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| Toothbrush tools for Modellers!!; make do & mend | |
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| Topic Started: Jun 1 2012, 10:59 PM (431 Views) | |
| AndyT | Jun 1 2012, 10:59 PM Post #1 |
Sound the klaxon twice and dive the Submarine!
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Hi everyone I just thought I would share my idea with you. I'm sure someone else has thought of this but I could not see it so I thought I would share it! For some time I had been asking friends to let me have their expired electric toothbrushes. This was originally for their motors which I could use for many other purposes. Then one day whilst thinking about a larger project that would need power tools, it occurred to me that I could do with having something similar for our much smaller scale. With this in mind, I set to modify the electric tooth brush into a multi-purpose tool. |
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| AndyT | Jun 2 2012, 08:45 PM Post #2 |
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Sound the klaxon twice and dive the Submarine!
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One used brush head Remove bristles by pulling out with small pliers.  Next circles of double sided sticky foam were cut from the sheet with a short length of copper tube tapped with a hammer on a cutting mat  These circles are used to attach various parts to the brush head Sanding discs and sticks as well as a circular saw  The sanding stick length can be changed and I make these from coffee sticks sticking wet and dry to them.  This allows you to get into smaller spaces than the disk allows. Cutting I have managed to find a circular saw set From Expo.  the saws are incredibly thin at just 0.12mm thick!   Just look how thin the cut is in this bit of sprue!  Clearly you will find other uses for your old electric toothbrush I know I have Enjoy |
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