Day 263 / Pillaging An Old 3/4 Deck

It was so nice to have the day off.  Today was Wednesday the day before Thanksgiving and I spent the entire day cleaning out the garage.  Jenny and I are looking to remove as much clutter as we can from our lives before christmas really rears its head and takes us by surprise.

 

I have had this old 3/4 deck in my garage for a long time.  It used to be at my office until a co-worker informed me that it was heading to the trash.  I decided to save it.

 

I wanted to make space and I knew I didn’t want to keep this big old deck hanging around for much longer so I pillaged it for parts.  It took me awhile to get through the whole thing but eventually I made my way completely through it.

 

One piece in particular I already had some plans for.  The big metal drum in the upper left corner of the four pictures above is strong and heavy and has a nice long spin to it.  So, I figured it might make a good mechanism as the basis for a foot-cranked potter’s wheel.

 

The rest of the stuff is really just fodder for tinkering.  I pulled out multiple DC Motors and solenoids.  I also pulled out numerous gears and other interesting moving parts.