The Contraption 2009

LeChatNoir · Post by **LeChatNoir** » Tue Oct 07, 2008 10:13 am

agri-death-metal

AHAA HAAAA!! You're right, you're right! So many sub-genres, you know.

And think you're also correct, Fishy. Poor guy... at first I bet he thought that his "More Milk With Metal" theory just wasn't working out.

theCryptofishist · Post by **theCryptofishist** » Tue Oct 07, 2008 11:00 am

Just think of those poor cows, trying to make the devil's horns with cloven hooves.

Jet Set · Post by **Jet Set** » Tue Oct 07, 2008 11:16 am

LMAO!
O.K., so you'd think that being a dairy farmer I'd be all into the country music stuff, right?
Wrong! Some of it I think is really good, but then there's a good portion of it that I don't really care for.
Normally I don't really care for the death metal stuff though.
However! That song is far from normal and I love it!
*insert headbanging icon here*

gyre · Post by **gyre** » Tue Oct 07, 2008 1:45 pm

Not much country music anymore, just bad pop with a country accent added.

There is Iris DeMent and some of the folks coming out of texas though.

Dusza Beben · Post by **Dusza Beben** » Tue Oct 07, 2008 3:52 pm

Now I know what it is. and by "it" I mean the word I never expected to hear in my lifetime.

agri-death-metal

Yup, I've officially seen it all.
Youtube is dead to me now.
How could anyone top that!
Oh, wait...

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And actual agri-punk from the UK!

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DB

thisisthatwhichis · Post by **thisisthatwhichis** » Tue Oct 07, 2008 6:05 pm

LeChatNoir wrote:Heh Heh...

Oh, boy... Here's something that seems like it needs to be posted here:

Yea, I think that needs to be sounding off of the Cat-trap-tion this year.............

Tiahaar · Post by **Tiahaar** » Wed Oct 08, 2008 10:47 am

Heh heh this dangerous fellow guarding the Contraption at Mozy's bar (and where was everyone else?? I missed ya'll...my trike in the background, and what is that green topped person up to?) looks like he could do agri-death-metal justice. On to 2009!

karine · Post by **karine** » Wed Oct 08, 2008 9:14 pm

Wow! Thank you guys for all the generous photos! Redteam got some here, too:

I am just sooo thankful for the pics. I'll keep em' in a safe spot.

Dusza Beben · Post by **Dusza Beben** » Fri Oct 10, 2008 7:21 am

Hey LCN!
Did you get your package yet?

DB

LeChatNoir · Post by **LeChatNoir** » Sat Oct 11, 2008 10:35 pm

Oh jeezâ€¦

I did get it. A few days ago actually. We've been wrestling (at some times literally) with the current job in the shop and I havenâ€˜t been on eplaya lately to say Thanks!!

Itâ€™s got quite a nice tone, too. Iâ€™ve got to find a way to incorporate it into the semaphore system, with some kind of a spring loaded hammer arm thingy.

LeChatNoir · Post by **LeChatNoir** » Sat Oct 11, 2008 10:36 pm

And Tiahaar!!

Judging by the shade cover, you found us on Tune-up day. Thatâ€™s when Tubahurl came by and we gave the old engine a good once-over. You must have just missed us, because I donâ€™t remember being gone for long that day.

Dusza Beben · Post by **Dusza Beben** » Sun Oct 12, 2008 8:51 am

No problem! I just wanted to make sure that it didn't get lost in the mail.
Ding! Ding!
All aboard!

DB

Elliot · Post by **Elliot** » Sun Oct 12, 2008 11:00 am

By Sven-Erik Sander of Camp Herring.

This one is going in AMCAR Magazine, December issue (assuming the editor has not already had his fill of rust for one year).

theCryptofishist · Post by **theCryptofishist** » Sun Oct 12, 2008 10:31 pm

So where does a fish interested in small rusty gears for decorative purposes only find them?

Elliot · Post by **Elliot** » Sun Oct 12, 2008 11:14 pm

theCryptofishist wrote:So where does a fish interested in small rusty gears for decorative purposes only find them?

Can you give me more information? Bicycle rear wheel sprockets? Lawn tractor differential bevel gears? Do you need many, or just a few?

Putting rust on them is easy enough.

karine · Post by **karine** » Sun Oct 12, 2008 11:24 pm

(((fishy!))))
Around here, you can find a lot in flea markets (you know, in the junky buckets you have to rummage through) and auctions at old farms... pieces and sprockets can be cheap by the bucket at an auction.

In the city? My first thought was garages. I'd try transmission repair places first, (they would have small pieces) but maybe there is one local. Or if you are serious and don't want to mess around all day, you might just want to try industrial scrap yards. They could also listed as "industrial salvage" (like if you are checking the yellow pages). You might pay a little more at an "industrial savage" yard, but you won't have to go digging as much - they organize a lot for you !

fciron · Post by **fciron** » Mon Oct 13, 2008 11:42 am

If you're looking for jewelry sized gears then broken watches are a good source or wind-up toys.

theCryptofishist · Post by **theCryptofishist** » Mon Oct 13, 2008 12:01 pm

Bigger than watches, I've got a bunch of those.

Elliot · Post by **Elliot** » Mon Oct 13, 2008 12:07 pm

Kind'a two-dimentional like bicycle sprockets, or more three-dimentional like the gears in a car transmission? Desired diameter? Acceptable weight? How many? All the same size? Help us help you.

I'm going out to take a snap shot of some bicycle sprockets.

Elliot · Post by **Elliot** » Mon Oct 13, 2008 12:30 pm

One â€œcassetteâ€

Dusza Beben · Post by **Dusza Beben** » Mon Oct 13, 2008 3:47 pm

I desperately want to build something with this look

The contraption's faster cousin.

Of course I want mine to have a straight eight.

DB

LeChatNoir · Post by **LeChatNoir** » Mon Oct 13, 2008 4:31 pm

Dusza Beben wrote:I desperately want to build something with this look
The contraption's faster cousin.

Of course I want mine to have a straight eight.

DB

Gadzooks!!! Now that's something special, there. The mind reels with possibilities and questions. Like "Where could I use such a thing to make it justifiable to build one?"

Looks like a small motorcycle engine under the hood. Got any specs or further info on the thing?

Dusza Beben · Post by **Dusza Beben** » Mon Oct 13, 2008 5:06 pm

LeChatNoir wrote:
Dusza Beben wrote:I desperately want to build something with this look
The contraption's faster cousin.

Of course I want mine to have a straight eight.

DB
Gadzooks!!! Now that's something special, there. The mind reels with possibilities and questions. Like "Where could I use such a thing to make it justifiable to build one?"

Looks like a small motorcycle engine under the hood. Got any specs or further info on the thing?

It's called a cycle-car and it's being restored by a gent in the UK.
Here's what I know from the lucky bastard.

"... it's a 1909 chater lea cyclecar with a 1925 ish blackburne tomtit V- twin aircraft engine. I bought it as just a chassis with the engine in and have been trying to complete it for the last 18 months. I have been buying and collecting parts and had a lot of brass brackets waterjet cut then blacked to give them the " correct " look . The rear body is wood covered in canvas and dope and coloured with fence paint. I made the bonnet and scuttle on my friends english wheel and used a lot of rivits . It's nearly there now just the oiling system for the engine to finish."

An intermediary is sending him my E-mail addy so hopefully I will have more info forthwith! Cant you just see something like this with a Buick straight eight with stubby "WWII Spitfire" exhausts blasting down a quiet country lane? I know I can...

DB

Dusza Beben · Post by **Dusza Beben** » Mon Oct 13, 2008 6:39 pm

OOOhh! Here's a bunch more pics!

http://rides.webshots.com/album/556627612QlGIQC

DB

thisisthatwhichis · Post by **thisisthatwhichis** » Mon Oct 13, 2008 7:33 pm

This should move to a new topic thread.... but ya know, Dusza.... it needs a Dirigible on top of it.........

Dusza Beben · Post by **Dusza Beben** » Mon Oct 13, 2008 7:35 pm

thisisthatwhichis wrote:This should move to a new topic thread.... but ya know, Dusza.... it needs a Dirigible on top of it.........

A Lewis gun at the very least!

DB

thisisthatwhichis · Post by **thisisthatwhichis** » Mon Oct 13, 2008 7:38 pm

Yes, nice...... But think BIG, my friend...............

theCryptofishist · Post by **theCryptofishist** » Mon Oct 13, 2008 7:53 pm

Those are beautiful, Elliot. hank you.

Elliot · Post by **Elliot** » Mon Oct 13, 2008 8:47 pm

theCryptofishist wrote:Those are beautiful, Elliot. Thank you.

Well.... Shall we start collecting these? How many do you want? I could probably scrape up ten sets now.

Elliot · Post by **Elliot** » Mon Oct 13, 2008 8:51 pm

LeChatNoir wrote:
Dusza Beben wrote:I desperately want to build something with this look
The contraption's faster cousin.

Of course I want mine to have a straight eight.

DB
Gadzooks!!! Now that's something special, there. The mind reels with possibilities and questions. Like "Where could I use such a thing to make it justifiable to build one?"

Looks like a small motorcycle engine under the hood. Got any specs or further info on the thing?

What a fabumuss coincidence. This is definitely FATE. And not the infamous Professor Fate, either -- although he is quite amusing also.

I was in the middle of dreaming up an excuse to ask you good folks -- the mechaniacal elite -- about Chain Gang transmissions.

Wait, let me back up one step. Iâ€™ve been brainstorming about Chain Gang transmissions for a couple of years, even laying out some rudimentary parts on my work bench, to better visualize possible designs. Then, just a couple of days ago, I googled â€œchain gang transmissionsâ€