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A MacGyverism you have never seen

au Offline ReamerPunch

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A MacGyverism you have never seen
on: November 26, 2024, 01:47:04 AM
So down here we have these things called blinds, which are supposed to block the sun's light from entering through windows. Thing is, they do not work.

So, I used a cardboard box to do the job, but it kept folding, and letting light in the room. So I used straightened coat hangers to make the box stay flat and rigid. They just slid perfectly in place and just stay there by friction. It helps that they are not perfectly straight.

And I made staples to hold the two sides together, as well as hold in place the extension flaps, because the box came up a little short.

Third picture is my contraption blocking the window, with the door open.
Forth picture is with the door closed. That's about 99.9% light blocked. :D
I could make it perfect, but it's basically pitch black already, and the wire skeleton makes the thing stay in place nicely.
I was so happy with the wire bending I had to share. :cheers:


ca Offline Grant Lamontagne

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Re: A MacGyverism you have never seen
Reply #1 on: November 26, 2024, 12:48:30 PM
That is an excellent wire bending job- it looks perfect, as if it was bent on a machine! 

Great job!

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Re: A MacGyverism you have never seen
Reply #2 on: November 26, 2024, 12:50:43 PM
 :iagree:
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Re: A MacGyverism you have never seen
Reply #3 on: November 29, 2024, 04:47:31 PM
 :like: We have blinds in the States, and they have the same issues as those Down Under.
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Re: A MacGyverism you have never seen
Reply #4 on: November 30, 2024, 05:49:40 PM
That's why we have shutters in the Old world (that and other reasons =)


 

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