Need ideas!

[stevehuckss396]

My buddy Joe wants to run his sherline CNC lathe at the names show again this year. He has 1" wood stock on hand. I wrote some code for a cannon barrel and a chess piece for him. I would like to make code for a few more things but can't seem to think of something cool. Can you guys think of anything that isn't too long that would be a neat little thing to make and display at the show.

Thanks

 

[Steve J]

old fashioned tops that you can spin with your fingers. on family tour days at the bethlehem steel machine shop where I worked they had a brass bar in a bar feed cnc machine and would crank them out for the kids

 

[stevehuckss396]

old fashioned tops that you can spin with your fingers. on family tour days at the bethlehem steel machine shop where I worked they had a brass bar in a bar feed cnc machine and would crank them out for the kids

Good one! Thanks!

 

[aonemarine]

Miniature base ball bats??

 

[purpleknif]

Small candlesticks ?

 

[stevehuckss396]

Miniature base ball bats??

Good one!

Thank you.

 

[stevehuckss396]

Small candlesticks ?

Thought of that one last night. If Joe can get a rear mounted part off tool mounted on the machine we can go for it. They will hold birthday candles.

Thank you.

 

[Tin Falcon]

It has been done before:

Tin

 

[stevehuckss396]

It has been done before:

Tin

And it will be done again. Also cannon barrel, and chess pieces.

 

[BronxFigs]

Steve-

Try turning some "Fire-Pistons" for very easy projects...and, they are useful. Check out all the videos on You-Tube showing how these clever things work. They can be turned using mostly scrap materials, and odd sized bar-stock.


Frank

 

[stevehuckss396]

Steve-

Try turning some "Fire-Pistons" for very easy projects...and, they are useful. Check out all the videos on You-Tube showing how these clever things work. They can be turned using mostly scrap materials, and odd sized bar-stock.


Frank

Very cool. I have never heard of a fire piston.

Thank you

 

[BronxFigs]

Fire Pistons are good for Boy Scout projects, selling at Gun/Knife Shows, and to hang around your neck when hunting, fishing, etc. Add some O-rings and make them waterproof.


Frank

 

[bob shutt]

If you make wooden bats make a Detriotville slugger emblem and burn it into the bat at the show

 

[bob shutt]

Whistles? make the body and the plug one program. Knotch on the bench and press in.

 

[ConductorX]

Ball Peen hammer heads.

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