Scott NC Posted June 2, 2021 Share Posted June 2, 2021 3 hours ago, JHCC said: Calling a croc a crock is, well, jarring. My jargon is hydeous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexandr Posted June 3, 2021 Share Posted June 3, 2021 Almost the finish line. Brought a bench, it remains to hang the clock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daswulf Posted June 3, 2021 Share Posted June 3, 2021 Beautiful work to compliment what looks like a beautiful place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daswulf Posted June 4, 2021 Share Posted June 4, 2021 Laying out some bits and pieces to get an idea how I might finish this gator in the last 3 days I have to even work on it. Wish I had more time. Dont we all lol. Still a few more bits to go. Basically it should roughly look like it is coming out of the water with only its front half kinda showing. Arms will be angled (they are just laid flat at the moment) and chains lining the back pretty much. I'm still iffy about the neck to body transition but have some ideas. Ugh, I hate being rushed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M.J.Lampert Posted June 4, 2021 Share Posted June 4, 2021 one word: WOW!!!!!!!!!!!! M.J.Lampert (for both alexandr and das) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted June 4, 2021 Share Posted June 4, 2021 But does it taste like chicken? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M.J.Lampert Posted June 4, 2021 Share Posted June 4, 2021 ok i get it its not a iron but still this is what ive been doing since march designing a KV-2ish remote controled airsoft tank i am posting this now as i have finally started to 3d print the parts for it i will post more on this as it comes along linked are the 3d cad parts there is thill a few parts but this is about the gist of it asembly https://cad.onshape.com/documents/3d6e5044e6dd29e2a6be4f07/w/0029002f4ad515d90fdb3bb7/e/cc6b99145cab02358f177c85 and the track for it https://cad.onshape.com/documents/101335f7fe2cc17741ad1863/w/98c011e84e5ebc7e6c3a1495/e/2e5a5142fbaf277b05745374 M.J.Lampert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daswulf Posted June 4, 2021 Share Posted June 4, 2021 38 minutes ago, JHCC said: But does it taste like chicken? It might if you cooked a chicken in it, which could happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted June 4, 2021 Share Posted June 4, 2021 The angle of the fire holder looks a bit much . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frazer Posted June 4, 2021 Share Posted June 4, 2021 Das, if I were feeling clever-er I would add some witty remark about the tick tock croc from Peter Pan.. Looks good so far! Tick tock tick tock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted June 4, 2021 Share Posted June 4, 2021 Today taking a half day off from work to go to PT and load up the last of the hoard to take to the NMABA meeting tomorrow and hopefully selling it off! If it sells that should cover the last payment to the electrician, any left over goes for LG parts. I loaded the heaviest pieces last night on my own---I have a beam with a lifting eye in it over the roll up door and I used a come-a-long to lift a heavy item up and then backed the pickup under it and lowered it into the bed. Slower doing it alone but safer as I could concentrate on doing one thing at a time and not having to worry if a friend was somewhere they could get hurt. Today they can show up and help load the lighter stuff; especially as after PT I will probably be pretty tuckered out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daswulf Posted June 4, 2021 Share Posted June 4, 2021 Thomas, you may be right. Atleast from an aligator structure point. I might take it out and build a fire in it tonight to see if it works like I'd like it to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIGGUNDOCTOR Posted June 5, 2021 Share Posted June 5, 2021 I tell an alligator from a crocodile by the teeth. When the mouth is closed you can still see some teeth on a croc, but not a gator. Good work guys, everything looks great. Thomas, I feel ya. I have worked alone for a long time, and have had to get creative when doing some operations. Pinch bars and blocks get it lifted, and pipe rollers get it moved. That worked back home where I had concrete to work on. Now I have sand and gravel. I bought a rough terrain forklift a few years ago, and it was worth it. Sometimes you just need a set of eye, and cell phone video has helped there. Prop the phone up, crank the engine, review video to see if the coil pack sparked. That is one of the few things I miss, having a close group of guys to call up for help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daswulf Posted June 5, 2021 Share Posted June 5, 2021 I'll be honest, I only see minor differences in alligators and crocodiles. Both are equally intimidating to me. I'd rather see them later or after while. Well at the cost of some time working on it I gave it a minor adjustment on the head base and did a test fire. It works for me. Haven't seen an issue yet but I see a potential issue. The upper jaw collapsing on the lower if the heat got high enough. So I might brace that. Other than that I like it. Tossed my friction jack in there to hold the shape till I can weld the support. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hefty Posted June 5, 2021 Share Posted June 5, 2021 Looks great Das! Like a gator from the gates of Hell!! I finally got back to the shed to do some forging today. I'm making a camp oven lid lifter and the handle is my first ever Long horn head. This is where I left off a few weekends ago so today I fired up the JABOD. Here's the pic Frosty asked for last time I'm bad at remembering to take photos so the next shot was after drawing and tapering the horns and turning back and forge welding the head. I think the weld took but it's not critical in this application. Then I got REALLY bad at remembering to take photos so here it is all finished I'm over the moon with how it turned out!! Credit to Darryl (Ausfire) for the inspiration for the design. I got to see him demo this type of long horn head last year when I took my family to the historical village at Herberton where he is curator and blacksmith. I took lots of photos and some video and I was able to refer to them today. A great afternoon's forging! Cheers, Jono. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daswulf Posted June 5, 2021 Share Posted June 5, 2021 Good job Jono. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyBones Posted June 5, 2021 Share Posted June 5, 2021 Alligators have a broad flat snout while a croc is more pointy and round. Dont matter really though i wont be paying that close attention whilst running in the opposite direction. Like bears, color dont matter what matters is how fast i can get away from it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daswulf Posted June 5, 2021 Share Posted June 5, 2021 You dont have to be fast, just faster then the other guy. Looks like I got a little time extension on this project. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M.J.Lampert Posted June 5, 2021 Share Posted June 5, 2021 5 hours ago, BillyBones said: Alligators have a broad flat snout while a croc is more pointy and round. Dont matter really though i wont be paying that close attention whilst running in the opposite direction. Like bears, color don't matter what matters is how fast i can get away from it. haha your dead they can run way faster than you. dont look at colour(color for yankees) if you see a bear look at shape here is a good link for this Bear Identification (U.S. National Park Service) (nps.gov) also IMO dont bother with bear spray as the bear is usually upwind and all you do is season our self for it. if its a black and it attacks play dead andcurl in a ball covering yourneck if an old grizz climb a tall thick tree 5 hours ago, Daswulf said: You dont have to be fast, just faster then the other guy. a smart man ; "Why you wearing runners?" asks the man with 30lb hiking boots reply "i wish to let the bear eat you in peace, I'll be down the trail about 5 km and be back to grab your gear later" M.J.Lampert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donal Harris Posted June 5, 2021 Share Posted June 5, 2021 On 6/3/2021 at 10:19 PM, M.J.Lampert said: ok i get it its not a iron but still this is what ive been doing since march designing a KV-2ish remote controled airsoft tank Ever played World of Tanks? I believe a croc’s teeth are still visible when their mouths are closed, while a gator’s teeth are hidden, or at least mostly hidden. As for my work beneath the oak tree today, almost finished with my flatter from a utility trailer, axle spindle. Punched the hole and smoothed everything out with a flap disk. Hole went crooked on me, even with the two guide holes I had drilled. Primarily because I punched and drifted the hole and then noticed something on the ends I should have cleaned up first. The hole collapsed and went cockeyed. I got it somewhat straight by drifting it to round and then squashing it, but couldn’t get all of it out. I thought about heating it back up, inserting the drift, and twisting the drift, but decided against it. It is just a struck tool. A straight eye probably isn’t all that critical. I saw Jennifer do the same in her video, punch the hole too soon, but she had the skill and experience to straighten it back up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chimaera Posted June 5, 2021 Share Posted June 5, 2021 MJ- I’ve got a printer and am at least somewhat experienced in OnShape. Been starting air soft recently. Did you design the CAD models? If so, congratulations! They look great! I just might try building one myself... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
echofive Posted June 5, 2021 Share Posted June 5, 2021 I worked on mounting my anvil today. Unfortunately there was light rain all day, so I had to cut the day short when I finished it. I'm pretty happy with it, it's solid and sits flat with no rocking. Might have been a tad better if my lag bolts didn't keep breaking off in the pre-drilled walnut. Switched to nails and just got it done with what I had. This setup is temporary. I'm going to fab a metal stand once I get my shop finished. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M.J.Lampert Posted June 6, 2021 Share Posted June 6, 2021 33 minutes ago, Chimaera said: MJ- I’ve got a printer and am at least somewhat experienced in OnShape. Been starting air soft recently. Did you design the CAD models? If so, congratulations! They look great! I just might try building one myself... yes I designed it myself if you wait till next year I will have one designed that is a better replication of the KV-2 as some of the ratios are incorrect to the actual design and some of the small details but its a school project due in 2 weeks so oh well M.J.Lampert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted June 6, 2021 Share Posted June 6, 2021 I tried out the new (to me) Drill Doctor on a couple of trashed drill bits, with some success. I also attempted to replace the switch on my big stand fan, since it’s starting to heat up around here. Unfortunately, I seem to have connected the wrong wires, and I let out all the magic smoke. Oh, bother. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pnut Posted June 6, 2021 Share Posted June 6, 2021 12 hours ago, DHarris said: believe a croc’s teeth are still visible when their mouths are closed, while a gator’s teeth are hidden, or at least mostly hidden That's how I've always been able to tell the difference. Crocs look toothier than gators when their mouths are closed. Pnut Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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