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Lee if I can find one for $100ish, I would rather go that route.
Found one for $80, but it doesn't look much better and the seller isn't interested in taking another picture :shaking:

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GF wanted to learn some welding so we set out to make a couple easy animals and rose(bought the plan) to introduce her to it.
 

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Oddly enough, too many triangulations, going to have to move to 2 wheels up front. It’s just too wobbly.
There’s a vernal pond behind the house that stays full enough to use this about 4-5 months.
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The fuck it 5000 engine support.
My existence is gm fwd shitbox hell right now.
Years ago, a buddy & I pulled the engine out of his Samurai using a come-along hanging off a chain bolted together around a railroad tie laid across the open doors of the conex box that's his shop - worked fine, just looked hillbilly as fawk :laughing:
 
That was a rotten fence post that for some reason had been out up in the garage before we bought the house. Only the part in the ground was rotten. So into service he goes.
I'm 4 bolts away from dropping the subframe tomorrow. But I'm cooked today.
 
That was a rotten fence post that for some reason had been out up in the garage before we bought the house. Only the part in the ground was rotten. So into service he goes.
I'm 4 bolts away from dropping the subframe tomorrow. But I'm cooked today.
but you could call up the scrap hauler and be 100$ richer today
 
Not me, my late brother made this years ago and I inherited it when he passed.

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He was working for the state hospital as a groundskeeper and made this one winter (slow time) out of some material he found somehwere. It looks a little better in person than the photo, but it does need a little maintenance. The wires are some small Xmas lights that my GF put on there. It looks cool lit up, but I couldn't get a good picture on my potatoe phone because the lights washed out the rest of it.
 
Not me, my late brother made this years ago and I inherited it when he passed.

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He was working for the state hospital as a groundskeeper and made this one winter (slow time) out of some material he found somehwere. It looks a little better in person than the photo, but it does need a little maintenance. The wires are some small Xmas lights that my GF put on there. It looks cool lit up, but I couldn't get a good picture on my potatoe phone because the lights washed out the rest of it.
Very cool. My late FIL worked at the state hospital here in Colorado. One of his coworkers made a ship out of match sticks. Makes me think the boredom is universal. I think I still have it around somewhere. I'll post a few picks if I find it.
 
The fuck it 5000 engine support.
My existence is gm fwd shitbox hell right now.
If I had time when I bought mine I'd have made one of those that way myself. The feet on the real ones are too short and being able to just run a hook eye in anywhere to get the right lift would be helpful.
 
Mini big-rig exhaust flapper for a bobcat. Used the inner tube from a trailer jack (see the bent-in groove part?).

I've always wanted one just because they're cool, but never bother with making one for my skid steer since it lives indoors.

This one's heavier than cheep sheet metal, hope that doesn't cause problems with back pressure or something stupid. When up it's almost perfectly balanced, but I haven't run the engine with it on yet.

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Replaced my unicorn of an RV furnace with a different model and the exhaust ended up in a weird spot. So I made a little piece.
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Had to reuse my old door, still some clean up needed out here.
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Years ago, a buddy & I pulled the engine out of his Samurai using a come-along hanging off a chain bolted together around a railroad tie laid across the open doors of the conex box that's his shop - worked fine, just looked hillbilly as fawk :laughing:
It's a samurai, just pick it up. The 1.3 is tiny, I remember going with a friend to pick up a new 1.3 from a guy a few hours away. We picked it up, and put in the trunk of his Saab, then carried into his backyard when we got it back.
 
It's a samurai, just pick it up. The 1.3 is tiny, I remember going with a friend to pick up a new 1.3 from a guy a few hours away. We picked it up, and put in the trunk of his Saab, then carried into his backyard when we got it back.
Not suggesting this applies to Exwrench cause I dont know him but have you seen pics of some of the guys on here? They make Ethiopians look beefy. That 1.3 weighs more than they do.
 
It's a samurai, just pick it up. The 1.3 is tiny, I remember going with a friend to pick up a new 1.3 from a guy a few hours away. We picked it up, and put in the trunk of his Saab, then carried into his backyard when we got it back.
This was done as we did it to make a learning activity for his son who was (6 or 7?) at the time. Trying to maximize how much of the job could be done by irresponsibly underaged child labor necessitated use of lifting equipment.

Damn, time flies - that was 20 fucking years ago :eek: & the kid I used to swing around hanging from my forefingers is going into the Chair Force this fall.
 
It's a samurai, just pick it up. The 1.3 is tiny, I remember going with a friend to pick up a new 1.3 from a guy a few hours away. We picked it up, and put in the trunk of his Saab, then carried into his backyard when we got it back.

Nope. Team lift is the only way for me. I've paid the price twice for yanking shit like this. Hernia's are expensive :laughing:
 
That is simultaneously beautiful and retarded! Nice work!

What's the finish?
Thanks!
It's currently got 12 coats (yes overkill but I had to sand out a drip that I missed in one of the coats so I just kept stacking on more coats)of 50/50 oil based poly and mineral spirits to help the finish penetrate the wood and seal it as best as possible. I thought about using epoxy but felt getting a consistent finish would be a pain given the lack of flat surface and round overs.
 
Something a little different I suppose, current project is a walnut sink. It'll be sitting on a floating vanity that I'm building. Still a ways to go but I'll post some more pics after install.
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Gonna send that to a fella i milled a log for last weekend. He’s “not sure” what he’s gonna do with it yet. He’ll shit.

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Thanks guys!
Started with 34 bdft of 8/4 rough stock
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milled and stacked to acclimate for a couple days before a final kiss over the jointer and through the planer
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threw together a quick file for the cnc and cut each board individually
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then I did a few small glue ups using dominos for alignment and so I could get the drain portion under the cnc to do the cutout and recess for the drain
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once that was complete I did the final glue up and fit the faucet as well
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after that it was roundover time with the router and lots of sanding and card scraping then it was ready for finish
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