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willy3486 said:
I didn't have to make the curve. The wheel, the handles and the tines were already made. They were stuff I had saved from the scrap pile.....As far as making a curve a lot of the times I use a anvil and just shape it. I would consider myself a novice fabricating so maybe some others here can chime in on how to bend a good curve. I have thought about making one of the homemade rollers when I retire.
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I watched this guy's technique and am not sure I have his skill to form a hoop. I do have a piece of railroad track though.

A roller would be ideal, but spendy.

I was thinking of two pins or pipe end welded to a plate some distance apart. Put plate horizontal in a vise with the pins upward. Gently pry the bar between the pins to bend it. Rinse and repeat and check against a drawn circle on cardboard. I can see the pry action creating a series of bent small "corners" so it would likely not be exactly round in the end

Or make circular disk from plywood plies screwed together. Form the piece around it. I can see this being a challenge with spring back.

Want to make an outdoor fire pit grill for a friend of mine. But, I want to be able to use a standard Weber kettle grate for the insert vs expanded mesh.
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larry4406 said:
I was thinking of two pins or pipe end welded to a plate some distance apart. Put plate horizontal in a vise with the pins upward. Gently pry the bar between the pins to bend it. Rinse and repeat and check against a drawn circle on cardboard. I can see the pry action creating a series of bent small "corners" so it would likely not be exactly round in the end
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I've done the pins welded to a chunk of steel and held in a vise.

Can't remember where I got these pics, seems like a great way to do it. I like how all the pieces are interchangeable and adjustable.

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Muckin_Slusher said:
I've done the pins welded to a chunk of steel and held in a vise.

Can't remember where I got these pics, seems like a great way to do it. I like how all the pieces are interchangeable and adjustable.
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That is a fantastic idea. I saved these pictures and I will make a setup like this for myself. Looks like a great way to bend a curve. Thanks for this info.
 
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My small oil-less compressor STB several years ago. Parts not available. I kept the tank.

Made a portable air tank from it today.

1/8” npt plug at old pressure switch, schrader valve with 1/8” npt at old compressor inlet.

Then made a handle from scrap steel and 1/2” gas pipe. Flat black paint as that’s what I had.

Fun project for today.

I need it to inflate the test balls tomorrow for inspection Monday at the master bath project.

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At the lake we planted a few plants off the edge of the patio. Of course we had to put up some hooks for the required solar lights. Our dog Shadow thought it was her personal gymkhana course and being on a lead had to be rescued before annihilating our work. I was at the dump and always check out the metal pile, where I found the solution. Someone had tossed a light weight gate system. I took the vertical pieces and laid them horizontally, cut and drilled a couple of spots to accept some rod and used them as a barrier. Now Shadow finds another place to get tangled up in, 😂 and I still have the 2 gates.
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Almost forgot when we were staying in Canmore the time share we were staying at was tossing all 6 sets of patio furniture along with 6 pretty decent BBQs. I managed to get one set of patio furniture in my truck. The maintenance man was so impressed he gave me all of the plastic foot sliders that fit the furniture. 👍 The next day I watched with a tear in my eye as the remainder of items were sent for disposal. :cry:
My wife said why :confused: and between decks and patio surface I thought it was a no brainer. She eventually agreed, eventually. 😂
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Miss the Pontiacs said:
At the lake we planted a few plants off the edge of the patio. Of course we had to put up some hooks for the required solar lights. Our dog Shadow thought it was her personal gymkhana course and being on a lead had to be rescued before annihilating our work. I was at the dump and always check out the metal pile, where I found the solution. Someone had tossed a light weight gate system. I took the vertical pieces and laid them horizontally, cut and drilled a couple of spots to accept some rod and used them as a barrier. Now Shadow finds another place to get tangled up in, 😂 and I still have the 2 gates.
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Almost forgot when we were staying in Canmore the time share we were staying at was tossing all 6 sets of patio furniture along with 6 pretty decent BBQs. I managed to get one set of patio furniture in my truck. The maintenance man was so impressed he gave me all of the plastic foot sliders that fit the furniture. 👍 The next day I watched with a tear in my eye as the remainder of items were sent for disposal. :cry:
My wife said why :confused: and between decks and patio surface I thought it was a no brainer. She eventually agreed, eventually. 😂
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I hate seeing useful stuff go to scrap too, such a shame.
Nice job on that fence!
 
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Another elevator part repurposed item. I actually have 3 of them. This is a section of stainless steel elevator ceiling that I cut holes in for 5 gallon bucket tops and set them on top of garbage cans to eat crawfish on. The paper towel holder is just 1 inch stainless tube with a section of the removed steel from the table tigged on to hold the towels. They are threaded through the bottom so that they are removable. Super easy clean up.
 

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Another elevator part repurposed item. I actually have 3 of them. This is a section of stainless steel elevator ceiling that I cut holes in for 5 gallon bucket tops and set them on top of garbage cans to eat crawfish on. The paper towel holder is just 1 inch stainless tube with a section of the removed steel from the table tigged on to hold the towels. They are threaded through the bottom so that they are removable. Super easy clean up.
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BRILLIANT!

When's the next feed?
 
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larry4406 said:
My small oil-less compressor STB several years ago. Parts not available. I kept the tank.

Made a portable air tank from it today.

1/8” npt plug at old pressure switch, schrader valve with 1/8” npt at old compressor inlet.

Then made a handle from scrap steel and 1/2” gas pipe. Flat black paint as that’s what I had.

Fun project for today.

I need it to inflate the test balls tomorrow for inspection Monday at the master bath project.

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I had the same little CH compressor, it recently just STB, too. To be fair, I got 20 years out of it. The California Air Tools compressor I bought to replace it is a huge upgrade.
 
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BMWBOB2 said:
The last couple of days we were in Italy, I was cutting up some fruit trees for firewood, found a 4 legged small stump, any a very old board scrap:



Voila! An outdoor cocktail table for the patio!
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Also, no stains or fasteners were purchased for this project. I used 2 different old stains, barely mixed together, to get a pretty interesting finish both on the applewood and the top. All wood cutting was done with a chainsaw, with some rasping and hand sanding
 
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