Post your "Re-purpose" suggestions here!

[jabberwoki]

Oldcarguy i love the sliding ladder i was thinking of doing the same thing VERY COOL! nice work.
Can i get some closeup pictures of this set up?

 

[Concrete B]

...and long sleeves. I guess I'm another sissy Mary who doesn't like molten metal or UV burns on her skin.

The only way I Get a tan on my chest on my chest is welding sans shirt. TIG only though, Im not psycho.

 

[evintho]

I've posted this before but here's my funnel drip recovery system. Scrap PVC pipe, scrap lumber, a chunk of stainless steel trench drain found in a dumpster and the bottom half of a gallon ATF jug. No muss, no fuss!

 

[scott37300]

I've posted this before but here's my funnel drip recovery system. Scrap PVC pipe, scrap lumber, a chunk of stainless steel trench drain found in a dumpster and the bottom half of a gallon ATF jug. No muss, no fuss!

I like that idea! It takes up a lot of wall space I don't have but if I had more wall space I would make one. Might have to thin about this a little more and see if I can come up with a space saving version! Thanks for posting the picture.

 

[OldCarGuy]

Oldcarguy i love the sliding ladder i was thinking of doing the same thing VERY COOL! nice work.
Can i get some closeup pictures of this set up?

Here's a link to the build thread for the ladder...

http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=39039

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[rickycobra]

I like that idea! It takes up a lot of wall space I don't have but if I had more wall space I would make one. Might have to thin about this a little more and see if I can come up with a space saving version! Thanks for posting the picture.

There are ways to compact it for instance user small pipes and making it more vertical as opposed to horizontal. The only thing I've re purposed and that I like the results of was my flat dolly I made out of scrap wood and old wheels from my child's wagon.

 

[dirttracker18]

I like that idea! It takes up a lot of wall space I don't have but if I had more wall space I would make one. Might have to thin about this a little more and see if I can come up with a space saving version! Thanks for posting the picture.

How about one long verticle pipe with a number of 45 degree turn outs on it for funnels?
That would save you the space on the wall. As you can see I have been thinking about that one too

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[evintho]

I'm sure there's all kinds of variations you could build. This setup only sticks out a couple of inches from the wall. My compressor extends much further. I just put the shop vac in front and it pretty much hides it and makes the space usable. Note the wire tie dispensary above, hanging off the side of the cabinet.

 

[jabberwoki]

Thanks oldcarguy very nice job.

 

[R6 Racer]

Baby food jars, Peanut butter jars & juice cans!
Gives me a ton of hardware storage in a small space.

Steve

 

[smedly]

Two small ones. Key rack from a steel rake and mobile storage from a file cabinet. Keep most of power/air tools in this. Needed a handle to move it around- found one in a building being torn down. Recognize where that came from?

 

[Joe From NY]

Baby food jars, Peanut butter jars & juice cans!
Gives me a ton of hardware storage in a small space.

Steve

Baby food jar storage. Every time some old elderly guy dies in my neighborhood, when they clean out his basement, at the curb on garbage night you always find this exact thing, often filled with slotted screws and square nuts, all obsolute stuff.

 

[Bear]

Picked this up at a store going out of business for $10-12 -have no idea what original use was but works great to dispense my wire,

 

[Torque1st]

Baby food jar storage. Every time some old elderly guy dies in my neighborhood, when they clean out his basement, at the curb on garbage night you always find this exact thing, often filled with slotted screws and square nuts, all obsolute stuff.

That is me in a few years. Only I do not use glass jars. I like old plastic peanut butter jars. To clean out the jars squirt in some dish soap and fill 2/3 full of Hot water. Screw cap on, shake, watch the lid blow off...

Hot water heats air, raises pressure, =Boom

It does get the jars clean, you just have to leave the lid on loose to vent the pressure.


The rack may have been used to dispense wire, tubing, chain, rope, etc.

 

[Kevin54]

Who'd a thunk it? I like that idea

 

[daveroy]

Two small ones. Key rack from a steel rake and mobile storage from a file cabinet. Keep most of power/air tools in this. Needed a handle to move it around- found one in a building being torn down. Recognize where that came from?

Looks like a handicap stall hand rail to me...

 

[R6 Racer]

Baby food jar storage. Every time some old elderly guy dies in my neighborhood, when they clean out his basement, at the curb on garbage night you always find this exact thing, often filled with slotted screws and square nuts, all obsolute stuff.

Not a square nut, slotted bolt or screw in the lot!
BUT! thanks for the "old /elderly guy reference!

JK
Steve

 

[LWW]

The next thing I would have to overcome in reverse is the motor now running upside down (assuming the bit is drilling downward). Some trimmers have weighted fuel pickups like chainsaws allowing them to run in ANY position, but I don't think this one does, so I could just rotate the gearbox 90 degrees and that way it would be sticking out to the left or right depending on forward or reverse drilling.

Add another project to the list!

Actually, I think I have that exact Ryobi trimmer and tiller attachment. Just drill additional holes in the tiller attachment to accommodate the release plug. You should be able to rotate the tiller attachment and keep the motor upright.

 

[AZAV8]

Baby food jars, Peanut butter jars & juice cans!
Gives me a ton of hardware storage in a small space.

Steve

I don't use baby food jars anymore as they are usually glass. Drop the glass on the concrete floor it breaks. I only use the plastic peanut butter jars nowadays, as they don't break when they slip from my old fumbly fingers.

Phil

 

[LWW]

Recognize where that came from?

Hotel shower safety rail.

 

[sikopal]

Not quite as inventive as all of you , but here is mine. A friend was going to toss out an old wall mount cabinet so I rescued it and turned it into this:

Ray

Best re-purposed item ever seen!!!!

 

[HOTFR8]

From spare Freightliner truck fuel tank >

to fuel trailer >

All detailed in this topic / link >
http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=74661

 

[frozen_bohemian]

Plastic Bucket List

Plastic Buckets

Bolt Bucket is made from plastic buckets nested together and fitted with dividers. I have one for nuts and bolts, one for screws, and one for electrical parts.

 

[frozen_bohemian]

Expensive Wall Paper

recycling at its best.

 

[frozen_bohemian]

Nut and Bolt Storage

Painted coffee cans and baby formula cans on a dedicated shelf system to store the tons of nuts and bolts I have acquired over the years.
I used to "dumpster dive" when the field guys would finish up a big job and dump all the extra bolts and such to clean out their gang boxes. I was not unusual to bring home a couple of buckets of new nuts and bolts at a time.
All my neighbors come here before going off to the hardware store!

you can also see the roll of brown paper on a spindle, this has proved to be a great idea for keeping that roll of paper handy.

 

[bchee]

I'm using the metal frame from one of those big plastic tanks to store my scrap stuff.

The scrap stuff will later be repurposed for other stuff. (for example I'm going to use the wood to build my workbench)

There is also metal bars in there, which were window security bars that were taken down.

 

[lilredex]

Baby food jar storage. Every time some old elderly guy dies in my neighborhood, when they clean out his basement, at the curb on garbage night you always find this exact thing, often filled with SLOTTED SCREWS AND SQUARE NUTS, all obsolete stuff.

Save those for jobs where you know you will never need to remove them. Just this weekend, I used a few making a heat shield for over a catalytic converter. They can be used up, if you remember you have them.

 

[Joe From NY]

Save those for jobs where you know you will never need to remove them. Just this weekend, I used a few making a heat shield for over a catalytic converter. They can be used up, if you remember you have them.

Yeah, i guess i could use them as sacrificial stuff, when it is going to be put together once and for all. Good idea.

 

[Torque1st]

The square nuts are sometimes helpful as a semi-captive nut when they are installed so they cannot turn when the bolt/screw is tightened.

I also have a few square sockets (8-point).

 

[Eljefe640]

How about one long verticle pipe with a number of 45 degree turn outs on it for funnels?
That would save you the space on the wall. As you can see I have been thinking about that one too

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I really like that idea. I'm going to give that a shot. I'll report back on how it works...

 

[NOTABLAZER]

No pics at the moment but I got an older wire car battery display rack from the store I work at when they were remodeling the place. I cut some pieces of cardboard to go across the shelves and now I have a nice rack to store quarts of oil and other chemicals that I stock in the garage.

 

[Joe From NY]

Just picture these bed frames cut up, bolted, and welded into 50 different things around the house, shop, and yard.

 

[frozen_bohemian]

Bedframe Re-purpose

Here is what I made from my old bedframe.

 

[lilredex]

Re: Bedframe Re-purpose

Here is what I made from my old bedframe.

Like that............does it "freewheel" or is it always connected? Got brakes? Where do you ride it (legally)?? Interesting project, more details please.

 

[ctfortner]

Twins provide a lot of similac containers...

 

[ctfortner]

Oh, havent finished this one yet, will update it when I do. Got a free iced tea stainless jug, its going to easily become my new charcoal starter with a few plasma holes in it Here you can see its potential, its made just like them, only larger and stainless

 

[sberry]

Ok, how about this one?

 

[Conor]

Re: Bedframe Re-purpose

Here is what I made from my old bedframe.

i demand details ! haha

looks good

 

[bchee]

I'm thinking about having a baby so I can buy baby food jars and Similac bottles.

 

[mcdtommy23]

Oh, havent finished this one yet, will update it when I do. Got a free iced tea stainless jug, its going to easily become my new charcoal starter with a few plasma holes in it Here you can see its potential, its made just like them, only larger and stainless

I know where that came from LOL. Watch the seam at the bottom. We had quite a few with bad welds - started leaking suddenly.