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Labour Saving and General Guntering

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    #3212
    SuperTortoise
    Registered Users Posts: 2,963 ✭✭✭SuperTortoise


    Thanks for the info on steel prices lads, i'm going to bite the bullet tomorrow and order the steel this weekend for one or two small projects ive been meaning to get around to for ages, i'll ring around first for quotes and i'll post the prices here if anyone is interested.
    Just looking at your posts there was 4/5 euro difference in the price of a 7m length i'll only be ordering a few lengths but it does add up.
    Thanks.


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    #3213
    Bullocks
    Registered Users Posts: 5,890 ✭✭✭Bullocks


    They can reach ok !


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    #3214
    Reggie.
    Registered Users Posts: 24,389 ✭✭✭✭Reggie.


    Bullocks wrote: »
    They can reach ok !

    Noice


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    #3215
    renandstimpy
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    Sweet as a nut there Bullocks


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    #3216
    Bullocks
    Registered Users Posts: 5,890 ✭✭✭Bullocks


    renandstimpy wrote: »
    Sweet as a nut there Bullocks

    I wouldnt say its that good but the next one will be better !
    I cant weld so have to get the father to stick it together , I just cut them to size , clamp them together and wait patiently while he welds , I'll have to learn


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    #3217
    rangler1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,497 ✭✭✭rangler1


    Bullocks wrote: »
    They can reach ok !

    What height did you put the bottom board after


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    #3218
    Reggie.
    Registered Users Posts: 24,389 ✭✭✭✭Reggie.


    Bullocks wrote: »
    I wouldnt say its that good but the next one will be better !
    I cant weld so have to get the father to stick it together , I just cut them to size , clamp them together and wait patiently while he welds , I'll have to learn

    There's nothing to it bullocks. Your father should teach ya in no time


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    #3219
    Bullocks
    Registered Users Posts: 5,890 ✭✭✭Bullocks


    rangler1 wrote: »
    What height did you put the bottom board after

    Its a foot off the ground - 40mm box 225mm timber and 40mm box


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    #3220
    Bullocks
    Registered Users Posts: 5,890 ✭✭✭Bullocks


    Reggie. wrote: »
    There's nothing to it bullocks. Your father should teach ya in no time

    Teaching/patients isnt a virtue in the Bullocks family , even though he gives the odd go of the welder to my young lad so maybe I wont have to learn :D


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    #3221
    pedigree 6
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,559 ✭✭✭pedigree 6


    Bullocks wrote: »
    Teaching/patients isnt a virtue in the Bullocks family , even though he gives the odd go of the welder to my young lad so maybe I wont have to learn :D

    All it is (for an arc welder) is touch the welding rod to the piece of metal to get an arc of current (spark) and keep the rod a few millimetres off the piece of metal while going back and forth across the join.

    That's all really.:o

    It's a skill every farmer should have.
    I learnt it in ag college. Even though they showed us welding in about 2 hours over the whole green cert.:cool:
    But it never leaves you once you get the knack.

    There's no shortage of broken things to weld on a farm.:pac::D


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    #3222
    Bullocks
    Registered Users Posts: 5,890 ✭✭✭Bullocks


    pedigree 6 wrote: »
    All it is (for an arc welder) is touch the welding rod to the piece of metal to get an arc of current (spark) and keep the rod a few millimetres off the piece of metal while going back and forth across the join.

    That's all really.:o

    It's a skill every farmer should have.
    I learnt it in ag college. Even though they showed us welding in about 2 hours over the whole green cert.:cool:
    But it never leaves you once you get the knack.

    There's no shortage of broken things to weld on a farm.:pac::D

    I gave it a few quick goes and ended up stuck to the steel mostly .
    Theres plenty broken around here anyhow , you're right about it being a skill every farmer should have


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    #3223
    blue5000
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    Apologies Bullocks, tried a couple of times to upload your photo, and it was always upside down, good barrier though.

    Started a little project this week. A good tip for anyone buying a used plough is buy a 4 or 5 furrow and hopefully there is enough good parts for 3 bodies. Had the big sockets out yesterday.

    411678.JPG

    411679.JPG

    The eagle eyed will have spotted the 'resource pile(s)' in the backround:o I have a bad case of blue paint disease.

    If the seat's wet, sit on yer hat, a cool head is better than a wet ar5e.



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    #3224
    pedigree 6
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,559 ✭✭✭pedigree 6


    Bullocks wrote: »
    I gave it a few quick goes and ended up stuck to the steel mostly .
    Theres plenty broken around here anyhow , you're right about it being a skill every farmer should have

    They showed us block laying as well in about 1 hour.
    I don't think there were too many master builders coming out of kildalton.:D
    Could have done with yourself teaching us.;)


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    #3225
    Bullocks
    Registered Users Posts: 5,890 ✭✭✭Bullocks


    Thanks blue , perks of the mod job ha !


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    #3226
    ganmo
    Registered Users Posts: 7,748 ✭✭✭ganmo


    Bullocks wrote: »
    Teaching/patients isnt a virtue in the Bullocks family , even though he gives the odd go of the welder to my young lad so maybe I wont have to learn :D

    in this house if i use a tool of dads that i'm not certified to use i get the head bit off me...my only cert is my driving licence(and the spraying one) so now i'm planning on buying new tools for myself expecting to get the head bitten off for wasting money


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    #3227
    Base price
    Registered Users Posts: 11,191 ✭✭✭✭Base price


    blue5000 wrote: »
    Apologies Bullocks, tried a couple of times to upload your photo, and it was always upside down, good barrier though.

    Started a little project this week. A good tip for anyone buying a used plough is buy a 4 or 5 furrow and hopefully there is enough good parts for 3 bodies. Had the big sockets out yesterday.

    411678.JPG

    411679.JPG

    The eagle eyed will have spotted the 'resource pile(s)' in the backround:o I have a bad case of blue paint disease.
    Blue, what is the tool with the socket attached? Never seen one before.


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    #3228
    MickeyShtyles
    Registered Users Posts: 1,371 ✭✭✭MickeyShtyles


    blue5000 wrote: »
    Apologies Bullocks, tried a couple of times to upload your photo, and it was always upside down, good barrier though.

    Started a little project this week. A good tip for anyone buying a used plough is buy a 4 or 5 furrow and hopefully there is enough good parts for 3 bodies. Had the big sockets out yesterday.

    411678.JPG

    411679.JPG

    The eagle eyed will have spotted the 'resource pile(s)' in the backround:o I have a bad case of blue paint disease.

    Lemken?


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    #3229
    visatorro
    Registered Users Posts: 3,153 ✭✭✭visatorro


    Base price wrote: »
    Blue, what is the tool with the socket attached? Never seen one before.

    Torque multiplier?


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    #3230
    blue5000
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 12,635 Mod ✭✭✭✭blue5000


    A nut cracker, great job for rusty seized nuts and bolts.



    Link not working for some reason, Mickey it's a Ransomes.

    If the seat's wet, sit on yer hat, a cool head is better than a wet ar5e.



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    #3231
    Base price
    Registered Users Posts: 11,191 ✭✭✭✭Base price


    visatorro wrote: »
    Torque multiplier?
    I've heard of them but never seen one.


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    #3232
    visatorro
    Registered Users Posts: 3,153 ✭✭✭visatorro


    Base price wrote: »
    I've heard of them but never seen one.

    Most farmers just put an extra long pipe over the pull bar and put their back into it!


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    #3233
    9935452
    Registered Users Posts: 2,752 ✭✭✭9935452


    visatorro wrote: »
    Most farmers just put an extra long pipe over the pull bar and put their back into it!

    Still wont beat the torque multiplier.
    They are rated for nearly twice the torque of a good inch air gun.
    I have one myself and would recommend one, even a cheap one,
    They will eithre open the bolt or snap it off


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    #3234
    Reggie.
    Registered Users Posts: 24,389 ✭✭✭✭Reggie.


    9935452 wrote: »
    Still wont beat the torque multiplier.
    They are rated for nearly twice the torque of a good inch air gun.
    I have one myself and would recommend one, even a cheap one,
    They will eithre open the bolt or snap it off
    Yeah they are a great job


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    #3235
    Bullocks
    Registered Users Posts: 5,890 ✭✭✭Bullocks


    ganmo wrote: »
    in this house if i use a tool of dads that i'm not certified to use i get the head bit off me...my only cert is my driving licence(and the spraying one) so now i'm planning on buying new tools for myself expecting to get the head bitten off for wasting money

    Haha I'm allowed (at 33) to use more or less anything except his bulldozer and he is a bit precious about me spreading fertilizer on his place cos I horse it out from the middle and travel as little as possible of the garden compared to his careful covering of every inch without stripes or overlaps


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    #3236
    delaney001
    Registered Users Posts: 431 ✭✭delaney001


    Not a great pic but would anyone be able hazard a guess, is that curved sheeting Asbestos? Just wondering ahead of time, will get it checked by some one qualified


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    #3237
    White Clover
    Registered Users Posts: 4,585 ✭✭✭White Clover


    delaney001 wrote: »
    Not a great pic but would anyone be able hazard a guess, is that curved sheeting Asbestos? Just wondering ahead of time, will get it checked by some one qualified

    No picture showing Delaney, but it's highly unlikely it's asbestos or Fibre cement. These tend to be brittle and will break/crack if you try bending them or they will break if not handled gently.


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    #3238
    delaney001
    Registered Users Posts: 431 ✭✭delaney001


    Not a great pic but would anyone be able hazard a guess, is that curved sheeting Asbestos? Just wondering ahead of time, will get it checked by some one qualified


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    #3239
    Reggie.
    Registered Users Posts: 24,389 ✭✭✭✭Reggie.


    delaney001 wrote: »
    Not a great pic but would anyone be able hazard a guess, is that curved sheeting Asbestos? Just wondering ahead of time, will get it checked by some one qualified

    Still no pic delaney


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    #3240
    delaney001
    Registered Users Posts: 431 ✭✭delaney001


    Reggie. wrote: »
    Still no pic delaney

    Jesus I'm getting awful hardship here!! Cheers for the patience. Won't let me upload the file. Hopefully this link might work
    https://imgur.com/gallery/IwVXY


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    #3241
    Nekarsulm
    Registered Users Posts: 11,199 ✭✭✭✭Nekarsulm


    No pic. Delaney, but if its less than 30 years old, almost certainly fibre cement.
    Older stuff from the 50's could easily be asbestos.
    Don't cut it with an angle grinder or any powered tools, other than that, its inert.

    EDIT. Picture there now. I would bet that's fibre cement. Never saw asbestos with those sharp radius's.


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