#roughcut2022

[@elsdp-4560]

Thank you for sharing. Enjoyed👍👀

[@EverettsWorkshop]

Thanks for coming by!

[@EmmaRitson]

thats pretty cool. works better than i imagined.

[@EverettsWorkshop]

Thanks Emma! I figured it was worth a try, given the price. Thanks for organizing the drop day!

[@TheKnacklersWorkshop]

Hello Everett, I really like this idea, thank you. I am going to try and find one local to my home. Take care. Paul,,

[@EverettsWorkshop]

Thanks Paul, it took me a while to find a reasonably priced one locally. They used to be ubiquitous, but that was 25 years ago, lol!

[@TedRoza]

Hi Everett.. The Everett Comparitor is a great Watch . . Lol .. there should be lots of overhead projectors in second hand stores lol or if you are really desperate, you can use a camera on your mobile, same as when you are trying to read a streed directory when the streets are just toooo small to read. Lol yep take a picture blow it up bigger & read .. 😆. Thanks you have a Winner.

[@EverettsWorkshop]

Thanks Ted! Crazily enough, it took a while to find one locally as they are so "old-fashioned" that few places still use them. I still love the simplicity of them though. And it also will be handy to project and trace pencil lines on my son's bedroom wall to make a mural someday, lol

[@jonsworkshop]

Hi Everett, great idea, simple, cheap and effective. You could improve cheaply by using plain white paper on the garage door, and then printing your grid and angles etc on an acetate (transparency), this way you can throw the tools on the projector glass anywhere, and move the acetate round easily to fit the projected image. Beware of the shadow you will cast though. Cheers, Jon

[@terrycannon570]

Outstanding suggestion Jon

[@EverettsWorkshop]

Thanks Jon, I hadn't thought about the printed acetate idea - will have to try it too. I was just thinking that by making a larger screen it was easy enough to make it by hand, but will have to look for a good pattern to laser print onto a transparency sheet. Some came with the projector, it's worth a try.

[@ralphgoings2120]

Really great idea, thanks for sharing.

[@EverettsWorkshop]

Thanks Ralph, glad you liked the idea!

[@Rustinox]

This is the style of ideas I like very much. Usung things for something they are not made for and make it work. This is brilliant.

[@EverettsWorkshop]

Thanks! It was a crazy idea. At least this one worked, lol!

[@Just1GuyMetalworks]

Love it! 😊

[@EverettsWorkshop]

Thanks Chris!

[@CraigsWorkshop]

"Yes it's finicky, but I'm also cheap" - I identify with this comment. 😁Clever thinking Everett! Good to hear from you again. Cheers, Craig

[@EverettsWorkshop]

With a more steady base it would be much less finicky, but I am still no less cheap, lol. Just figured it was worth a try and it turned out that it does indeed work!

[@Dudleymiddleton]

0:36 It's been a long time since I've seen one of these! The high end tech of the time when I was at primary school!

[@EverettsWorkshop]

Lol, I used them in school too, they used to be more common. They fell out of favor but are still handy for many things.

[@TheMiniMachineShop]

That overhead projector is a fantastic idea, and I can get a new one for $50 but no place to store it! Depressed...

[@EverettsWorkshop]

Thanks Dave, it was a crazy idea I had this spring. Just took till I had the time and space to give it a shot. They do need a small amount of shelf space to store, you are right about that. I don't remember, did you go the tabletop microscope route? Journeyman Randy did, those are smaller.

[@TheMiniMachineShop]

@@EverettsWorkshop Yes I have a stereo microscope and a digital camera for it. I've used it a lot to check honing.

[@Dr_Do-Little]

Brilliant idea! I'd take a lot of care of that lightbulb!

[@EverettsWorkshop]

Thanks! And yes, I am going to keep that spare bulb in a safe place. You can still get them, but they're spendy!

[@ruperthartop7202]

Haha, great idea. You could mount the grid on something that rotates to simulate the rotating screen on a comparator. Even with degree increments. Great stuff

[@EverettsWorkshop]

Thanks Rupert, that idea of a rotating screen is interesting, I might have to try making one. At least with the larger scale of doing paper "arts and crafts" it allows for a bit more leniency than trying to make a small reticule scale like one sees on a real comparator screen.

[@EitriBrokkr]

it would be real slick on a X,Y Slide too. Maybe just some cheap threaded rod. 😈@@EverettsWorkshop

[@ianbertenshaw4350]

Jeeze how many of those things I have seen in the scrap bin and it never clicked that I could use one for that ! Fantastic video Everett !

[@EverettsWorkshop]

Yeah, when I was still teaching, 15 years ago, we had a few hit the bin at the school. Wish now I had snagged them, lol!

[@bearsrodshop7067]

Way too cool and thinking outside the box is always good. In may years a construction, we used this older method to display architectural drawings in job meetings. Thx for bering me back 30+ years,,,,Bear!

[@EverettsWorkshop]

Thanks Bear, it was a crazy idea I had earlier in the year, it just took some time to get to try. I'm just thankful it actually works, lol!

[@andyZ3500s]

It is hard to believe that I haven't seen this done before. Very clever.

[@EverettsWorkshop]

Thanks! Honestly, when the thought crossed my mind I searched KZbin and didn't find anything, was very surprised why no one has shown trying this either.

[@djberg3483]

Absolutely love it, maybe look into a printing out transparency stuff, donno if that would work with a home type printer, but those , fusion360 to lay it out, and some 20tpi all thread, you could make a sliding table scenario to move and measure stuff as well

[@EverettsWorkshop]

Thanks DJ, this is partly why I was putting it out there to hear what other people would have for ideas. I started with the screen on the door having the marks on it as it is easier to get some accuracy on a larger scale when doing "manual arts and crafts," lol. I hadn't thought of printing transparencies until getting comment suggestions for them, so will now start looking into those as well. The only issue I would see with transparencies is that they will be on a slightly different focal plane from the tool bit unless it's upside down. Granted, that isn't a big deal either, I just have to think backwards then, lol!

[@OldIronMachineWorks]

Everett, always love your thinking outside the box. Gary

[@EverettsWorkshop]

Thanks Gary! Figured it was worth a try, and it turns out it worked, lol!

[@eyuptony]

Brilliant idea Everett, enjoyed watching the demonstration. Tony

[@EverettsWorkshop]

Thanks Tony, I'm just thankful the crazy idea worked, lol!

[@JamesP_TheShedShop]

Right on Everett, it's so great to see you and your new shop back in action.

[@EverettsWorkshop]

Thanks James!

[@HaxbyShed]

A clever idea Everett. Simple and very effective. Cheers

[@EverettsWorkshop]

Thanks Paul, it's not as convenient as the real thing but slightly more affordable, lol!

[@bigmotter001]

Great idea! I like thinking outside the box. Makes you think more creatively and keeps your wallet fatter! Thanks for posting and take care!

[@EverettsWorkshop]

Thanks John, I just don't have the cash nor space for a real one, so even if it has some limitations, it gets me in the ball park given my level of work.

[@charlescompton4495]

I was taught when a fly flies by, grab it and teach with it! Great idea Everett. Greg

[@EverettsWorkshop]

Thanks Greg, it was a crazy idea but works well enough for my usage here at home. Might not pass aerospace spec, but for what I do it's good enough.

[@howder1951]

Nice adaptation Everett and something I can see most people could need from time to time. Looks like it would be good for inspecting profiles pretty well too. Enjoyed thieved, cheers!

[@EverettsWorkshop]

Thanks Howie! Within its limits and with some patience it can be a very handy machine, but I still maintain my case that they're well worth picking up!

[@rickymale8203]

Simply brilliant mate.

[@EverettsWorkshop]

Thanks Ricky!

[@AmateurRedneckWorkshop]

Glad to see you back fixing truck stuff. I was afraid you might be frozen solid up there. Thanks for the video keep on keeping on.

[@EverettsWorkshop]

Lol, thanks Harold, and no worries about being frozen solid, we're used to this sort of thing. Now hanging out in your area in the summer might be a challenge for Canuckistanians though, lol! KOKO to you too, and Merry Christmas!

[@RickRose]

Very clever Everett! I'll be keeping my eye out for one of those now.

[@EverettsWorkshop]

Thanks Rick, it's got its quirks but definitely more affordable and accurate enough for an amateur like me, lol

[@trollforge]

excellent idea Everett! I saw one of those at Neighborhood Services for $20 this past spring ... If only I had known then what I know now...

[@EverettsWorkshop]

Thanks Tim, I saw some hit the bin back when I was still a shop teacher and now wish I had saved them . . .

[@robertoswalt319]

That was a great idea thanks for sharing it with us

[@EverettsWorkshop]

Thanks Robert!

[@EvoKeremidarov]

great idea..thank you for sharing

[@EverettsWorkshop]

Thanks, it was a crazy idea and I'm just thankful that it (for the most part) works, lol!

[@ThisIsToolman]

Excellent DIY app. I'm going to watch for a projector.

[@EverettsWorkshop]

Thanks! Yeah, these things hit landfills about 15 years ago en masse but you can still catch the odd one in the classifieds or at a garage sale/thrift store. Not as elegant as an optical comparator but with some fiddling becomes useful for us home guys.

[@davidberlanny3308]

Wow!! I haven't seen one of these for years. Really liked the idea, very well presented video as well. Good luck from Spain!!

[@EverettsWorkshop]

Hello from Canada, and thank you! It was a crazy idea born of being cheap, lol, and just thankful it does indeed work as well as I need it to!

[@TheAyrCaveShop]

Dang why didn't I think of that? Great idea Everett ! The price of used overhead projectors just doubled 😎😎

[@EverettsWorkshop]

Lol, thanks Dean! Yeah, it's kind of like shapers selling by the pound until Abom started showing his off . . . except for the fact that he's much more known and actually knows what he's doing, lol!

[@user-wo7rz3yn4o]

Neat idea, thanks for sharing.

[@EverettsWorkshop]

Thanks! And thanks for coming by!

[@derkarhu5079]

Great to get back to your channel! Somehow, almost all of my subscriptions we're removed, and I've had a long-term health problem that kept me from pursuing some of these issues. Recycling/repurposing the projector is a great idea, if I had seen this a few months ago, there were three of them in our local "recycling" yard...typically, minus lamps, but one could probably 'repurpose' a headlight bulb (100.w halogen, or even an LED bulb of some type ... if they need a reflector, usually soherical, maybe recycle a bulb from a projection tv ...

[@EverettsWorkshop]

Thanks! It was a crazy idea I had in the spring, and although not as convenient as the real thing, for the level I'm at (and budget) it works sufficiently.

[@Stefan_Boerjesson]

No chips today...... Joking! Here (Sweden) that optical thing is named "Over head projector". I wonder, couldn't a loupe do the same, for Your eye? Well done making really good pictures for the video. The over head projector used transparent sheets having drawn, painted messages on it. There was a predecessor to it that illuminated normal documents, books, paintings... and showed the image on the wall. Not sure but was the name panopticon? It was a heavy beast usually placed on a table, on wheels, swivelling wheels.

[@EverettsWorkshop]

Thanks Stefan, I've seen the loupe type portable cheaper loupe-type "comparators" but even they're more money than I want to spend, lol. I'm happy with how this setup works, now I just need a tool grinder!

[@shawnmrfixitlee6478]

Hey that works pretty good Everett .. ENJOYED !!

[@EverettsWorkshop]

Thanks Shawn! For the price I figured it was worth a try.

[@outsidescrewball]

Interesting idea/use…nice

[@EverettsWorkshop]

Thanks Chuck, I appreciate that!

[@hilltopmachineworks2131]

I like it. As you mentioned, optical comparators are not in the budget for us home shop guys. They always seem to go for big bucks. I settled on one of the microscopes from Bang good. It works fairly well for what it is.

[@EverettsWorkshop]

Thanks Tom! Yeah, the real deals are really expensive, lol! I haven't tried one of the digital microscopes like yours, but they seem to work well as an option too. I just saw this one on the online classifieds and wanted to try it, lol!

[@craigtate5930]

Brilliant idea

[@EverettsWorkshop]

Thanks Craig, it was a crazy idea that actually worked well enough, at least for my purposes, lol

[@craigtate5930]

@@EverettsWorkshop not a thing crazy about this idea..my shop kinda revolves around crazy ideas, some times they even work...lol

[@MattysWorkshop]

Gday Everrett, this is a great idea and I works, brilliant

[@EverettsWorkshop]

Thanks Matty, it was initially a crazy idea that needed a try, and I was thankful that it works. WAY cheaper than the real thing, even with its quirks.

[@terrycannon570]

Everett absolutely brilliant. Suggest you put the image on a pdf so others can print it and use it. I'm rating this one AAA+ for creativity. Thanks for bringing us along.

[@EverettsWorkshop]

Thanks Terry! The grid is actually 6 printed sheets glued together and taped to the old realtor sign, lol. I may make custom sheets down the road if this screen gets screwed up.

[@TradeWorksLLC]

Fantastic idea! You can pick these up cheap from schools that are destined for remodel. Some times free if there are a bunch of units. Schools being remodeled are all about upgrading into the newest and “best” tech for teaching. So anything old is almost always dismissed as obsolete. My 2 cents If it was good enough for me and my parents its good enough to teach the next generation, but whatever have fun with that new 4K projector that craps out in 3 months and is too complex to fix. Those old projectors just need a light bulb lol.

[@EverettsWorkshop]

Thanks! Yeah, when I left teaching 15 years ago the school tossed a bunch of them, makes me wish now that I had snitched them from the bin at that time!

[@EitriBrokkr]

Dude, you are a genius!!!

[@EverettsWorkshop]

Lol, I don't claim to be a genius, but as I'm not making Space Shuttle parts, this method does allow me to verify my tool angles for things like thread forms though!

[@EitriBrokkr]

@@EverettsWorkshop I'm sure Einstein was humble as well

[@derkarhu5079]

Forgot to mention: you might be able to find a shorter focal length lens, or use a mirror (front surface, ideally) to 'fold' the light path to use it in less soace

[@EverettsWorkshop]

That is a thought - I don't have much for other lenses this size kicking around but one never knows what can be found at garage sales or auctions, lol!

[@johnfurr8779]

You stole my motto "I'm too cheap/broke to buy..."

[@tecnobs3d]

Nice K.I.S.S procject !

[@EverettsWorkshop]

Thanks! Was a crazy idea, thankful it works well enough for my purposes, even with its quirks.

[@MyLilMule]

I prefer the term "Frugal" ;)

[@EverettsWorkshop]

Lol, fair enough! 😁 Thanks for coming by Greg!

[@TheTacktishion]

Wow.... First to comment.... Keep them coming....!

[@EverettsWorkshop]

Thanks, I will try to share as best I can with the time I'm given, lol!

[@dannywilsher4165]

I always told my kids, do what you gotta do till you ain't gotta do it no more...

[@EverettsWorkshop]

Lol, yeah, this is at least within the budget to do, and works well enough for a home shop, anyway!

[@Warped65er]

Way too simple to not like it. 😎👍

[@EverettsWorkshop]

Thanks! It was a crazy idea, lol

[@JourneymanRandy]

That is a great idea Everett. I can see myself doing that. Also great for shadow puppets with the kids. 🔩⚒🔧

[@EverettsWorkshop]

Thanks Randy, it's at least an affordable option for us who don't want to go into hock for a real comparator. We have other things to buy. Like food, lol.