charlieannear Posted April 12, 2006 Report Posted April 12, 2006 Mornin' All due to the design of my Shetland, mounting a bow roller as far forward as possible doesn't really put the roller forward far enough. A bit like this... Quote
charlieannear Posted April 12, 2006 Author Report Posted April 12, 2006 So what I want to do is make up a bracket, a bit like this... Quote
charlieannear Posted April 12, 2006 Author Report Posted April 12, 2006 So I'm on the lookout for a bit of stainless or aluminium, i.e. something that won't rust but is thick enough to do the job, and not so thick that I can't cold bend it. Dimensions 440mm x 120 mm x 2 or 3mm. Can anyone see any problems with this, any suggestions, and where I can get a piece of metal? Please! Quote
Afishionado Posted April 12, 2006 Report Posted April 12, 2006 So I'm on the lookout for a bit of stainless or aluminium, i.e. something that won't rust but is thick enough to do the job, and not so thick that I can't cold bend it. Dimensions 440mm x 120 mm x 2 or 3mm. Can anyone see any problems with this, any suggestions, and where I can get a piece of metal? Please! Walter Shaw scrap metal Nuffield Trading Estate. Go to the office by the weigh bridge and ask the lady in the window, but don't give dimensions just hold your hands apart and say "Sorta this big" Take a magnet if it is magnetic it aint stainless! Re bending...... You might find cutting with a grinder and welding at the angle you want a better bet. Mad Mike Quote
charlieannear Posted August 20, 2006 Author Report Posted August 20, 2006 In case anyone's interested, I got hold of a bit of stainless from a club member (excellent chap) and marked it up. The same excellent chap then had the steel bent form me. A bit of work with an angle grinder and a polishing mop on a drill and I now have what I pictured in my mind's eye. Oh, and the excellent chap is Crezz- thanks mate! Quote
charlieannear Posted August 20, 2006 Author Report Posted August 20, 2006 (edited) And just to compare with the initial sketch: Edited August 20, 2006 by charlieannear Quote
plaicemat Posted August 21, 2006 Report Posted August 21, 2006 Very smart.......now just trim the excess off those bolts and it will be finished! Terry. Quote
charlieannear Posted August 21, 2006 Author Report Posted August 21, 2006 Blimey, I seem to have gained a foreman! Yeah, I know, but I didn't want to knacker what I'd done whilst trying to hacksaw off the stainless bolts... The screw heads are all aligned though, does that make up for it? Quote
plaicemat Posted August 21, 2006 Report Posted August 21, 2006 Reluctantly passed Inspection Dept. Terry. Quote
Paul J Posted August 21, 2006 Report Posted August 21, 2006 Well thats some fancy engineering, I was going to suggest a pulpit made from hardwood but it looks like it's sorted Most excellent Crezz PJ Quote
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