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freelancer1972
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Location: Bellevue Joined: Fri Feb 15, 2013 Posts: 391
Real Name: Gary
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So I had a weird itch to make a lamp out of pipe and random old parts. This weekend project extended into Monday. 75% of the time was spent sourcing parts from my basement and getting the nine different thread sizes and pitches to fit together. I'm pretty pleased with the results and best parts, cost = $0 and nothing is newer than 40 years old. I thought about painting it but wife said to leave it alone.
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Tue Jan 26, 2021 9:07 am |
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Arisaka
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Location: Tacoma Joined: Sat May 4, 2013 Posts: 6196
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That’s a great job! Well done!!!
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Tue Jan 26, 2021 9:36 am |
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chich627
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Location: Seatac Joined: Thu Feb 2, 2012 Posts: 501
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Very cool!! I can just hear my wife saying "you're going to scratch the table!" so I'd have to create some kind of felt-bottom base. But that's awesome, even more since you didn't have to buy any of the parts!
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Tue Jan 26, 2021 9:59 am |
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surevaliance
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Location: AZ Joined: Fri Aug 17, 2018 Posts: 6763
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Now it’s time for steampunk AR15!
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Tue Jan 26, 2021 10:10 am |
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WUAD
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Location: Lakewood Joined: Thu Nov 9, 2017 Posts: 113
Real Name: Rod
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Sorry that's not to safety standards! The air valve needs to have a TPMS.
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Tue Jan 26, 2021 1:17 pm |
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surevaliance
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Location: AZ Joined: Fri Aug 17, 2018 Posts: 6763
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WUAD wrote: Sorry that's not to safety standards! The air valve needs to have a TPMS. Then, it’s time for OSHA-approved steampunk AR15!
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Tue Jan 26, 2021 1:22 pm |
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Traut
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Location: Downtown Newcastle Joined: Sat Mar 5, 2016 Posts: 3440
Real Name: Traut
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Nice lamp! Would have been cool to incorporate on/off rotary switch into faucet valve handle. Still very creative. Great job!
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Tue Jan 26, 2021 4:22 pm |
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chuckisduck
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Location: Lynnwood Joined: Sat Nov 28, 2020 Posts: 772
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nicely done, and agree with the wife that painting takes away from it.
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Tue Jan 26, 2021 4:24 pm |
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MadPick
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Location: Renton, WA Joined: Sun Mar 13, 2011 Posts: 51919
Real Name: Steve
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chuckisduck wrote: nicely done, and agree with the wife that painting takes away from it. Love it!!
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Tue Jan 26, 2021 9:25 pm |
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Old Growth
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Location: Nisqually Valley Joined: Wed Oct 5, 2016 Posts: 4814
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chich627 wrote: Very cool!! I can just hear my wife saying "you're going to scratch the table!" so I'd have to create some kind of felt-bottom base. Just explain to her that the table is becoming more desirable as you "distress" it.
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Tue Jan 26, 2021 11:21 pm |
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Old Growth
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Location: Nisqually Valley Joined: Wed Oct 5, 2016 Posts: 4814
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Looks good! Ive thought about building something like it, but thats about $200 in fittings that could fix several machines and plumbing or air lines! Threaded iron is expensive these days.
Good job!
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Tue Jan 26, 2021 11:24 pm |
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freelancer1972
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Location: Bellevue Joined: Fri Feb 15, 2013 Posts: 391
Real Name: Gary
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Thanks for the nice comments everyone Traut wrote: Nice lamp! Would have been cool to incorporate on/off rotary switch into faucet valve handle. Still very creative. Great job! I like this idea, I have an extra valve that I might fashion to go around the twist switch.
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Wed Jan 27, 2021 5:46 pm |
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Jarrow
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Location: Ridgefield Joined: Fri Jan 22, 2021 Posts: 33
Real Name: Caleb
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Super cool! I LIKE IT
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Thu Jan 28, 2021 9:12 am |
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