drill holes in tubing

I would plasma cut these holes using a jig. Should work great for subsequent welding.

That would work good IF I had a hand held plasma cutter. I don't like to farm stuff out unless there's not another way.

Karl

"Karl Townsend" wrote in news:4ada306a$0 $77547$ snipped-for-privacy@auth.newsreader.octanews.com:

Don't forget you will end up pulling the skids into a shape resembling monkey food by welding on only the one side.

Karl Get out there and get busy on that CNC plasma machine languishing in the shed! Steve

Rotabroach(TM) or similar annular cutter. Work great, last long time.

Anybody know about annular cutters?

Karl

I just seen these (see another post). Any reason i can't turn the shank or make a custom arbor?

I think I'll go this way, just need to figure how to mount it in the radial arm drill press.

Karl

So what worked the best for pulling the conduit out of the ground?

I would cut the holes with a oxy/acet torch because that is what I have. Make some sort of jig to guide the torch and also to guide a drill to speed up starting the cut. A 1/4 inch hole or ever somewhat smaller would be enough. Yeah you can piece with the torch, but it is a lot nicer to start at an edge. It speeds up the heating as the heat can not go in all directions.

Dan

On Sat, 17 Oct 2009 15:27:41 -0500, the infamous "Karl Townsend" scrawled the following:

Perhaps weld slightly larger diameter sleeves on the outside, then use cotter pins to hold the hoop ends in them. This makes them assy more flexible, too, a good thing when bein' drug aroun', y'hear?

We just had a nice, windy storm blow in. I got a full hour of paid work in with one client this morning (the first one all week) and have the rest of the weekend off. We beat the rain by 2 hours. The work was rolling up her awning over the back patio.

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Several post answers here...

Ryan - nothing like a strong young man.

Don't want to use torch and make the rail in to a banana.

Also the rails have the sleeve of clear through for purlon attachment.

Karl

I like the way you think. For that matter why use tubing. Why not use some 3/16 by 2 inch bar on each side of the sleeve. That would be close to tubing, just no top or bottom. Ought to pull okay. Would not work for pushing.

Dan

Plasma cutter and a simple template

Gunner

"Lenin called them "useful idiots," those people living in liberal democracies who by giving moral and material support to a totalitarian ideology in effect were braiding the rope that would hang them. Why people who enjoyed freedom and prosperity worked passionately to destroy both is a fascinating question, one still with us today. Now the useful idiots can be found in the chorus of appeasement, reflexive anti-Americanism, and sentimental idealism trying to inhibit the necessary responses to another freedom-hating ideology, radical Islam"

Bruce C. Thornton, a professor of Classics at American University of Cal State Fresno

That was my suggestion, as well.

Glad we agree.

Of course. Bright minds often think alike.

Gunner

"Lenin called them "useful idiots," those people living in liberal democracies who by giving moral and material support to a totalitarian ideology in effect were braiding the rope that would hang them. Why people who enjoyed freedom and prosperity worked passionately to destroy both is a fascinating question, one still with us today. Now the useful idiots can be found in the chorus of appeasement, reflexive anti-Americanism, and sentimental idealism trying to inhibit the necessary responses to another freedom-hating ideology, radical Islam"

Bruce C. Thornton, a professor of Classics at American University of Cal State Fresno

Yep, you're right.

But the greenhouse is for my better half. She loves to garden. Doing something for her comes first. I KNOW there won't be time to finish this in the spring if I don't get the skeleton done before cold weather this fall.

Too many projects. Too little time.

Karl

Why drill the hole? Make a clamp to hold the upright at 90 degrees and clamp and weld.....