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ta0

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My new mailbox flag
« on: June 25, 2013, 11:42:07 AM »

My old spintop mailbox flag broke due to an accident with the trash can. My wife was pretty happy as she hated the quality (as the acrylic did not take the paint well I had decorated it with electrical tape, a la Figaro).  I was not going to give up on the spintop flag idea, but I needed to make one that looked better.

I did not find a thin board wide enough that I liked at Woodcraft, so I got three different woods that I laminated in two layers by staggering the front and back in different widths:



This was the first time ever I tried something like this, so I was surprised it worked so well.  I was very happy with the result:





Now I have a mailbox flag my wife and I are happy with  ;D
« Last Edit: June 25, 2013, 12:17:42 PM by ta0 »
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Re: My new mailbox flag
« Reply #1 on: June 25, 2013, 12:50:54 PM »

Very cool. If I ever get around to owning a house, maybe I'll do a lightsaber.
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Re: My new mailbox flag
« Reply #2 on: June 25, 2013, 01:40:53 PM »

Is the nut holding it on 3/8 or 1/2? Why do I ask? No reason. Don't worry about it.

Now...where are my wrenches...
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Re: My new mailbox flag
« Reply #3 on: June 25, 2013, 08:55:48 PM »

great Idea !!
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ta0

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Re: My new mailbox flag
« Reply #4 on: June 25, 2013, 11:56:45 PM »

Is the nut holding it on 3/8 or 1/2? Why do I ask? No reason. Don't worry about it.

Now...where are my wrenches...
Mm, I may need to wire it . .   ;D

The woods are Maple, Red Heart and Bocote.
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Re: My new mailbox flag
« Reply #5 on: June 26, 2013, 01:18:23 AM »

bravo Jorge
it's super nice and classy   

if one day it disappears , you know where to go to get it back  ;D ;D


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Re: My new mailbox flag
« Reply #6 on: June 26, 2013, 07:11:39 AM »

It looks sharp.  The other one did not look so bad, but I saw it the first day it was up. 
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Re: My new mailbox flag
« Reply #7 on: June 26, 2013, 09:26:42 AM »

It looks sharp.  The other one did not look so bad, but I saw it the first day it was up.

Here is the old one:



on the left ;)

Actually, that first all-acrylic version broke at the tip. I replaced the tip section with an aluminum (larger) tip and covered the whole thing with red and white electrical tape.
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Re: My new mailbox flag
« Reply #8 on: June 27, 2013, 11:11:44 AM »

I love it!
Keep the tip in tip top shape. Consider putting a cushion on the stopper.  The auto parts store has an assortment of various heater hose that will fit on the pin.
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Re: My new mailbox flag
« Reply #9 on: June 27, 2013, 09:37:27 PM »

I showed the picture to Bev and she said it will not work on our mail box - WILL IT?????????????????
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Re: My new mailbox flag
« Reply #10 on: June 28, 2013, 08:54:59 AM »

I showed the picture to Bev and she said it will not work on our mail box - WILL IT?????????????????
Why wouldn't ?  ???
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Re: My new mailbox flag
« Reply #11 on: June 28, 2013, 02:15:38 PM »

Because the mail box is hard rubber and she did not want it to!
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Re: My new mailbox flag
« Reply #12 on: June 28, 2013, 02:52:00 PM »

Because the mail box is hard rubber and she did not want it to!
The first part is a solvable but I guess the second part is the real problem . . .   ::)
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Re: My new mailbox flag
« Reply #13 on: June 29, 2013, 12:30:34 AM »

Yup!
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