Cog Ashtray / Coin Tray
I found a cog buried in the ground beneath my garage when I was about 17. I always wanted to do something with it, but it was so rusty and dirty that it got left for years. Until...
Date Made: July 2012
Approx Cost: £7.50
Approx Time: 1 hour (not including getting it acid dipped)
Difficulty: Easy
Date Made: July 2012
Approx Cost: £7.50
Approx Time: 1 hour (not including getting it acid dipped)
Difficulty: Easy
Clean Cog
You can do this with some elbow grease or you can get it media blasted. I got this done at the same time as a load of other stuff (see my V8 table Instructable), but it didnt come out great because it was so rusty.
I decided to get it acid dipped instead. This made it pitted but clean!
I decided to get it acid dipped instead. This made it pitted but clean!
Prime Cog
I just bought some paint cans from halfords and got to work! Usual Paint techniques apply!
Paint Cog
I couldnt decide what colour to do it: black, grey or silver.
A friend suggested satin black, so I went with that and it was a good choice.
Usual Paint techniques apply!
A friend suggested satin black, so I went with that and it was a good choice.
Usual Paint techniques apply!
Protect Your Surfaces
Felt the underside to stop it scratching any surfaces.
I just went to a hobby store and bought a sheet of sticky back felt.
It was as simple as cutting it out and sticking it to the bottom.
I just went to a hobby store and bought a sheet of sticky back felt.
It was as simple as cutting it out and sticking it to the bottom.
Relax
Enjoy your ornament!
You can use it as an ashtray, or as a coin holder; what ever you like!
You can use it as an ashtray, or as a coin holder; what ever you like!