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For Brian, it's a 9 branch candlestick, made from the innards of a gearbox. I've never tried welding, but there seems to be a bit of skill involved here.Another one here:
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Pretty nifty bit of DIY
Dec 12, 2019
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It looks good but wouldn't it be so much better if it actually moved or rotated with all those sexy gears :-)
Like the alethiometer in the TV serialisation?
2 candles too many otherwise it would have been a menora
5 candles less and it could have been a two ronnies sketch.
The Orthodox (sic) view is that a Hanukkah menorah has 9 - often with the central one higher as in that one.
Welded? or photoshopped?
Ingenious. Welded but not difficult welds. Or soft soldered for the non-ferrous bits at least. Wife is not keen on having one.
whisky-dave snipped-for-privacy@gmail.com wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@googlegroups.com:
Have you got the part numbers in case I want to try it?
I've always thought gearbox innards could make something that looked good, but never knew what. I still don't. Bannisters?
NT
Just enlarged the photo, certainly looks real. Hard to get a sense of scale though are those welding blobs of a 'can be neatened' size or would they be too wee/finiky to tidy up ?
Unless it's a really, really worn gearbox, those gears will be a bit sharp on the bannisters. Apart from hurting yourself, you'll be snagging your clothes.
then a (worth doing) use awaits.
NT
So, that's a vote against the candlesticks, then. Noted. :)
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