simonr Posted February 25, 2006 Share Posted February 25, 2006 Thats a good solution to bending the bar - and clearly does a nice job. Im impressed! Si Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s2hotdog Posted February 25, 2006 Share Posted February 25, 2006 I'm also impressed simple idears always the best.......... 16 dia bar? laterial thinking We have lots of people coming to our yard looking for "off cuts" "anything in your scrap bin mate" PITA to me can't let anybody fish bits and bobs out for them selves insurance Generally the cost depens on how much they annoy me at the time ............... please bear in mind the we have approx 2 hundred tons of steel in our yard Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
02GF74 Posted February 26, 2006 Share Posted February 26, 2006 I'm also impressed simple idears always the best.......... 16 dia bar? from tape measure looks to me at about 12 mm. wasn't it archimedes who said "give me a lever long enough and I will move the world?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BogMonster Posted February 26, 2006 Share Posted February 26, 2006 from tape measure looks to me at about 12 mm. wasn't it archimedes who said "give me a lever long enough and I will move the world?" Yeah but he never thought of what to use to lever against - use the Moon and it will move first, and anyway you'd need something to put your feet against as well and if you used the sun you'd set fire to your shoes. Plus there is the inertia of what would be quite a long lever, and even if you could stick the moon to the milky way with superglue or something to stop it moving, over a distance of 93 million miles (assuming you could find some fireproof wellies) you'd probably find the lever had more than 6 feet of bendiness in it so you wouldn't in fact move anything, and it would come up and whack you under the chin instead, a bit like a sort of giant cosmic Hi-Lift jack. Old Archie was not a very bright chap when you consider the practicalities of this particular task Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbocharger Posted February 27, 2006 Share Posted February 27, 2006 Back onto the important topic(!) if anyone wants to come to the pub tonight - Monday - in WSM, give me a ring (or drop me a text!) on 07779 081520. Then you'll receive details of the secret location we've picked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bishbosh Posted February 28, 2006 Author Share Posted February 28, 2006 Just to close this one out - here's the finished article: and a close up: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonk Posted February 28, 2006 Share Posted February 28, 2006 wot diameter bar is it? if its only 16mm and it sticks out more than about 100mm then it will bend on a side pull, i'd use 20mm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbocharger Posted February 28, 2006 Share Posted February 28, 2006 Bish explained this one to me last night in the pub. Basically he only gets stuck in easy places so it won't be hard for him to get recovered. Someone will stand directly in front and manually pull on the doglead that he'll attach to the front. If there are any angles he'll use one of those extending 'winch' type dog leads around a tree, or just get someone to push. If he gets too stuck it'll use too much petrol and might make him spit the dummy again... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bishbosh Posted February 28, 2006 Author Share Posted February 28, 2006 Tonk, It is 16mm bar and sticks out by 55mm. If they bend I will replace them with two hoops that are bent togther and welded. I have some 20mm (may be bigger actually) bar but didn't fancy the double hernia trying to bend it "my way" . For less than 20 quid I'll see how they go... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landrover598 Posted February 28, 2006 Share Posted February 28, 2006 I had 16mm hoops sticking out about 75mm on my series, they saw plenty of sideways pulling and haven't bent a mm out of shape Though your rangy weighs a bit more than my series did How much would you charge to make another one for my bumper which i'm currently making ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonk Posted February 28, 2006 Share Posted February 28, 2006 i used to use 16mm, obviously the more they protrude then the easier they will bend, i now use 20mm but bent whilst hot (not me, the bar ). also if u weld them to the front of bumper at an angle then when u pull sideways the pull will come from the end of the loop, ie closer to the bumper. obviously u're welding has to be strong though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bishbosh Posted February 28, 2006 Author Share Posted February 28, 2006 Charge??????????????????? You're having a laugh!!! If you venture over the border I'll do them for a pint!! How deep is your bumper? My two trial attempts might fit as they were too narrow for my bumper.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s2hotdog Posted February 28, 2006 Share Posted February 28, 2006 Nice job I would use 25 dia bar ................ but I have the facilities to heat and bend it Cheers Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landrover598 Posted February 28, 2006 Share Posted February 28, 2006 How deep is your bumper? IIRC its about 120mm, but i'll have to measure it when i get home to be sure Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bishbosh Posted February 28, 2006 Author Share Posted February 28, 2006 OK, let me know and I'll "fabricate" some at the weekend...... You do realise that I won't post them though and you will have to cross the border...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveG Posted February 28, 2006 Share Posted February 28, 2006 Excellent job Bish. Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landrover598 Posted March 1, 2006 Share Posted March 1, 2006 You do realise that I won't post them though and you will have to cross the border...... The next time i'll be crossing the border is for Sodbury in April, It would be nice if i could get the bumper finished by then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bishbosh Posted March 1, 2006 Author Share Posted March 1, 2006 You'd have a better chance if you gave me a dimension........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landrover598 Posted March 1, 2006 Share Posted March 1, 2006 You'd have a better chance if you gave me a dimension........ I'm off out into the snow with my tape measure, give me a minute Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landrover598 Posted March 1, 2006 Share Posted March 1, 2006 It's 115 mm, I only need one thanks B) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bishbosh Posted March 1, 2006 Author Share Posted March 1, 2006 Right ho! 115mm it is ( or as close as I can get with my bodging stick!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landrover598 Posted March 1, 2006 Share Posted March 1, 2006 Tar very muchly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roguevogue Posted March 2, 2006 Share Posted March 2, 2006 This is how I made mine....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjojjas Posted March 2, 2006 Share Posted March 2, 2006 Roguevogue, you weld nice. Jas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark90 Posted March 2, 2006 Share Posted March 2, 2006 Aye Nick you should do that sort of thing for a living Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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