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Post by jamesp on May 25, 2016 6:55:39 GMT -5
They take forever to pay. You and I pay late? We are deadbeats. They pay slow? Managing our money. That was 19.5 years ago... oddly precise? My last job was the week kidlet was born... easy to remember.... Pikes in Atlanta always did me well. I doubt they'll have an interest in my offer though. Something to throw into the wind. |
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Post by jamesp on May 25, 2016 7:01:18 GMT -5
Intheswamp, Estes and R&L seem to be their favorite. Northern Carriers Dayton and Pitt-Ohio. The Estes terminal in Atlanta is a zoo. Watch where you walk, never seen forklifts moving so fast. Definitely a hustle hustle operation.
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Post by jamesp on May 28, 2016 9:47:41 GMT -5
Placed a big order of some custom cut bowls. To my surprise they sent about 40 of the 100 in stainless steel. They sent the cut-offs too, lots of stainless. Order weighed 14,000 pounds. What were they thinking ? Will be piling the stainless to the side and waiting for metals to go up. Poor mans silver. Stainless 36 inch bowl, a slice of a sphere, a spherical cap or simply, a dome. If you cut the bottom of the dome off parallel to the top slice you would have a spherical frustum. math trivia(had to look it up)  Cut was made to have a 36 inch diameter so pre-made 37 inch cover would fit it:  I used this formulae to calculate the diameter of the slice of the sphere to get a 36 inch diameter slice out of the sphere. They cut them +/- 1/4"  |
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Post by Deleted on May 28, 2016 18:21:58 GMT -5
Stainless pits sell for 50% than steel.
Gold today, silver sitting around.
Nice order
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Post by Pat on May 28, 2016 20:50:10 GMT -5
I like your pits! I bet small ones for roasting marshmallows would sell.
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Post by spiritstone on May 28, 2016 22:53:24 GMT -5
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Post by jamesp on May 29, 2016 8:13:26 GMT -5
Stainless pits sell for 50% than steel. Gold today, silver sitting around. Nice order Those bowls came in stacks of 25 because they nest very tight. Road vibration jams them together. 25 X 100 pounds = 2500 pounds. 36" diameter, but stack only about 25 inches tall. Carbon steel units hard to get apart. Very awkward to handle such a dense unit, prefer a ship anchor. Tractor and me challenged. May have to drill a hole in bottom and try compressed air. |
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Post by jamesp on May 29, 2016 8:15:32 GMT -5
I like your pits! I bet small ones for roasting marshmallows would sell. Roasting marshmallows is a big priority around this house. Wife has that craving. |
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Post by captbob on May 29, 2016 8:19:38 GMT -5
They vibrated tighter together, wonder if there is a way to vibrate them apart...
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Post by jamesp on May 29, 2016 8:20:04 GMT -5
Math is just weird spirit. |
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Post by jamesp on May 29, 2016 8:35:22 GMT -5
They vibrated tighter together, wonder if there is a way to vibrate them apart... Great idea Bob. An air hammer with a blunt face chisel would be a great start. Prying the many variations apart has been an issue over the years. In this case the sharp burrs at the edge dig in to the bowl surrounding it and no space to insert a pry bar between the bowls. I left to rust all hell breaks loose. |
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Post by jamesp on May 29, 2016 18:18:56 GMT -5
They vibrated tighter together, wonder if there is a way to vibrate them apart... Revolutionary. Clamp T-handled vice grip on lip, pull upward, tap bowl 2-3 times with 3 pound short handled brass head hammer and presto it unfreezes. Thanks for the vibration tip captbob. |
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Post by jamesp on Jun 4, 2016 9:17:54 GMT -5
NOT OSHA approved Vise Grip lifters. Surprised it held and did not bend the vice grips. Made easy work out of a demanding job. Stay clear and all is well. 160 pound bowls. Heaviest are 230 pounds. If they are wedged a few taps with a 3 pound brass hammer whilst under tension persuades them apart.     |
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Post by Intheswamp on Jun 4, 2016 10:04:05 GMT -5
Vise-grip pliers...what brought us out of the stone-age.  Great work, James!!!! |
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Post by jamesp on Jun 4, 2016 10:13:40 GMT -5
Vise-grip pliers...what brought us out of the stone-age. Great work, James!!!! Used to weld a T-handle on them to lift heavy pots of bamboo. They are old units and a far cry from this new 'quick release' design. Padded handles nice too. |
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Post by panamark on Jun 4, 2016 10:45:43 GMT -5
Ahhh, I thought you would rig up a locking cam device or repurpose some climbing gear. The vice grips are more primitive
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Post by Deleted on Jun 4, 2016 11:25:15 GMT -5
Swamp-Tech Engineering** at its finest. Love the crane attachment for your tractor too! **That is a good name for your consultation business. The logo a stylized water snake, maybe kk will draw it for you. There is probably a business in those cranes too. |
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Post by jamesp on Jun 4, 2016 12:27:06 GMT -5
Ahhh, I thought you would rig up a locking cam device or repurpose some climbing gear. The vice grips are more primitive They make a vertical plate clamp. As mentioned, it is a cam locker. It is perfect till the load goes sideways. Those bowls tricky since the lift point starts vertical and then goes sideways. Plate clamp needs a couple of inches to bite, In needed 1/2 inch in many cases. I thought it would lever out of the grips or bend them. Too my surprise. I tried to shake it off by bouncing the hydrualics and it still held. Chain falls away when loose-easy. Grip left on bowl providing handle to slide it quite easy over the gravel which was a benefit. Don't move the tractor, just slide the bowls out of the way. Too much climbing up and down. Had tried doing a device like this for a good while. If the grip last 100 lifts it is worth the $10. They ship those stacked open side up. The road vibration and burs at the plasma cut can really wedge them with great force. |
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Post by jamesp on Jun 4, 2016 12:29:49 GMT -5
Swamp-Tech Engineering** at its finest. Love the crane attachment for your tractor too! **That is a good name for your consultation business. The logo a stylized water snake, maybe kk will draw it for you. There is probably a business in those cranes too. That boom pole is a $150 purchase. Companies make them. It will pick up enough to wheelie the tractor which is ~1000 pounds. |
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Post by jamesp on Jun 9, 2016 9:51:57 GMT -5
Thought this one sexy. 42 inches. Got 54 inch bowls in stock. Can do 96 inches. Larger base accentuates. Pup not included  |
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Great work, James!!!!
