Nice Ashtray

[DanB6177]

I've seen these on Amazon, etc, and am not particularly fond of them, although I've never seen one in person... Looking for something more substantial. The stinkies look like thin sheet metal. Metal wouldn't be a bad thing, but I think I'd prefer something in a heavy brass, or maybe cast bronze or pewter if I went that route. Not real picky, just want something on the heavier side, and something unique that you don't see everyday. Thanks for your input though. I'll look more into the stinkies. Maybe they'll have something more to my liking than what I've seen so far..

Hit up a flea market.

[SPEEDRACER]

Hit up a flea market.

That's a fine idea, Dan! Although I'm a sucker for cast iron cookware, old rusty carbon steel knives, and other things from the days when things were actually made in the USA, and always end up coming home from flea markets with a lot more than I was looking for in the first place. This is a good excuse to make another haul!

[S.A.W.B.]

This is what I use. It an old piston out of a P&W engine that didn't meet the specs on the rebuild.

[SPEEDRACER]

This is what I use. It an old piston out of a P&W engine that didn't meet the specs on the rebuild.

Nice! Didn't think about a piston... I like the legs on that coffee table too!

[SPEEDRACER]

You could cut it off about halfway through the pinholes, with a band saw, and make a couple of nice rests there too! I may just have look around for a nice big piston, S.A.W.B. That's a fine idea!

[cinda]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Soli...item27ef731545

Now this is different~

[badwhale]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Soli...item27ef731545

Now this is different~

Damn. I might have to buy that!

[CoventryCat86]

You could cut it off about halfway through the pinholes, with a band saw, and make a couple of nice rests there too! I may just have look around for a nice big piston, S.A.W.B. That's a fine idea!

Here's one from a 1969 Cadillac Coupe de Ville with a 472ci that I blew up 30 years ago:



I thought about cutting it through the pin holes but I think it would have been too deep. Either way, you don't wind up with a whole lotta room for ashes

[SPEEDRACER]

Here's one from a 1969 Cadillac Coupe de Ville with a 472ci that I blew up 30 years ago:



I thought about cutting it through the pin holes but I think it would have been too deep. Either way, you don't wind up with a whole lotta room for ashes

Nice looking piston-ashtray you got there, CC86! I think when I make mine, I will cut it through the pin holes. I think that will make for some nice cigar rests, I'm not worried too much about the depth, and capacity won't be a big issue, as long as it holds the ashes from one or two cigars. I'll post a pic when it's finished. Gotta find a nice big piston first though... Looking back now, after hearing your story about the Coupe DeVille, I wish I'd saved one from one of the few engines I've blown up! Ha!