Container Weld Shop build -

BukitCase · Sep 13, 2018

Next came "the Force" -

About 45 minutes later, using "the Force" and (occasionally) a chain -

About 5 minutes after the last pic was taken, it started to RAIN - That was Monday, and it's rained some every day SINCE - but my backhoe is NOT mired in mud, so I'll TAKE it :thumbsup:

Hoping weather holds the next couple days, I should be able to get all the Lego blocks set and final position "tweaking" done, (using the 2 20 ton air/hydraulic jacks with the toe jack adapters I made, plus a couple chains and ratchet binders) - maybe even another coat of paint to cover the inevitable scratches on the blocks.

I DID manage to shoot the lowest corner and surrounding area with the rotary laser, and it looks like drainage won't be a problem. I do NOT want standing water near those plates, or things might get a bit saggy... Steve

Big Barn · Sep 13, 2018

Hah. Those NH suitcase weights came in handy

BukitCase · Sep 13, 2018

Yup, they're a bit much for my little 45 horse tractors, :laughing: but I couldn't pass 'em up for $20 each on CL (220 lb weights) - the local tractor "graveyard" charges a flat $1 a POUND for used weights, those same weights woulda cost me $660 for the three

(I know, 'cause I got 4 SMALLER NH weights there for the "brattislavia blue beast", AKA Long 460) - Still gotta build a weight rack for the front of THAT one, it tends to pull wheelies if I put the Gannon box on it

The OTHER half of that 4x8 3/4" plate (that's now in 3 pieces under the FRONTs of the containers) is reserved for ANOTHER project, so those $20 weights ended up saving me about $500 - one of my FEW "fiscally responsible" moves, even if it WAS an accident

... Steve

Oldpath05 · Sep 13, 2018

BukitCase said:
You forgot "Hey, watch this; hold my beer..."

Seriously, I hope you're just tryin' to get me to rise to the bait; otherwise, what part of SHRAPNEL did you NOT read??!? Steve

Yes hold my Moxie and watch this>>>>>>>>>>I did the safety test because first and foremost is safety, I hit the PVC pipe has hard as could with the biggest hammer I had over a dozen times and coouldn't put a dent in it, I did break the hammer handle tho.:fishing:

I did some quick math on your HD links and it equaled to no blue buckets and with 6 pc of pipe that was about $108.00 so with the elbows and T's should be doable for about $200.00 to go 60'. Now to do this there will be some shorting of pipe which will leave one end with no threads, so can regular die's be used to put new threads on the other half of the pipe?

On your container move, where's are all those square tube pyramids that we spent 6 months making you know the ones we wanted to paint candy apple red but wasn't in the budget.....................

Now back to safety as being able to stay focused on the job at hand so we wont get hurt, maybe we need another selective attention test, now can you stay focused and count at the same time>>>>>>
selective attention test - YouTube

BukitCase · Sep 13, 2018

"can regular die's be used to put new threads on the other half of the pipe?" if you mean regular PIPE threading dies, then yeah - but NOT regular "nut and bolt" kinda dies, pipe threads are TAPERED - if you had a LOT of 'em to do, it'd be worth finding somebody with a power threader; but for just a few, it's not much different than threading a smooth rod so you can put a couple nuts on the end -

This
1/2 in. - 1 in. Ratcheting Pipe Threader Set
is what you'd need, if you don't already have one - those sizes would also let you build a "frackenator", except for the FAT pipe, for that you'd be better off just buying a 4' stick, an 8" nipple,and the other fittings of already-threaded 2" black iron...

"where's are all those square tube pyramids that we spent 6 months making you know the ones we wanted to paint candy apple red but wasn't in the budget"

I KNEW I wuz spoilin' ya with all the pichurs, ya fergot ta READ - from post #510, second pic - "Next is AFTER both containers were sitting (sorta) on their respective "floatation" pads, but BEFORE the "mil-spec Lego blocks" get set so they'll be LEVEL..."

If you "PLUS" the second pic,(far left, dead center, and next to the back end of the dump truck) you can see some of the NON-candy apple lego blocks sitting NEXT to the containers - THAT part comes NEXT, but not til AFTER I get 3 cords of maple stacked in the wood shed out of the RAIN that's comin' back Saturday...

When the non-candy apple thingies get done, I'll need to use both 20 ton jacks with the toe jacks in place for EACH END, so I can jack the inside corners of BOTH containers at the same time - no other way to get those DOUBLE wides to go under BOTH containers at once... Then, once ALL the legos are in place I can do the final "tweak" on positioning, and lock the two containers together. I got a hunch THAT phase isn't gonna happen in the 45 minutes it took to get both containers within an inch of the marks on the pads

dragoneggs · Sep 14, 2018

Oldpath05 said:
Yes hold my Moxie and watch this>>>>>>>>>>I did the safety test because first and foremost is safety, I hit the PVC pipe has hard as could with the biggest hammer I had over a dozen times and coouldn't put a dent in it, I did break the hammer handle tho.:fishing:

I must be missing something. The point is that PVC will become brittle with age and exposure. Banging it new with your trusty proof test device should not make you believe that material selection is a good one.

BukitCase · Sep 14, 2018

Yeah; plus, you didn't mention whether the pipe was PRESSURIZED at the time... Steve

BukitCase · Sep 14, 2018

Warmth is good...

Yet another "while-yer"; This (3+ cords seasoned maple) showed up yesterday, truck couldn't quite fit my FIRST choice of dump location, so it's many many loads in 2 garden carts back to the woodshed

and rain's due back tomorrow afternoon, so...

Mrs. Bukit and I got about a cord done today, that pic's about half of what we did today. (Not counting the 1-1/2 cords of fir on the OTHER side of the divider) Each side of that shed holds just over 3 cords when stacked til it hits the roof. Plenty of ventilation all around, one of the FEW projects that hasn't needed Version 2.0 or above

...

#1 grandson's coming out tomorrow to help, 6'2" footballer, couldn't ask for a better person. If I can survive keepin' up with him, the other 2 cords will probly take maybe an hour

Then maybe I can beat the rain and get those (NON-candy apple red) Lego blocks where they belong :laughing:... Steve

BukitCase · Sep 16, 2018

#1 grandson showed up right on time (10am), things looked like this by noon -

Started gathering rigging stuff about 2pm; both containers needed to be lifted onto their center blocks at the same time, just barely enough room for 2 20 ton jacks at the outer edge of the plate and still able to get the double wide center block in place -

The 2 jacks get used in conjunction with 2 toe jack adapters I built for setting the previous 2 containers - not perfect, but usable. Also note the diagonal chain - this helps one container be the "boss", and the other one move - the high end of the chain pulls DOWN on its container, which gives that one a bit more "traction" so (if footings are about the same friction) the LOW end of the chain is the one that moves when they're jacked up...

Back ends, similar principle - Notice the right rear pylon needs some "attitude adjustment"...