S.O.T.D. Saturday 22nd October to Friday 28th October 2016

Blademonkey said:
Well done, it looks fantastic mate. What size knot did you use. You could call it "Top Gear" what do you think?
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Yeah! Sound good. It was a 20mm knot, I might have got away with a 21mm but I didn't want to start filling the aluminium and risk scuffing the black finish. Fitted near perfect. Glued it in place, epoxy dried in 10 minutes but left it overnight. It's got a bit of weight to it, could use it as an improvised bludgeoning weapon at a pinch.

Knot was only £7 if memory serves and it was entertaining making it and I've something different than what's on anyone elses shelves. I think I might make more out of other things...MrsB always said I'm a bit unique so would fit having brushes like me :)
 
MarkB said:
Yeah! Sound good. It was a 20mm knot, I might have got away with a 21mm but I didn't want to start filling the aluminium and risk scuffing the black finish. Fitted near perfect. Glued it in place, epoxy dried in 10 minutes but left it overnight. It's got a bit of weight to it, could use it as an improvised bludgeoning weapon at a pinch.

Knot was only £7 if memory serves and it was entertaining making it and I've something different than what's on anyone elses shelves. I think I might make more out of other things...MrsB always said I'm a bit unique so would fit having brushes like me :)
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No I think it's fantastic and some more custom jobs will be great, good luck with the project. :)
 
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MarkB said:
Cheers mate!

I made it about 3 weeks ago. I had a aluminium gear knob from another (failed) project and thought it might make a good brush handle. Bought a black badger knot from flea-bay and introduced them both to epoxy glue. Used it a few times, it's good, I've never mention it as I didn't know what to call it.

Brush: Black Badger Gear Knob (?)

It was fun and a little unique, I've been keeping my eye's open since for anything else that might lend itself to being a brush!
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Call it the Maxi,

The first British production car with a five speed gearbox,

The gearnob was probably the best bit.
 
I took a break from my SEs and injectors to test out my new Feather equipped Krona and further experiment with DIY shave gel. Great results which I have to attribute to both hardware and software. No brush, no lather, head shave best I've had with a DE.

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Fuzzyian said:
Call it the Maxi,

The first British production car with a five speed gearbox,

The gearnob was probably the best bit.
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The Austin Maxi was ace. My Dad had one, cruised for miles, looked like a box but was comfortable (not as comfy as the Hillman Hunter he used to have but a far better ride than the Datsun Cherry). 1750cc which was a weird size for a petrol. Ah, remember the vinyl seats taking the skin off the back of my legs on a hot day!
 
MarkB said:
The Austin Maxi was ace. My Dad had one, cruised for miles, looked like a box but was comfortable (not as comfy as the Hillman Hunter he used to have but a far better ride than the Datsun Cherry). 1750cc which was a weird size for a petrol. Ah, remember the vinyl seats taking the skin off the back of my legs on a hot day!
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There is someone around here that has a green one, yes I remember vinyl seats, then velour seats.
 
MarkB said:
The Austin Maxi was ace. My Dad had one, cruised for miles, looked like a box but was comfortable (not as comfy as the Hillman Hunter he used to have but a far better ride than the Datsun Cherry). 1750cc which was a weird size for a petrol. Ah, remember the vinyl seats taking the skin off the back of my legs on a hot day!
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Austin Maxis were fab, way ahead of its time design wise, bigger than the mini and super soft suspension... Lovely cars, loads of cheap fun motoring :)
 
Blademonkey said:
I love the tennis racquet type grip on that razor, how was the soap?
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The soap and a/s splash both performed really well. I'm not sure about the scent though. Maybe because it was so different that I couldn't even begin to describe it if I even tried.
The splash was a bit chilly but once that died down the skin did feel great.
I'd say 8/10 performance and the jury is out as far as the scent goes :)
 
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