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Jim Jakosh
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Abdel Secret Grease Box
I had this picture of the old Abdel secret grease box ( from Mads project and designed by an old man named Abdel) on my workbench for quite a while and then I found a piece of Osage Orange left over from a project on the other bench. I put the two together and made this secret grease box with a few changes. I thought it would look better as a finished small treasure box and I changed the locking mechanism to a round brass pin that drops into the slide to lock it shut . You have to flip it and give it a tap to drop the pin back into the hole in the top to open the top. To secure it without fasteners showing, I used a brass pin in a blind hole in the top and bottom with a recess for a 4 penny nail to retain it into the bottom. I puttied the holes over so you can disassemble it if you really had to. The brass pin locks it shut until you turn it over to drop the pin in the deeper hole in order to move the slide to open it.
Making one gets a person in the GBOC- Grease Box Owners Club !!
It is dry Osage Orange and finished with Deft gloss lacquer.
Making one gets a person in the GBOC- Grease Box Owners Club !!
It is dry Osage Orange and finished with Deft gloss lacquer.
Cheers, Jim ........................ Variety is the spice of life...............Learn something new every day
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Clever bit of lid work Jim!
Congrats on winning the book o' the month 😀
Congrats on winning the book o' the month 😀
cool grease box jim. probably will never make one because i have no idea what id ever use it for ?
working with my hands is a joy,it gives me a sense of fulfillment,somthing so many seek and so few find.-SAM MALOOF.
very nice did you join the club ? GR8 JOB 😍😎👍
*TONY ** Reinholds* ALWAYS REMEMBER TO HAVE FUN
I like that design Jim. One day I'll try one.
A fine looking example, Jim! Welcome to the club!
May you have the day you deserve!
Great Design and very clever Lid......The Club Sounds Interesting.
Regards......Cliff.
Regards......Cliff.
Thank you for all the nice comments.
This is what got the GBOC started:
https://www.lumberjocks.com/threads/the-grease-box-story.326115/
Cheers, Jim
This is what got the GBOC started:
https://www.lumberjocks.com/threads/the-grease-box-story.326115/
Cheers, Jim
Cheers, Jim ........................ Variety is the spice of life...............Learn something new every day
Good one....I bet, so fun to make!
...woodicted
Neat well design Grease Box. Good Job!
-- Soli Deo gloria! ( To God alone be the Glory)
Jim clever little box.
daveg, SW Washington & AZ
Awesome! Kudos, Jim.
Knowing how to use a tool is more important than the tool in and of itself. - Ron Aylor
Well.......... that's interesting and worth considering, I always wanted to join a club.
Albert
Thanks, Ivan, O'Neal, Dave , Ron and Albert!!
Cheers, Jim
Cheers, Jim
Cheers, Jim ........................ Variety is the spice of life...............Learn something new every day
I like this box Jim, but I hate to admit, I'm not smart enough to understand how this works. I see all the pieces, but I still can't grasp it. Did you make the brass pieces?
.................. John D....................
Hi Awsum55. Yes I did make all the brass pieces.
Here is how it works. That very top piece has to swing out of the way to let that piece below it slide back out of the dove tail and swing clear of the grease pit in the bottom. That little round disc blocks the top piece from sliding back when the box is upright. So the trick is to turn the box upside down so the brass disc drops out o the locking hole in the top., Then you can swing it sideways and allow the second piece to slide back.
The original box like this designed by Abdel had a square piece of steel for the lock and used a square hole. I found the round hole and disc were a lot easier to make and do the same thing
Cheers, Jim
Here is how it works. That very top piece has to swing out of the way to let that piece below it slide back out of the dove tail and swing clear of the grease pit in the bottom. That little round disc blocks the top piece from sliding back when the box is upright. So the trick is to turn the box upside down so the brass disc drops out o the locking hole in the top., Then you can swing it sideways and allow the second piece to slide back.
The original box like this designed by Abdel had a square piece of steel for the lock and used a square hole. I found the round hole and disc were a lot easier to make and do the same thing
Cheers, Jim
Cheers, Jim ........................ Variety is the spice of life...............Learn something new every day
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