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TMHunt said:
Bighoss, knives is just one thing I do, I've made all kinds of stuff in my days, and yes, I do make stuff for full sized dumb asses . Did you ever see this thread in my subforum?
http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php/1126989-Terry-s-Tractor-WAY-OFF-TOPIC!!!
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Yeah you were telling me about that a while back. Somehow we got on the subject of lawn tractors and you talked about that one and I mentioned the haggard stretched craftsman with a 250 Yamaha in it that me and some of my dumbass friends slapped together in about a week. It made one test drive and clutch failed catastrophically.
 
TMHunt said:
Bighoss, knives is just one thing I do, I've made all kinds of stuff in my days, and yes, I do make stuff for full sized dumb asses . Did you ever see this thread in my subforum?
http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php/1126989-Terry-s-Tractor-WAY-OFF-TOPIC!!!
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Yeah you were telling me about that a while back. Somehow we got on the subject of lawn tractors and you talked about that one and I mentioned the haggard stretched craftsman with a 250 Yamaha in it that me and some of my dumbass friends slapped together in about a week. It made one test drive and clutch failed catastrophically.
 
Anyone have a milling machine i can borrow? HAHA :D

Simple, yet looks much better than the rubber/plastic handled ones

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worldwood said:
Anyone have a milling machine i can borrow? HAHA :D

Simple, yet looks much better than the rubber/plastic handled ones

[video=youtube;AtAZRdxUrh4]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AtAZRdxUrh4&list=TLanhxxSDVYla0csgOfb7a62m0muTgVYeo&index=9[/video]
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I have a mill WW. Your welcome to it as long as your replace anything you break...... of coarse the commute might suck.
 
bigghoss said:
Yeah you were telling me about that a while back. Somehow we got on the subject of lawn tractors and you talked about that one and I mentioned the haggard stretched craftsman with a 250 Yamaha in it that me and some of my dumbass friends slapped together in about a week. It made one test drive and clutch failed catastrophically.
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Your mind is a steel trap. I drink. Lol.
 
TMHunt said:
I have a mill WW. Your welcome to it as long as your replace anything you break...... of coarse the commute might suck.
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LOL, yea im thinking the commute would definitely cost more than the block would be worth!!

I guess i could do it with a round file on wood.... But that would take almost as long as the commute to get it good and even :D

Ill trade ya a cheap plastic sand paper handle for one :p LOL
 
james terrio said:
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Knocking the rust off and just clear-coating it might be pretty cool.... natural patina, rat-rod style... :thumbup:

Todd, can you build another one of those, but scale it up to fit a 6'3" 250# grown man? That would be awesome... talk about JT pimpin' ... :D



Naw, don't do that. In all seriousness, I strongly recommend newer makers to work with stock no thicker than 1/8" until they get a few under their belt. There's a much higher chance of getting down to something that cuts well before you get frustrated. And if you grind it too thin, just tell people "I meant to do that; look here, it cuts better the thinner it gets." ;)

As for grind styles... it just depends on whom you ask. I find FFG the easiest, but that's probably just because that's what I've always preferred, so that's what I have the most practice on.



I hate plumbing issues with a passion normally reserved for crimes against humanity. Currently I have a leaky kitchen sink and a water-heater that seems to have a burnt-out element or maybe a blown-out thermostat (thank goodness, the tank itself isn't leaking though; that gets expensive)... so guess what's on my "honey-do" list this weekend? The good news is, they're both easy to get at*, not too costly to fix, and I've done similar repairs before with success.

*Last year Angie and I had to rebuild her parents' water heater... which is in a crawl-space under their house, which is about 3 foot "tall" and has no floor, just red clay mud and six inches of fetid water... not fun. Ours is up on blocks on a dry concrete floor in a fully-lit room I can comfortably stand up straight in... so that will be a lot easier to deal with. :)
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If it was something for me I probably would. But you know as well as anybody that at this point in your career you cant necessarily do what you want all of the time. This little guy is just turning one. His mom and dad are special people to me. I dont want to hand them something for his first birthday that looks like cobbled up junk....... I like old cobbled up junk. But not in this case.

As far as a update on the project. I got the old floor cut out and replaced in the bed. Got a new back axle fabricated and got a new front wheel for it. Got it to the point to where it can be ridden, but still have to make the seat pan and blast it for paint. Didn't get any pics of it today, but its going well.
 
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I had something "similar" to that wagon trike when i was a kid...... Of course we called it a shopping cart, and found it on the side of the road :D
 
worldwood said:
I had something "similar" to that wagon trike when i was a kid...... Of course we called it a shopping cart, and found it on the side of the road :D
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We had a liberated wheelchair from the local hospital. They lose stability at exactly 23 mph.
 
Push lawnmowers loose stability around 23mph too when being towed down the road at the end of a long rope with my then Chevy Blazer. Past 23 they start to cartwheel down the road and attempt to pass the vehicle towing it while sparking like crazy.

Jeremy
 
Murphnuge said:
We had a liberated wheelchair from the local hospital. They lose stability at exactly 23 mph.
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LOL, i can just imagine how you know this!

I lived on a dirt road, but we had a friend who stayed in the city and there was a huge hill down the road from his house... There was a long running challenge to stand up, or kneel on both knees at the very front of the cart and make it to the bottom without flipping over....Nobody ever made it.... Lots of skinned up elbows and knees though :D It was hilarious, people would put on helmets and football or hockey pads knowing there was only 1 possible outcome....

Eventually one of the kids fathers came and took the cart from us after his son skinned up his arm and legs pretty good.... What a bully :D
 
worldwood said:
LOL, i can just imagine how you know this!

I lived on a dirt road, but we had a friend who stayed in the city and there was a huge hill down the road from his house... There was a long running challenge to stand up, or kneel on both knees at the very front of the cart and make it to the bottom without flipping over....Nobody ever made it.... Lots of skinned up elbows and knees though :D It was hilarious, people would put on helmets and football or hockey pads knowing there was only 1 possible outcome....

Eventually one of the kids fathers came and took the cart from us after his son skinned up his arm and legs pretty good.... What a bully :D
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Dude, Back in Colorado we had some sick little hills, and I barrel.....:D Those were some good times.....
 
worldwood said:
Anyone have a milling machine i can borrow? HAHA :D

Simple, yet looks much better than the rubber/plastic handled ones
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Man WW, I really like that guys design. I may have to make myself one. I have a router that will work just fine I think.
 
I lose stability somewhere around 2MPH. :o

TMHunt said:
If it was something for me I probably would. But you know as well as anybody that at this point in your career you cant necessarily do what you want all of the time.
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Ain't that a fact? I'm often reminded of the old cartoon about a teenager proclaiming, "I can't wait till I'm a grown-up and can do whatever I want"... and the kid's Dad just shakes his head and grins wistfully.

TMHunt said:
Your mind is a steel trap. I drink. Lol.
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Off to the quote thread with you :thumbup:
 
Dexwithers said:
Man WW, I really like that guys design. I may have to make myself one. I have a router that will work just fine I think.
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Yea man i really like the design as well. Easy to put the paper on and change it out when its done. No extra handle space that covers the area your working on like a lot of the plastic/rubber ones. His filing jig is also really cool. He is very creative.

I think its easier to create 2 of them at the same time than just doing one.... Yea that sounds right... Since you can only use 1 at a time anyways.... You can always send me the spare... Hey im just looking out for you LMAO :D
 
So i come home from work today to find my mother in law watching the baby and my little girl. Apparently my son decided it was a good idea to stick a rock up his nose...then pushed it all the way up while trying to dig it out lol. They are at the hospital where the doctors have not been able to get it out by conventional means. Currently they are putting him under to try and get it from behind.....can't help but think of Homer Simpson with the box of crayons

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