Brooms and Boxes
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Brooms and Boxes
Built a broom making machine and made some Shaker boxes.
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- Advanced Levergunner
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Re: Brooms and Boxes
Lenn: WOW, WOW, WOW!
I used to see a guy in Colonial-era clothing with a broom-making machine at some of the antique tractor and engine shows back in Oregon. It was fascinating to watch the process. I sure do miss a real "broom-corn broom" like I grew up with. This synthetic stuff is just garbage in comparison.
Your Shaker boxes are amazing. Do you use a thickness planer to get your stock down to the proper thickness to bend so beautifully? Use steam? What species of wood. Dang it, man, you just keep knocking the ball out of the park! Keep it up, amigo.
I used to see a guy in Colonial-era clothing with a broom-making machine at some of the antique tractor and engine shows back in Oregon. It was fascinating to watch the process. I sure do miss a real "broom-corn broom" like I grew up with. This synthetic stuff is just garbage in comparison.
Your Shaker boxes are amazing. Do you use a thickness planer to get your stock down to the proper thickness to bend so beautifully? Use steam? What species of wood. Dang it, man, you just keep knocking the ball out of the park! Keep it up, amigo.
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Amazing
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Awesomeness!!!
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Re: Brooms and Boxes
Very nice, Lenn. You certainly have a knack for coming up with practical and beautiful creations.
Thanks!
Thanks!
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Re: Brooms and Boxes
WOW, Lenn you have fantastic talent for not only coming up with fresh ideas but actually making them come to life....
Whatever you do always give 100%........... unless you are donating blood.
Re: Brooms and Boxes
Thanks Gents appreciated, I used oak for the boxes cut on the table saw from a 2x4 the thickness varied from 1/6 to 1/8th then put in a tray of water heated to 180 degrees for about 30 minutes.
The broom is the first try yesterday and with everything is a learning curve so not perfect, there is one pound of broom corn in it.
I ordered two pounds and of coarse only one bundle showed up so at a stand still with that.
The broom is the first try yesterday and with everything is a learning curve so not perfect, there is one pound of broom corn in it.
I ordered two pounds and of coarse only one bundle showed up so at a stand still with that.
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- Advanced Levergunner
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Re: Brooms and Boxes
Lenn, sure would love to see a Youtube of your broom machine in operation.
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Sorry Bill it would be too long a video it would take six months to up load it with my slow internet.Bill in Oregon wrote: ↑Thu Apr 13, 2023 7:06 am Lenn, sure would love to see a Youtube of your broom machine in operation.
This is the video i`ve been following.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQaOy3s-sbU
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- Advanced Levergunner
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Re: Brooms and Boxes
More Awesome stuff! Thanks Pard. .
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Thanks buddy.
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Re: Brooms and Boxes
Very cool. Those boxes look to be as handy as a pocket on a shirt.
D. Brian Casady
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Bingo!gamekeeper wrote: ↑Thu Apr 13, 2023 3:33 am WOW, Lenn you have fantastic talent for not only coming up with fresh ideas but actually making them come to life....
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Thanks fellers, gotta do something to stay sane in this crazy world.
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- Advanced Levergunner
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Re: Brooms and Boxes
Boy, the guy in that Youtube sure knows how to use that machine. I'll bet that wire is tight and strong enough to cut off a finger!
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That is really awesome Lenn!
I just went to a Colonial Trade Show a few weekends ago and both of those would have been a big hit.
You are super clever with a capital "C" and really talented with a capital "T" for sure!
And -- your posts help keep us sane too!
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Re: Brooms and Boxes
Thanks guys, yep that guy in the vid. is good at it alright.
What`s a broom without a dust pan, made these today.
What`s a broom without a dust pan, made these today.
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Re: Brooms and Boxes
Thanks pard.
Today we made some broom handles out of oak, semi square should be nice after stained.
They want ten bucks each at the store so works for me.
Today we made some broom handles out of oak, semi square should be nice after stained.
They want ten bucks each at the store so works for me.
Because I Can, and Have
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God Bless America.
Disclaimer, not responsible for anyone copying or building anything i make.
Always consult an expert first.
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God Bless America.
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Re: Brooms and Boxes
As hard and long lasting as Oak is, those should last forever.
D. Brian Casady
Quid Llatine Dictum Sit, Altum Viditur.
Advanced is being able to do the basics while your leg is on fire---Bill Jeans
Don't ever take a fence down until you know why it was put up---Robert Frost
Quid Llatine Dictum Sit, Altum Viditur.
Advanced is being able to do the basics while your leg is on fire---Bill Jeans
Don't ever take a fence down until you know why it was put up---Robert Frost
Re: Brooms and Boxes
Thanks piller, i have ten pounds of broomcorn coming so stay tuned for updates with the new handles.
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Re: Brooms and Boxes
I can't look at those brooms without thinking of " Tom and Jerry ".......the one I had in the woodshed worked better than any other sort of broom too....
Whatever you do always give 100%........... unless you are donating blood.
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- Advanced Levergunner
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Re: Brooms and Boxes
Nothing sweeps like a broom corn broom, especially these garbage synthetics ...
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Excellent craftsmanship!
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Great looking stuff. Nothing beats a good corn broom IMO.
"Now it cuts like a knife, but it feels so right." - Bryan Adams
Re: Brooms and Boxes
I have one. Had it 20 years or more, and it still works great.
D. Brian Casady
Quid Llatine Dictum Sit, Altum Viditur.
Advanced is being able to do the basics while your leg is on fire---Bill Jeans
Don't ever take a fence down until you know why it was put up---Robert Frost
Quid Llatine Dictum Sit, Altum Viditur.
Advanced is being able to do the basics while your leg is on fire---Bill Jeans
Don't ever take a fence down until you know why it was put up---Robert Frost
Re: Brooms and Boxes
Thanks guys, still waiting for the new broomcorn to get here.
Because I Can, and Have
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God Bless America.
Disclaimer, not responsible for anyone copying or building anything i make.
Always consult an expert first.
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God Bless America.
Disclaimer, not responsible for anyone copying or building anything i make.
Always consult an expert first.
Re: Brooms and Boxes
Because I Can, and Have
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God Bless America.
Disclaimer, not responsible for anyone copying or building anything i make.
Always consult an expert first.
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God Bless America.
Disclaimer, not responsible for anyone copying or building anything i make.
Always consult an expert first.
Re: Brooms and Boxes
that's encouraging Pitchy... i might try it. everything i try turns brown, so maybe if i plant something that is Supposed to be brown . . . . .
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This is a 5 lb. bundle of broomcorn.
Made another broom which didn`t turn out as good as the first one, learn as ya go i recon
Made another broom which didn`t turn out as good as the first one, learn as ya go i recon
Because I Can, and Have
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God Bless America.
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Always consult an expert first.
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Re: Brooms and Boxes
I would think that it still works.
D. Brian Casady
Quid Llatine Dictum Sit, Altum Viditur.
Advanced is being able to do the basics while your leg is on fire---Bill Jeans
Don't ever take a fence down until you know why it was put up---Robert Frost
Quid Llatine Dictum Sit, Altum Viditur.
Advanced is being able to do the basics while your leg is on fire---Bill Jeans
Don't ever take a fence down until you know why it was put up---Robert Frost
Re: Brooms and Boxes
Thanks piller, it works fine just not s good shape.
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- Rube Burrows
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Re: Brooms and Boxes
Pretty cool as always.
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Thanks Rube, made this one this morning best one so far.
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- Advanced Levergunner
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Re: Brooms and Boxes
Likin' that one Lenn.
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Thanks BIll gotta tidy up the to where it ends on the handle, we`re getting there.
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Re: Brooms and Boxes
Looking good buddy.....
Whatever you do always give 100%........... unless you are donating blood.
Re: Brooms and Boxes
Thanks John.
I`m going to remake the wire tensioner tomorrow so it keeps more of a even tension on it.
I`m going to remake the wire tensioner tomorrow so it keeps more of a even tension on it.
Because I Can, and Have
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God Bless America.
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- Advanced Levergunner
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Re: Brooms and Boxes
Lenn, is the ratcheted wheel in the first photo up top part of the tensioning system for winding the wire? Still trying to dope out how that rig works.
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The ratchet wheel just winds the wire there`s a separate tension device which isn`t working like it should.
I`m going to try making another type today, i`ll post pictures later today
I`m going to try making another type today, i`ll post pictures later today
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God Bless America.
Disclaimer, not responsible for anyone copying or building anything i make.
Always consult an expert first.
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Re: Brooms and Boxes
It might not be as good as you want it to be, but I cannot find any reason as to why it would not work perfectly well for sweeping the floor.
D. Brian Casady
Quid Llatine Dictum Sit, Altum Viditur.
Advanced is being able to do the basics while your leg is on fire---Bill Jeans
Don't ever take a fence down until you know why it was put up---Robert Frost
Quid Llatine Dictum Sit, Altum Viditur.
Advanced is being able to do the basics while your leg is on fire---Bill Jeans
Don't ever take a fence down until you know why it was put up---Robert Frost
Re: Brooms and Boxes
Here is the new tensioner the wire wraps around the top pulley and the white strap wraps around the shaft and a weight is hugn on the lower stick for adjustment.
Seems to work pretty good time will tell.
Seems to work pretty good time will tell.
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God Bless America.
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- Advanced Levergunner
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Re: Brooms and Boxes
Lenn, you are about the smartest natural-born "figure-outer" I have ever known.
Re: Brooms and Boxes
Don`t know about that Bill but thanks.
Tomorrow i`m going to see if i can incorporate a kick wheel so i have both hands to work the broomcorn.
Tomorrow i`m going to see if i can incorporate a kick wheel so i have both hands to work the broomcorn.
Because I Can, and Have
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God Bless America.
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Always consult an expert first.
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Re: Brooms and Boxes
Got the kick wheel done, have to try it making a broom yet but as of now it winds the wire good.
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Re: Brooms and Boxes
NICE ! You're an engineer if I ever met one . . .
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Thanks Grizz, should make it easier to use.
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Re: Brooms and Boxes
Took all the kick wheel stuff off, it worked but with my bum hips i couldn`t run it.
Removed all the friction parts and run the wire only on the upper tensioner which works great, made a few more brooms that turned out great.
So that`s the end of this story thanks for all the kind comments.
Removed all the friction parts and run the wire only on the upper tensioner which works great, made a few more brooms that turned out great.
So that`s the end of this story thanks for all the kind comments.
Because I Can, and Have
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God Bless America.
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Re: Brooms and Boxes
You're one amazing fella Lenn...... your brooms look too good to get dirty....
Whatever you do always give 100%........... unless you are donating blood.