Todays shop time.

[4570Man]

Wouldn't fiberglass tape dry rock hard? I've thought about the bicycle inter tube, but I'm not sure how durable it'll be.

 

[Luke'sScreenName]

Maybe? I think you want to dampen vibration and any change in substrate density would help. I'm mostly talking out of my rear though (like usual).

 

[dragoneggs]

I'm mostly talking out of my rear though (like usual).

That's what I was doing! But I kinda liked the repurposing idea of the inner tube because I heard 'low dollar project'.

 

[4570Man]

I came up with a likely solution. I stole a bicycle grip from the garage and managed to get it slipped on. I returned it to the bicycle. A new set is around $5 so that's close enough to low dollar.

 

[daugen]

I came up with a likely solution. I stole a bicycle grip from the garage and managed to get it slipped on. I returned it to the bicycle. A new set is around $5 so that's close enough to low dollar.

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great idea, that looks perfect. Better glue it, don't want that weapon flying off...
I used the same grip for the manual clutch handle on my Gravely rider.

 

[arkydog]

try carburetor cleaner spray and then slide the handle grip on. makes it easy to slide on and makes the grip tacky after it dries. bike bmx riders did all the time

 

[4570Man]

I got a piece of heater hose over the hatchet handle. The hose was free so it fit the criteria. I made a pull chainsaw. It's a lot more work than I thought it would be. I bought a brand new Stihl chain at a yard sale for a $1, but it didn't fit any saw I had. The Stihl dealer wouldn't trade it, so I figured this was as good as anything to do with it. I've mostly been powder coating cups.

 

[dieselcrawler]

I built a couple water bucket warmers. The 5 gallon buckets we use to water the dogs freeze, so I made a heated base to sit the buckets on.

Old 5 gallon bucket cut off about 6" tall, with the bottom cut out also. A strip of the left over side wall added on to make a lip to keep the water bucket in place.



I put a light fixture inside, a piece of sheet metal replaced the bottom I cut out. All the metal is tied together and grounded. They will be plugged into a GFI protected outlet. 40 watt bulb to start with... Bigger if needed.

 

[Billrog]

It looks a great idea but I think your going to find the bulbs burn out real fast. I hope I'm wrong.

 

[dieselcrawler]

Why would the bulbs burn out faster?

First test today... Steady 15° +/- all day, bucket 3/4 full had half inch of ice after 12 hours... I added foil tape inside the heater walls, and put a 75 watt bulb in the second heater I made. Side by side comparison over night, low temps near 5° predicted. I may wrap with carpet padding as insulation.

Testing conducted in an open concrete floor area of the barn where a melted bucket/heater or spilled water will hurt nothing.