The repurposing thread

[sberry]

Whipped together scrap.

 

[Shootinok]

Old plunger, drilled a hole in the handle to hang it by - makes a handy dispenser for a roll of blue shop towels.

Ha! Now that’s a classic look!
Love it !!


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[Monza Harry]

I figured that was why you did it that way..lol

harley you could put some of these with the blocks the other way and have the best of both worlds. Harry
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[cliftonbros89]

Whipped together scrap.

That’s interesting

 

[el monte slim]

This industrial pipe threading machine by Ostler Manufacturing...



was

converted into a twisting machine for wrought iron work. It will twist 5/8” steel square stock COLD.

Major kudos for an excellent idea and execution of same in repurposing. Seeing what you accomplished prompted me to lookup Oster Manufacturing on the Internet. You're probably already aware of this, but they're still in business and going strong since 1893. I bet they would love to see what you've done with one of their "vintage" machines!

https://www.ostermfg.com/about-us/history

https://www.ostermfg.com/about-us/museum

https://www.ostermfg.com/resources/serial-number-lookup

https://www.ostermfg.com/contact-us

 

[lis2323]

https://www.ostermfg.com/about-us/history

https://www.ostermfg.com/about-us/museum

https://www.ostermfg.com/resources/serial-number-lookup

https://www.ostermfg.com/contact-us

Thanks for the compliment! AND the links. Very informative. [emoji106]

 

[csp]

I ended up with some bent, somewhat mangled 42" wide pallet rack uprights in a bundle of other pallet racking in a farm auction. I also have four Jeep CJ axles in the way on the floor of my storage building and knew that a rack to store them on would be most beneficial and decided to put the bent uprights to use. I cut the width down to 32", welded uprights onto feet at a 10degree angle and used part of a ladder rack off of a van for bracing. My first thought was to weld "pegs" to the upright to hold the axles, but decided why not use the fact that the upright has holes and make it modular. Now the pegs bolt on anywhere I want them. I haven't loaded it up yet, but it should be fine for temporary storage in a building that nobody goes into.

 

[Shootinok]

...Now the pegs bolt on anywhere I want them. I haven't loaded it up yet, but it should be fine for temporary storage in a building that nobody goes into.

Really nice rack!
Good repurpose job.


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[slowtwitch73]

Knife from a file and hardwood floor scraps.

 

[joe49]

I haven't loaded it up yet, but it should be fine for temporary storage in a building that nobody goes into.

Like the rack. But your comment got me laughing.

 

[atch]

Really nice rack!

I don't think I've ever heard one man say that to another man...

 

[sberry]

Gonna be neater and more deliberate with another one but wanted the shaker now.

 

[WoodsTruck]

I must have gotten carried away on mine.

 

[sberry]

It seems the commercial one has a velcro and elastic strap? I was going to add a piece of welding wire to retain the clamp. The hi ole could have been burned farther apart and I grabed this up so fast that I really didn't make a fussy cut but it's rather irrelevent. Pat should whiz this up in his metal plant.

 

[Hephaestus29]

Some of you might remember my repurpose
of part of a Soloflex into a Mailbox post on
page 48. I won’t re-post that pic but I had
two more Soloflex machines that I got cheap
when things were down and selling cheap
or given away. This time I made a King Size Bed out of the
square tubing along with some other materials
I had, and had to buy. I had already purchased
the Stall Walls “which I washed thank-you" and
I used that for the platform base that the
mattress will lay on. I had to buy the steel that connect the posts,
and the red oak for
the Headboard. I also bought a crosscut saw
to go on the top of the headboard.
I just broke it down to have it sandblasted
to get it ready for paint. Stay tuned for final pics.

 

[4 FN 27]

Gonna be neater and more deliberate with another one but wanted the shaker now.

Carey that is genius!!!

Never gave much consideration to process improvement on Paint Shaking...

Some days when I sit down to TIG weld I often think my shaking hands could provided pretty good job security in the paint department of the local Home Depot.

It seems the commercial one has a velcro and elastic strap? I was going to add a piece of welding wire to retain the clamp. The hi ole could have been burned farther apart and I grabed this up so fast that I really didn't make a fussy cut but it's rather irrelevent. Pat should whiz this up in his metal plant.

When I saw your pic that was the first thing that went through my mind LOL...

Tell you what...if I get ambitious (more than likely bored) I'll make 2 of them and ship you one.

 

[sberry]

I was thinking you could make the ultimate. Little clip or clamp that held it all together. I built something like Woods did above,, this was zippy. The slots were basically to keep from losing the clamps. A buckle, velcro etc would work. Seems I saw one in the store but don't recall the details. This really makes them spray well, that and soaking the cans in hot water.
I can see the heel of that angle ground down to give some round relief for the clamp would be ok too.

 

[IndyGarage]

I like the paint shakers. How fast can you shake up a can with one of those?


I wonder if it would somehow work for quart size cans.

 

[sberry]

I need to frame up one more, this one is full now and another common pallet stuffed. I am going to toss some.

 

[WoodsTruck]

I like the paint shakers. How fast can you shake up a can with one of those?


I wonder if it would somehow work for quart size cans.

It takes longer to drop it into the Sawzall and tighten the clamp and then remove as it does to give it a quick 200 shakes inverted and then upright.

I think quart sized cans would be too much load for the flexibility of the blade.

 

[Hephaestus29]

I like the paint shakers. How fast can you shake up a can with one of those?


I wonder if it would somehow work for quart size cans.

You can do numerous things like that
with a sawzall apparently.

 

[atch]

I had a couple of tape measures that had broken springs.

I was replacing the back rail on my CM radial arm saw so attached pieces of them to the new rail. These aren't meant for accuracy; rather when I need something where extreme accuracy isn't necessary I can just slap the wood up there and cut off. At least close enough for many things. Think "I need a couple of 2x4 blocks about a foot long".

Obviously when actual length is critical this isn't close enough. And when I do need something like that I usually use one of my power miter boxes. They make nicer cuts anyway.

NOTE: the writing on the table says "pencils in cabinet below." I was always looking for a pencil so I put some in a box in the cabinet that the RAS is mounted on.

 

[quadrcr87]

Whipped together scrap.

Red Green has joined GJ!

 

[ndnchf]

I took an old, very heavy duty screw jack and made it into a jackstand. This thing is a beast with 1-3/4" diameter acme screw threads. This works great for fine height adjustment. For the saddle I cut and bent a piece of 1/4" plate steel. Then welded it to a old socket that fits over the top stem.

 

[Muggzy]

I took an old, very heavy duty screw jack and made it into a jackstand. This thing is a beast with 1-3/4" diameter acme screw threads. This works great for fine height adjustment. For the saddle I cut and bent a piece of 1/4" plate steel. Then welded it to a old socket that fits over the top stem.

Great idea!

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[lis2323]

Great idea!

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X2! Very nice. [emoji106]

 

[CheezyRiderAZ]

Knife from a file and hardwood floor scraps.

NICE!
I like the fact that you left the ridges in the back of the blade.

 

[harley jim]

I got a crashed cart off the road a while back and made a new shop chair

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[harley jim]

I finally finished the inside.
My neighbor gave me this machine crate and we made a garden shed. I cut the end panel and made a door, we added 5/8 advanteck to the floor, made tool hangers from some old galvanized brackets I had stored, and painted an old table and the leftover plywood.

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[larry4406]

I got a crashed cart off the road a while back and made a new shop chair

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Harley Jim - pretty clever shop chair!

 

[stinkity stoink]

I got a crashed cart off the road a while back and made a new shop chair

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That’s great !!!

 

[acer66]

Gonna be neater and more deliberate with another one but wanted the shaker now.

I must have gotten carried away on mine.

Great idea, did not think about hose clamps, I wanted to do that with a big caulk gun but that might be to heavy.

 

[Bears Fan]

You do get creativity points and it even has a cup holder

You need to show up at the local grocery store with that and have your wife push you around just to watch peoples reactions

 

[shortykorte]

I got a crashed cart off the road a while back and made a new shop chair

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I just cleaned up metal from a construction site and a cart was included. I will definitely make a chair instead of hauling to the dump. Thanks.


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[acer66]

You do get creativity points and it even has a cup holder

Very cool.

 

[sberry]

While we are on carts.

 

[harley jim]

You do get creativity points and it even has a cup holder [emoji106] [emoji106]

You need to show up at the local grocery store with that and have your wife push you around just to watch peoples reactions [emoji38]_hitti

I have part of an old hoveround that may get installed then the wife wont get tired pushing me around

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[harley jim]

I had a front bumper from a 52 chevy and made a grade box for my lawn tractor. I have a 7' box on the big tractor but it is hard to distribute top soil evenly on the grass. The small one works perfect I can set the depth and it will level the soil. Thought I would try it on the gravel and it did a good job there also.


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[dwysywd]

Old broom stick...check
Scrap piece of wood...check
Extra set of rare earth magnets...check
New magnetic sweeper, priceless.





My spoils of war...



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[bonneyman]

I took an old, very heavy duty screw jack and made it into a jackstand. This thing is a beast with 1-3/4" diameter acme screw threads. This works great for fine height adjustment. For the saddle I cut and bent a piece of 1/4" plate steel. Then welded it to a old socket that fits over the top stem.

Sweet!