2017 Christmas Challenge

Well folks have until midnight to add their entries!

Neil

We wait with bated breath

.

Oh dear

Rather atypical of me, but I didn't read the opening post carefully; I presumed that there were still weeks to go, and now Procrastination has trumped Brinksmanship

.

Domestic duties take precedence today, and we're out this evening ... so I will just release my design concept:

A pair of 'axle stands' carrying a cross-shaft, pierced to take a candle.

The candle is clamped at its mid point, and can therefore be adjusted to burn one end or the other ... or both

[supposedly making it ideal for those tight-deadline jobs].

MichaelG.

On reflection, I should have made the date 10 December but I wanted to feature the winner in the Christmas issue...

plus that would have opened the door to another dozen virtual entries from Dave...

Neil

I hate mince pies. And Christmas. Cruel, cruel world - I ate my first mince pie of the season just to get its aluminium cup for this project and the sacrifice was wasted. Another crumby fan design that won't spin properly despite attempts to Whittle it.

The disaster is getting on my wick so I'm going to taper off.

The only good news is Neil opening the door to virtual entries again. I reckon I can rush a couple of hundred out by midnight. That'll lighten his darkness.

Dave

Edited By SillyOldDuffer on 10/11/2017 16:11:19

This is my candlestick. Couldn't be bothered to make one so I stuck a candle in a short tube spanner. Its been like that for years, occasionally useful in the workshop when a gentle heat is needed. Please note the christmassy background!

Dave

Is the candle under the tip of the blades? It looks like it is near the centre of the tinfoil abortion fan blades, and it won't work if it is - it needs to be near the tips.

Oh, and didn't Neil say that any more virtual entries will result in a life forum ban?!

Neil

So, what do you think of the Christmas competition so far?

Is the candle under the tip of the blades? Not in that particular photo, but I've tried it all ways, with different heights and offsets from the chimney. Thin foil fans work OK if I quadruple the height of the lightning conductor but they look horrible. I'm pretty sure I could make a good looking working fan from a thick foil dish used to roast a turkey but I won't get to the shops until late tomorrow. That's my excuse anyway!

What's typical of this latest Flambeaulox is me assuming that the fan was the easy bit; actually they're harder to make than they look, specially if you haven't quite got the right material.

As to the possibility of a life forum ban, perhaps some good will come of this after all!

Dave

Never mind Michael, you could get a head start on Neil's Easter challenge, just substitute and egg for the candle

Don't tip him off!

Neil

Now that is the word of the week!

Good luck everybody and may the favour of the model gods be bestowed upon ye.

Michael W

Hi, well hears my effort in all there blazing glory.

Probably not as good as Rod's, but I like them and I've finally found a use for this industrial scrap that I've had for the last 15 t0 20 years, I knew they would come in handy one day. Might even make a couple more one day, but they would have to be shorter as I haven't got enough of the stainless steel splined rod left to make them the same height.

Here's a couple of photos of the main parts before reworking them, although the base on the top right had already  been machined when I took the photo, so it looks much the same only cleaner.

Regards Nick.

Edited By Nicholas Farr on 10/11/2017 23:22:01

I think they are rather elegant and a nice bit of recycling (perhaps up-cycling would be a trendier word). They are also a useful size .

Rod

Hi Rod, thanks for the positive comments.

Regards Nick.

C'mon then Neil, put us out of our misery!

Judging the results should be easy, you just go for the 'least crap' entry!

(So Dave is out of the running straight away!   )

Edited By David Standing 1 on 12/11/2017 13:37:31

Neil has not even asked his fellow judge for his opinion yet, probably too busy playing with that new drone

I consider judging to be 'work' so it can wait until Monday

Neil

Then you might as well have extended the deadline until midnight tonight, and Michael G could then have entered - you would almost have doubled the number of entries!