parrothead said:
Follow this link
http://www.exit201.com/cyclops/cyclops.shtml
It has detailed tuning plate pics inside the story.
Now that is a project!
My baskets are pale compaired to his project build but his sound advice about
"DON'T DO IT" applies to the basket building also. What appeared to be a simple thing has, in reality, turned out otherwise.
I have to buy steel in quanties to build 20 baskets at a time (100+ miles round trip drive).
Also had to buy:
- a welder.
- a chop saw.
- a chop saw table.
- a garage heater.
- chop saw cutting wheels.
- boxes of welding rods (5 pound boxes are $10.).
- two adjustable height roller stands.
- a shop vac.
- a welding helment.
- welding gloves.
- a welding apron.
- 4 pair of diffrent size welder vice grips
- a magnetic welders parts holder.
- a cutting blade for my table saw to cut strips from 4x8 ft sheets of expanded metal.
- masks to keep the metal dust out of my lungs (farking stuff is all over the place now).
- boxes to ship baskets in.
- 5 shop lights and 10 bulbs.
- 2 heavy gauge extension cords.
- 220 volt wiring and circuit breaker shut on/off for welder and heater.
- bags of hardware and lumber to build stuff below.
I had to design and build:
- another work table.
- a custom made top for the chop saw table.
- a jig fixture to hold the steel plate at 60 angle so chop saw could cut it.
- a jig for the custom chop saw table to cut all steel to the correct lengths.
- two jigs to position and hold the rebar for welding.
- a jig to hold the plates, end rods and inside angles and shelf tabs( this one is made of wood and after 9 baskets, it needs to be replaced, gonna build this one out of steel).
- a jig to to hold the divider tabs in place for welding.
I have built and shipped nine baskets so far and haven't made a buck yet after all those 'buys' listed above, but it "seemed" like it was gonna be easy. :shock: Plus it is a dirty job, ruined 2 pair of jeans and 4 shirts so far.
Just hope everyone thinks through their projects before starting, hope this experience helps a little:!: