The Jackpot demands blood!
Goooooooooood Morning SuperForest!
Loveable, huggable Jackson here, smiling, soaking in New York’s Springtime sunshine like a saguaro cactus, storing it for the Wintertimes.
Last night I finished the Jackpot prototype and I’m happy to report that it works beautifully. Here are some pics I took during the making process:
Here I am working on the airlift. The airlift is just a length of pvc pipe with a length of vinyl tubing ziptied inside of it. I’m drilling holes up and down the length of it in this photo to make the holes for the zipties. (I’m going to write this all up as a proper post with big pictures and everything. Don’t you fret.)
Here is the airlift, (sans center air/water pipe) standing in its reservoir bucket. You can see that I added some right-angle brackets to help it stand upright. For future Jackpots I think it would be better to just have a collar on the bottom of the reservoir that the airlift could slide into, because then it would be easier to take apart and service.
Here is like the fourth time I cut myself, and I thought it made for a cool photo. I like that my blood has pooled into a little dotless question mark. I cut my hands all the time when I’m making stuff, but this time I also cut my foot by walking into the point of my drill.
OMG! My new drill! Check it out:
It even has a cord! I had to ask special for it… Man, I’m loving these gifs. They make pictures look all alivey!
Here’s James Michael Spoonhour making sure that the duct tape stays securely and firmly affixed to the floor. You’ll notice he’s using the classic head first method. Good thinking, Spoon! SuperForester Baloo is keeping a sharp eye on him to ensure that he keeps the tape on the floor safely and has a good time doing it.
And finally, here’s the prototype of the Jackpot sitting in my bathtub. I can’t believe it actually exists… It was just a thought, and now here it is.
Now that I’ve seen it run with my own eyes and have seen what works and what doesn’t I’m going to plan a much more comprehensive post on the simplicity and ease of the Jackpot. I haven’t yet tallied my costs for the whole unit, but just to approximate, I’d say that it cost less than $50.00, though I was helped keep the costs down by finding most of the materials on the bountiful streets of New York city.
Seriously, New York is like a giant art supply store where everything is free.
James Michael Spoonhour ran out to catch the last few minutes of the Magic game last night, and when he returned, I had the Jackpot up and running and was standing in the shower with it, doing some fine tuning. I’m ever so pleased that SuperForester Spoon could be on-hand to witness such a cool event.
Spoon is flying home to Orlando as we speak. It has been a great week hanging with you, dearest Spoonio! I had a blast and I hope you enjoyed New York as much as I enjoyed seeing it afresh through your eyes. Thank you for the visit.
Much love to each and everyone reading this, and to those that haven’t read this yet.
Do you have something itching in your mind that you’d like to make, but are unsure how to make it a reality? Email us and let’s work on it together.
Yours,
Jackson
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