There has been a lot of talk about doing a bender HAMOM lately. If we still have the bender, which I think we do, I'd be willing to work on setting up the event, but would need to get some ideas on some details before we can get started.
I'm thinking it could be a late winter event, but we'd need a garage/shop to do it in, preferably large enough for a few trucks to fit in, access to air and a welder or two.
Here's a list of things that I think we need to make this happen that the club doesn't have that we would need to provide.
A good welder. MIG is probably best, but a good stick would work.
A good quality tubing notcher - makes joining tube so much easier.
At least 2 good angle grinders with different discs for cleaning up welds
Portaband or band-saw
Welding magnets, clamps, etc.
We also need to find a good place to get our tubing. I do NOT have a metal guy that can cut me a deal, so if you do, speak up. If no one does, we may need to see if we can make inroads with someone. Part of my thinking of doing some investigation groundwork is that we could get an idea of how much tube we need and order in bulk, thus saving everybody more.
Which brings me to the next point. In order for this to work, you would need to build a prototype and bring it with you. Hand sketches won't work. If we get 5-10 people wanting to build bumpers, sliders, cages, etc. people will be very unhappy if you spend all day getting the right bends for your stinger. I suggest that in the time between now and the event we all take measurements, pics, etc., make drawings, and even build prototypes out of PVC. That way, if you have a PVC model, you can use it to make your bending more efficient. Do the groundwork ahead of time, so you can actually get your stuff built in a day/weekend.
In essence, all that I have at this time is the knowledge that a lot of people want a bender HAMOM, I know that the club has a bender, and I have a plan to make it work.
If you're interested, please respond with the following info
What you are wanting to build:
How much tube you think you need:
Best month for you (Oct - Mar):
What tools you can bring from the list above:
Any leads that you can look into to help make this happen:
If this thread gets enough feedback, and we can start putting the big things together, then we might actually be able to do this thing. I've got some things I'm looking into as well.
Thanks in advance!
I'm thinking it could be a late winter event, but we'd need a garage/shop to do it in, preferably large enough for a few trucks to fit in, access to air and a welder or two.
Here's a list of things that I think we need to make this happen that the club doesn't have that we would need to provide.
A good welder. MIG is probably best, but a good stick would work.
A good quality tubing notcher - makes joining tube so much easier.
At least 2 good angle grinders with different discs for cleaning up welds
Portaband or band-saw
Welding magnets, clamps, etc.
We also need to find a good place to get our tubing. I do NOT have a metal guy that can cut me a deal, so if you do, speak up. If no one does, we may need to see if we can make inroads with someone. Part of my thinking of doing some investigation groundwork is that we could get an idea of how much tube we need and order in bulk, thus saving everybody more.
Which brings me to the next point. In order for this to work, you would need to build a prototype and bring it with you. Hand sketches won't work. If we get 5-10 people wanting to build bumpers, sliders, cages, etc. people will be very unhappy if you spend all day getting the right bends for your stinger. I suggest that in the time between now and the event we all take measurements, pics, etc., make drawings, and even build prototypes out of PVC. That way, if you have a PVC model, you can use it to make your bending more efficient. Do the groundwork ahead of time, so you can actually get your stuff built in a day/weekend.
In essence, all that I have at this time is the knowledge that a lot of people want a bender HAMOM, I know that the club has a bender, and I have a plan to make it work.
If you're interested, please respond with the following info
What you are wanting to build:
How much tube you think you need:
Best month for you (Oct - Mar):
What tools you can bring from the list above:
Any leads that you can look into to help make this happen:
If this thread gets enough feedback, and we can start putting the big things together, then we might actually be able to do this thing. I've got some things I'm looking into as well.
Thanks in advance!
