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Helmet Holder / Helmet Stand
« on: July 27, 2020, 11:28:26 PM »
After buying a new helmet I decided to make a helmet holder / helmet stand and after a bit of work came up with this idea which has worked out well :grin

To start with I used a U shaped alloy bracket I had lying around.
  (It measures 25 cm on the upright sides, 14 cm across the bottom, 4 cm wide and 0.5 cm thick)

I screwed one side of the U to the wall and bent the other side out on a little bit of an angle.

   


Next I sliced a slit into a bit of foam and slid it onto the outer side of the U.
  (The foam is a bit longer then the side of the U)

   


This gives a soft cushion for the helmet to rest on and the angle keeps the helmet away from the wall.

   

   



The bottom of the U also makes a great place to hang a jacket out of the way.
  (It also makes a great place to hang a charging cable for the headset on the helmet).

   

Anyway I thought it worked out great and was worth sharing :thumbsup


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Re: Helmet Holder / Helmet Stand
« Reply #1 on: July 28, 2020, 12:22:44 AM »
Not bad, but you didnt use a welder or any other expensive tools to do it..

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Re: Helmet Holder / Helmet Stand
« Reply #2 on: July 28, 2020, 05:28:10 AM »
Not bad, but you didnt use a welder or any other expensive tools to do it..

   :crackup   :rofl   

Thanks Brock, if I make a version 2 I'll try to remember to use some expensive tools :grin
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Re: Helmet Holder / Helmet Stand
« Reply #3 on: July 28, 2020, 12:24:31 PM »
Good job, Dave!  :thumbs

Can you do me a favour though, can you turn your jacket around so it looks at least like you've got your head facing the right way?...  :rofl

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Re: Helmet Holder / Helmet Stand
« Reply #4 on: July 28, 2020, 03:54:36 PM »
Good job, Dave!  :thumbs

Can you do me a favour though, can you turn your jacket around so it looks at least like you've got your head facing the right way?...  :rofl

Curse my ocd...  :fp



No worries mate :grin

   
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Re: Helmet Holder / Helmet Stand
« Reply #5 on: July 28, 2020, 04:12:48 PM »
Good solid re-purposing. Just shows how important it is to throw nothing away- it will always come in handy in the most unexpected way. I have a shed full of stuff in that category.  :grin
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Re: Helmet Holder / Helmet Stand
« Reply #6 on: July 28, 2020, 05:11:17 PM »
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Re: Helmet Holder / Helmet Stand
« Reply #7 on: July 28, 2020, 08:18:36 PM »
Great Job Shiney
I bought Robyn a new Kubota helmet on Saturday for the new Spyder before we left for Darwin
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Re: Helmet Holder / Helmet Stand
« Reply #8 on: July 28, 2020, 09:24:42 PM »
No worries mate :grin

   

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Re: Helmet Holder / Helmet Stand
« Reply #9 on: July 29, 2020, 10:53:02 AM »
Good solid re-purposing. Just shows how important it is to throw nothing away- it will always come in handy in the most unexpected way. I have a shed full of stuff in that category.  :grin

I have a head full of crap, hoping to use it (the crap) some day.
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Re: Helmet Holder / Helmet Stand
« Reply #10 on: July 29, 2020, 03:32:35 PM »
 :crackup :rofl :crackup :rofl :crackup :rofl
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Re: Helmet Holder / Helmet Stand
« Reply #11 on: July 29, 2020, 05:08:57 PM »
No worries mate :grin

   

Mucha betta! Thanks mate... :grin
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Re: Helmet Holder / Helmet Stand
« Reply #12 on: July 29, 2020, 05:45:42 PM »
Sorry Gadget, that's just my accent... :whistle :rofl


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« Reply #13 on: July 29, 2020, 05:52:09 PM »
Can Gadget please use correct punctuation in O.C.D.  Curse my pedanticness (and yes I know that is not in the dictionary).
 

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Re: Helmet Holder / Helmet Stand
« Reply #14 on: July 29, 2020, 05:53:35 PM »
That's what u get from them mecicans.

No worries mate :grin

   

Mucha betta! Thanks mate... :grin
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« Reply #15 on: July 29, 2020, 07:42:20 PM »
Curse my pedanticness (and yes I know that is not in the dictionary).

Actually, maybe I'm being pedantic, but it's in mine, Bodø,...  :whistle


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« Reply #16 on: July 29, 2020, 08:07:22 PM »
Spellchecker put a red line under it when I typed it.  Can I play the "English is not my first language" card here?   :whistle
 

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« Reply #17 on: July 29, 2020, 08:14:41 PM »
Works for me!  :grin


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« Reply #18 on: July 29, 2020, 08:30:28 PM »
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Re: Helmet Holder / Helmet Stand
« Reply #19 on: July 29, 2020, 09:04:36 PM »
Hey Shiney.   I love the idea of a stand for jacket, helmet etc and it looks very practical.   The only improvement I would suggest would be to put a dome on top of the helmet holder to minimise the chance of damage to the foam liner of your helmet.   
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Re: Helmet Holder / Helmet Stand
« Reply #20 on: July 29, 2020, 10:09:43 PM »
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Spellchecker put a red line under it when I typed it.

Just add the word to the dictionary, problem goes away..
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Re: Helmet Holder / Helmet Stand
« Reply #21 on: July 30, 2020, 12:33:52 PM »
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Spellchecker put a red line under it when I typed it.

Just add the word to the dictionary, problem goes away..
 o:) o:)

Had a traffic engineer (Roland) working in my Team 20 year ago, qualified, 4 years uni, civil engineering degree, plus one year computer science, couldn't spell if he's life depended on it.  Continually sending correspondence and reports back for correction. 

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« Reply #22 on: July 30, 2020, 12:52:04 PM »
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Re: Helmet Holder / Helmet Stand
« Reply #23 on: July 30, 2020, 04:02:20 PM »
Hey Shiney.   I love the idea of a stand for jacket, helmet etc and it looks very practical.   The only improvement I would suggest would be to put a dome on top of the helmet holder to minimise the chance of damage to the foam liner of your helmet.


Thanks Pete, I do plan on shaping the top of the foam to smooth it out but haven't had a chance yet :H
I'll post a pic of the finished product when I get it done :thumbsup

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