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Jim Jakosh
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Dice Tube
This is a project I started in Arizona but needed my metal lathe in Michigan to finish. I wanted a place to store my big green dice I use to play Farkel almost every night. I was goofing around with the idea of a tube that was square inside and round on the outside and this is the result. It is made with 5 pieces of pecan wood and the cap is Jarrah. I brought it home with the idea that I could thread a cap and then thread the inside end of the tube...but the threads were chipped using 2 different kinds of wood so I went with a bayonet type lock for the top..
It is 1 3/4" x 6 3/8" long and the dice are 13/16" square.
It is 1 3/4" x 6 3/8" long and the dice are 13/16" square.
Cheers, Jim ........................ Variety is the spice of life...............Learn something new every day
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Very nicely done Jim. only you could have figured out the way to get this finished the proper way. Great work.
Smooth looking work!
I often question the intention of someone who brings their own dice to game night, kinda like the casinos would 🤠
Personally I think the bayonet style cap is the best option, easier and faster to open and close.
I often question the intention of someone who brings their own dice to game night, kinda like the casinos would 🤠
Personally I think the bayonet style cap is the best option, easier and faster to open and close.
Great job! The bayonet cap is perfect!
7 come 11, Mamma needs a new pair of shoes.
Looks good Jim, love that locking pin on the cap.
Looks good Jim, love that locking pin on the cap.
Nice! Probably gotta be a little careful with that cap though. I’d hate to chip that pin off.
Ryan/// ~sigh~ I blew up another bowl. Moke told me "I made the inside bigger than the outside".
Thank you for the nice comments. I do stuff just to see if I can do it...sometimes it is useful.
Hi Ryan, no worry..the pin is steel.
Hi Ryan, no worry..the pin is steel.
Cheers, Jim ........................ Variety is the spice of life...............Learn something new every day
That's cool! The knurled bayonet lock top is very cool!
I want to do right, but not right now. Gillian Welch
Call me a sheep... I also follow the "like the cap" sentiment.
If your first cut is too short... Take the second cut from the longer end... LBD
Thanks, Hairy and Alex!!
I would have liked the knurl to be more distinct but I used the knurling tool in the metal lathe and with the pressure I was putting on it, the center was giving in the wood so I had to quit.
I would have liked the knurl to be more distinct but I used the knurling tool in the metal lathe and with the pressure I was putting on it, the center was giving in the wood so I had to quit.
Cheers, Jim ........................ Variety is the spice of life...............Learn something new every day
Great work Jim....I like the Bayonet lock for the top.
Regards......Cliff.
Regards......Cliff.
Thanks, Cliff. !!
Cheers, Jim ........................ Variety is the spice of life...............Learn something new every day
Hmm....cool storage. You can use it to role dices also...
...woodicted
Sharp idea and a good job making it.
Thanks Ivan and Mike!!!
Hi Ivan. It won't work to shake the dice because it is square inside.
Hi Ivan. It won't work to shake the dice because it is square inside.
Cheers, Jim ........................ Variety is the spice of life...............Learn something new every day
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