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Spark plug light pulls - why not?

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Spark plug light pulls - why not? Spark plug light pulls - why not? Spark plug light pulls - why not? Click the pictures to enlarge them

These are an excellent exercise in turning as well as a great gift for some of my vintage motorcycling friends. The accompanying 50 pence piece will not mean a lot to most viewers, but the plugs are around 3” tall. They’re drilled before turning to accept the usual nylon pull cord.

The screw thread is faked. I think I used a piece of coarse hacksaw blade mounted in a wooden holder for these. I formed the hexagon flats on a belt sander after turning. I believe the timbers were ebony, ash and beech. I have done others with the ‘copper’ washer as a loose, captive ring but that needs a steady hand!

-- Res severa verum gaudium - True pleasure is a serious business.


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Russel

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posted 334 days ago

What a novel idea. Nice turning.

-- When you give someone a chance it may well be their last.

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TomFran

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posted 334 days ago

Very nice, Stewart! That looks like some minute and precise work.

-- Tom, Surfside Beach, SC - Romans 8:28

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TreeBones

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posted 334 days ago

Very cool.

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relic

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posted 334 days ago

These are neat. I may try turning some myself Stewart. So cool.

-- Andy Stark

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mot

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posted 334 days ago

Those are pretty cool. Maybe a ruler next to them so those of us out in the colonies knew how big they were? LOL…They do look cool!

-- You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation. (Plato)

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jockmike2

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posted 334 days ago

Pretty neat idea Mr. Stewart. What do your friends do with them. put them on their key chains or what? Oh I just read they use the for light pulls. Never mind. mike

-- Mike. Profisher50@yahoo.com

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toyguy

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posted 334 days ago

Hey I got an idea, how about some spark plug earrings for that lady mechanic that has everything ! Nice job.

-- Brian's Table Top Toys http://home.mountaincable.net/~bgraham/

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CharlieM1958

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posted 334 days ago

What a great imagination you have, Stewart! These are great!

I must say, though… given your usual attention to detail, I’m a bit disappointed there are no electrodes protruding from the threaded ends. <g>

-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"

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Grumpy

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posted 334 days ago

Nice job Stew. Great work on the thread.

“Always look on the bright side of life”- Monty Python

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mrtrim

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posted 334 days ago

great idea stewart ! not sure what 50pents is but im quite sure its more than i made today !! great work as usual

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rikkor

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posted 333 days ago

Very unique Stewart.

-- Maplewood, MN

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MsDebbieP

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posted 333 days ago

well isn’t that a cool idea. well done

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SPalm

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posted 333 days ago

And I thought I’d seen everything. Good job.

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YorkshireStewart

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posted 333 days ago

Thank you Jocks for your interest in my ‘whimsies’.

Toyguy – Funny you should say that! See below. I made these three or four years ago for my wife. I’d thought about doing another pair for the 2” x 4” challenge <g> Maybe not.

Tom will be pleased I photographed them against a sort of ruler background, albeit the wrong sort – those millimetre things! Anyhow, they’re just under 1” long. On my PC screen they’re coming up a double actual size. I ground some tiny turning tools from those hard masonry nails & old jigsaw (sabre saw??) blades.

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MsDebbieP

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posted 333 days ago

too cool

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Andy

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posted 333 days ago

Stewart,you just cant stick to one thing.Always experimenting.Good show old chap! Keep it up. Andy

-- " Stubborn tenacity substitutes for natural ability" ANDY

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Zuki

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posted 333 days ago

Boy that is neat.

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bigpops0259

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posted 332 days ago

Agree with with MsDebbie way too cool!

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rikkor

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posted 332 days ago

You’re incredible Stewart. That is precision turning.

-- Maplewood, MN

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GaryK

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posted 332 days ago

Very cool. What wood is the middle one made from? I recognize the last one as beech.

BTW that’s one funny looking coin :-)

-- Gary, East TX -- The longest journey begins with a single step.

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YorkshireStewart

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posted 332 days ago

Thanks for the comments folks.

Gary – I had in mind that it was ash,but on having another look at the picture – i’m not certain! Sorry about that. Probably came from the fire log pile.

The coin is a fifty pence piece – equates to about a US dollar. That particular one is from the Isle of Man; hence the motor cycle image on it – from the TT Races. The small island, in the Irish Sea, has its own government and hence the coinage is not legal tender on the UK mainland.

-- Res severa verum gaudium - True pleasure is a serious business.

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Karson

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posted 332 days ago

Stewart. You are an amazing woodworker. If there was ever anyone who thought outside the box, you are leading the charge. So many unique items come from your shop.

Great job.

-- Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com

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Dusty56

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posted 192 days ago

Fantastic ideas you have ….I used to be a mechanic and you did a great job on your imitations here :)

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