ausfire Posted September 13, 2014 Share Posted September 13, 2014 What to do with a bunch of old timing gears from an aircraft maintenance workshop. Weld them together and stick a mining hose coupling and a pair of ball bearings on, and you have an echidna.Would make a hefty door stop! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matto Posted September 13, 2014 Share Posted September 13, 2014 Like it!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ironmike Posted September 13, 2014 Share Posted September 13, 2014 Wow! Those are very nice!! Ironmike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianinsa Posted September 13, 2014 Share Posted September 13, 2014 That looks bril!Wouldn't want to stub my toe on it though :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notownkid Posted September 13, 2014 Share Posted September 13, 2014 Put a little larger head on it call it a Hedge Hog aka Porcupine. It is cute, nicely done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIGGUNDOCTOR Posted September 13, 2014 Share Posted September 13, 2014 Nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scrapartoz Posted September 13, 2014 Share Posted September 13, 2014 great work mate. I like the clean shiny finish . Im sure you will get a buyer for that (if u can part with it) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ausfire Posted September 13, 2014 Author Share Posted September 13, 2014 great work mate. I like the clean shiny finish . Im sure you will get a buyer for that (if u can part with it) Thanks for the comments and g'day Andrew. I'll probably keep that one, but I usually make two if I can. (And as you would know, you never make two exactly the same.) The other one, a little smaller is pictured below. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted September 14, 2014 Share Posted September 14, 2014 I love it! It's a prime example of why you are on my must read list. That little stack of gears has more personality that some people I know. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farmweld Posted September 17, 2014 Share Posted September 17, 2014 Play fair, there are more than aircraft timing gears in there, I spotted pushbike and motorbike chain cogs as well. I spent plenty of time putting those engines together so I recognise some of them as cam drive gears and idler/transfer gears, and the face of the little one is a pump or generator drive gear. Very inventive use of what would otherwise be scapped so congratulations. How much are you selling them for? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iron woodrow Posted September 18, 2014 Share Posted September 18, 2014 cutie! my girls would love that <3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jawno Posted September 18, 2014 Share Posted September 18, 2014 I like the second one best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ausfire Posted September 22, 2014 Author Share Posted September 22, 2014 Play fair, there are more than aircraft timing gears in there, I spotted pushbike and motorbike chain cogs as well. I spent plenty of time putting those engines together so I recognise some of them as cam drive gears and idler/transfer gears, and the face of the little one is a pump or generator drive gear. Very inventive use of what would otherwise be scapped so congratulations. How much are you selling them for? Yes, you're right - I used the pushbike sprocket set as a handy reducer to the nose. But most of them are from aircraft engines - Continental I think, given to me by a local LAME during his workshop clearup. I have a heap of pistons, valves and springs, camshafts, plugs and other stuff. A lot of components he had were heavily plated and I'm not keen on welding that stuff.And I don't know what I would sell them for. Probably about $50. I'll keep one for my collection of junk art and probably give the other away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HIGHSIDER Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 Very clever. I like that.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlyingXS Posted October 9, 2014 Share Posted October 9, 2014 Very nice. Make a decent boot scraper as well by the back door. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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