Y⃒̸̷̝̜̙ͥͥͥngmarApr 23

Next project: A thumb for the mini-excavator.

Because I've been kinda needing it for a while and now I do even more.

In case you don't know what it is, it's the same as yours - an opposable thumb for gripping things. Try lifting a pencil without using your thumb. Or a concrete beam or a log.

The cardboard mockup I made last year, but I wasn't really happy with it and with some more excavator experience under my belt I did think of several improvements, like making it adjustable.

Sifted through my scrap metal and found some suitable steel.

#DIY #MiniExcavator #ExcavatorThumb #SalvagePunk #Homestead #Metalworking

Show threadY⃒̸̷̝̜̙ͥͥͥngmarApr 23

Shiny.

#ExcavatorThumb #Shiny

Show threadY⃒̸̷̝̜̙ͥͥͥngmarApr 23

Found some old soviet sandpaper. It's comically bad. You use it for 1 second and all the sand just falls off and it just becomes paper.

I guess they didn't do much oh glorious sanding. 🤷

#Sandpaper

Show threadJohn Francis 🇨🇦🦫🍁Apr 23
@yngmar maybe it was better closer to 1953 when it was made?
Show threadY⃒̸̷̝̜̙ͥͥͥngmar

@johnefrancis I don't think it's that old. It's just crap.

Very old sandpaper was actually emery cloth and had a woven cloth backing instead of paper. That stuff was very strong and more flexible than modern sandpaper.

Apr 23 at 6:10pmWeb
Show threadmcSlibinasApr 23
@yngmar @johnefrancis those was crap for sure.