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« Reply #540 on: March 31, 2012, 01:05:38 PM »
Quote from: ducpainter on March 31, 2012, 01:01:21 PM
Are you changing careers?

I didn't think brute force and ignorance was applicable to machining.


True to form, I have no good way to move it off the trailer.
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« Reply #541 on: March 31, 2012, 01:11:30 PM »
Quote from: peeny on March 31, 2012, 01:05:38 PM
I didn't think brute force and ignorance was applicable to machining.


True to form, I have no good way to move it off the trailer.
Now go out and buy a forklift. Grin
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« Reply #542 on: March 31, 2012, 01:13:45 PM »
Quote from: peeny on March 31, 2012, 01:05:38 PM
I didn't think brute force and ignorance was applicable to machining.


True to form, I have no good way to move it off the trailer.
bring the trailer into the shop and turn it into the base for the machine
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« Reply #543 on: March 31, 2012, 01:16:59 PM »
Quote from: peeny on March 31, 2012, 01:05:38 PM
I didn't think brute force and ignorance was applicable to machining.


True to form, I have no good way to move it off the trailer.
brute force and ignorance can be applied almost everywhere with varying amounts of success... Grin
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« Reply #544 on: March 31, 2012, 01:19:44 PM »
Quote from: ducpainter on March 31, 2012, 01:16:59 PM
brute force and ignorance can be applied almost everywhere with varying amounts of success... Grin
what could possibly go wrong?  Grin
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« Reply #545 on: March 31, 2012, 01:27:00 PM »
Quote from: ducpainter on March 31, 2012, 01:11:30 PM
Now go out and buy a forklift. Grin

I was thinking gin pole for the jeep.
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« Reply #546 on: March 31, 2012, 01:28:37 PM »
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« Reply #547 on: March 31, 2012, 01:36:15 PM »
Quote from: peeny on March 31, 2012, 01:27:00 PM
I was thinking gin pole for the jeep.
I have a 2 ton extended reach chainfall...

you could park the trailer outside and drag it in. Wink
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« Reply #548 on: March 31, 2012, 02:41:45 PM »
If you had to you could unbolted the head, get some strong friends over and move it in pieces.
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« Reply #549 on: March 31, 2012, 03:34:42 PM »
Hey ML,

gonna ask a question need to fab sleeves to make the inside of the clip-ons smaller, the mirrors come with two adpaters and the largest has an OD of 19mm and still too small, should I make these sleeves out of aluminium or can I use Teflon or bronze?
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« Reply #550 on: March 31, 2012, 03:43:01 PM »
Quote from: Panamanian Monster on March 31, 2012, 03:34:42 PM
Hey ML,

gonna ask a question need to fab sleeves to make the inside of the clip-ons smaller, the mirrors come with two adpaters and the largest has an OD of 19mm and still too small, should I make these sleeves out of aluminium or can I use Teflon or bronze?

Bar end mirrors?
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« Reply #551 on: March 31, 2012, 03:46:05 PM »
Quote from: Monsterlover on March 31, 2012, 03:43:01 PM
Bar end mirrors?

yes . . .OK, I forgot to say what for . . . need something to drink
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« Reply #552 on: March 31, 2012, 03:55:22 PM »
Quote from: Panamanian Monster on March 31, 2012, 03:46:05 PM
yes . . .OK, I forgot to say what for . . . need something to drink
so for cup holders?  Grin
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« Reply #553 on: March 31, 2012, 03:56:48 PM »
Quote from: lethe on March 31, 2012, 03:55:22 PM
so for cup holders?  Grin

no, beer ! ! !
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« Reply #554 on: March 31, 2012, 04:01:41 PM »
Quote from: Panamanian Monster on March 31, 2012, 03:56:48 PM
no, beer ! ! !
bottles. cans or keg?
very important for sizing the holder
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