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Offline volksnick

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Re: Another Tree Story

« Reply #45 on: July 05, 2012, 11:37:22 PM »
I drilled through a table once... it was one of the plastic ones that we use at the BBQ competitions to prepare the meat. Now it's a drain.

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Re: Another Tree Story

« Reply #46 on: July 07, 2012, 12:29:08 PM »
I took the top off (4 screws down each side rail) and used the side of Justin's trailer as as a long anvil and clamped, bent and hammered the rails back straight (well, kind'a close to straight).  Then I welded up the one tear around the hole for the center cross brace with my nifty $89 Harbor Freight flux core welder.  If you can't weld, but want to learn how, get you one of these things and an auto darkening helment . . . The welder has two settings, high and low and a dial for the wire speed.  I have it set on high and 4 . . . it's almost like using a hot glue gun for metal.  I have maybe 10 minutes of practice time on this thing and it's the only wire feed welder I've ever used.  I was actually proud of how it looked.  It's looks like I had good equipment and knew what I was doing!   :o 

Anyway, got the frame back together and fasten back to the table.  Gott'a get some more screws to secure the frame to the top a little better cause the original holes in the plastic got wallered out a little when the frame bent and ripped them from the holes.  About 4 additional screws down each side and it'll be good as new!  Well, it'll be usable.  I'm still amazed at how dead center the limb hit this table.  I don't think I could have snapped a chalk line on it and set the limb in a better place to do less damage to the frame.

So now that I have my "portable work bench" back in action and I don't have to keep one eye peeled towards a big limb over my head when I'm out there, I guess I can pull Homer over there and start working on him.

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