Idiot Stick Number 1

 

This is a piece of wood with a hole drilled down through it and another, smaller stick, which fits inside it. There is a small hole drilled right the way through the side of the bigger stick with and elastic band pulled through it. When Gary pulled the small stick out of the bigger one it sprung straight back in again however, when he passed it round the room most of us were able to pull it all the way out and couldn’t get the elastic band to hold it in!

 

Gary started with a piece of wood measuring approximately 1” square by 4”-5” long which had a 2mm hole through it about half way along. He drilled a 7mm hole part of the way down its length, making sure he had gone a little way past the first hole. He mounted it between centres with the running centre in the drilled hole and rounded each end. He turned a bead and a couple of grooves at each end and a groove either side of the little hole, then parted it off at each end. (See photo GR_13).

 

He mounted a second piece of wood, a similar size to the first and turned a knob at one end with a flat edge under it, then turned the rest to a 6mm cylinder to fit inside the first piece. He filed a groove in it which would be just past where the small hole is when it is inserted into the first part. Finally he rounded off the end and parted it off at each end. (See photo GR_14).

 

If you weren’t at the demo and want to know how this works you will have to wait until one of our members has turned one to show you.