We need pictures of that new hammer!!!!!!!!!
Diamond G and everyone,
Please accept my appologies, I have been busier than a cat covering up..., err let's just say I've worked my butt off this entire Memorial day weekend, especially on Monday. Bro-in-law ("THE ELECTRICIAN EXTRORDINARE") will be ready to hook up my wiring either today or tomorrow and I've had to install light fixtures, plug boxes, run wires, etc, etc, etc...I hope I have it ready for him to walk in, make a few connections (ok a lot of connections) and be done, and not have to pull wires, climb over the top of the shop and all of that.
I got my new Plasma Cutter in last week, tried to wire a new plug on it, and got a couple of surprises, first of all, I'm no electrician, I know enough about it to be dangerous, BUT, I do understand black, white, red, green wires. This "simple" plug wired for 220, had a yellow wire with a green stripe on it, which was easy enough to figure out, BUT when the other 2 are BLUE and BROWN!?!?!?! It kinda threw more off, a lot! Chinesse manufacturing at its finest! I called him up and he does know about them, but he wanted to see it so there wouldn't be anything missed, so I had to put that off for him as well. So far I've added 6-4'
flourescent, double light fixtures, and still have 4 more to put up. Which I don't have hung yet.
I have to appologize because I said, I would see if I could post the video we took and have not gotten it done. The Tire Hammer should be finished pretty soon, unless he has ran into some problems. And I still have to figure out a way to unload the thing!!!! I think I'm going to get a 12' steel 2 X 6, I have 2- 6 X 6 posts that were once used for walls and horse stalls. they are pretty tall, I need to even them up some and figure out a way to secure the 2 X 6 to the top of the posts, which I can weld up some sort of brackets to mount on to it to keep it secured and bolted in position. Then weld a hook onto the 2 X 6 and get a 'block and tackle' that will make picking anything up MUCH EASIER. That's the best idea I've had so far, and once I put it up, I plan on leaving it right there for future use. Basically pull the truck through the shop, hoist it off and set it down gently! Maybe set it on either a set of dollies, or steel pipe and roll it to where it needs to go, get it in place and lock her done!!! Then it will be BANGIN TIME!!!! I'll just add that to the other 2000 things I need to do before Bro'n-Law gets here this afternoon,
while I'm at work!!!
I'll give John Wayne a call and see how progress is coming along, I'll get back to y'all as soon as I found out when it will be ready. He has built so many of these, I think he could build them in his sleep! He has an artististic flair about him, an Artistic Blacksmith! I think I have heard of Blacksmith Artisians, maybe that's the same thing, he has done some seriously, beautiful work. I'll get back to y'all when I find out how things are going, and provided I can remember my cell plug, I'll see if I can spare a minute (or get the wife to do it) and put up the video on my FaceBook page. Thanks Guys, I appreciate the interest in my new Tire Hammer, and hopefully I can catch a breath long enough to share it with you all! Thanks Dawgs, Rex