The repurposing thread

[Crusarius]

How's the jack work on its side like that? How often do you have to reset it? Looks like you have almost enough stroke to do a 90 degree bend?

 

[Aimsmall]

It will do 90's. Seems to work good, haven't had any reason to complain so far.

 

[Movin/on]

A question on repurposing. Saw on another site that you can use a Turkey roaster as a hot tank for small parts. Recommendation was simple green so not a volatile solution.
Has anyone tried this? Thinking of buying a used one to try.

Movin/on

 

[Corndoggeh]

Voltage is not the concern at all, amperage is what will do the damage.

A 1/3 hp motor will probably pull 7-8 amps when loaded down, I don't know what your rheostat is rated for, but most wall mounted light dimmers/ceiling fan speed controls are rated for 1-2 amps.

Its not the amps that kills you, its the power. P = IV, both voltage and current contribute equally to the dead factor.

 

[GCncsuHD]

Its not the amps that kills you, its the power. P = IV, both voltage and current contribute equally to the dead factor.

Has nothing to do with what we were talking about weeks ago. No one was talking about electrocution, but burning up his rheostat.

 

[kbs2244]

I like the use of the 3 drawer side of a desk.
I have 3 of them scattered around as work tables and tool bases.

 

[MagicDot]

Supposedly a transmission cart, picked it up at one of those material handling outfits for $25. Added the plywood with purpleheart edging and it's been doing yeoman service for more than 10 years now. The thing can support a LOT of weight. It would be nice if it had locking casters, but I've made due without.

"Yeoman" .. good word.. ..good word.. Had to google that.. been lurking for a long time under various user names that I have forgotten, so I'm resurrecting your post just to say that I added a new word to my vocabulary today.. so. I'm "re-purposing" in a way.

 

[Daveo]

Fiber optic cable spool, converted to a hoop rotisserie for my 55 truck cab...

 

[kbs2244]

"Yeoman"
The guy in the back room that knows who and where everybody is.
No glory, but nothing can happen without.

 

[pepi]

Fiber optic cable spool, converted to a hoop rotisserie for my 55 truck cab...

Good one, that's what I call repurposing.

Greg

 

[foompla]

my one contribution

 

[atch]

my one contribution

Did you drill a hole through the cam to get the wire to the top or is the wire behind and out of site in the pic?

 

[foompla]

Did you drill a hole through the cam to get the wire to the top or is the wire behind and out of site in the pic?

The cam is hollow, so I just had to cut the top and bottom off so I was able to run the wire down the cam and the bulb sock screwed right on.

 

[csp]

LS engine cam?

 

[atch]

The cam is hollow, so I just had to cut the top and bottom off so I was able to run the wire down the cam and the bulb sock screwed right on.

LS engine cam?

Interesting. I don't claim to be a rocket surgeon or brain scientist, but I've never heard of a hollow camshaft.

Please tell us more.

 

[foompla]

It's from a 2JZGE (SC300). Cams are hollow will ball bearing plug on one end and threads on the other for the cam gear.

I didn't know it was hollow until I cut it

 

[2oolhound]

Hollow shafts are stronger than solid shafts. Also if you look it appears the top lobe is drilled for forced oil feed to the lobes. That is another reason for hollow cams.

 

[Fyrme]

Here's my latest repurpose. I've got hundreds upon hundreds of board feet of this old growth Douglas fir that was used in a local high school gymnasium. Rather than buy common wood flooring that anyone can buy, I decided to spend half the money and buy a quality router table and planer to make my own floors. Will it take forever? Yes. Will it be satisfying to walk on something I made from scratch? Hell yeah.

 

[FullRaceMerc]

Very cool!

 

[VC455]

Multi quote:
As an example, if you have three posts you want quote, click the MULTI-QUOTE button on the first two then click the "QUOTE" button on the third. You won't see anything happening when you click the MULTI-QUOTE button but when you click the "QUOTE" button, it brings up the edit window with all three quotes.

thank you 'jimgood' many of us (me) always wonder about this, great tip!

 

[shedfullatools]

Posted this in its own thread but hey, it fits here. Grinder stand made from a GM truck differential...

 

[Greeny]

Posted this in its own thread but hey, it fits here. Grinder stand made from a GM truck differential...

That is a cool idea that I plan to duplicate!

 

[piro222]

X2: Way cool!

 

[Provincial]

I have had an oil caddy (a dolly that clamps onto the bottom of a 5 gallon oil bucket) for years that was designed for the old steel oil cans. It is too big to hold the new plastic buckets (they taper and are much smaller at the bottom than the steel buckets), and I have been shimming it with blocks of wood, which wasn't working very well.

At a garage sale last summer I noticed a couple of variable-drive cogged v-belts that were much wider than a normal v-belt. It occured to me that they might work as a spacer to hold the bucket in the caddy. They cost me $3.00 for the pair, one of which appears to be new.

I cut the used one in half and it fits perfectly!

Now I need to find three more old-style caddys.

The second photo shows the other half of the belt and the fit on the bucket.

 

[jimgood]

I have had an oil caddy (a dolly that clamps onto the bottom of a 5 gallon oil bucket) for years that was designed for the old steel oil cans. It is too big to hold the new plastic buckets (they taper and are much smaller at the bottom than the steel buckets), and I have been shimming it with blocks of wood, which wasn't working very well.

At a garage sale last summer I noticed a couple of variable-drive cogged v-belts that were much wider than a normal v-belt. It occured to me that they might work as a spacer to hold the bucket in the caddy. They cost me $3.00 for the pair, one of which appears to be new.

I cut the used one in half and it fits perfectly!

Now I need to find three more old-style caddys.

The second photo shows the other half of the belt and the fit on the bucket.

Good eye and very creative!

 

[Horror Business]

Do any of you get this company's emails. They have some great offerings to be re-purposed. www.repurposedmaterialsinc.com

 

[pepi]

Do any of you get this company's emails. They have some great offerings to be re-purposed. www.repurposedmaterialsinc.com

No but it looks interesting, has a warehouse in atlanta, bookmarked it, got junk mail as it is ..... will keep an eye on the site.

thanks,
Greg

 

[Horror Business]

They get in some very interesting items, and seem willing to make deals.

This is a great thread BTW, I love the creativity and thriftiness of repurposing.

 

[bubinga]

I have had an oil caddy (a dolly that clamps onto the bottom of a 5 gallon oil bucket) for years that was designed for the old steel oil cans. It is too big to hold the new plastic buckets (they taper and are much smaller at the bottom than the steel buckets), and I have been shimming it with blocks of wood, which wasn't working very well.

At a garage sale last summer I noticed a couple of variable-drive cogged v-belts that were much wider than a normal v-belt. It occured to me that they might work as a spacer to hold the bucket in the caddy. They cost me $3.00 for the pair, one of which appears to be new.

I cut the used one in half and it fits perfectly!

Now I need to find three more old-style caddys.

The second photo shows the other half of the belt and the fit on the bucket.

Good eye and very creative!

Sweet!

 

[nonhog]

About to toss an old safe in the scrap heap. No code to open it.
Older version of this.... http://www.sentrysafe.com/Products/288/DH-074E_Digital_Depository_Safe_

Other than adding wheels and making a base for a grinder stand I got nothing.
Not going to use much of my limited energy thinking about it either. Shop is a mess, path of least resistance would be "toss it". Thought I would see if anybody had a creative idea before I do. Beside a grinder stand base. LOL

 

[jeffg]

It looks like you can get a code for the safe with a couple of easy steps. Just a thought.

 

[nonhog]

It looks like you can get a code for the safe with a couple of easy steps. Just a thought.

Good idea, however no ID# we already contacted the manufacturer. Could take it to a locksmith but its got a fair amount of corrosion from old batteries.
Its safe days are behind it. With me anyway.

 

[jeffg]

Good idea, however no ID# we already contacted the manufacturer. Could take it to a locksmith but its got a fair amount of corrosion from old batteries.
Its safe days are behind it. With me anyway.

bummer. sounds like a boat anchor to me.

 

[alwaysFlOoReD]

A question on repurposing. Saw on another site that you can use a Turkey roaster as a hot tank for small parts. Recommendation was simple green so not a volatile solution.
Has anyone tried this? Thinking of buying a used one to try.

Movin/on

Funny thing....I just finished gathering the parts to do this. My mothers old [from the '50's ?] aluminum roaster pan won't fit the oven we have so rather than toss it I'm going to make a parts cleaner. The pan is four parts; the 6" high base, an 6" high extension, a shallow pan with 3/8" holes through-out, and the 2.5" high lid. The pan without the extension is too small to be usable for turkeys and we have a new pan for other meals. I plan on using a travel trailer 12V water pump and diesel fuel for cleaner. I'll post later how it turns out.
PS; Currently I'm using a aquarium pump on a regular sized parts cleaner with diesel and it still works after a year...just low volume.

 

[-Brent-]

I'm working on repurposing this old barn roof into my ceiling material for my shop. Still more to do.

 

[-Brent-]

Another repurposed feature of my garage (there are quite a few) are the accent lights that were dock lights in their former lives. I rewired them and put LED lights in them. I have two more to be used elsewhere.

 

[-Brent-]

The handle is from a 1940s Bendix washing machine.

 

[Kentuckian]

bump to the top

 

[jimreed2160]

My former work shirts are repurposed and used as yardware. When they finish there, they graduate into the workshop. Mostly as rags, but the pockets are special. For this one, I wrapped the extra fabric around a board and shot some brads into it. Now I know where I can find my pencil.

 

[-Brent-]

Here's a 3 for 1 repurposing deal. The roller is a meat-hook trolley that I removed the hook from and straightened out. The end stops came off of a vehicle at the junk yard. They're bumpers for the hood to rest on. And the angled portions are strap hangers that I chopped up and modified to hold the rubber stops.







The doors, too, are repurposed. They're late 1800 Italian doors off of maybe an armoire or pantry or something like that.

Another item I repurposed were these 1928/29 Model A Ford fender irons used to hang and support my garage door rails.




(Not finished in this pic but have since been finished)