Show us something that you MADE

This forum needs a place to show off small parts and projects that may not deserve an entire thread of their own. Let's see all of your custom/bespoke car parts, workshop tools, etc! I'll start:

Here are some offset lower ball joint mounts I made for my s2000. They're made of 15-5 PH stainless steel so I can leave them raw and shiny 

Now let's see your creations!

Well you set the bar too high. I’ve got nothing to compete with that. 

These are my best creations 

there even an identical set 

Are we turning it into that kind of thread? Because I can step up:

Four year old big sister reading to 18 month old baby sister.

And yes, Freetors, we have polluted your thread. But really I have nothing to compare to your machining there. I've made a few things but they're like cavemen pointing to their paintings after you've gone all full Michelangelo on us.

I'm with him on kids, but for car parts I just made my own Miata door bushings out of a UHMW scrap I got from my buddy the other day at my old job

Justjim75 said:

I'm with him on kids, but for car parts I just made my own Miata door bushings out of a UHMW scrap I got from my buddy the other day at my old job

The guy that painted that car really should have done the door jambs.

What ive been creating:

Buncha boxes 

Baltic birch dovetail joints. Screwed up the finishing (stain) but my kids don’t seem to mind.

Utility shelves

My dad made this checkerboard--it's one of three that he just made. Plus he made the checkers plus the box that holds them. And now I have a checkerboard. (Also good for chess, he notes.)

I once made this little sissy bar/rack for the sportser. Came out exactly as I planned, looked symmetrical, easily attached and detached with one screw. And was strong enough to pick the back of the bike with. All eyeballed, never broke out the tape measure once. Pretty happy with that one. 

dculberson said:

And yes, Freetors, we have polluted your thread. But really I have nothing to compare to your machining there. I've made a few things but they're like cavemen pointing to their paintings after you've gone all full Michelangelo on us.

I merely made use of the tools available to me. I think anyone on here could have produced similar results given the idea, a little bit of practice, and the opportunity!

My hope is that this thread can be long running and constantly updating inspiration to all of our builders on this board.

Fabbed up my own bumpers. Front has frenched 2" receiver and winch mount.

And my roof rack.

And door mounted spot light brackets 

Off road stuff for our Bronco...

Still need to do the roof rack...  someday... 

want to do an 80% build just not sure how the local council/PD feels about such things although I saw the local ABC7 ran a scare piece recently so might have to move quick. If I do a whole wall bookcase I'll detail here.   

These are pretty beat up after a lot of years, bouncing around in boats and a lot of fish. Some of my custom fishing rods from about 1990.

My best guess is that I have built about 300 rods.

Edit: it's not necessarily obvious that all of the details were done with thread. No paint, tape, etc.

Floating Doc said:

These are pretty beat up after a lot of years, bouncing around in boats and a lot of fish. Some of my custom fishing rods from about 1990.

My best guess is that I have built about 300 rods.

Edit: it's not necessarily obvious that all of the details were done with thread. No paint, tape, etc.

My dad used to build rods. Unfortunately, I don't have access to any to take pics of them. He figured out how to put an American Flag in the butt wrap. 

In reply to snailmont5oh :

That's great. There's some amazing things that people have done with thread on fishing rods.

Rear suspension rockers for my Europa.

There's also this silly girl.

Ninja edit: for some reason my gif isn't showing up.  I promise - there's plenty of dragon wing flapping going on here.

Pumpkin rolls for thanksgiving 

I call it the Arch. That's Me and my friend Tarri. Her husband Chris commissioned/bartered with me to make it. $50.00 in scrap.

In reply to Rodan :

Don't suppose you'd fab up another set of those bitchin' sliders and send them to me for my 96?