Just for fun

DanHolohan

Love to hear about any P&H hacks you've come up with.

I hate a wobbly TP roll, so I straighten out both ends of the cardboard tube with this 1-1/4" PVC bushing before setting the roll in the holder. It works like a charm.



Your turn!

reggi

The privileges of retirement.... tinkering

DanHolohan

Not heating or plumbing or heating, but I know Larry Weingarten uses coat hooks for cabinet handles in his marvelous, off-grid home. He also uses vodka in place of antifreeze in his radiant-walls heating system.

STEVEusaPA

Erin? Are you paying attention here? LOL

ayetchvacker

Since it’s just for fun, this isn’t really a hack but I repurposed some old pipe wrenches for coat hooks which turned out pretty solid!

DanHolohan

I love it!

DanHolohan

This is in George's Diner in Cape May.

Tinman

DanHolohan

Nice!

ayetchvacker

@Steve Minnich Wow!

ayetchvacker

@DanHolohan thank you! I’m looking forward to adding more vintage stuff to it. Cheers!

rick in Alaska

Not sure if this qualifies as a hack or not, but when I built my last house I built a 2x6 wall on the right of the toilet, and then built basically a 2x6 box in the wall. At about toilet paper height, I made an opening in the box and made a floor at the bottom of the opening. Then I cut another hole around 5 feet above that and cut another hole in the box area.
A little trim and it was done.
Now, you can hold over a dozen rolls of tp right in the wall, and right where it needs to be.
I would say in Dans house you should be able to go at least 2 weeks with all the girls you have
Rick

Larry Weingarten

Well, since Dan brought it up Here are photos of those kitchen door pulls, TP holder made by Taco, six foot hummingbird made from scrap flashing and imagined design by Dr. Seuss, solar collector finned tube used backwards, and a copper ladder.





Yours, Larry

DanHolohan

You guys are so delightful! Thanks for playing. 

reggi

DanHolohan said:

You guys are so delightful! Thanks for playing. 

@DanHolohan
As long as you brought it up...
Let's SEE some BLING !! 

You must have some incredible pieces that only few could appreciate and understand.. though you do have a way with words..
Hmmm..it would be a interesting thread based on the pictures posted here...

DanHolohan

@reggi, I’m just a humble writer. But thanks for the thought.

Larry Weingarten

Hi @reggi , Dan is quite modest. Here's a photo of Dan and some bling.

Yours, Larry

rick in Alaska

For some reason i can't find the picture, but I used a piece of 1 1/2" copper pipe with 90's and caps on the end for my handrail in my last house. That makes for a pretty cool handrail, but spendy.
Rick

DanHolohan

Larry, I’m not worthy. 😉

DanHolohan

Nice, Rick!

reggi

ayetchvacker said:

Since it’s just for fun, this isn’t really a hack but I repurposed some old pipe wrenches for coat hooks which turned out pretty solid!

Is this sawn stone ? 

reggi

Larry Weingarten said:

Hi @reggi , Dan is quite modest. Here's a photo of Dan and some bling. Yours, Larry

I think he's smiling because he doesn't have to carry all those props around anymore..
They do have some good piping to grab on to for moving though..
j/k ...was that for a special occasion ?

ayetchvacker

reggi said:

ayetchvacker said:

Since it’s just for fun, this isn’t really a hack but I repurposed some old pipe wrenches for coat hooks which turned out pretty solid!

Is this sawn stone ? 

It’s a live edge box elder slab finished with Danish oil. 

ayetchvacker

Larry Weingarten said:

Hi @reggi , Dan is quite modest. Here's a photo of Dan and some bling. Yours, Larry

Is that a Ruud water heater? I see the “R”. I have a similar one but newer and not as ornate branded Rex from Cleveland Heater Co.

bobbob

Found this the other day on ebay. Says "united" on it. Looks nice in my casa. The one I REALLY wanted had a clock on the top of it. It was so cool! But, it went for over $100. Never saw anything like either before.

Larry Weingarten

Hi @reggi , That was a special occasion. The General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen in New York City put on permanent display, the collection of old heaters that I'd been gathering up for decades. It makes a very nice teaching tool and could not have found a better home! @ayetchvacker , yes, it's a Ruud. Used to be a rusty hunk, but I prettied it up. I like your Cleveland heater! Do I see some sort of thermostatic control, or were you supposed to just remember when to turn it off?

Yours, Larry

ayetchvacker

@Larry Weingarten it does have an automatic thermostat!
Somehow the paper tag survived. I’m not sure of the age but I think late 40’s early 50’s.

ayetchvacker

@bobbob that is stunning!

Larry Weingarten

Hi @ayetchvacker , Very nice and fun heater! That's why I collected heaters, because they embody so many interesting and potentially useful ideas.

Yours, Larry

DanHolohan

The Weingarten Collection at The General Society is magnificent. If you’re in NYC, stop by and visit it. 

bobbob

Thought I would add some better pictures of my newly acquired "radio styled" thermostat. It would likely still work, but I just mounted it in the LR as a conversation piece. Anybody got some neat old thermostats to post on here?

MikeL_2

Here's a simple but effective pipe extension to help an elderly customer with a house full of yellow jackets....

MikeL_2

A temporary corner shower rod......

MikeL_2

A replacement septic tank form & lid

MikeL_2

What is this?

DanHolohan

Hydronic potato gun?

DanHolohan

Mashed potatoes?

MikeL_2

 I use it to boost boiler pressure; usually in seasonal homes where the water supply is off for the winter....

MikeL_2

I'll occasionally use these large plastic fish hooks to hang & support dwv pipe, too

Larry Weingarten

Hi @MikeL_2 , that device looks like it has a 60 psi gauge on it. I was imagining it could either unclog a drain line, or make a really good mess trying!

Yours, Larry

PC7060

MikeL_2 said:

Here's a simple but effective pipe extension to help an elderly customer with a house full of yellow jackets....

Vacuuming them out or pumping insecticide in?