Something for the Weekend - Part 198 - Spanner in the works!

[davescm]

We had some great images and interpretations of our last Loch Ness challenge. Thanks to all who took part.

This week, rather than a scene, we have a spanner, or wrench for those on the western side of the atlantic ocean.

How creative you can get with this spanner?

The “rules”:

• Use the starter image as at least part of your own image entry.
• Anything goes, as long as it meets the forum rules on decency, copyright, etc.
• Anyone, and everyone, is welcome to have a go, whether you are a complete beginner or a Photoshop expert. This is not just for our forum “regulars”.
• There are no prizes apart from the chance to practice, show off, or bring a bit of humour and fun. Don't be shy, join in and have a go!
• The starter image is made available for you to use in this forum challenge only. Sorry to emphasize this, but the image is not for use elsewhere.

To download the image below, hover over the image and click on the circle with the arrows at the top right.

Then, when the image opens in its own window, right click and choose “Save Image As/Save Target As” (or similar depending on your browser).

When posting back your image — please use the blue reply button in this first post and use the 'Insert Photos' icon at the top of the reply box. If posting a comment on someone else’s entry, then please use the grey reply button next to their image post.

Have fun!

Dave

[Sean McCormack]

When I did this first it looked a little too mid 20th Century German unintentionally, so it needed a lot of changes.. A little solar curve for fun. 

[davescm]

Yes - I often use a solar curve to bring a metallic look to non metal surfaces. It can be very effective. I like the darkening here.

Dave

[Trevor.Dennis]

You could attach that to an angle grinder and strip down an entire engine in 30 seconds.

[EuanWilliamson]

I once spent three months at the Rolls-Royce technical College in Filton Bristol.

Over the course of two weeks, we stripped down and rebuilt a twin spool, Rolls-Royce jet engine. Such was the engineering, and the thought of repairability, that the whole job could be done with four ring spanners, giving eight different sizes. They claimed that was all that a Rolls-Royce engineer needed to carry in their back pocket. 

[davescm]

@sishamIAGD  Haha - Can we fix it - yes we can !  🙂

Dave

[Nicktendo28]

Who ordered the Wrench Fries?

[Trevor.Dennis]

That's a clever play on words Nick.  

[Nicktendo28]

Thank you! Appreciate you!

[davescm]

Haha - very good Nick 🙂

Dave

[ellie zen]

[ellie zen]

[ellie zen]

[davescm]

Welcome to SFTW Ellie. Is that the same spanner - it appears to have been transformed 🙂 I like the reflections of teh flowers in the edges.

Dave

[ellie zen]

Yes. I did a shiny effect on it an i think it changed it.

[Myra Ferguson]

I used 2 of them! 🙂

[Jacob Bugge]

Now that is scary, Myra, either way.

[Myra Ferguson]

Maybe the wrenches could have been welded to the coupling rods to add strength? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[Jacob Bugge]

Myra,

The spanners/wrenches have a good grip on the nuts; so one of two things will happen whenever the locomotive driver starts driving either way; and the opposite will happen on the other side of the locomotive.

[Myra Ferguson]

Full disclosure... I am not an engineer 😛

[jane-e]

I love it Myra!

Jane

[Myra Ferguson]

Thank you! 🙂

[Jumpenjax]

Clever

[Trevor.Dennis]

Now that's clever because it automatically keeps the wheel nuts tight, but do they need to use left hand threads on the left side of the engine?    You may or may not know, that a lot of big trucks have left hand threaded lug nuts on the left side.  This is to stop them working loose, but they also use left hand threads on 'Duallies' like this Yellowstone truck.

This one is unusual in that the front is not dented because it has not (yet) crashed into a line of Harley Davidson motorcycles, or crashed through a fence to deliver a shot up John Dutton to the medivac helicopter.  Are they 'ever' going to make the second half of series 5?   And PLEASE can we have a series two of 1923?  The African footage was totally spectacular, and as good as any high budget movie.

OK, I feel better now.  Back to some on-topic content.

[Jacob Bugge]

Indeed that is true, Trevor, it automatically keeps the wheel nuts tight, but what happens when the nuts are fully tightened?