RogerH Posted September 20, 2014 Report Share Posted September 20, 2014 Hi Folks, this is nearly car related. I'm going fishing on Monday so yesterday I got my tackle out . The tackle box got squashed at sometime so off to B&Q for a new tooltacklebox - £9 The rods/handles/supports tend to be juggled from car to peg. So I decided to make a rod tube (similar to a plumbers roofrack tube for keeping the copper pipe in). The tube is easy - off to wickes for a 68mm down pipe. £5 However the ends need caps to stop things falling out. No Problem - cut out two 100mm discs in 1mm mild steel sheet. Turn up a former to 69mm and spin the sheet into a pair of beautiful cups. £0 They fit on the end of the tube perfectly. I chose 69mm as that is very slightly bigger than the nominal 68mm that the tube should be. If 69mm would have been too big I could have turned it down further and carried on spinning the cups a little more - ideal. So if your car project needs a cup and you have a lathe consider spinning. Hub caps; too easy. Roger Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lebro Posted September 20, 2014 Report Share Posted September 20, 2014 You must give me a demo sometime. Bob Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fireman049 Posted September 20, 2014 Report Share Posted September 20, 2014 Roger ~ What a lovely day, what a lovely day for getting your tackle out and standing in your backyard and shaking it all about ~ They can't touch you for it!!! :lol: Tom. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TR 2100 Posted September 20, 2014 Report Share Posted September 20, 2014 Roger, I think you should be added to the list of those giving technical seminars at IWE. C'mon - you know you want to! AlanR Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Richardtr3a Posted September 21, 2014 Report Share Posted September 21, 2014 So Roger, What happens when you go over a speedo bump and your engine stops, the caps fall off your tube and your tackle falls out. I suppose that you could use a funny green hat as a disguise and frighten the fish, If you had a funny green hat that is. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RogerH Posted September 22, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 22, 2014 Hi Richard, fall off!! the caps are engineered - they are held on with duct tape (actually a little screwhead forming a push and twist lock.) I only have a serious green hat - nothing funny at all. Roger Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dblenk Posted September 22, 2014 Report Share Posted September 22, 2014 Hi there Roger you must have some gear in your garage with sheets of steel and spinning etc sounds like youre well tooled up well done david Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RogerH Posted September 22, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 22, 2014 Hi Dave, sadly I haven't got enough of the equipment that I actually would like - decent guillotine, sheet metal bender(mine is home made) big press etc. But I like to tinker. Roger Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TorontoTim Posted September 23, 2014 Report Share Posted September 23, 2014 I've got a number of "custom" parts orders for you, Roger. Do you need a full engineering drawing (which I'm never going to have) or will a vague description of what I'm trying to achieve plus a couple of relevant measurements do? Come on, say it's ok....!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RogerH Posted September 23, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 23, 2014 Hi Tim, the back of a fag packet or just a 'dream' will suffice. Roger Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TorontoTim Posted September 23, 2014 Report Share Posted September 23, 2014 You're a good man, Roger. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
david c Posted September 23, 2014 Report Share Posted September 23, 2014 This thread has more double entendres than that bake off thingy, or is it just me?...... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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