[Shop-talk] Drilling through a spark plug to make a christmas ornament?

[John Innis]

I have done this, but only in the context of removing a broken plug from
the head.  In my case the hex head broke off of the metal body.  I had to
get the insulator out to remove the broken plug.  That was easier than I
expected, but the insulator was broken in the process and what was left
didn't look much like a spark plug.  I think if I was going to do this I
would remove the insulator and then make a fake replacement insulator to
hold the light.  could be made from a dowel painter white, or a bit of soda
straw, or if you know someone who has a 3d printer they could make a really
nice bulb holder to fit in there.  I've got a few old plugs lying around.
I might try this just for fun this weekend...

On Fri, Dec 14, 2018 at 7:05 AM Jim Franklin via Shop-talk <
shop-talk at autox.team.net> wrote:

> While lying awake at 0-dark:30 I had an idea of turning old spark plugs
> into ornaments by inserting blinking lights in them. I thought for sure it
> would have been done but I can't find anything out there in Internet land.
> Is it possible to pull out the center electrode with hand tools and a vise?
>
> thanks,
> jim
> _______________________________________________
>
> Shop-talk at autox.team.net
> Donate: http://www.team.net/donate.html
> Suggested annual donation  $12.96
> Archive: http://www.team.net/pipermail/shop-talk
>
> Unsubscribe/Manage:
> http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/shop-talk/jdinnis@gmail.com
>
>

-- 
=================================
= Never offend people with style when you   =
= can offend with substance --- Sam Brown  =
=================================
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://autox.team.net/pipermail/shop-talk/attachments/20181214/45faff89/attachment-0001.html>