It followed me home

[mike-hr]

Glenn, You're gonna love that table! I rigged two chains through the holes and had a tractor set it onto the base i made, at the doorway of the shop. Then I borrowed a pallet jack from a friends store, did some constructive pallet jack expanding with 6x6 timbers, and rolled it right into place.. does it have 1-1/2 inch holes? If the holes are rough cast with dingleberries, I can show you a nifty broach i made to clean them to size...

[Glenn]

Those holes measure 1-13/16" so I need either at that size or a loose 1-3/4". Either way, none of my hardie tools are anywhere close to fitting. There will be some custom tooling made, that is for sure. :wink:

[ThomasPowers]

Sounds like an adaptor or two would help---spray paint them different colours so you know which one is for the 1" shanks, the 1.5" shanks, etc.

Thomas

[oakwoodforge]

A machinest friend of mine droped by my work this afternoon with a 5 gallon bucket of large used allen wrenches, said they were throwing them away at work. Anyone know what kind of steel these are ? Everything from 5/16 up to 3/4" was in there. Now to find a use for them :?:

[Glenn]

I have been a little slow in getting legs under that acorn. I am considering my options (procrastinating) as to round, square, or angle iron being the best choice for the legs.


That all changed today as the wife suggested that the little square holes could be packed with planting soil and seeds and plants started in each of the square holes. Lots of drainage, and a large size area to extablish a good root system. But it is too low just resting on the pallet. Could I raise it a bit, oh say about the height of the kitchen counter top, so she could work on it?

I guess a shared Acorn is better than no Acorn at all.

[Strine]

Glenn
I read somewhere :wink: that rust, which would surely appear sooner rather than later with all the soil clooging up the holes, is not at all good for plants. Now you have read it somewhere too. Glad to be of assistance in marital relations how ever far away
On the other hand, wouldn't it be lovely to have half of your acorn covered in primroses right in the middle of your shop. How does scale work as a fertiliser cos the primrose half would be a good spot to sweep it all too.

[HWooldridge]

Make sure it is secure - don't want it mashing any cute little toes... and maybe set it on cinder blocks, big wooden posts or something similar.

There may be a premade peat pot (say that 3 times in succession) size that will fit the holes real well. Just be aware there's little doubt in my mind that the combination of moisture and fertilizer WILL make it rust.

[one_rod]

I have equipped my whole shop with stuff from scrapyards and disposal auctions. In fact I can't remember ever buying anything new for the place.

My last find was this old donkey saw.

It looked nothing like this when I got it, just a big ball of dirt and rust with a birds nest underneath. I don't know how long it had been laying in the mud in that yard, but it took a lot work to get it looking like this.

If I can find some photo's of the other equipment in there (and if anybody is interested) I will show them.


one_rod.

[Glenn]

Find the photos or take new ones. It gives the rest of us get ideas, and challanges us to keep looking in odd places for usable items.

[ThomasPowers]

Shure, always ready to look at shop pics!

Thomas