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Labour Saving and General Guntering

emaherx

How about using this thread to show off our engineering skills (or lack of!)
A lot of us have home made or improvised labour saving tools / implements lying around. Similar to stuff in Farmers Journal labour saving compettions. (without the prize money:p).

Maybe we could use this thread to share interesting ideas and discuss improvements.

I don't have any pictures at the moment of my own but I will take some at the weekend if not before.

My own projects include:
Quick hitch for front loader (fairly rough but works), designed to fit Trima implements onto MF loader.
Adapter to fit bale lifter onto front loader.
Various other loader attachments spikes etc.

Current project is a wrapped bale transporter being built out of remains of an old Muck Spreader. (only just started, currently just an axle and draw bar).

Their maybe other stuff around too, I'll have to have a look.

So what are peoples opinions, is this a good idea for a thread?

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Hagimalone

TheFarrier wrote:

Also Iâ€™m not sure theyâ€™re available in the length I wanted them for the heel of the gate, I donâ€™t think much would have been riveted so thick, there may be a reason for that, Iâ€™m only flying by the seat of my trousers with this project, the rivets may not hold the weight of the gate together.

TheFarrier wrote:

You can but anywhere I found online that had them were selling them by the thousand.

What size you looking for?

studdlymurphy

foxy farmer wrote:

Got a job this evening lifting a few slats with the digger for a neighbour.

That looks like a right job. Quick going together once the uprights were in place?

TheFarrier

Hagimalone wrote: »

What size you looking for?

The longest ones I wanted were 10mm diameter with a 55mm shank. I’ve those made now. Must crack on with the rest now, should get them finished tomoro.

foxy farmer

studdlymurphy wrote: »

That looks like a right job. Quick going together once the uprights were in place?

A lot quicker than I expected. Granted only 6 bays to be done. He had cut slats already fitted on the bottom when the RSJs were being stood. Might throw in a tender for a bit of Trumps bounds ditch with Mexico.

_Brian

This look is very clever.

https://www.facebook.com/peter.gehr.7/videos/851546051524507/

stock>

Probably fine for a straight grained timber.....................................

duffysfarm

stock> wrote: »

Probably fine for a straight grained timber.....................................

Yeah. Would be some Craic splitting a nobbly beech tree with that!

MfMan

Anyone know any way of mounting crush pipe onto H-irons without have to bore it? Somewhat similar to gate hangers? Surely must be some sort of clamps made up t hold it....

emaherx

MfMan wrote: »

Anyone know any way of mounting crush pipe onto H-irons without have to bore it? Somewhat similar to gate hangers? Surely must be some sort of clamps made up t hold it....

Google RSJ Pipe clamp

patsy_mccabe

MfMan wrote: »

Anyone know any way of mounting crush pipe onto H-irons without have to bore it? Somewhat similar to gate hangers? Surely must be some sort of clamps made up t hold it....

Can you weld on slightly bigger pipes and slide them through.

MfMan

patsy_mccabe wrote: »

Can you weld on slightly bigger pipes and slide them through.

Trying to avoid welding also! Easiest solution possible.
Thanks Emaherx, objects for thought.

9935452

MfMan wrote: »

patsy_mccabe wrote: »

Can you weld on slightly bigger pipes and slide them through.

Trying to avoid welding also! Easiest solution possible.
Thanks Emaherx, objects for thought.

Is it a temporary job you are after or a lack of electricity thats the problem .

If you knew someone with gas and burned the holes might work .

patsy_mccabe

Portable band saw in Aldi this week for €189.99. Cuts 127mm x 127mm.
Just saying like..............

https://www.aldi.co.uk/workzone-240v-portable-bandsaw/p/086075229503400

Reggie.

patsy_mccabe wrote: »

Portable band saw in Aldi this week for €189.99. Cuts 127mm x 127mm.
Just saying like..............

https://www.aldi.co.uk/workzone-240v-portable-bandsaw/p/086075229503400

Why did ya show me that

tellmeabit

Reggie. wrote:

Why did ya show me that

Snap. I looked at it and now trying to figure out what i can use it for

SuperTortoise

On the plus side it's gear driven and not belt driven.

I might have had a go at it but i bought an evo355 saw yesterday.

Damo810

patsy_mccabe wrote: »

Portable band saw in Aldi this week for €189.99. Cuts 127mm x 127mm.
Just saying like..............

https://www.aldi.co.uk/workzone-240v-portable-bandsaw/p/086075229503400

Aldi.Co.UK? Not seeing it on the Irish site?

emaherx

Damo810 wrote: »

Aldi.Co.UK? Not seeing it on the Irish site?

But they do deliver, so parcel motel

patsy_mccabe

This is from their Irish Catalogue. On sale 27th Sept.

greenfield21

Stupid question but what would ye use it for?. With a few more € you would get a bigger better make. Probably buy it anyway can't really give at that price.

patsy_mccabe

I've been doing a lot of cutting/welding the last few years. The thin grinder discs cut away fine but very time consuming.
Don't know if I have enough work going forward though. All DIY stuff around the farm.

How much did the Evolution 355 cost SuperTortoise?

Muckit

Can that blade be got for any chopsaw? Ive a metabo with abrasive disc

patsy_mccabe

The Evolution R355CPS240V does look a better saw for the money , in fairness.

€236 plus delivery from screwfix.
https://www.ie.screwfix.com/evolution-r355cps240v-2200w-355mm-chop-saw-240v.html?utm_source=Google&utm_medium=CPC&utm_campaign=Shopping&gclid=Cj0KCQjwuafdBRDmARIsAPpBmVUqMwA0slAahlxcvTh0IJIVGU_TDgNFx6yAZvMWB6AMNOBhmQZeeIMaApGXEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds

SuperTortoise

patsy_mccabe wrote: »

The Evolution R355CPS240V does look a better saw for the money , in fairness.

€236 plus delivery from screwfix.
https://www.ie.screwfix.com/evolution-r355cps240v-2200w-355mm-chop-saw-240v.html?utm_source=Google&utm_medium=CPC&utm_campaign=Shopping&gclid=Cj0KCQjwuafdBRDmARIsAPpBmVUqMwA0slAahlxcvTh0IJIVGU_TDgNFx6yAZvMWB6AMNOBhmQZeeIMaApGXEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds

That's the rage 2 as they call it, i got the Evo Raptor, only slight difference is the base is fully cast and a heavier motor in the raptor, not a huge ammount of difference in the price so went with the heavier option.

€270 delivered, Amazon. Blades can be expensive think they are around the €65+ mark.
Have'nt had a chance to use it yet but i have a few projects for it over the next few months.

Had i not bought it i probably would have bought that saw you linked, handy enough around the workshop and the saw blades are bound to be cheaper.

SuperTortoise

Muckit wrote: »

Can that blade be got for any chopsaw? Ive a metabo with abrasive disc

NEVER run a TCT blade on you abrasive chop saw, the motor in an abrasive chop saw spins at roughly 3 times the speed it does in a cold cut chop saw, you will ABSOLUTELY destroy the carbide tips on the blade and there's a decent chance the blade will shatter.

patsy_mccabe

SuperTortoise wrote: »

....
Had i not bought it i probably would have bought that saw you linked, handy enough around the workshop and the saw blades are bound to be cheaper.

I dunno. Aldi stuff can be so so. I used a band saw before at work and it doesn't cut that square. The lads using it would always mill the cut ends after to get them square.
Let us know how the raptor 355 cuts. Just watched a few videos there on youtube and it does look good.

SuperTortoise

greenfield21 wrote: »

Stupid question but what would ye use it for?. With a few more € you would get a bigger better make. Probably buy it anyway can't really give at that price.

5 inch cutting capacity not to be sneezed at, even something simple like gang cutting plates as one example speeds it up over using an angle grinder, also no dust like you get from a grinder.

To go up in makes you'd be looking at a good few euro more, any of the known brands would be 3 times that price.

9935452

SuperTortoise wrote: »

greenfield21 wrote: »

Stupid question but what would ye use it for?. With a few more € you would get a bigger better make. Probably buy it anyway can't really give at that price.

5 inch cutting capacity not to be sneezed at, even something simple like gang cutting plates as one example speeds it up over using an angle grinder, also no dust like you get from a grinder.

To go up in makes you'd be looking at a good few euro more, any of the known brands would be 3 times that price.

The one thing i would question is cutting speed.
A lad i work for bought a small bandsaw from spaldings which is a similar size to that. Even with a new blade its painfully slow to cut. So much so we havent used it in years. Grinder or chopsaw gets used instead.
In comparison i have a bigger bandsaw with a 16x9 capacity. It will cut 100x12mm flat in under 30 seconds.

MfMan

9935452 wrote: »

Is it a temporary job you are after or a lack of electricity thats the problem .

If you knew someone with gas and burned the holes might work .

It's a bit of both. It's would be for uprights in a field away from mains. I've a portable gennie and a drill, but it's *very* slow boring sizeable holes for bolt on brackets, with the bits going blunt after a short while. It's not a big job so don't want the hassle of having to go and ask somebody. Is it easy to burn out holes using gas? Can one get small portable gas burners?

wrangler

MfMan wrote: »

It's a bit of both. It's would be for uprights in a field away from mains. I've a portable gennie and a drill, but it's *very* slow boring sizeable holes for bolt on brackets, with the bits going blunt after a short while. It's not a big job so don't want the hassle of having to go and ask somebody. Is it easy to burn out holes using gas? Can one get small portable gas burners?

why not a portable welder, most plant hire places have them, if you had it ready to go together you'd do a lot of welding in a day