Quick Bits

[Grizzlymi]

Hey forum, are switchblades/automatic knives legal in your state, city or county? They were decriminalized here not too long ago. Silly laws, probably stemmed from 1950s mafia/gangster hysteria and the like.

Only spring assisted or manual open knives here in Michigan.

 

[Whitetrashrocker]

Only spring assisted or manual open knives here in Michigan.

So an otf is ok ?

 

[Whitetrashrocker]

End of project.



I like my rotating head vise.



Go ahead, roast my welds.





Hi temp fire place paint.



I made a tube.
That was a nice welding project.
I have no idea what it is so I threw it in the trash.

 

[Denny]

That is a great little muffler prototype! I wonder if it could be scaled up to fit a 420 Rotaderp?

 

[Grizzlymi]

Welds look good to me, or at least compared to mine!

 

[Grizzlymi]

Don't forget to let us know how good it worked and quite it was on whatever engine you made it for.

 

[Hellion]

Hi temp fire place paint.

Shoulda painted it orange.

 

[Whitetrashrocker]

I call those the orange can o death

Would seem fitting.

 

[Grizzlymi]

A Fram PH223 stencil would be fitting as well.

 

[Whitetrashrocker]

I wonder why the threaded adapters show up in the frequently bought together....

 

[Whitetrashrocker]

Well a few pops on the porch before it gets dark. Can't hardly go outside cause its 105°.
Ill have to get more evidence to conclude but id say half of the noise went away.
Perhaps a better bore fit next time.
Ill call it a glass pack. Still a bit throaty but not open headers.

 

[Wicked_Daddy]

I waited over a year to get the clearance to get my first "muffler". My second one took almost 9 months. You are inspiring me to get some pipe and do it myself. Have y'all seen those solvent trap kits? Interesting.

 

[Denny]

Have y'all seen those solvent trap kits? Interesting.

No, what are they?

 

[Whitetrashrocker]

Solvent traps screw on the barrel to catch the solvent you use to wash them out.
It keeps from making a mess and contains the solvent for reuse.
They have a baffle sediment filter inside.

Some times they get a hole in the bottom...

 

[Hellion]

Solvent traps screw on the barrel to catch the solvent

Right, or contain the spatter from the bore brush as it exits the muzzle, like flicking your thumb across a wet toothbrush, it’s messy. I made one from a 6-8oz bottled water bottle and some string. Tie it to the front sight base, et voilá.

If you point the muzzle down, you can really saturate the bore and let the residue collect in the bottle, then draw it up again with a sort of siphon action. Good point on re-using the solvent. It can continue to do its job despite being gunked up.

 

[Grizzlymi]

I waited over a year to get the clearance to get my first "muffler". My second one took almost 9 months. You are inspiring me to get some pipe and do it myself. Have y'all seen those solvent trap kits? Interesting.

Yes! Kind of like an 80% lower, just finish with a hole.

 

[Grizzlymi]

At least the tax stamp to the "crown" is gone. Still takes around 9 months to get approved. So stupid considering it is the same background check as a firearm. "Hey, you are approved to purchased your firearm, but need to wait 9 months to make it not kill your hearing."

 

[Edwin Spangler]

Anyone wanna guess what's going on here?

 

[Grizzlymi]

I know what you did last summer, 8? Minus the rain boots.

 

[Denny]

Anyone wanna guess what's going on here?View attachment 162922

Your making a mess and drilling holes in your wife’s good table?