When you need MANLY accoutrements... Build them.

bluesman2a · Apr 19, 2010

Rant on: So often any more I am disgusted with the poor design, implementation and general flimsiness of stuff today. I like BEEFY, robust stuff that will stand up to both use and abuse.

So fast forward to today. New shop is complete, but I'm looking for someplace to hang the TP. EVERY dang one of the TP holders I saw was just stupidly flimsy, stupidly designed, and/or stupidly expensive.

I take a walk through the store just absorbing the gestalt of hardware and it came to me.
1" galvanized iron pipe
1 flange.
1 4" ******
1 90* elbow
1 12" pipe
1 cap.

Voila! A TP holder you can HANG off. With space for a spare. Heavy duty in the extreme, decorative, yet functional. Take the cap off for changing out rolls and it keeps them from coming off the pipe.

ghnl · Apr 19, 2010

Now you need to get the right brand of TP.

bgott · Apr 19, 2010

You could use that to pull yourself up if your legs went to sleep!

charlie_nj · Apr 19, 2010

Cool, is there nothing that can't be made from threaded pipe and pipe fittings? I'd have mounted it horizontally though. Just personal preference I guess.

bluesman2a · Apr 20, 2010

charlie_nj said:
Cool, is there nothing that can't be made from threaded pipe and pipe fittings? I'd have mounted it horizontally though. Just personal preference I guess.

I toyed with throwing something in my bender and making it, but I think this actually came out better.

Yeah, the wife suggested that too, and I tried it, but the "action" felt better mounted like this. Besides this way you can grab on and hold tight for those "Sweet Jesus, please make it STOP!" moments. :beer:

Side note: anybody know why you eat ice cream after you eat hot food? :lol_hitti

Professur · Apr 20, 2010

I saw a pic of one made of wrenches last week. Can't find the pic now tho.

rburke65 · Apr 20, 2010

bluesman2a......Way too much information!!

Cardboard Man · Apr 20, 2010

An added side benefit of the dual-roll capacity is that you can configure one to unroll 'over' and the other 'under', sure to please everyone!

whaler2001 · Apr 20, 2010

ghnl said:
Now you need to get the right brand of TP.

That's worth a thread in itself!

Boyd · Apr 20, 2010

This is hilarious...because I just had a very similar problem...and came up with the exact same solution this weekend. I needed a paper towel holder for above my garage sink...went to Lowe's. They had a super cheap plastic one for $2 or a flimsly stainless steel model for $20. I wasn't impressed with either...was about to walk out of the store when I realized I could make it with pipe fittings. I don't have any pics, but mine looks EXACTLY like your tp holder, 'cept I mounted mine horizontally attached to a shelf above the sink.

By the way - I think this is the first time I've ever seen the words "manly" and "accoutrements" used in the same sentence!

TheGrooveking · Apr 20, 2010

bluesman2a said:
Side note: anybody know why you eat ice cream after you eat hot food?

Yes, that is the way you form the cork to stop the rectal purge aka: **** flutter.

TheGrooveking

wormwood · Apr 20, 2010

Dang nice TP holder there.

bluesman2a · Apr 20, 2010

Boyd said:
By the way - I think this is the first time I've ever seen the words "manly" and "accoutrements" used in the same sentence!

Ah yes, great minds think alike Boyd. If you want to really want it to sound manly, you gots to say it with a Cajun accent like AKK-KU-TREE-MONTS. You know it's like girl-**** you really don't need and could totally live without, but makes life a little nicer. The manly part is the fact that it's made from 1" galvanized steel pipe and no woman on the planet would have one in her bathroom.

bluesman2a said:
Side note: anybody know why you eat ice cream after you eat hot food?

TheGrooveking said:
Yes, that is the way you form the cork to stop the rectal purge aka: **** flutter.

Naw man, that ain't it at ALL...

It's so that when you're on the throne and it's all burning and painful you can say to yourself "COME OOOOONNNNN Ice cream!!!" :thumbup:

rburke65 said:
bluesman2a......Way too much information!!

What can I say, I'm a giver... :pimpflash

Richard Givan · Apr 20, 2010

Very interesting and ingenious solution.

Only two thoughts:

Could you not make one out of PVC pipe or would it explode with flying **** shrapnel?

How about sweated copper?

bluesman2a · Apr 20, 2010

Richard Givan said:
Only two thoughts:

Could you not make one out of PVC pipe or would it explode with flying **** shrapnel?

How about sweated copper?

1) I heard on the internets that PVC was only rated to one atmosphere. As things can get a bit dicey around the shop after a meal of beans/bbq, I thought that discretion would be the better part of valor here. Didn't even WANT to try for fear of flaming.

2) Copper -- Now THERE's an idea. It would certainly be pricier, but what the heck, you only live once, right!? The green patina may be a turn-off over time and I sure as sh!t don't wanna wind up polishing my ticket dispenser.

seriously though, the total cost was less than $10 and it took me less than 10 minutes to assemble, "finish", and mount it (including the mounting board and test fit). That's hard to beat for a quality piece of equipment.

Richard Givan · Apr 20, 2010

Seriously, very nice idea and execution.

I was just spoofing the never-ending debates on compressed air lines.

nate379 · Apr 20, 2010

Does it even unwind like that?

One thing I HATE is those 5000yard rolls in public bathrooms that you can't get 2 or 3 sheets out of without it tearing. Yeah cause 2 squares of narrow barely single ply is going to do much good?

bluesman2a · Apr 20, 2010

nate379 said:
Does it even unwind like that?

Yep, sure does, like I said, it's got a good "action/feel" like this. The tube on the center rides on the lip of the 90* so it turns easy, both top and bottom.

I hate that same thing, when you're spoolin' tickets out, you need at LEAST enough to cover your hand. I hate it when you get 2 squares and it breaks!

somky · Apr 21, 2010

From that ironworking shop/gun store Slopecarver posted about the other day:

Store: http://www.hallowellco.com/
Studio: http://www.hallowellco.com/ironwork%20studio%20operational.htm
Article: http://www.hallowellco.com/magazine_articles.htm

USMCBay · Apr 21, 2010

somky said:
From that ironworking shop/gun store Slopecarver posted about the other day:

Very Cool... I like the Copper pipe idea too...

TAMPAGT07 · Apr 21, 2010

Hey bluesman2a, your on the right track, but you are missing a few items in there. First off, you need to go to Sams club and get some shop towels instead of TP. Cut them in half and you will have 24 rolls. You will never have to worry about pokin the finger through the paper. You should also leave a can of break parts cleaner next to the bowl, you just never know when you will have a mess that the shop towels cannot handle alone. Thirdly, I don't see any ***** mags. Ya gotta have em. Get these items and you'll be set. Good luck.

mustangmccance · May 13, 2010

bluesman I was so impressed by your ingenuity I had to borrow your idea. I wanted to put a grab bar near the toilet so my Dad would have a little assistance getting up and down and this seemed like the perfect combination. I turned it sideways and welded the threads on the elbow so it won't come unscrewed then powdercoated it ford blue. anchored it with 3 inch screws now I have a pretty darned tough tp holder that you literally can lift yourself up with. thanks bluesman. :bowdown:

NUTTSGT · May 14, 2010

I'm foreseeing another shop project in my future.

ddawg16 · May 14, 2010

I would have used SS....and when threading the pipes, I would not put as much thread on there so that it gets hidden by the cap....cleaner look...

Plus, SS would not corrode in the harsh atomsphere....you know how some of those gases can be....

Krokodil · May 14, 2010

You guys have got to be shitting me!

bluesman2a · May 14, 2010

mustangmccance said:
I turned it sideways and welded the threads on the elbow so it won't come unscrewed then powdercoated it ford blue. anchored it with 3 inch screws now I have a pretty darned tough tp holder that you literally can lift yourself up with. thanks bluesman.

No problem! That's a mighty fine looking accoutrement. I like the powdwercoating :beer:

You know I've been thinking after looking at your stuff. I think I may also do a paper towel rack, and a regular towel bar for the shower this way too, I think that would look good!

Krokodil said:
You guys have got to be shitting me!

[Indian accent]I would not be shitting on you my friend[/Indian accent]

ddawg16 said:
I would have used SS....and when threading the pipes, I would not put as much thread on there so that it gets hidden by the cap....cleaner look...

Plus, SS would not corrode in the harsh atomsphere....you know how some of those gases can be....

I hear what you are saying, but it's NOT about a clean look, it's about an industrial look. If you've ever been into a Chipolte restaurant and looked at their stuff, same idea. I *LIKE* the chunky/beefy/unfinished look, and think I will continue it throughout the bathroom.

As for corrosion resistance, it's GALVANIZED! :thumbup:

jwith68 · May 14, 2010

TAMPAGT07 said:
You should also leave a can of break parts cleaner next to the bowl, you just never know when you will have a mess that the shop towels cannot handle alone.

No matter how big a mess I make in that area of my shop, it ain't gonna get cleaned up with brake parts cleaner!

bluesman2a · May 14, 2010

jwith68 said:
No matter how big a mess I make in that area of my shop, it ain't gonna get cleaned up with brake parts cleaner!

That stuff's scary-strong. It's strong enough that it'd make yer babies be born nekkid!!!

nolatoolguy · May 14, 2010

TAMPAGT07 said:
Hey bluesman2a, your on the right track, but you are missing a few items in there. First off, you need to go to Sams club and get some shop towels instead of TP. Cut them in half and you will have 24 rolls. You will never have to worry about pokin the finger through the paper. You should also leave a can of break parts cleaner next to the bowl, you just never know when you will have a mess that the shop towels cannot handle alone. Thirdly, I don't see any ***** mags. Ya gotta have em. Get these items and you'll be set. Good luck.

brake cleaner and mags.......... :headscrat

owww just thinking about what it could feel like

engineer2 · May 15, 2010

how about a nice magazine rack too?

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