Labour Saving and General Guntering

ganmo · 18-05-2020 5:28pm

SCOL wrote: »

It plugs into the mains, something like this.
https://ige.ie/electric-chain-saw-sharpener/?gclid=CjwKCAjw5Ij2BRBdEiwA0Frc9WN8Gz7vcuF4OxpRAIPBarNHDugZV7KhytyUe2bk3mQzdyEQERyKxRoCx5IQAvD_BwE

Looking at that page they have a drill.bit sharpener. Anyone ever use one? Are they worth having?

bogman_bass · 18-05-2020 5:48pm

patsy_mccabe wrote: »

It's really the file size, angle of filing and depth of rakers that have to be checked to see if they are right. Pitch is the distance between 3 consecutive rivets on the chain, divided by two.

Ok I was using the wrong terminology there but we’re thinking along the same lines

patsy_mccabe · 26-05-2020 12:33am

Anyone got a handy way of cutting an IPE200 girder at an angle other than using a bandsaw? I was looking at Chopsaws but they won't cut that big.

foxy farmer · 26-05-2020 12:59am

patsy_mccabe wrote: »

Anyone got a handy way of cutting an IPE200 girder at an angle other than using a bandsaw? I was looking at Chopsaws but they won't cut that big.

A 12 inch consaw with a new disc would be the simplest way. Might be a bit primitive and you'd need a steady hand to get a neat cut but fast and simple.

stock> · 26-05-2020 6:25am

plasma cutter....................................................................................

blue5000 · 26-05-2020 10:47am

Well it is the guntering thread, we used a bevel gauge and a sharpie to mark it out then cutaway with a 9'' angle grinder, new disc helps. Tape on a broken ruler to the bevel gauge for an extension;)

patsy_mccabe · 26-05-2020 11:07am

I was looking at the Evolution EVO355 Chop Saw, but it will only cut 95x180mm and an IPE200 is 200x100mm. Typical. They have a bigger 380 model but it doesn't seem to be avilable in Europe.

https://www.everydayweldingsupplies.com/evolution-evo355-raptor-14-inch-355mm-cut-off-saw-with-blue-metal-cutting-blade

I cut them before with a 3" angle grinder on the 100 sides and then a hacksaw along the middle flange. Nice clean cut....but kinda slow.

I want a clean cut for welding.

blue5000 · 26-05-2020 11:12am

Have you many to do?

patsy_mccabe · 26-05-2020 11:47am

blue5000 wrote: »

Have you many to do?

Ya, thinking about putting up a shed. :rolleyes: This is the last piece of the jigsaw.

nophd08 · 26-05-2020 12:07pm

patsy_mccabe wrote: »

Anyone got a handy way of cutting an IPE200 girder at an angle other than using a bandsaw? I was looking at Chopsaws but they won't cut that big.

9" grinder with new blades to get into the web. I've cut dozens this way. Use a scriber for accuracy especially at an angle.

Donald Trump · 26-05-2020 12:15pm

patsy_mccabe wrote: »

Anyone got a handy way of cutting an IPE200 girder at an angle other than using a bandsaw? I was looking at Chopsaws but they won't cut that big.

A bit of elbow grease and one of these

(joke of course)

blue5000 · 26-05-2020 1:05pm

patsy_mccabe wrote: »

Ya, thinking about putting up a shed. :rolleyes: This is the last piece of the jigsaw.

Try work the lengths of the pillars out so that one angled cut does the tops of 2 pillars IYKWIM. What's the price of steel like these days?

emaherx · 26-05-2020 1:14pm

IMG_20200524_193854 by Emaherx, on Flickr

New poly tunnel under construction.

raypallas · 26-05-2020 1:58pm

patsy_mccabe wrote: »

Anyone got a handy way of cutting an IPE200 girder at an angle other than using a bandsaw? I was looking at Chopsaws but they won't cut that big.

9 inch grinder with the skinny stainless steel discs will cut through very easily and have the small grinder with a grinding disc to dress up the edges afterwards.

A lot of crowds will cut the top of the pillars to the correct pitch of your roof it you ask leaving only the trusses to be cut at the ends wouldn't have to be too accurate if it's just a lean too.

Kevhog1988 · 26-05-2020 2:03pm

emaherx wrote: »

IMG_20200524_193854 by Emaherx, on Flickr

New poly tunnel under construction.

any more pics of the 135. She looks a clean one!!

emaherx · 26-05-2020 2:24pm

Kevhog1988 wrote: »

any more pics of the 135. She looks a clean one!!

Love this thread.......
It's always the back ground

Here you go
https://flic.kr/s/aHskthP6Q8

Kevhog1988 · 26-05-2020 2:39pm

emaherx wrote: »

Love this thread.......
It's always the back ground

Here you go
https://flic.kr/s/aHskthP6Q8

Lovely tractor. Still at mine for about 5 yrs

emaherx · 26-05-2020 2:46pm

Kevhog1988 wrote: »

Lovely tractor. Still at mine for about 5 yrs

Like this one for me, some times other things get in the way

https://www.flickr.com/gp/14733679@N07/D959e5

patsy_mccabe · 26-05-2020 3:29pm

emaherx wrote: »

Like this one for me, some times other things get in the way

https://www.flickr.com/gp/14733679@N07/D959e5

That's one dirty sump filter. Was the torque convertor goosed in it?

emaherx · 26-05-2020 3:48pm

patsy_mccabe wrote: »

That's one dirty sump filter. Was the torque convertor goosed in it?

Don't believe I have a picture of the sump filter there.... Possibly the oil bath air breather? It was a bit smokey when I got it

Pump and drive lugs needed replacing. But I had only split it to do rope seal.

Haven't had time to look at it since little one was born and Dad passed away nearly 3 years ago.

Nekarsulm · 26-05-2020 4:09pm

Great photos, emaherx.
You'll get it finished yet, the back is broken on the work.

Anyone ever hear about Green Dragon, how things are going?

emaherx · 26-05-2020 4:23pm

Nekarsulm wrote: »

Great photos, emaherx.
You'll get it finished yet, the back is broken on the work.

Anyone ever hear about Green Dragon, how things are going?

I'm not too concerned. Had a very similar long pause with the 135, when the boys were born. I'm seeing a pattern there, I'll be very cautious about starting into another tractor.

Haven heard or seen anything from green dragon in a long while, be hard to compete with his work, he put a lot of time and effort into preserving original tin work.

_Brian · 26-05-2020 4:41pm

emaherx wrote: »

I'm not too concerned. Had a very similar long pause with the 135, when the boys were born. I'm seeing a pattern there, I'll be very cautious about starting into another tractor.

Haven heard or seen anything from green dragon in a long while, be hard to compete with his work, he put a lot of time and effort into preserving original tin work.

Great work there.

My wife says i only farm so I can break things and then spend the time fixing them since I don’t work at maintenance any more.

I think she may actually be right.

emaherx · 26-05-2020 4:47pm

_Brian wrote: »

Great work there.

My wife says i only farm so I can break things and then spend the time fixing them since I don’t work at maintenance any more.

I think she may actually be right.

Fixing stuff is the easy bit, painting small individual parts before reassembling can be torture. Sometimes I'm tempted to just put it back together the way it is but I'd probably regret it.

fastrac94 · 26-05-2020 5:42pm

_Brian wrote: »

Great work there.

My wife says i only farm so I can break things and then spend the time fixing them since I don’t work at maintenance any more.

I think she may actually be right.

What kind of maintenance did you work at if ya don't mind me asking?

rushvalley · 26-05-2020 11:00pm

emaherx wrote: »

Love this thread.......
It's always the back ground

Here you go
https://flic.kr/s/aHskthP6Q8

Did you sell the cab? Or by any chance do you still have the support brackets for underneath the mudgaurds?

emaherx · 26-05-2020 11:10pm

rushvalley wrote: »

Did you sell the cab? Or by any chance do you still have the support brackets for underneath the mudgaurds?

I sold the cab. To someone on here.

Limestone Cowboy · 28-05-2020 11:07am

Lads would any of ye have any ideas for covering a water tank 20ft x 17ft that wouldn't cost a fortune? Was thinking old slats but won't get them long enough. It won't be bearing any weight only its own. Just incase anyone would ever fall into it.

Odelay · 28-05-2020 11:12am

Limestone Cowboy wrote: »

Lads would any of ye have any ideas for covering a water tank 20ft x 17ft that wouldn't cost a fortune? Was thinking old slats but won't get them long enough. It won't be bearing any weight only its own. Just incase anyone would ever fall into it.

Sheepwire?

patsy_mccabe · 28-05-2020 1:26pm

Limestone Cowboy wrote: »

Lads would any of ye have any ideas for covering a water tank 20ft x 17ft that wouldn't cost a fortune? Was thinking old slats but won't get them long enough. It won't be bearing any weight only its own. Just incase anyone would ever fall into it.

Drill tru holes near the top (before concrete sets fully), feed high tensile wire tru the holes and tension with a wire strainer like these;
https://www.goodwins.ie/products/Fencing-Ratchet-Wire-Strainer.html

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