lol, I’ve already been talking to my wife about something similar to what your thinking. I usually keep all my old parts from repairs. I was telling her the old brake rotors from my Ram would make a good hat, have some pushrods also from the Ram for the arms, could cut and weld them to look like twigs was thinking maybe old rims if I couldn’t find anything better for the body parts.
or even care that they don't know
Vortex to another dimension.This picture from my post yesterday:
makes my head hurt. As a photographer, I have trouble understanding what's going on there. That footbridge in the BG? Yeah, it's flat. The lawn doesn't really go in and out of focus.
I'm guessing there were a couple of raindrops on the cell phone camera lens.
Nice job !Restored the clamp threads for an oldish angle square.
Spliced a couple eyes on the new boat lines.
3 strand is really easy. It's just under n over, round n round, spiraling opposite of the rope's twist, do all 3 strands, then go down one level. Over n over til you run out of rope. I haven't done one in 45-50 years. The hard part for me is making sure I get the right length for the eye to fit the cleat.
I gave the table from hell another buff and another coat this AM. I checked it out fifteen minutes ago and decided the finish had some bumps I didn't like, so I gave it a quick dry-sand w/400 grit WOD, then what I hope is the last coat--for a total of six.
Still wet, of course. Reflection is 12' tall pallets of empty, unlabeled (bright) beer cans.
While not doing that, I sharpened a pile of knives--really easy now that I did the heavy work of restoring the edges and took the honing steel away from them (I can sharpen all 11 of the kitchen knives, plus a few thrown in by myself or friends, in fifteen minutes or less now), installed a new cord on a friend's old Makita portable TS,
line trimmered and mowed most of the lawns....
Now it's beer thirty!
I think I used to screw up the start or I'd go well and some how go wrong part way through
You've gotta get a rhythm going. And interruptions are the bane of your existence when you're learning. After several dozen, it's burned into your brain, and you can talk or watch TV and splice. Today, I had quiet and a soft breeze through the garage door while I was splicing eyes. Perfect conditions.
Wait - didn't the tortoise beat the hare? That's what I was told so the tortoise is faster than the hare right?
That is a 25 footer. I have similar on all my tools.
that makes sense, I was also using nylon type rope, don't know if thats harder or not, your rope looked like the nylon stuff.
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Which end? The "crimp"?
I'm not looking to make a sale here - I'm not subscribed to this thread and I wasn't even following the discussion until Outlaw tagged me, but I make and sell tow ropes to WWII jeep guys. It is de rigeur to wrap one around the front bumper. Wartime spec was 1-inch hemp, ~25' OAL, with two eyes. I have a few sitting around already made. I can lop off one end and put a whipping on the end that will never unravel. PM me if you're interested.
I'd be tempted to put concrete in the hole with one of these:
This looks like it deserves a separate build thread. Great looking start. And, yes, it’s never big enough - ask how I know!!Luckily there is the back-up "Garage 2" and the back-up to the back-up. The back 20 x 20 section of "Garage 1" is a suspended slab over "Garage 3" in the back. Ali together they are the area of a 40 x 60. But yes, it's already crowded every time I do a layout.
How to Make a Vintage Tow Rope
INTRODUCTION As I reported on the Garage Sale thread a week or so ago, I found this coil of 1-inch diameter manila rope. Whenever I find a coil of genuine 3-strand 1-inch diameter manila rope, I make as many WWII-spec tow ropes as I can out of it. If you’ve ever seen a WWII jeep at a car...
Which end? The "crimp"?
I'm not looking to make a sale here - I'm not subscribed to this thread and I wasn't even following the discussion until Outlaw tagged me, but I make and sell tow ropes to WWII jeep guys. It is de rigeur to wrap one around the front bumper. Wartime spec was 1-inch hemp, ~25' OAL, with two eyes. I have a few sitting around already made. I can lop off one end and put a whipping on the end that will never unravel. PM me if you're interested.
Restored the clamp threads for an oldish angle square.
Spliced a couple eyes on the new boat lines.
I have one in the gallery section, just not much to show until the drywall goes up and not anything real exciting until I move in...Im guessing Feb or March
thanks mate that's very considerate but postage would be a killer I think, the rope I had was only about 12mm
Sorry to hear that.Customer had swung by yesterday to pick up some parts I cut for him some 2 months ago; seems we both got busy.
Anyway, he dropped these off for me to cut out.
I cut parts for him about every week or every other week. He customizes and builds go karts and motorbikes.
Perfect.
Will say, it was nice that he had swung by when he did as he was able to help me load up some steel on the table.
I'm able to get up with little help now, but my back is still really bad.
Not sure I shared here before but I've got a lot of back issues which has left me disabled. At least I stay active and I'm pretty healthy as my back issues are due to injuries I sustained (I say this as I got a PM asking how I've been today, appreciate it).
Customer had swung by yesterday to pick up some parts I cut for him some 2 months ago; seems we both got busy.
Anyway, he dropped these off for me to cut out.
I cut parts for him about every week or every other week. He customizes and builds go karts and motorbikes.
Perfect.
Will say, it was nice that he had swung by when he did as he was able to help me load up some steel on the table.
I'm able to get up with little help now, but my back is still really bad.
Not sure I shared here before but I've got a lot of back issues which has left me disabled. At least I stay active and I'm pretty healthy as my back issues are due to injuries I sustained (I say this as I got a PM asking how I've been today, appreciate it).
I was thinking the same gantry/lift idea.
I should have been clearer. She and I are no longer together.
I get not having money.
it looks ****** terrific !
With a lot of patience I've rewound unraveled ropes like that- the trick is, twisting each strand as you rewind them together, You have to be like Kay said - uninterrupted, and focus. Make sure you keep the twist tension on them...here it is in it's glory
