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4 Cheap Accessories That Will Turn Your Cordless Drill Into A Vehicle Polisher

Remember how we had defined the irony of rotary motion polishers being low cost however hostile for learners, whereas the costly twin motion counterparts are virtually idiot-proof? Well, Meguiar’s dual-action polisher combines the most effective of each worlds by borrowing the benefit of a dual-action polisher with the cost-effectiveness of a drill attachment.

Although it is as costly as the most affordable rotary polishers at $39, this drill attachment eliminates the steep studying curve related to cheaper sharpening attachments.

The dual-action nature of Meguiar’s sharpening answer makes it simple to attain a cleaner floor end by decreasing the danger of hologramming, buffer trails, swirl marks, and different detailing defects. We do not advocate springing for this drill attachment if all you want to do is buff out scratches or restore headlights. However, that is effectively value the additional money in case you plan on endeavor bigger sharpening and buffing duties.

Unlike cheaper sharpening attachments, Meguiar’s dual-action polisher can’t be paired with any previous cordless drill. That’s as a result of the mechanism chargeable for producing the multi-axis rotary motion typical of dual-action methods does so with the assistance of inside gears. This, nonetheless, comes at the price of transmission losses. Although Meguiar’s recommends corded drills, you possibly can nonetheless use it with a reasonably highly effective and environment friendly cordless drill, ideally these sporting brushless motors. Anything much less, and also you’re sacrificing sharpening energy.

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It Took 350,000 Lego Bricks To Make This Life-Size Volvo V70

We adore the irony of an older “brick” Volvo V70 immortalized as a life-size Lego wagon made completely of, nicely, bricks. According to Volvo, this 1:1 creation has been a piece in progress for over a yr, with the corporate sharing some photographs of the construct to Facebook.

The builder is David Gustafsson, a Lego megafan from Sweden who gained upwards of 400,000 Lego items by way of the Lego Masters competitors just a few years again. He’s an achieved Lego artist on smaller scales, and that win prompted him to construct a full-size Lego model of the particular Volvo V70 he drives. Brickscale.com reveals his progress which admittedly is not completely Lego. There’s a metallic body beneath, together with regular wheels and tires on which the V70 rolls.

 

Virtually the whole lot else, nevertheless, comes straight from the world of Lego. That consists of the seats, sprint, steering wheel, and purposeful instrument cluster. The entrance and rear clips are supported by Lego bulkheads beneath. The doorways open, and the lights activate. It’s virtually an actual automotive.

In truth, this Lego wagon has all types of purposeful objects. Perusing David’s Instagram web page we see energy mirrors, rotating knobs for the local weather management, a movable shifter, and headlights that pivot when turning the steering wheel. Yes, it has purposeful steering, which is necessary as a result of there’s additionally an electrical motor powering the wheels. In different phrases, that is technically an EV you may truly drive. 

 

According to Brickscale, the V70 was not too long ago on show on the Ecar Expo in Gothenburg the place of us might watch the meeting course of in motion. That was again in December; two weeks in the past David shared Instagram photographs displaying the near-complete inside. A video from final week reveals the rear portion of the roof is completed now, too.

 

Being a work-in-progress, there are upwards of 350,000 bricks invested into the construct proper now. It’s unclear whether or not all 400,000 from the Lego Masters win will finally be used, however we’ll be watching David’s socials for updates as he nears the end line. If you occur to be in Sweden, the automotive will make public appearances at various locations by way of April.