Random Cool Tricks

Sorry for not giving a size reference in the picture. It's actually a little bigger than the VW wheel. The pan is 16" in diameter. It's deeper than the 15" aluminum Moon discs on the land-speed car... but you may have given me an idea.

 

Interactive Clock | Telling Time | Analog & Digital | Toy Theater

I've been meaning to build a paper clock so I can use it as a reminder. Found one on-line that'll do the same thing. YMMV. I'm very visual. Once I see the clock set at a given time - click - I'll remember - wake up - roll out - arrive at the time indicated.

 

Only if you know how the read it . Mine counts to 24 , not 12 . KIDS have Know idea !

 

Where can I get instructions on how to make this?

 

When I get home... if I don't fall asleep first...I'll start a new thread with more pictures and some tips. It's a work in progress, and I'm sure there are better, easier ways to do it. Llke a #10 can with a few bullet holes near the top and one in the center to mount on the vent stud.

The trick is the stainless "mantles" or heating elements. Those work well.

 

The mantles are what I'm interested in ,,,is there a preferred mesh size ,, that might work best . And will they work with a stock globe ,, or do they just work for the openness with the can cover .

 

I started a new thread to discuss these modified lanterns.

Coleman lantern as a heater?

The stainless mesh works well to transfer heat. It makes little light. Without the Thorium or Yttrium to make them luminescent they're just heater elements. Maybe if I had tungsten screen...

Mesh size is something we could experiment with. The mesh I used looks a lot like regular mantle mesh. I can't remember if I ran two layers or not but I did try tying a regular mantle over one.
Didn't work well since all the heat is absorbed by the steel mesh.

It's a fun experiment on a common lantern.

 

Swiss Army Knife artistry.

https://youtube.com/shorts/goQlwu5EHGM?si=4iiN_WBq1UNHanJQ



https://youtube.com/shorts/8RtfZY7lPWw?si=KyHJVE5JZF9FKErC

https://youtube.com/shorts/qHDyb_Nm4EQ?si=Uf-U_6X0pzlbzUhI

https://youtube.com/shorts/cES7Kg3Aobs?si=-4Sb9SOICh-xLRqJ

 

Drywall repair quick and easy.

https://youtube.com/shorts/aONPS65pJlU?si=CUHSeKUUStxZtiZK

 

It'd probably be easier to just cut a square piece and fasten it in with the wood straps.

 

Some interesting 'men's shed' projects.

 

Not as strong ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Nope ^^^^

 

This is one that I hope everybody can experience and on a regular basis.

You walk into a gun shop and admire a pistol in the case. The grumpy old man behind the counter notices you looking at it. He picks it up, clears it and turns it around so you can look it over.

You grasp it in a firing grip while he's still holding the pistol. When he's certain you have a solid grip he releases the pistol...and your hand swings toward the ceiling. You hadn't anticipated the weight of the pistol and the old man knows just how to make a sale.

Amazing how well that works.

 

Most of the time one 9v battery = six AAAA 1.5v batteries. They lack the commercial tips, so they're just a little shorter. This can be fixed in a flashlight by just stretching the contact spring a bit.

They work great and are far more available using this route than trying to find them. The three I replaced were from 2018 and still working well enough to cast a moonlight like glow on the ground.

 

I wonder if the kid knew what the case was actually for ??
Pretty good idea . I've still got a few of them leftover ,, it's a good repurposing idea.