FEL Grapple from Scratch W/ Lots-O-Pics

[glmf]

Larry, if you wouldn't mind, I sure could use the details on that handle as well. The grapple is on my list of must do things, and that handle sure looks like the ticket,,,thanks

 

[GuglioLS]

TLBuser,

Thanks for your overwhelming support. I'll have more ready to post soon.

Larry

 

[GuglioLS]

Larry, if you wouldn't mind, I sure could use the details on that handle as well. The grapple is on my list of must do things, and that handle sure looks like the ticket,,,thanks

You got it, the info is on it's way, thanks for asking!

Larry

 

[Harrygoodwrench]

Larry & Rob, absolutely magnificent project.

I really enjoyed how Larry told it as if he was in process of doing the project, but I fully understood from the beginning that it was a already completed and he was giving a detailed description of the project. The addition of Rob's interaction made it even more enjoyable.
In no way thought it was deceptive.
I look forward to reading your projects here and on the china forums.
Thanks for the pleasurable reading.

Regards, HarryG

 

[GuglioLS]

After Rob sent me the cool idea to add the lightening holes to the jaws, I printed it out to use a reference. Next was to layout all the locations for the holes, clamp the jaw to the cross-slide, then use a hole saw to cut out a 1.5" hole:



A hole saw is pretty crude but makes a big hole in a hurry. I chased the rough hole with a boring bar to clean up the sides nice and smooth:



Then drilled out the 1" holes:



This is the result:




In the background just behind the jaws is a printout of what Rob thought would look cool on the grapple jaws. What would have taken 10 seconds on the plasma cutter took me 5 hours by hand - I think it was worth it, they look space age. What do you think?



Larry

 

[Ductape]

OK..... but i just don't understand why you think your grapple is going to be struck by lightning !

 

[kennyd]

That's pretty harsh, especially considering that these guys are not getting claims to fame or fortune from their storyline. Who really gives a RA about the time frame? I truly appreciate all of the time and effort Rob and Larry spend creating these "way cool" projects and posting in great detail from inception to finalization.

Rob and Larry - These team projects of yours keep getting more refined. Your combined talents are indeed impressive! Instead of a book, how about a school for machining and tractor gadgets ??? Thanks for your efforts to share with us.

Well said

 

[bx24]

The holes do look cool, but out of curiosity .... how much weight do you think you saved?

BTW - kudos on the project so far ....

 

[GuglioLS]

Larry & Rob, absolutely magnificent project.

I really enjoyed how Larry told it as if he was in process of doing the project, but I fully understood from the beginning that it was a already completed and he was giving a detailed description of the project. The addition of Rob's interaction made it even more enjoyable.
In no way thought it was deceptive.
I look forward to reading your projects here and on the china forums.
Thanks for the pleasurable reading.

Regards, HarryG

Harry,

Thank you, It's good to hear from you my friend, I am pleased you are here to follow this along.

This project is only a week old, so in essence it really is hot off the press. As anyone who actually tackles a project and posts it knows, It takes time to sort through all the photos, get them into the computer, pick the best of the best, size the photos, upload, then type in all that transpired to describe the process. Also important is the interaction and discussion that takes place.

OK..... but i just don't understand why you think your grapple is going to be struck by lightning !

LOL - OK wise guy! Lite-in-ing as in lighter that air, of course you knew that, for Pete's sake

Well said

Wow, I'm getting all kinds of support, just goes to show you what a great bunch of guys and gals 99.99% of you are.


Larry

 

[GuglioLS]

The holes do look cool, but out of curiosity .... how much weight do you think you saved?

BTW - kudos on the project so far ....

Maybe a pound or two at most? not much, I was more interested in the looks than anything else. Turns out those holes came in handy for assembly as you will see later on.

Thanks for the kudos,


Larry