Got bored again... made myself a cup holder adapter.

[Matt@JHM]

I hate not being able to order a medium drink at Carl's Jr so I made myself a little adapter

My material of choice is black acetal rod (a.k.a Delrin). I started by measuring the medium cup from Carl's Jr and started to bore out a piece of delrin.



Now in order to make this piece sit snug in the stock cup holder location I had to make the piece fit exact. The stock cup holder has a 2 degree taper to hold in cups securely. I matched this taper exactly.

When two objects have the same taper and mesh together they create a taper lock - so in other words, this piece fits very securely.

Here are some more pictures:




(Yes I know it's dirty - spilled sun flower seeds all over it a few days ago)






The stock cup holder is 1.8" deep, and the adapter 1.7" deep. There is room for two to sit side by side too. Any suggestions?

Thanks for reading

[mholme]

Meh, I'm happy with my stock one. It holds my 12 oz beer just fine.




















Joking of course. Looks good

[gointoscott]

Someone must love to supersize...

Its new years resolution time so gotta tone up a bit for me.

[Matt@JHM]

Meh, I'm happy with my stock one. It holds my 12 oz beer just fine.

Joking of course. Looks good

Thanks

Someone must love to supersize...

Its new years resolution time so gotta tone up a bit for me.

Haha, it's all about non-sweetened iced tea

[BastardS4]

"brought to you by carls jr."
-idiocracy-

[casawhites4]

alright, im no fatty, but im going to need on of those for my gf of course, lol ;-) so if you dont mind shipping me one, thanks matt...
and great work as always, keep getting bored
p.s seriously i want one tho, so ship me one. thanks :-D

[Matt@JHM]

"brought to you by carls jr."
-idiocracy-

Funny movie

[dak360rt]

Great idea, i pretty much have come to accept that i have one cup holder in the car, and its only good for 16 oz water bottles, and 12 oz cans.

[spinny]

At least you have a cup holder there. Mine has tape holders!!

I need to get rid of that thing and get a cup holder.

[casawhites4]

lol, matt im being serious, i want one, lol...please do make it happen...

[BastardS4]

Funny movie

I cant take starbucks seriously anymore.


Or gatorade for that matter.

[Splinter]

Or gatorade for that matter.

It's got what you need!

[BastardS4]

Electrolytes!

[sCeRaXn]

Damn Matt, you come up with the coolest shit while bored lol

WTF is Carls Jr anyway? That cup is EXACTLY IDENTICAL to a Hardees cup...except it says Carls Jr where Hardees normally is. Are they the same company but operate under different names on the east and west coast? Im tripping out over here lol

[jaybquick@JHM]

Like they siad, keep getting bored. HEHE

[dougyfresh]

"brought to you by carls jr."
-idiocracy-

Hahaha

[MikeS]

Man, you guys eat and drink in your car? I will only drink water in mine.

[NogaroWonda00]

I got a suggestion make me a 3g iphone holder the next time your bored lol i need one for more accurate dynolicious runs!

It used to be hardies here too but a few years ago they switched em all to carls jr they have to be the same the menu didnt really change lol

[RolledMySTi]

Damn Matt, you come up with the coolest shit while bored lol

WTF is Carls Jr anyway? That cup is EXACTLY IDENTICAL to a Hardees cup...except it says Carls Jr where Hardees normally is. Are they the same company but operate under different names on the east and west coast? Im tripping out over here lol

Ding, ding, ding. We have a winna! WTF is a Hardees is more like it.

[CONTROL ONE]

Man, you guys eat and drink in your car? I will only drink water in mine.

Same, I can risk spilling anything on my blue alcantara, I don't know how to clean it! haha

[samtimtom]

Damn Matt, you come up with the coolest shit while bored lol

WTF is Carls Jr anyway? That cup is EXACTLY IDENTICAL to a Hardees cup...except it says Carls Jr where Hardees normally is. Are they the same company but operate under different names on the east and west coast? Im tripping out over here lol

Yep...same company. And, they are based here in California...Carpinteria to be exact.

[samtimtom]

On another note...i'm so jealous that your arm rest works. Mine is stuck in the up position. Threadjack alert. Anyone know how to fix this without doing that god awful DIY I found on AW?

[Boosted-S4]

i need to get a BLUNT holder done in my car!!!
lolol

nice thread!!

[2ndEngineS4]

i need to get a BLUNT holder done in my car!!!
lolol

nice thread!!

It's called your index finger and thumb.

Puff puff give. . .you're fucking up the rotation. . .


O.P.
I wish I had a cupholder. . . .or a car even for that matter. I hope you bitches are enjoying my Jetta.

[BiTurboLovin]

Dude, that's so cool! I usually just go for a large, and stick it in the cup holder on the dash (I think mine is indestructable). Keep up the good work!

"brought to you by carls jr."
-idiocracy-

Thank you for purchasing a ULTRA BIG-ASS FRY! Lol, I love that movie!

Same, I can risk spilling anything on my blue alcantara, I don't know how to clean it! haha

I have silver alcantara, and I just use a Magic Eraser and water.

[washyourrhands]

this is great!

but i have to say i hate those cupholders

i only use my dash cupholder

[RolledMySTi]

This post made me think of this...

[joe dub]

nice!
should make one slotted for the coin holder so the rest can be down and u can have a big cup! or ya think itd be too top heavy

[CONTROL ONE]

I have silver alcantara, and I just use a Magic Eraser and water.

thanks for the tip, I'll try that.

[DraxeofDclan]

Ha! Thats funny, Delrin isnt cheap....did you purchase it? I see you used a TiN coated insert, maybe a Rombic or "CNMG"? Came out good, what SFPM were you @?

[Matt@JHM]

Damn Matt, you come up with the coolest shit while bored lol

WTF is Carls Jr anyway? That cup is EXACTLY IDENTICAL to a Hardees cup...except it says Carls Jr where Hardees normally is. Are they the same company but operate under different names on the east and west coast? Im tripping out over here lol

I have tons of ideas rolling around in my head, it's just finding the time to make them. All of my free time is spent making all these damn custom knobs

This post made me think of this...

Gross.

Ha! Thats funny, Delrin isnt cheap....did you purchase it? I see you used a TiN coated insert, maybe a Rombic or "CNMG"? Came out good, what SFPM were you @?

Delrin is not cheap at all, it's almost more expensive than aluminum at this point. It is by far the best material to work with though. Easy machining, good chip breaking, very durable and holds high tolerances. Yes it's a coated insert (all I ever use) and yes a CNMG type. I made this on the manual lathe so I don't recall my feed rate.

Thanks

[jaybquick@JHM]

I have tons of ideas rolling around in my head, it's just finding the time to make them. All of my free time is spent making all these damn custom knobs

What about the voices in your head????

[casawhites4]

wheres my cup holder!!!!

[Matt@JHM]

wheres my cup holder!!!!

I don't think anyone wants to pay 80 bucks for a cup holder

I could make it out of black PVC for cheaper though. Maybe when I find time I will make a batch and throw it up on the site.

We have soooo many projects going right now.

[lucajS4]

x1

Man, you guys eat and drink in your car? I will only drink water in mine.

[CruzS4]

Same, I can risk spilling anything on my blue alcantara, I don't know how to clean it! haha

second, i never eat in my car, just bottled drinks. but to clean alcantara, mr. clean magic eraser FTW

[lucajS4]

anyone know how to clean swade?

[CruzS4]

ha see the post right before yours

[2ndEngineS4]

anyone know how to clean swade?

. . .he said swade.


suede bro, suede.

[Number54]

How about an adapter to eliminate the "cup holder" (if you dare call that thing a cup holder!)? I'd buy something that either turns that area into a simple container or that eliminates it, making it flush...