Whelp, there goes the neighborhood.
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140mower
Don
I don't think that is a distinction that I am allowed to make...... Scientifically, I might be biased....
140mower
Don
Well, I was pretty dang pleased with myself, yes sirie, pretty damned pleased, I was....... Oh, how the one piece nested insides of the next, which in turn
nested in the next, a metal fabbing machine I have become.......... Just this one little piece to make, and what a beaut of a part it is.......... #$#@$_&&$#
Here it is stuck to the front with a couple pairs of vise grips .....
Anybody else notice that this gap is about the same thickness as the front flange on our new part, ya, me neither. For some reason I didn't account for the front piece when I made my otherwise perfect......ly acceptable template.
At this point I went out to the chicken coop and fried a couple eggs on my forehead for breakfast...... After a couple hours I talked myself back off the ledge, went out to the shop and removed the rag from the fuel tank (damn thing was too short to reach the fuel anyway) and gave the whole thing a little bit of thought.
Long and short of it, my bend-ment has has become a weldment with a bit of grindment
And back looking like it should have in the first place.
..... aside from the little gap that I have to fill where new meets old, the outer skin fits pretty good and with a little luck I might even get it welded in one day......
nested in the next, a metal fabbing machine I have become.......... Just this one little piece to make, and what a beaut of a part it is.......... #$#@$_&&$#
Here it is stuck to the front with a couple pairs of vise grips .....
Anybody else notice that this gap is about the same thickness as the front flange on our new part, ya, me neither.
For some reason I didn't account for the front piece when I made my otherwise perfect......ly acceptable template. At this point I went out to the chicken coop and fried a couple eggs on my forehead for breakfast...... After a couple hours I talked myself back off the ledge, went out to the shop and removed the rag from the fuel tank (damn thing was too short to reach the fuel anyway) and gave the whole thing a little bit of thought.
Long and short of it, my bend-ment has has become a weldment with a bit of grindment
And back looking like it should have in the first place.
..... aside from the little gap that I have to fill where new meets old, the outer skin fits pretty good and with a little luck I might even get it welded in one day......
Dan Dubeau
Ultra Member
Looks great. You're getting pretty good at that. When you're done there, you wanna come over and do some patch work on my mower deck?
140mower
Don
Thanks, I wish that there was a little more time to stick with it a little more, but it is hard with spring in the air.....
At the speed that I work, we should probably start with the snowblower, it's a little late for mowing season.
140mower
Don
I just keep reminding myself, that if it weren't for the screw ups, there'd be no sex here at all.......
Dan Dubeau
Ultra Member
I always think that one of these days I'll actually get a season ahead, but it's always reactive maintenance on "in season" junk lol.Thanks, I wish that there was a little more time to stick with it a little more, but it is hard with spring in the air.....
At the speed that I work, we should probably start with the snowblower, it's a little late for mowing season.
140mower
Don
A while back I bought one of these 18" offshore bead rollers, and while you can roll a bead, it's not the most user friendly thing, trying to crank the handle and feed the sheet in straight.
I had an old ATV winch taking up space and a few ideas gleaned from YouTube....
I cut the outside end of the drum off, bored the center to fit the drive end of the bead roller that I turned down to 3/4" so I would have enough meat left on the drum for set screws.
Welded a mounting bracket for the winch motor, and we have a basic powered bead roller.
I had an old ATV winch taking up space and a few ideas gleaned from YouTube....
I cut the outside end of the drum off, bored the center to fit the drive end of the bead roller that I turned down to 3/4" so I would have enough meat left on the drum for set screws.
Welded a mounting bracket for the winch motor, and we have a basic powered bead roller.
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I have one sitting in a box. Tried it a few times. Same issue. Hard to use.
140mower
Don
I have a motor controller downstairs for it that will give me speed control, as well as forward/reverse, all for around $20.00 on Amazon. Just going to power it with a deep cycle battery for now.
140mower
Don
Another well documented problem with these is the amount of flex in them, I could get almost a 1/4" deflection with just my fingers....
I beefed up the backside with 3/8" x 2" flat bar bent and welded on. The small plate with the 2 bolts serves to align, and stiffen, as well as mount a fence.
The start of the fence on the other side. I got this far and the puppies started creating a ruckus, so it was time to stop for a while.
I beefed up the backside with 3/8" x 2" flat bar bent and welded on. The small plate with the 2 bolts serves to align, and stiffen, as well as mount a fence.
The start of the fence on the other side. I got this far and the puppies started creating a ruckus, so it was time to stop for a while.
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Uh....and where are the puppy ruckus pictures ?
140mower
Don
I know, right?....... For someone who is supposed to be trying to sell the last two pups, you would think he'd have a few pictures....... I wonder what is up with that? Although, I think the wife might be on to my antics......
These last two are going to hard to let go of, they even seem to like me......
Dan Dubeau
Ultra Member
I'm always on the fence about building one of those, vs buying one, and modifying it for duty. There's been a couple times where one would be handy.
140mower
Don
The original idea was to use the same base for my tube bender, but in reality things are getting too heavy to swap back and forth so I will be making a new stand at some point.