Something- From- Nothing

draginmopars · Aug 3, 2015

What have you made ?

While running wires for the starter
I couldn't find the correct wire end I needed
Didn't want to buy a factory harness

I have a roll of wire, from a aircraft, that was used to run the APU
just need to crimp an end on.

wasted the morning, trying to find the right size> 1/2"
no one had anything, either to big or small

So, I went to the cooper scrap pile
Found a 1/2" copper pipe end

filled with solder, to end of wire,
crimped while still hot
then flatten remaining end
drill correct hole size, rounded edges

added a piece of heater hose for extra protection and support...

mguner · Aug 3, 2015

Hell yeah!

67Dart273 · Aug 3, 2015

Basically, that is all those ends are.....crimped, squashed, mashed, imprinted, etc copper tube

VERY good. "Reminds" me of something I might do

draginmopars · Aug 3, 2015

I also run a "Burr bit" into the inside to clean/ rough the ID
for a better contact surface

mguner · Aug 3, 2015

It would probably eat a little more solder after the smash and drill between the layers. My wife saw some of my junk piles and was wondering why I hadn't scrapped some of it. Bits and pieces of tubing, little triangles of steel (gussets) etc. Then one day I had to build some odd part for a mower or some such and it clicked for her. Raw materials!

draginmopars · Aug 3, 2015

mguner said:
Raw materials!

Yea, I'm glad the Salvage crew> Commercial Aircraft
Aren't "car" guys

I never complained about "Sweeping up"
after a major part had been pulled

lots of light weight linkage, bolts, and many sizes of hose retainers..
am always using something from the scrap
perfect size for brake line and fuel lines

adiffrentcity · Aug 3, 2015

Awesome. Pure hot rodding!

draginmopars · Aug 3, 2015

I think i'll be making all my future cable ends

I decided to put the battery in the trunk,
Have a dummy battery (gutted)up front
just to have "Fun"
let them think the small battery, really runs the car...

made a connector, so I can run the cable to the rear

RustyRatRod · Aug 4, 2015

67Dart273 said:
Basically, that is all those ends are.....crimped, squashed, mashed, imprinted, etc copper tube

VERY good. "Reminds" me of something I might do

I would say that is the highest of compliments coming from you.

Something- From- Nothing

draginmopars

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mguner

How many is too many?

67Dart273

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draginmopars

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mguner

How many is too many?

draginmopars

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adiffrentcity

Bent Rodder

draginmopars

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RustyRatRod

I was born on a Monday. Not last Monday.