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What a great website! I've been cleaning out my grandparents sheds and I've found lots of copper wire to scrap. Over the weekend I made a copper wire stripper out of a few car parts. I've got a youtube video of it and I wanted to share.
***It's not letting me post links yet. How long do I need to be a member or is it a certain number of posts?
I know how to do it, the problem is that I get an error message saying I'm not allowed to post links yet. :(
OK, I think I've been a member long enough. Here it is:
http://youtu.be/XYSEIDI97hA
Great idea and I'm sure with a bit of modification you can add a blade for stripping stranded wire.
I like the idea and it's pretty MacGyver. ;) However, I don't know about using it for much longer than in the video as I'm sure that the starter will get hot after 10-15 seconds and eventually burn up....not to mention you'll definitely need a battery charger because that thing will drain it quick. LOL.
Still, you now have my gears winding. I've got all of those parts (with the exception of the water pump) laying around in my shed.....just sitting there waiting for me to come up with something. I see myself getting shocked sometime this summer on a day that I'm bored/drinking and think of this thread. Bahahahaha
It doesn't get hot. There is very little load on it compared to cranking over an engine. Yes, eventually I'll have to charge the battery, but I've ran it for a half hour and it's still going strong.
Good to know. I've personally never used a starter for any other application, assuming it would burn up if ran longer than what it was designed for. I'll definitely be keeping this in mind. ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by TheCarDoctor