This is NOT a coffee cup!

[PaulB]

OR GOLF!!!!!

 

[MattB]

Thanks Harv, for the picture of the cup in use. I assume that is YOU in the driver's seat??? I hope so..

As for the glue....well....I'm pretty damned fond of superglue & "zipkicker". No...it doesn't really bond real well to metal...or plastic; but it sure is a hoot!

The glue being cyanoacrylate ester, and the "zip-kicker" makes it harden instantly. Great stuff! We are hoping to carry it soon for resale, but thus far, we havn't found a good source of the stuff. A cryin' shame...Go figure...the local hobby shop sells the stuff retail cheaper than we can get it wholesale. What gives?

Anyhow, superglue won't work, so disregard all that which I just rambled on about.

I will say though, I'm planning to work on some ideas of my own regarding the Chalkley Cup...and I will post the progress.

I have often described one of my cars as a 120mph tractor...and that is what I will use as my test bed. My brother's car could also be referred to as a tractor.

You can see them both at http://www.fieldlines.com/other/Ford.shtml

It takes a little time to load...Please be patient.

I'll use the old Jag for some tests of various renditions of the Chalkley cup. We'll see what happens.
Pictures to come soon.........


-Matt B

 

[Rowski]

Has anybody mentioned J-B weld?

Derek

 

[gordon]

Paul just remember this:

If you give a man a fish you will feed him for a day.

If you teach a redneck to fish he will go out in a boat and get drunk.

But you are correct isn't real fun to mount a cup is it? Or is it? The glue is the key. Or is the spacing of the magnets in relation to the vertical axis of the cup? Or maybe just maybe if you have a high iron content in your water and use the Chalkley-Harv-Magna-Forcefield cup you will end up with rust deposits on the bottom of your cup. Something to think about isn't it. Yup without a doubt more boring than golf! /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif
Gordon

 

[Harv]

PaulB -

Fishing is boring, but I love it, too. /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif

You raise an interesting point which I will not contaminate this already unwieldy thread with, so look for a new post titled "Boring Threads".

It mightbe interesting, but then again...

 

[MChalkley]

PaulB, you're not paying attention! Mounting a cup to the fender of a tractor would only be boring if it were easy. Just ask Harv to explain it. /w3tcompact/icons/laugh.gif

MarkC

 

[Harv]

Derek -
I just looked up J-B Weld and it sounds like an excellent product!

I'm getting the feeling, however, that any adhesive that works on polypropylene or polyethylene would come right out and say so. No self-respecting marketing department would pass that one up. /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif

Gordon -
Aha! Sounds like I have a fellow trivial-pursuit comrade! /w3tcompact/icons/laugh.gif
Let me know what you find out about solvents -- should be interesting.

 

[Harv]

Matt -

Yeah, that's me on the tractor, for better or for worse. /w3tcompact/icons/crazy.gif

I enjoyed your car saga -- quite a photo journey. Well done! /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif

Can't wait to see your versions of the Chalkley Cup.

 

[scruffy]

Harv, NOT being a tractor owner anymore is why I said the suggestions wouldn't be welcome. At any rate, the item I was thinking of was actually UraThane. Used to use it all the time working up clocks. With a little surface prep, it may work well. (I was thinking of covering the metal base, but not the magnet itself) Can't say if it will work though.

 

[TWINKLE_TOES]

Scruffy,

I just noticed that you are a "Veteran Member" maybe it's been that way all along or does it mean that since you have sold your tractor you are discharged from "Tractordom".
If so I'm sure it was an "Honorable Discharge". Can you apply for G.I. (Good Intentions) benefits? Have you gone out to start your tractor and found out it's not there? I bet you can check into the V.A.(valuable author) Hospital for crisis counseling. /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif/w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif