955point9cummins
Well-known member
It has been a while since I have posted anything here. I have been really busy with other things in my life and my garage projects have not been at the top of my to do list. I have way too many hobbies.
At any rate I had a problem that needed to be solved. I needed a paper towel holder for the bathroom. Simply going to the store or buying on on Amazon did not sound like fun to me. Spending money on things like that just annoys me. Any time I can find a way to avoid spending the money I will.
So out to the garage I went with this problem determined to find a solution that was both free and aesthetically pleasing. I did't want it to look like some cheap piece of junk that only served its purpose. I wanted it to be something that was different than anything you could buy on the shelf.
After a few minutes walking around my garage looking for various rods and bases I noticed my 86 Jeep Comanche transmission sitting on the floor. It was not going to go back into the truck and was eventually destined for the scrap yard.
I have never taken apart a transmission before so I really was not even sure how to do it or if the internal parts would yield the materials I needed to get this project done.
Surprisingly 20 minutes later after some wrenching and a couple calculated whacks with a BFH the transmission was apart and I had a pile of gears and shafts that I knew could be turned into the manliest paper towel holder this side of the Mississippi.
I started piecing things together trying to get the correct height to hold the towels. Once I got it at roughly the correct height I grabbed a Harbor Freight impact socket and ground some of the paint off. Once that was done I welded that socket to the end of one of the shafts and I had a way for the bottom to hold the top.
A quick cut with a cut off wheel and a little grinding on my bench grinder to clean things up and it was nearly complete. All that was left to do was degrease the whole thing, scrub it down with dish soap and hot water and dry it off.
I am very happy with the result. What do you guys think?
At any rate I had a problem that needed to be solved. I needed a paper towel holder for the bathroom. Simply going to the store or buying on on Amazon did not sound like fun to me. Spending money on things like that just annoys me. Any time I can find a way to avoid spending the money I will.
So out to the garage I went with this problem determined to find a solution that was both free and aesthetically pleasing. I did't want it to look like some cheap piece of junk that only served its purpose. I wanted it to be something that was different than anything you could buy on the shelf.
After a few minutes walking around my garage looking for various rods and bases I noticed my 86 Jeep Comanche transmission sitting on the floor. It was not going to go back into the truck and was eventually destined for the scrap yard.
I have never taken apart a transmission before so I really was not even sure how to do it or if the internal parts would yield the materials I needed to get this project done.
Surprisingly 20 minutes later after some wrenching and a couple calculated whacks with a BFH the transmission was apart and I had a pile of gears and shafts that I knew could be turned into the manliest paper towel holder this side of the Mississippi.
I started piecing things together trying to get the correct height to hold the towels. Once I got it at roughly the correct height I grabbed a Harbor Freight impact socket and ground some of the paint off. Once that was done I welded that socket to the end of one of the shafts and I had a way for the bottom to hold the top.
A quick cut with a cut off wheel and a little grinding on my bench grinder to clean things up and it was nearly complete. All that was left to do was degrease the whole thing, scrub it down with dish soap and hot water and dry it off.
I am very happy with the result. What do you guys think?
