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[Andymann]

Couple of years ago we got an old 50's Motorcycle Helmet donated to our Velocette Motorcycle Club.  The plan is to turn it into a Trophy (similar to the picture below) and award it every year at our annual gathering.  None of the Trophy shops I have spoken to are prepared to do it, and just suggest I try and get hold of a carpenter.

Is there anyone who would like to make a bit of spare cash and do something a little different?  It won't be difficult - a square base with a rectangular block (to be able to add plaques) with a circle on top to mount the Helmet.

It just needs to be tastefully done out of decent wood.

Any takers - Gauteng based if possible!

[Hairy]

1 hour ago, Andymann said:

Couple of years ago we got an old 50's Motorcycle Helmet donated to our Velocette Motorcycle Club.  The plan is to turn it into a Trophy (similar to the picture below) and award it every year at our annual gathering.  None of the Trophy shops I have spoken to are prepared to do it, and just suggest I try and get hold of a carpenter.

Is there anyone who would like to make a bit of spare cash and do something a little different?  It won't be difficult - a square base with a rectangular block (to be able to add plaques) with a circle on top to mount the Helmet.

It just needs to be tastefully done out of decent wood.

Any takers - Gauteng based if possible!

Just butting in where I am not invited.....but.

If you can find a moerse piston you can mount it to a wooden block as such with the helmet attached?

 

EDIT: Quick picture compilation of random images below to illustrate what I mean.

Edited August 25, 2021 by Hairy

[Steven Knoetze (sk27)]

16 hours ago, Andymann said:

Couple of years ago we got an old 50's Motorcycle Helmet donated to our Velocette Motorcycle Club.  The plan is to turn it into a Trophy (similar to the picture below) and award it every year at our annual gathering.  None of the Trophy shops I have spoken to are prepared to do it, and just suggest I try and get hold of a carpenter.

Is there anyone who would like to make a bit of spare cash and do something a little different?  It won't be difficult - a square base with a rectangular block (to be able to add plaques) with a circle on top to mount the Helmet.

It just needs to be tastefully done out of decent wood.

Any takers - Gauteng based if possible!

@carrera4s would be the man for this I recken.

[Andymann]

15 hours ago, Hairy said:

Just butting in where I am not invited.....but.

If you can find a moerse piston you can mount it to a wooden block as such with the helmet attached?

 

EDIT: Quick picture compilation of random images below to illustrate what I mean.

That actually looks a hell of a lot better in real life than it sounded in my head!

[patches]

Yesterday I was pottering in the garage wondering how to better organize myself and in turn reignited my deal for some sort of mobile workshop/bench.

I went and re-watched a bunch of the YouTube vids I had previously drawn inspiration from, and stumbled on a new one... this...

More pics here:

https://woodwerks-usa.com/products/mobile-werkshop-plans-milwaukee-woodpeckers-armor-tool

This guy has gone next level! I'd hate to think what the cost of all that was, especially as he is a hobbyist.

So with a far lower budget and limited access to half of the cool things available in the US, I have installed Autodesk Inventor Pro and will commence the design on my take of this, suited to my tools, needs, material availability, and budget.

It's been about 6 years since I used Inventor in anger, so some dusting off of the old skills will be part of the process

Edited August 26, 2021 by patches

[stefmeister]

8 hours ago, patches said:

Yesterday I was pottering in the garage wondering how to better organize myself and in turn reignited my deal for some sort of mobile workshop/bench.

I went and re-watched a bunch of the YouTube vids I had previously drawn inspiration from, and stumbled on a new one... this...

More pics here:

https://woodwerks-usa.com/products/mobile-werkshop-plans-milwaukee-woodpeckers-armor-tool

This guy has gone next level! I'd hate to think what the cost of all that was, especially as he is a hobbyist.

So with a far lower budget and limited access to half of the cool things available in the US, I have installed Autodesk Inventor Pro and will commence the design on my take of this, suited to my tools, needs, material availability, and budget.

It's been about 6 years since I used Inventor in anger, so some dusting off of the old skills will be part of the process

Noticed lately woodworktubers having a huge boner for aluminium extrusions. 

[patches]

1 hour ago, stefmeister said:

Noticed lately woodworktubers having a huge boner for aluminium extrusions. 

and deep pockets too!

Watched another woodtuber make an alu-extrusion workbench and he even put one of those Festool vacuum vises

 

[Steven Knoetze (sk27)]

I think, personally, that the extensive use of the extrusions like that is a way of cheating, or dumbing down the skills needed to do it properly.
It is the same as saying digital art is on the same level as an artist who literally puts oil to a canvas. It is not the same.

[bertusras]

14 minutes ago, Steven Knoetze (sk27) said:

is a way of cheating

Can't the same be said for power tools then? And CNC's?

Everything has its place in my opinion.

[Steven Knoetze (sk27)]

3 minutes ago, bertusras said:

Can't the same be said for power tools then? And CNC's?

Everything has its place in my opinion.

Yes and no I suppose.

I fine piece of cabinetry, where the drawers and joints are all dove-tailed.
One has been done meticulously by the carpenter using a saw and chisel, the other done using a perspex template and router.
The outcome is the same, and at times the price, but was the same "artistry" involved??

[stefmeister]

26 minutes ago, patches said:

and deep pockets too!

Watched another woodtuber make an alu-extrusion workbench and he even put one of those Festool vacuum vises

 

It's nice when all your projects are sponsored. As soon as something is trending with one tuber, the rest follow suit. The quality of the content goes down as all of them just do what generates the most views.

[geomark]

13 hours ago, patches said:

Yesterday I was pottering in the garage wondering how to better organize myself and in turn reignited my deal for some sort of mobile workshop/bench.

I went and re-watched a bunch of the YouTube vids I had previously drawn inspiration from, and stumbled on a new one... this...

More pics here:

https://woodwerks-usa.com/products/mobile-werkshop-plans-milwaukee-woodpeckers-armor-tool

This guy has gone next level! I'd hate to think what the cost of all that was, especially as he is a hobbyist.

So with a far lower budget and limited access to half of the cool things available in the US, I have installed Autodesk Inventor Pro and will commence the design on my take of this, suited to my tools, needs, material availability, and budget.

It's been about 6 years since I used Inventor in anger, so some dusting off of the old skills will be part of the process

I refuse to take anyone seriously who's workspace is this clean and pristine!

[Hairy]

On 6/17/2021 at 1:17 AM, patches said:

Lending Tools...

What's your policy on lending tools to friends?

I'm sure we all have that one friend (often more than one) that kinda knows enough to be dangerous and has never been wiling to invest in their own tools because they rely on the fact you have the tools they need and they'll just bum them off you.

I have this fairly frequently and for the most part I have mitigated this by saying "come over to my house and we'll work on it together" or "the local Men's Shed has way better tools for the job and the membership is reasonable" (45 NZD/year).

But lately the challenge is that this particular individual is wanting to lend tools relating to an onsite build, so both the above solutions are invalid. My concerns are 3 fold:

• injury to person due to inexperience on using dangerous specialised tools
• damage/loss of tools and cost to replace (tools requested total approx R20,000 in replacement value)
• inconvenience of not having tools available should I need them

The guy is a long term mate and doesn't want to intentionally cause me grief. I'm just conscious that I am becoming the local tool-library and the above-mentioned concerns grow each time.

Interested to hear your stances on things like this?!

I still look for a chain whip that never found it's way home. Then I got in a pinch and needed it urgently, ended up making a DIY version with a plank and old chain.

What I am saying is ..... good luck.

Could you wing it and say your insurance only covers usage at your home and not when the tools are off site?

[Rich Stan]

Random one guys, my old man past away a few years ago and in the process of packing up his workshop.

 

He used to make wooden toys, and there still a good few bags of part he imported from the states (pegs, wheels, people etc) that I am looking to sell. Any recommendations on where to even start?

[Steven Knoetze (sk27)]

10 minutes ago, Rich Stan said:

Random one guys, my old man past away a few years ago and in the process of packing up his workshop.

 

He used to make wooden toys, and there still a good few bags of part he imported from the states (pegs, wheels, people etc) that I am looking to sell. Any recommendations on where to even start?

Try a local market, there is one in Pretoria and an old man makes wooden toys. He might be interested.
Perhaps you should post a few pics, someone here may take them to tinker with. I might even......

 

[Rich Stan]

Great, thanks for the advice Steven. What is the name of the market in Pretoria you referring to so I can check it out?

 

Attached are some images of what I have if anyone is interested?