I REALLY needed a bracelet mandrel, but just haven’t gotten around to ordering one. I own most of the Rio catalog, you’d think I’d have purchased one by now. No, ’tis not the case.
My S.O. has one of those kinds of garages. You know the kind. A bit of this, a bit of that. Saving all sorts of paraphernalia for a rainy day. So, I figured I’d ask hubby if he had anything suitable I could use.
I was on the look out for a large wooden dowel or a discarded piece of plumping pipe. Instead, I spied a steel pipe looking thing. It was perfect… it is about 40mm at one end and then tapers down to around 25 or so at the other. I asked him if I could use ‘that’. He gave me a weird look and then proceeded to tell me what it was.
This is what I found.
Its the casing from a 40mm C130 bofors cannon round from the plane below.
And here it is proudly sitting on my work bench.
Oh, and did I mention? Works like a charm. Like it was DESIGNED to be a bracelet mandrel.
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You know I love it!
I love tools that have been repurposed. Good thinking!
Just checked with my hubby… he doesn’t have anything like that laying around… too cool bracelet mandrel!!
That is hilarious but if it works then why not!
….kind of scary, but SO COOL! Talk about reduce, reuse and recycle, that is awesome!
…now I want one!
Awesome! I showed it to my husband and he had a laugh as well. Now of course I want one too. *grin*
I love the recycled/upcycled-ness of it! Hilarious!! I want one!