I do not have a 180* die for my bender, so when I build a hoop it has to be a two piece deal. I had always wanted some kind of tie in plate, but by the time I finished this first version, I was flat too worn out to cut it out myself.
“Work smarter and not harder”, they say. I guess sometimes that means outsourcing work to people with better equipment than you have. I tapped @stan1688 for the tie in plate as well. Shane designed our company logo, so it was relatively easy work to come up with an abbreviated version that could be cut into this tie in plate. The finished product is outstanding and worked out perfectly.
Welding around curves and long stretches is not my forte, but I’m happy with how it turned out.
Of course, to get the rig hinging off the main tube, the license plate had to be relocated. We tapped Shane again for another plate to locate the license plate to the tire rack, which also doubles as another tie in plate.
The final task for the weekend was locating the Hi Lift Jack mounts. I’ve always had my Jack mounted on the pillar above the barn doors inside the cab. It’s a decent out of the way spot but that Jack makes a ton of noise. So my original goal was to get the Jack out. Here, I cut out my own tie in plates, cut down and positioned the original Jack mounts from the pillar and burned it all in. It’s the perfect spot.
The finished produce from the weekend is something I am thoroughly pleased with. The good weather has helped tremendously, and the overall experience has been one that left me enjoying the process.
Good things are planned for the week ahead.
Andy
“Work smarter and not harder”, they say. I guess sometimes that means outsourcing work to people with better equipment than you have. I tapped @stan1688 for the tie in plate as well. Shane designed our company logo, so it was relatively easy work to come up with an abbreviated version that could be cut into this tie in plate. The finished product is outstanding and worked out perfectly.
Welding around curves and long stretches is not my forte, but I’m happy with how it turned out.
Of course, to get the rig hinging off the main tube, the license plate had to be relocated. We tapped Shane again for another plate to locate the license plate to the tire rack, which also doubles as another tie in plate.
The final task for the weekend was locating the Hi Lift Jack mounts. I’ve always had my Jack mounted on the pillar above the barn doors inside the cab. It’s a decent out of the way spot but that Jack makes a ton of noise. So my original goal was to get the Jack out. Here, I cut out my own tie in plates, cut down and positioned the original Jack mounts from the pillar and burned it all in. It’s the perfect spot.
The finished produce from the weekend is something I am thoroughly pleased with. The good weather has helped tremendously, and the overall experience has been one that left me enjoying the process.
Good things are planned for the week ahead.
Andy
Are you working on your power clean and press exercises at the gym. That's going to be some weight to lift up there into place.
