2018 POTD Thread Archive

Martin W said:

Lol. I just realized I have the wrong inserts in my cutter in the above post. I thought it took triangle shaped inserts but according to the World Wide Web it takes square inserts. No wonder it was rubbing while it was cutting. No damage done .
Cheers
Martin

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The cost of the correct inserts may change your mind about using those cutters. Let us know what you find out.

extropic said:

The cost of the correct inserts may change your mind about using those cutters. Let us know what you find out.

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You are correct about the cost! $88.00- $197.00 for 10 on Ebay and Amazon.
I have some here that will work.
Cheers
Martin

jdedmon91 said:

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This is the main part of my tongue jack handle for my trailer. I messed up the original handle. Still need the rotating part


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The completed handle installed on the trailer.



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I made another simple project. I use the patio sliding glass door to go out to the shop. We had an old broom handle cut for door stop to supplement the lock. I machined up some derlin and mounted it to PVC pipe to make a stop with a handle


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jd
nice idea, I just tied a string to mine. Too lazy to bend over.
Nelson

NEL957 said:

jd
nice idea, I just tied a string to mine. Too lazy to bend over.
Nelson

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We had a string but it kept falling down. My reason was the same stop bending down.


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I put a handle on my doorstop for the same reason

jdedmon91 said:

We had a string but it kept falling down.

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You made my day...

Bought a new snow plow for the tractor but found it didn't work well on my undulating driveway because it was a fixed mount. I was constantly fighting to keep the blade at just the right height. Too high and there would be a bunch of snow left behind. Too low and the front tractor tires would lift and my steering would be lost and the tractor would shoot sideways. Not a good thing when there is a steep, long drop on the low side of the driveway. So I decided to try and make a floating system. Welded tabs on the bottom of the plow mount and the top for a chain connection. Then used a second SSQA mounting plate and welded some tabs to it at the bottom and a chain to the top.

First I had to find some steel buried under 2 1/2' of snow.

Then make the bottom tabs and weld them to the plow SSQA.

I didn't get pics of the rest of the process but here is the almost finished product.

The only machining involved was the pivot pins at the bottom.

The following pics are of my project of a couple of days ago. Before I got the new plow.



Just for scale, the snow blower is 29" tall to the top cross plate.

Spring is around the corner my friend. Looks like you may be ready Nice job on the front blade.
Cheers
Martin