Survival wallet card...

https://youtube.com/shorts/cRYhNGtLAic?si=jKWW_6vM0fGycQ2Q

 

Cut small diameter plastic tubing into cable organiser...

https://youtube.com/shorts/1dEijri97Qc?si=kirXPY_65UEsedSd

 

Some clever repurposing of common household objects such as plastic bottles, and coat hangers etc.

 

Improvised screw light fitting changer...

https://youtube.com/shorts/LtFEO91FMug?si=WseIWy_HqPeGHSv_

 

Rejoining broken ribbed PVC tubing...

https://youtube.com/shorts/slLZWq6ekLM?si=O5ph4M-CpAl3CN_R

 

Repurposing plastic drink bottles...

 

DIY funnel made from a plastic drink bottle...

https://youtube.com/shorts/_B24NaW0mPo?si=yz4zHLPUVZOqfwoA

 

Using a water cooler bottle and some sundry plastic fittings to make an atmospheric water pump...

https://youtube.com/shorts/dYgNk_JPmXk?si=ffam9RkIE-EeCuON

Atmospheric pressure water dispenser...

https://youtube.com/shorts/xLNMAIH0Pq4?si=waCoKek_Cmtvgjcw

 

A clever adaptation for faucet/ tap spray head.

https://youtube.com/shorts/aMsUTAmG9ho?si=Ws_mMJyLJM6fLlHA

 

A lanyard hack for securing plastic tubing / pipe to timber / wall / other support structure.

https://youtube.com/shorts/-fzxG3NBe-w?si=YA8HNT6pRgVByzOb

 

Wind catcher cooling towers...

https://youtube.com/shorts/HiItcUT6Wi4?si=spD2i_lWPH0Q89dL

 

Capturing purified water by solar distillation...

https://youtube.com/shorts/MskWjuCA-3k?si=cP8vwJcnLB984olj

 

An old navy Chief told me a story about when he was a teenager waiting tables in a Greek restaurant in New York. The lady that owned the place was upset because the girls that cleaned the dining area never cleaned under the tables.

His advice was "Throw some pennies under the table, with an occasional dime or quarter."

A week later the restaurant owner bought him a beer and said the space under the tables was now spotless every night because of his trick.

 

Navy Chiefs always know the tricks, and give the best advice! My old Seniorchief was like that. Smartest man I knew. RIP, Seniorchief Neil K. Normandin.

 

Our sales department isn't beyond using superstition to sell cars. They call it "seeding the lot."

They strategically place a few heads up pennies in the parking lot where a buyer is likely to "find" them.

"Oh look Archie, it's a penny, and it's heads up. You know what that means Archie? It's your lucky day."

If you heard Edith Bunker, that was intentional. So was the lucky penny.

 

Outdoor sofa, and cement pavers...

https://youtube.com/shorts/oEJAx6VzKvk?si=d9pXZYfrilQt0h8D

 

Handy life hacks...

https://youtube.com/shorts/eGxTYxfVJek?si=J0B_IwuQIxOu0TDY

 

For bibliophiles in organising their book collection on bookshelves...