Homemade Stuff

[bigfellascott]

Good stuff mate !

Cheap, effective and should do the job nicely.. What's not to like about that.?.



Jeff

That's how I saw it too Jeff, I just used what I had laying around to get the job done quickly and saves tearing into the swag or any other stuff that can easily get damaged from the chain.

Best part is if it gets damaged or lost I can quickly and easily knock up another one.

[darwindingo]

Yep

I wish I had thought of it some years back prior to doing a big trip, only to arrive at the destination and discover that I'd ( well I prefer to blame the old pro mac 610 ) stuffed a brand new swag...!

Shame on me lol



Jeff

[bigfellascott]

Yep

I wish I had thought of it some years back prior to doing a big trip, only to arrive at the destination and discover that I'd ( well I prefer to blame the old pro mac 610 ) stuffed a brand new swag...!

Shame on me lol



Jeff

That's what I was worried about so figured I'd better find a solution to the problem, I looked around and found the corflue and thought that could work, so cut a section out big enough to do the job, folded it over the bar and then grabbed the tape and taped it up, works a bloody treat and cost stuff all to make - I was prepared to get bent over for a bar cover and the last decent one I found on the side of the road a few years back

[brett1868]

You're a clever bugger Bigfella, my heads spinning with ideas now on how to make a towbar mount for my press so I can reload in the field.

[bigfellascott]

You're a clever bugger Bigfella, my heads spinning with ideas now on how to make a towbar mount for my press so I can reload in the field.

Nah just build stuff out of necessity Brett, I'd rather build it if I can, that way I know its done right and to suit my needs. I reckon you could easy enough use the same design and just weld a plate on to suit the base of your press, should work alright I would imagine, must make sure everything locks up nice and tight so there's no unnecessary movement and it should work a treat, get yourself a Drummer Seat which is adjustable for height and you should be set I reckon.

I use a Drummer Seat when shooting at a bench out in the field and it works a treat, compact too when you take the legs off and nice and comfortable to sit on for extended times too.

Look forward to see what ya knock up mate.

[bigfellascott]

Unfortunately a lot of TAFE welding courses are only open to apprentices.

Both a mate and myself have found it impossible to find a basic welding course for home/hobby users here in Tas. I have a small and pretty cheap arc welder for odd jobs. It's duty cycle is crap and I over heat it all the time. Sometimes I can lay a really nice weld and others it's just a mess! Really need to learn more about setting amps and choosing the right sticks for different jobs.

I'm hearing ya G, I has a go of a stick welder for the first time a while back, kept blowing holes in the metal I guess I need to start on some thicker stuff first as someone suggested until I get the hang of it, the hardest part for me was to get the weld started, It would either do nothing when I touched the metal or it would stick

I will revisit the stick eventually and the other thing I have trouble with is seeing what the hell I'm welding, even with adjustable masks I seem to struggle a bit, I might need to put some extra light on what I'm doing but then the mask adjusts to accommodate the brightness.

So far the Mig has been the better of the two welders for me, easier to get a descent job compared to the stick which is clearly harder to master.

[brett1868]

I'm going to farm this job out to the cousin up bush, he's a gun welder and has plenty of steel laying around. On my towbar there's a bolt / locknut to stop the tow ball rattling so this should also take up any slack when mounting the press. I'm not looking to FLRS or do huge amounts, just some seating so I can play with depths on the fly rather then having to wait between trips.

[bigfellascott]

I'm going to farm this job out to the cousin up bush, he's a gun welder and has plenty of steel laying around. On my towbar there's a bolt / locknut to stop the tow ball rattling so this should also take up any slack when mounting the press. I'm not looking to FLRS or do huge amounts, just some seating so I can play with depths on the fly rather then having to wait between trips.

Yeah my Towbar setup has the same lock nut setup too, I just use that to secure the set up in and it keeps it locked up nice and tight and no movement so should work well for your needs I reckon mate.