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[Otto Syracuse]

Wish I had a pic, but I used to have a tool I called a "hook tool". It was a hoe where the weld on the blade broke off. I ground down the end to make a "hook". I used it a lot for fishing wires, testing ice on the pond, and stoking fires (which is how it met its eventual demise, the handle burnt up).

You just revived one of my earliest childhood memories growing up on our vegetable farm....we used the same "tool" to pull boxes of just picked tomatoes from the very front of the truck. I remember my Grandfather and Father sorting those tomatoes long into the night and making early morning deliveries to the market.

 

[graydog111]

Couldn't cut down some SS bolts from the hardware store?

No. They had to be about 8" long and bent like a Z to be welded to the 1/8" to support the weight when full of dishes. I did try to find long SS bolts though.

 

[Jeembawb]

I made an injector pop tester so I could rebuild my little fiat dozer injectors myself - I figured it was time to remove the mystery of this black art of diesel injection specialists - worked a treat once I got the right type of bottle jack to modify - and hey, a few weeks after the build, spray gun hoppers came on sale at my local supercheap auto store so my spray paint gun will ride again

 

[jb62901]

Made a front and rear blades for the BX, went looking for a new snow plow all dealers were out of stock. Made the blades out of a 100gal upright LP tank.

 

[jwmorris]

After a number of years making rust, I ran the auto caster again today.

You have to click the photo to play the video.

 

[scott_vt]

made a horizontal shaper to make panel cabinet doors, it holds three shaper cutters and does the milling on the stiles and rails and panels,
one can mill out a door in about 2 to 3 Min's, if all parts are cut,

I think the best thing about it is relative safe one would all most have to try to get one hand or fingers in it, and a standard shaper is not that safe,

Good Morni BHD,
WOW that is totally neat... what a great idea ! And the doors came out beautiful ! Being a woodworker you have my attention. Thanks for posting, would love to see more build pics...

 

[graydog111]

Not a tool, but I thought someone might like this idea. After 10 foot satellite dishes became unusable, I repurposed mine to a gazebo. It is bolted to 4 railroad cross ties. I didn't like the looks of it, so I covered the top with some cane we have growing in the backyard. I tied a wire around the bottom of the dish, split the bottom ends of the cane, and slipped the wire into the split. We tied a piece of baler twine around the top to keep the cane in place. I now have more cane on it than the photos show. The cane lasts several years, but must eventually be replaced. We get a lot of positive feedback from visitors.

 

[chopped]

Pretty cool... Wicked cool actually...

 

[graydog111]

Pretty cool... Wicked cool actually...

Thanks, I like projects that cost $0.00.

 

[Jeembawb]

Today I made a water truck - I already posted sum where else so I will try to put a link in here

http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/build-yourself/291833-dragalong-towable-box-blade-land-4.html