Cool things made with paperclips and SAKs

[victordomingos]

What's the most interesting (useful, fun, cool) thing you ever did with a paperclip and a SAK?

[cbl51]

Used the sewing hole in the awl of an old tinker to shape and bend a paper clip to make a replacement throttle linkage part on a '66 Volkswagon beatle in the early 70's. I ran that bug for another few months before I spent the money on a real part at the VW dealer. Was really short of money in those days.

[AlephZero]

So, what you're REALLY asking is, what's the most MacGyver thing you've ever done

[victordomingos]

So, what you're REALLY asking is, what's the most MacGyver thing you've ever done

Yeah, kind of... :-)

[victordomingos]

Used the sewing hole in the awl of an old tinker to shape and bend a paper clip to make a replacement throttle linkage part on a '66 Volkswagon beatle in the early 70's. I ran that bug for another few months before I spent the money on a real part at the VW dealer. Was really short of money in those days.

I hadn't noticed we could use the sewing hole to bend wire. That's interesting and potentially useful. Thanks for sharing!

[k12cop]

Made a foxhole radio...used paperclips for connectors and my Spartan to strip the wires...throw in some thumb tacks, a pencil stub, a blues razor blade, some magnet wire, and a toilet paper roll, and I can listen to am radio in a power outage..

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[victordomingos]

Made a foxhole radio...used paperclips for connectors and my Spartan to strip the wires...throw in some thumb tacks, a pencil stub, a blues razor blade, some magnet wire, and a toilet paper roll, and I can listen to am radio in a power outage..

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Now that's something cool. It only takes wire and paperclips and a roll of paper? Where can I find detailed instructions to build one like that?

[k12cop]

Made a foxhole radio...used paperclips for connectors and my Spartan to strip the wires...throw in some thumb tacks, a pencil stub, a blues razor blade, some magnet wire, and a toilet paper roll, and I can listen to am radio in a power outage..

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Now that's something cool. It only takes wire and paperclips and a roll of paper? Where can I find detailed instructions to build one like that?

Don't forget pencil and razor blade...

Just search YouTube for foxhole radio...

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[victordomingos]

Made a foxhole radio...used paperclips for connectors and my Spartan to strip the wires...throw in some thumb tacks, a pencil stub, a blues razor blade, some magnet wire, and a toilet paper roll, and I can listen to am radio in a power outage..

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Now that's something cool. It only takes wire and paperclips and a roll of paper? Where can I find detailed instructions to build one like that?

Don't forget pencil and razor blade...

Just search YouTube for foxhole radio...

Sent from my ADR6400L using Tapatalk now Free

I'll take a look :-)

[pfrsantos]

Enjoy!

http://bizarrelabs.com/foxhole.htm
 

[victordomingos]

I used a paperclip and duct tape to add a cable organizer to my desk. I needed something to stop the charger cable of my Mac to fall behind the desk all the time... I used a Leatherman Style PS' pliers to bend the paperclip and its scissors to cut the tape.



I tried to make it in a way that allows to pass the cable if I need it, but that has little probability of letting it fall through. I think the tape I used isn't strong enough and probably I will need to add something that sticks a little better.

[victordomingos]

Oops! Wrong thread. I intended to post this in another forum... I must say, though, that I really prefer the scissors in Victorinox Minichamp over the ones in this Leatherman Style PS...

[crackout]

My use of paperclips in combination with SAKs is only for show off purposes.