Hydraulic thumb for a BX25-D

[WaxMan]

Paul; Nice job on the cover! Great job on the video; very informative and well thought out. That iron worker is the cats *ss but I can help but think it's an expensive toy (for me) when a hole saw and jigsaw would do a similar job although not as quickly. Don't get me wrong I envy you for your expensive tools as it is nice to see how things can be fabricated properly instead of being jury rigged like I usually do... What was your volt and wire speed settings on the 252 welding the block to the cylinder? Thanks keep em coming.

Eric

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I hear you on that, that is the way I would have to do it.
Having the right tools also give you the opportunity to make better use of them. Gives you more of an incentive to make something. But either way you still have to have the Idea.
Without the tools you're right it can definitely be done, you might have the idea, but say, nah, not today. So the job never gets attempted.

Tools are an investment, not toys Is what I tell my wife. I don't think Paul got those tools all at once, that's a half a lifetime of accumulation to end up with all the best in one room. I wish I had the foresight to get an Iron worker years ago. He makes everything look easy.
Even though he has all those tools, and he made it look easy, that is a hard fabrication, that cover. like he said, it took the day.

 

[radioman]

again .. you do good work. :thumbsup: Just like what others said - having tools really helps with fab and ideas. I am the same way - I got more tools then my friends, but its really bare or pale compared to people like you.. lol.

 

[varmint]

Just want to write that Eric and Waxman have said what plenty of us also probably think, but it's nice to see a common agreement about the value of quality tools, and, most importantly, the skill to put them to good use. Paul has a bounty of both. He motivates lots of us to get busy on our own projects! I really appreciate his bothering to video and post.

 

[WaxMan]

Another thing about Paul is his ability to be entertaining in the videos.

My favorite part of this video is 9:45 to 9:52
It was like we were right there in the garage with him, all asking the same question at once.
He knows ... what people want. The weld came out no less then I expected.

I really think he is some sort of descendent to Santa Claus, he is way up north, he's always making stuff, and he is generous with people he knows. I may be right, just no way to prove it,... yet

 

[4shorts]

Paul; Nice job on the cover! Great job on the video; very informative and well thought out. That iron worker is the cats *ss but I can help but think it's an expensive toy (for me) when a hole saw and jigsaw would do a similar job although not as quickly. Don't get me wrong I envy you for your expensive tools as it is nice to see how things can be fabricated properly instead of being jury rigged like I usually do... What was your volt and wire speed settings on the 252 welding the block to the cylinder? Thanks keep em coming.

Eric

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Thanks Eric. I was telling my wife that I hate looking at myself on a video. Don't like the way I look or talk but frig it. At this point in my life it don't matter :laughing:
The ionworker is really a luxury tool but it has gotten me a lot of work. On time I would get so excited seeing a new tool. I'm not like that anymore. I still buy the latest and greatest because it keeps me ahead of the competition locally

Oh ya. To weld the end in the cylinder I was set at 26.0/475 using .035 wire

Nice Cover, I know what you mean, sometimes you just have to start, not really knowing how you're going to do it, you know what you want. You just have to hold some pieces in your hand and figure it out. You know how to weld, you know how to cut metal, you know how to paint. But you also have to know how not to say, can't.

Thanks Waxman. You sure know what it's like. I'll head out to the shop and wifey will ask me what I'm building and I'll say "I don't know yet" she just laughs. When I built the Miller Crazy Cart I went out to the shop with nothing in mind yet spent every night for three weeks out there and came up with that cart and I never wasted one piece of metal. Just strange I guess. :confused3:

I hear you on that, that is the way I would have to do it.
Having the right tools also give you the opportunity to make better use of them. Gives you more of an incentive to make something. But either way you still have to have the Idea.
Without the tools you're right it can definitely be done, you might have the idea, but say, nah, not today. So the job never gets attempted.

Tools are an investment, not toys Is what I tell my wife. I don't think Paul got those tools all at once, that's a half a lifetime of accumulation to end up with all the best in one room. I wish I had the foresight to get an Iron worker years ago. He makes everything look easy.
Even though he has all those tools, and he made it look easy, that is a hard fabrication, that cover. like he said, it took the day.

You are correct. The tools here at the shop evolved and were purchased over a 30 year period. Every now and then they get sold to upgrade and continue on again. So far I've fought the thought of CNC tooling and won but I think this will be the year for that change. I like the hands on and not finger on the button but to be competitive CNC looks like the way to go. Now all my local friends got used to the stuf they see me do but the one thing they can't get over and that's my energy. I can work a 16 hour shift and complain that the day is not long enough. I only sleep an average of 4-5 hours a night.

again .. you do good work. :thumbsup: Just like what others said - having tools really helps with fab and ideas. I am the same way - I got more tools then my friends, but its really bare or pale compared to people like you.. lol.

Well thanks but don't be hard on yourself. You have to remember that I'm doing this sort of thing all the time so I get plenty of practice. As an example. Today I worked on two vehicles. Did some welding for a local farm and rebuilt a ships water valve that they needed before they sail tomorrow noon.

Just want to write that Eric and Waxman have said what plenty of us also probably think, but it's nice to see a common agreement about the value of quality tools, and, most importantly, the skill to put them to good use. Paul has a bounty of both. He motivates lots of us to get busy on our own projects! I really appreciate his bothering to video and post.

Thanks varmint. If I'm motivating some then that's the ultimate compliment. I find it all really funny. I've restored everything from vintage military Jeeps to vintage toy pedal cars and yet the thing that I've enjoyed the most is picking at the tractors and I guess that essentially is what we all have in common, the love of tractors.

Another thing about Paul is his ability to be entertaining in the videos.

My favorite part of this video is 9:45 to 9:52
It was like we were right there in the garage with him, all asking the same question at once.
He knows ... what people want. The weld came out no less then I expected.

I really think he is some sort of descendent to Santa Claus, he is way up north, he's always making stuff, and he is generous with people he knows. I may be right, just no way to prove it,... yet

Well you know people had to be thinking "Will he show the welds" lol. Your post cracked me up by the way. Good laugh after a busy day was great. Your no slacker in the building stuff department either my friend :thumbsup:

 

[ultrarunner]

Your secret is out...

You're a man of stamina and only require 4 to 5 hours sleep!

 

[4shorts]

Your secret is out...

You're a man of stamina and only require 4 to 5 hours sleep!

If a fella needs more sleep than that he may as well just stay in the bed :cool2:

 

[ultrarunner]

I guess it's my downfall... I need about 7 or it catches up with me.

My problem is call outs... put in a long day, then home to sound sleep and getting called in to work in the middle of the night... never was a problem... the older I get, the harder it is for me to adjust.

 

[ericher69]

I guess it's my downfall... I need about 7 or it catches up with me. My problem is call outs... put in a long day, then home to sound sleep and getting called in to work in the middle of the night... never was a problem... the older I get, the harder it is for me to adjust.

My rule has always been 3 or less-8 or more; anything in between and I'm a mess.

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[GPintheMitten]

Nice builds. I enjoyed your videos. I'll have to look for more.