Metal Perch

[undercut]

No problem dude... Stop on by and pick up this stump... Got a picture of my boy sitting on it. BTW 54 inches across... One of three I took out... Look how close it is/was to the garage.

Good job falling that tree. It DID go in the direction you wanted, right?

Thanks for the offer. I'll need to see if my local Fedex depot has a box I can put that in to ....

[Brian Ski]

Good job falling that tree. It DID go in the direction you wanted, right?

Oh ya... We had to take them down branch by branch.... At least 12-15 branches per tree... I had people stopping by to watch. I would tie a big azz cable around a branch cut it and pull it out of the way... A few white knucklers.... Some were over the house and garage...


The neighbor was happy to see that one hit the ground... Dropped in between 2 garages... Missed them both by about a foot.

Another way to trash a thread!!!!

[jakeru]

That concaved-out stump as a dolly is pretty cool.

I hear shot filled leather bags can be used to similar effect. Would like to give it a try sometime as well. Maybe build something hammerformed in aluminum. Intercooler end tanks?

[DaveO]

When he was welding the lips on I thought it was clever when he used residual weld heat in that rod to form the next section of lips. Then I noticed that bit towards the end when he was grinding upwards with a plume of sparks showering his face.

He never showed how he made the individual segments on the dorsal fin, for instance, I wonder if that's a trade secret.

[Slartybartfa]

Looks like he cut the profile out of steel, ground it to fit, and welded it on. Next shot shows him going at it with the angle grinder and a flap sanding wheel. In between I suspect he took a 4" angle grinder with a cutting wheel in it and sliced into the piece to produce the dorsal spikes. Might have used the cutting torch, but the spines are pretty close together, so I'm thinking the cutting wheel, and maybe a grinding wheel before the flap sander.

Whatever way he did it, it looks like a lot of fun. Melting steel, beating on it with a hammer, making lots of noise and getting really dirty. What could be more enjoyable?

[Rambozo]

My guess is the plasma cutter for the slots. They look melted. I like how he used the stick welder to add texture to the fins and such with short arc strikes and drags. Looks likes lots of fun, for sure.

[DaveO]

Plasma cutter noob question: he cut one outline of the body, then traced it on another sheet and cut, then lined them up and ground them to match. Is there a reason he didn't just cut two sheets at once? Seems like he could have saved some time in cutting / grinding.