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Show us your welding projects
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danielbuck
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I have an idea about making basically a large funnel that can bolt to the tailgate, so that i can park the truck and winch the blade from one of my other 4x4 vehicles, and the funnel would divert hopefully all of the material into a wheel barrow or yard cart (both of which are lower than the tail gate, so I think it should be simple to do). Just winch in until full, then stop, move the wheel barrow/cart of material to where it needs to go, then repeat. Minimal shovel work.
We plan on rocking the front yard, which we don't have much vehicle access to (sounds odd, I know), so this funnel idea may come to life next spring when we do that so we can cart the material to the front yard.
Yep! I was planning on it. Trying to figure out the angles to do the inset and final design before I move forward.
Honestly I had looked at alternate boxes and was flexible on length, but was shooting for an 8" box depth. Honestly I had not seen the 6" deep ones which makes it a real option. Hmmm...@jcarapet, have you considered restaurant steam table trays? I did a quick Google and found this 24-gauge stainless one.
It's not the 24 inch size you mention but a couple of adjustments to make the openings 20-3/4" x 12-3/4" could save you some tray fabrication time. I was surprised at the price:
Choice Full Size 4" Deep 24 Gauge Anti-Jam Stainless Steel Steam Table / Hotel Pan
Built from sturdy 24 gauge 18/8 stainless steel, this standard weight full size steam table pan features double reinforced corners that add strength where the pan takes the most abuse. Ideal for use in hot and cold tables at your catering event or buffet, this impact-resistant pan makes cleaning...www.webstaurantstore.com
You're a luckier man than I. As soon as I get a box (or something else big and immovable and finally situated), a tiny piece/part gets dropped and manages to bound across the shop and come to rest under or behind said immovable object.
The slate gray is a great color.
Oh, there's plenty of room underneath them for access. However, there are other places for small parts to go Houdini Mode.
I picked up a 27" top box last fall when I had some extra cash to upgrade a different box. Kinda fell in love with the color last fall when I placed the order for this
I don't want to distract from this thread too much but you can check out more about the boxes in the thread in my Sig. (pg 114)
danielbuck
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another shot of the blade in action, but this time with the truck stationary and pulling the blade with a winch. Wasn't quite sure if this was going to work, or if my jeep would just slide and get pulled into the truck. This opens up more location opportunities to dump rocks, if there's not something stable enough to anchor to, I can just use a jeep. 4000lbs of rock again.
PhantomEB
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Been sketching up a cradle lift for my doubler/205 to be removed in and out of the 72. got to think adjustability now.
aka Larry
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Update on this.
I added a amber/white strobe for safety reasons. It's suspended between the sterns of the kayaks.
Old Man Roger
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That'll do it.
ez-duzit
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That is certainly an inconsiderate thing to do. All that is required is a light. A strobe is extremely annoying, distracting and unnecessary. And can cause epileptic seizures in some individuals.
Old Man Roger
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No different than every tow truck or road crew truck.
PugetDude
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So can driving through a grove of trees on a bright sunny day... Overhead lights in a tunnel... a long row of guardrail posts... evenly spaced street lights. Bust his chops for little kayak lights? Really?
kaymccampbell
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I've got a special set of dark lenses for my helmet, just for the sun through the trees thing. Makes me feel disoriented when I'm on the bike.
ez-duzit
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No. For making bad decisions and being inconsiderate of others.
Old Man Roger
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Are people with epilepsy even supposed to drive?
kaymccampbell
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Yup, with appropriate meds.
aka Larry
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There is always one.
I figured this might help other motorists avoid putting my kayaks through their windshield, which seems a little more likely than causing an epileptic seizure, but whatever.
BTW, every city utility vehicle here has these same strobes on all four corners, which are on all the time. What a bunch of inconsiderate folks they must be.
PugetDude
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Multiple kayaks through the windshield, evenly spaced, have been known to cause epileptic seizures in certain individuals. Please be considerate of others.
PhantomEB
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I want to do this but out of pipe, 32” high so the pipes dig in 16” of the 48.Bonus project on a Trellis I built to fit in one of my planters. Still need to primer the legs but in place. I have another one that's a bit more complicated to build, but thats a later project when I get about 15 other projects done.
Sounds about right. I went 2' down due to the height, but otherwise in the ballpark.
I attempted to buy the Swag Offroad finger brake attachment for my box project, but found it couldn't accomplish what I needed. Decided to try my hand at building a bigger brake out of some extra steel I have. 
I didn't have enough big angle iron around, so the top piece is a 2x2 square tube (3/16 wall) that I had from a rack build this year. I had to build a jig to cut it with an Evolution metal circular saw. The other half of it I will use to make Smaller sections to act as fingers. Yes, this was a lot of work, but it's still cheaper than the Baleigh magnetic brake I (still) want.
I didn't have enough big angle iron around, so the top piece is a 2x2 square tube (3/16 wall) that I had from a rack build this year. I had to build a jig to cut it with an Evolution metal circular saw. The other half of it I will use to make Smaller sections to act as fingers. Yes, this was a lot of work, but it's still cheaper than the Baleigh magnetic brake I (still) want.
ez-duzit
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j--have you tried it yet?
Negative. I need to weld my handle setup on at lunchbreak and do a few test bends.
I anticipate problems, but nothing insurmountable. See something i'm missing?
ez-duzit
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No. No. Just looking for proof of concept, especially on a wide workpiece.
v8nutz
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Hey, your brake looks a little like my monstrosity! I made mine to bolt to my 1/2 inch steel workbench table. There are things I would do differently if I did it again but I have bent a ton of stuff on it, super handy. I have a couple smaller finger sections for smaller projects too.
Beerhippie
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There's something here I'm not understanding.
What is this extra steel of which you speak? Where do I get some?
Step 1: Have a project
Step 2: Round up a bit on lengths for your order as a just in case
Step 3: Find out you are terrible at estimating and you REALLY rounded up.
Beerhippie
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My boss seems to think that's irresponsible. Irresponsible as in, "Have you considered alternative careers?"
There are some men you just can't reach.
Looks like a nice monstrosity to me! Trying to figure out your clamping methodology, or where mine can improve My use of F clamps to hold the top piece is apparently not good enough. Kept walking on a 10" wide piece of 16 gauge which won't cut it for my target project.
v8nutz
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That piece that goes across the top of the angle has nuts welded in for the bolts that get tightened down onto to little pads on the angle to clamp it in place. I always intended to add an arch piece of steel across the top of it because it flexes some when tightening, but it works as is, so haven't done it yet. I could get better pics but I don't know that my design would help you that much.
sqznby
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danski0224
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I see some sandbags in the corner...
sqznby
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Shhh I don't think anyone else will notice
mattthemuppet
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I lent my cheap azz “2t” engine hoist to a friend to load a 2500lb wood chipper rotor in his lathe and the front wheels promptly folded, so I figured I’d make some improvements I’d been planning on making since I got it. Plus it would give me a **** ton of mig welding practice (you can see them getting better, especially after I crack up the amps and slow down the wire speed a bit)mattthemuppet
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One thing left to do is make and extension extension to raise the lifting point as it’s a struggle lifting tall stuff once you add straps
Old Man Roger
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You couldn’t adjust the angle of the piece you were welding? I hate welding uphill, even a slight angle makes me look at other options.lol
Beerhippie
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Here's an interesting welding problem: We recently got a new CEO here at the brewery. He's seen some of my welding work and I've done a couple of small domestic projects for him.
Now he's convinced that I'm a real welder! He asked yesterday if I could weld up some drum racks for holding wine barrels for aging ales. I had to explain that I'm a largely self-taught welder, not even You Tube certified, and wasn't too excited about building something with the potential to maim or kill someone, not to mention potential loss of product.
I mean, yeah, I'm pretty damned sure I can weld up a rack that holds ten 50-60 gallon (440-450 lb each) barrels, but not only am I not technically qualified; it might just be cheaper to buy them than to have me fabricate them in my podunk shop (it is).
I'm afraid I've gone down a notch in his estimation.
Now he's convinced that I'm a real welder! He asked yesterday if I could weld up some drum racks for holding wine barrels for aging ales. I had to explain that I'm a largely self-taught welder, not even You Tube certified, and wasn't too excited about building something with the potential to maim or kill someone, not to mention potential loss of product.
I mean, yeah, I'm pretty damned sure I can weld up a rack that holds ten 50-60 gallon (440-450 lb each) barrels, but not only am I not technically qualified; it might just be cheaper to buy them than to have me fabricate them in my podunk shop (it is).
I'm afraid I've gone down a notch in his estimation.
What's wrong with pallet racks? He can reuse them later for other things as needed too.
My stock response in those situations is “let’s have an engineer get us a stamped drawing and we’ll go from there “!
Huge liability averted