Simple modifications to common items

[Sourdough]

[QUOTE=your_comforting_company;175968] voila, now you have a balaclava thing.. I'll call it a scarf cuz i'm a redneck and have no idea how to pronounce balaclava.


Put Snot rag on the front and you got a Dickey.

[your_comforting_company]

Put Snot rag on the front and you got a Dickey.

there won't be any of those anywhere near my face... HAR HAR HAR.

I dunno rick.. I'm not all that savvy with sewing anything other than skin lol...
the "knit" weave is all wavy and looped and a whole bunch of stuff I don't understand so I just can't say.
Whenever I got some spare time, I'll give it a go, unless someone beats me to it (please!) I got a lot of projects going!

[Batch]

I take 2nd generation glow in the dark powder (buy on internet), mix it with clear epoxy, and put it on my flashlight lens on the outside edge where the light will recharge it. Now every time I use the flashlight, it charges up the GID powder. The glow lasts 8 hrs so I can find it when I need to use the outhouse while camping.

Is there a reason you chose powder over paint?

I was looking at this site:

http://www.4physics.com/catalog/prod...roducts_id/407

Is this different than what you are talking about and would you mind show the area illuminated by the flashlight when the glow in the dark is being used.

[rwc1969]

Good thread..........

#3 Mag lite fire piston --Pretty cool, tried making a wooden one no luck.
Maybe try this when I screw up one of my Mag-lites, but wouldn't ruin one on purpose.
http://wiki.goingprepared.com/index....te_fire_piston ...

i had an old maglite lying around that didn't work and made one of these. I can't get it to work. Tried tinder fungus and charcloth. Nothing!

[Canadian-guerilla]

so i've had a pair of welding gloves sitting around for a few years now

similar to
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and i got to thinking, there's some nice leather there, so here's what i did with one of them

took some scissors and cut a line down between each of the fingers right to the end
and i'm in the process of making 4 makeshift sheaths for smaller knives
the top of each " finger strip " will be used for a belt loop

[hunter63]

so i've had a pair of welding gloves sitting around for a few years now

similar to
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and i got to thinking, there's some nice leather there, so here's what i did with one of them

took some scissors and cut a line down between each of the fingers right to the end
and i'm in the process of making 4 makeshift sheaths for smaller knives
the top of each " finger strip " will be used for a belt loop

Noooooooooo, Ahhhhhhhh, now that hurts...Ahhhhhhhh....you know how much those cost!

[Rick]

Man, I thought it was a hernia. I stop. I look. I price. I keep on walking.

[Ole WV Coot]

Man, I thought it was a hernia. I stop. I look. I price. I keep on walking.

I would gladly have made those little sheaths for those gloves, bought some even.

[welderguy]

I would gladly have made those little sheaths for those gloves, bought some even.

I have some extras you need a pair be happy to send one your way.

[Canadian-guerilla]

my weekend project

trying to make a food dryer from a 2 drawer filing cabinet

stick a heater in the bottom drawer
and maybe an upsidedown strainer/sieve on the top drawer

i'll try something simple like banana slices and apple slices

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[rebel]

my weekend project

trying to make a food dryer from a 2 drawer filing cabinet

stick a heater in the bottom drawer
and maybe an upsidedown strainer/sieve on the top drawer

i'll try something simple like banana slices and apple slices

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That's a good idea! I like to recyle things too.
If you lived in the southwest you could probably just paint it black and put it in the sun. You could also make a solar oven or a smoker out of it.

[Rick]

I don't think you need a circular strainer like that. All you would really need to do is elevate a flat wire rack in the top drawer. The hot air from the lower drawer will flow up both sides and the back of the top drawer. You might need some small holes in the sides at the bottom and some around the top. That would set an air flow, which you will want. Drill some holes in the top shelf and the air should draw in the bottom (drilled holes) and out the top (drilled holes).

Just thinking out loud. It should work very well I would think.

Something like this but rectangular?

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[Justin Case]

Noooooooooo, Ahhhhhhhh, now that hurts...Ahhhhhhhh....you know how much those cost!

I tried that once (make a knife sheath) with a old baseball Glove,, had the stitching there too,, but alas, I have ZERO talent for making such things and i screwed it up, (cut wrong) but the leather was real good

[Canadian-guerilla]

i don't have anything wire meshy at my place
was gonna get a strainer from my sister for practice
maybe i'll stop by the hardware store and see what they have for wire mesh

might start with 20 banana slices and take 2 out every 30 minutes to check on progress

my end goal is to make something that's portable
that i can take out with me in the bush for the day

a DIY solar food dryer maybe the size of a briefcase

[Canadian-guerilla]

Noooooooooo, Ahhhhhhhh, now that hurts...Ahhhhhhhh....you know how much those cost!

the pic i used was not my welding gloves, just something from google images

the welding gloves i have/had were given to me a few years ago
and had definitely seen better days

[Rick]

Check a second hand store like Goodwill. I've seen the stainless steel baking racks in several of them.

[crashdive123]

Rather than a rack or strainer, you might try drilling a line of holes on either side of the top drawer and then lace an unshielded wire through the holes, making your own rack. Wooden dowels would probably work too, but covering them with foil to keep from the porous wood from soaking up the juices.

[hunter63]

the pic i used was not my welding gloves, just something from google images

the welding gloves i have/had were given to me a few years ago
and had definitely seen better days

Thanks you, now I can breath again.
Have several pair, for wood stove stuff, camp fire stuff, working with metal, and a real thick foundry pair when I'm pouring lead bullets and round balls.

Funny part is, SIL worked in a foundey had all kinds of them, used them for every thing, then tossed them.
Could'a killed him.......he does'nt work there any more and now wishes that he had a couple of pairs.

I have no problem reusing leather or most anything else, but I did almost choke when you posted that pic of a new pair......Whew!

[canid]

i have one of those folding colanders in my kit that i like to take out with me. i find it usefull for steaming [it fits just inside my small cookpot and clears the lid] and i figured that it couldn't hurt to have something parabolic.

[BENESSE]

Last year I ordered a pair of shoes from Land's End but they turned out to run really big--almost a size bigger than I usually wear.
Well, since they were on a great sale, ($15) waterproof, and seemed generally well made, I decided to keep them and just use good cushy inserts for the right fit.
They were indestructible under nasty conditions, easy to get in and out off (airport sec.) and without inserts, I could wear them with bulky wool ski socks.

Well, the shoes turned out to be even more useful than I thought when I sprained my ankle a few days ago and needed something that would fit over an Ace bandage. I just took the insert out, didn't zip the top and could get around wearing something safe and sturdy that didn't draw attention to itself.

This made me think that it would be good idea in general to own a pair of shoes in a larger size just for this purpose. Or for the BOB.
And the best part? You can use the inserts to make camp sandals:
http://www.trailquest.net/sandals.html