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Old 18-03-2011, 03:46 PM
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Ive just got my hands on some large foam blocks from a friend. Going to use them for booby eyes. Is there a "special tool' to hollow them out?

Someone said an old car aerial!?

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Old 18-03-2011, 03:55 PM
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Car ariel...or contact Captain Scarlet on here....he used to sell perfect cutters, not sure if he still does though.
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Take the bottom off an old car or radio aerial. Push each section back down through the larger ones and you have a range of different dia. cutters ready to go!.
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It's getting harder to find the old style ariel's

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Is this one here

new telescopic car aerial ideal for old car restoration on eBay (end time 09-Apr-11 22:53:39 BST)

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Ive just got my hands on some large foam blocks from a friend. Going to use them for booby eyes. Is there a "special tool' to hollow them out?

Someone said an old car aerial!?

Davie
For pike flies bouyant heads I use an apple corer to make a long cylinder and then slice it up like slicing a milk loaf. Shove a darning needle through one edge and out the other side. Glue on some eyes. Snip a bit off the bottom. Smear some glue on the hook, slide on the head through the hole made with the needle. Voila bouyant pike fly!

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Copper pipe and the micro bore sharpened with emery cloth,or this looks it could be useable for the price

TELESCOPIC INSPECTION MIRROR / EXTENDING CAR ANGLE PEN on eBay (end time 16-Apr-11 18:06:24 BST)

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When the kids left home, they left a pile of junk in the garage and forbade you to throw it out, right?
In amongst the junk will be an old boom box. Get your own back. Rip the aerial off the fecker..'.......... They'll never notice.

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If you are going to make a lot it might be worth getting a set of these and save the palm of your hand.

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Cork Borer Set of 6, range 4-10mm (prd0906) - www.betterequipped.co.uk

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i've always wondered about the old car ariel. where does one get one from? before i get smart arrrse answers, i don't have an old car

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