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[Oldpath05]

That's pretty good. If my math is correct, that beam weighs about 235 lbs.[((.5 feet x .5 feet)x16 feet/85 ft/cd)x5000 lbs/cd]
If you can toss it 16 feet you're in a lot better shape than I am.

:thumbsup: :laughing:

 

[Oldpath05]

With an 8 amp motor along with a two speed gear drive transmission, it has HUGE power. I use to use it for the "electric starter" on the pony motor of a CAT I owned.

Anyway, to help drill straight, stand something up on what ever you are drilling, like an appropriate sized, taller SQUARE block of wood, and hold the drill along side it, watching for square...

That even works if what ever you drilling isn't sitting level.

SR

Thats sounds like a good tip.:thumbsup:

 

[Oldpath05]

You need one of those bench top drill presses and move it to the log, not vice versa. Or one of those plunge bases that chock into your drill.
8 in. 5 Speed Bench Drill Press

Gee I dont know that only has a 2" stroke, might be more work then it solves to go 6''....

 

[ACfixer]

Sorry for the filler post, need to build my post count a bit before I can post pics of my own. Great thread here! I have a lot of reading to do.

 

[Gordon Gould]

Sorry for the filler post, need to build my post count a bit before I can post pics of my own. Great thread here! I have a lot of reading to do.

Filler post ???? No such thing :laughing:

Welcome ACfixer

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[ACfixer]

Thanks for the welcome Gordon! I've already figured out here that I'm getting ahead of myself...

 

[Jstpssng]

Thats sounds like a good tip.:thumbsup:

I was thinking the same thing, including the :thumbsup:

 

[John_Mc]

That's pretty good. If my math is correct, that beam weighs about 235 lbs.[((.5 feet x .5 feet)x16 feet/85 ft/cd)x5000 lbs/cd]
If you can toss it 16 feet you're in a lot better shape than I am.

Red oak is about 64 pounds per cubic foot when green. 6" x 6" x 16' = 4 cubic feet. That gives about 256 lbs. When dry, Red Oak density is about 45 lbs/cu.ft., or about 180 lbs for this beam. So that 235 lb number is in the expected range.

 

[hunt4570]

Cookies anyone?? I'm even going to see if I can sell some of these, I see weird stuff for sale at stupid prices, thought I'd give it a try!

 

[Jstpssng]

Red oak is about 64 pounds per cubic foot when green. 6" x 6" x 16' = 4 cubic feet. That gives about 256 lbs. When dry, Red Oak density is about 45 lbs/cu.ft., or about 180 lbs for this beam. So that 235 lb number is in the expected range.

That was a lot easier than my method... converting it to cords then multiplying by 5000.