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Something for the Weekend - Part 233 - The Vital Spark!

Community Expert ,
Jan 31, 2025 Jan 31, 2025

Hi,
There were some great entries to our Fulling Mill challenge, thanks to everyone who took the time to create and post them.

 

This week we start with an object, and an apology to writer Neil Munro for using his puffer steamboat's title this week. Those familiar with petrol (gasoline) engines will recognise the object as a spark plug. Those with electric or diesel engines will have to use your imagination. So we have our starting object, what can you turn it into?

 

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 your skills, or bring a bit of humor 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.

 

To download the starter image, 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). It is in png format with a transparent background so the cutting out is already done for you.

 

SFTW233SparkPlug.png

 

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

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Community Expert ,
Feb 18, 2025 Feb 18, 2025

Too true @jane-e 

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Community Expert ,
Feb 01, 2025 Feb 01, 2025

This started as 50% Frankenstein head I found with Google, and 50% my Dave head graphic, but there does not appear to much left of the Dave head 😞 

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Community Expert ,
Feb 02, 2025 Feb 02, 2025

Just in for a quick recharge, I'll be good as new shortly! 🙂

Dave

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Community Expert ,
Feb 18, 2025 Feb 18, 2025

Poor Dave

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Community Expert ,
Feb 01, 2025 Feb 01, 2025

sftw 233 Mind the gap.jpg

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Community Expert ,
Feb 02, 2025 Feb 02, 2025

Now that's an original use of the spark plug. It works well.

Dave

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Community Expert ,
Feb 03, 2025 Feb 03, 2025

Noice!

 

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Community Expert ,
Feb 03, 2025 Feb 03, 2025

Use one of these

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to Mind the Gap.

 

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Community Expert ,
Feb 03, 2025 Feb 03, 2025

Oh, I like that John.  I have never seen one of those gap closing tools before. I suppose it would make more sense than using a hammer.  I thought American forum users might have trouble understanding the metric sizes, so I made a more user friendly version for them.  

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I can not resist sharing this Saturday Night Live sketch about America's bizarre obsession with archaic units of weights and measures.  They did another sketch with George Washington, this one about America's version of the English language.  

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Community Expert ,
Feb 03, 2025 Feb 03, 2025

It has been over 50 years since I last held a set of those for use on my first car:

 

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Community Expert ,
Feb 14, 2025 Feb 14, 2025

Mind the gap! Oh, man, I'm a sucker for a good double entendre!

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Community Expert ,
Feb 18, 2025 Feb 18, 2025

This is so well executed!

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Feb 02, 2025 Feb 02, 2025

       Internal-Combustion-Engine.gif

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Community Expert ,
Feb 02, 2025 Feb 02, 2025

This is the first infographic I'm seeing in SFTW. Love it!

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Community Expert ,
Feb 02, 2025 Feb 02, 2025

Nice one Trevor. Suck, squeeze, bang, push.... 🙂

Dave

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Community Expert ,
Feb 03, 2025 Feb 03, 2025
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Suck, squeeze, bang, push.... 🙂

Dave


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Yes, but can you say that at 6000rpm?

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Community Expert ,
Feb 14, 2025 Feb 14, 2025

What a delight! And it's as hypnotic as an old paddle-steamer engine, like the ones that were the "in-flight" entertainment between the island the mainland when I was a kid. Brought back fond memories.

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Community Expert ,
Feb 18, 2025 Feb 18, 2025

Proper!

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Community Beginner ,
Feb 18, 2025 Feb 18, 2025

Nice!

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Community Expert ,
Feb 02, 2025 Feb 02, 2025

SPARK X

 

Part 233 - The Vital Spark! - Spark X.jpg


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Community Expert ,
Feb 02, 2025 Feb 02, 2025

Now that's a good looking rocket! Nicely done JR

Dave

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Community Expert ,
Feb 02, 2025 Feb 02, 2025

This must be moments before the rocket Spark Plug experienced a 'Rapid Unscheduled Disassembly', in the words of Elon Musk's SpaceX spokesperson.  It's not what you'd want to see if you were scheduled to fly in a SpaceX rocket.

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Feb 02, 2025 Feb 02, 2025

SFTW233SparkPlug.jpg

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Community Expert ,
Feb 02, 2025 Feb 02, 2025

Wait until he plugs in to Trevor's 40KV spark system!

Dave

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Community Expert ,
Feb 18, 2025 Feb 18, 2025

hahaha. Bright spark!

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