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Sounds cool Scott...I know you will take lots of pics of the process. Interested in how you will be switching it. Just leave the current switch on and then place another switch in line? Have you looked at where you will be powering it from? Keep in mind that these draw a lot of power and will blow the fuses to anything you tap into....so you may have to run a dedicated line.
9" Tall 8" Wide I Stock 3/16" in 6" Wide.....The width on the upright bracket could only be 6" Wide with some fancy gusset fabin at the bottom and be plenty strong.Quote:
Originally Posted by Moncha
Tim, I' not a welder/fabricator by trade, but I stayed at a Holiday Inn Express last night...:rolleyesgQuote:
Originally Posted by SBC
How about welding two pieces of four inch stock together & grinding smooth, to make an eight inch wide piece? Or would that be prone to warp?
Just thinkin' out loud...:_thinking
Back on the original idea by ZEUS using a "Door Kick Plate" as raw material, I was able to find the following info:
Source: www.WRhardware.com
Telephone: 1-800-225-2517
Pre-Cut sizes of Door Kick Plate available:
8" x 26"
10" x 26"
12" x 28"
14" x 28"
16" x 28"
18" x 28"
22" x 28"
24" x 28"
Of special note, this particular company does offer "custom sizing" available by telephone; and will custom cut and sell the exact size Kick Plate needed from raw stock, thereby eliminating waste and reducing cost. This source is definately worth further investigation.:yeso:
Even outside of this topic, great find!Quote:
Originally Posted by Riff Raff
Scott,
Success. I found a piece 1/8' aluminum in the scrap bin that's already bent.
If the 9" height is not critical and you could live with 8" then I can actually get 2 out of this piece. If 9" is critical, I can only get 1.
Guidance?
Tom
BTW, it already has a nice brushed finish (as long as I don't mess it up during the cuts)!!! May wanna contact the magnabra guy to see if you can get some of that edge guard stuff he uses - it'd give it a really finished look.
Wow! You guys are too much! I have a source (came anonymously) but, like Billy said, he has a compressor also so, we may end up making more than just the one for me.
Hold onto that thought....
I'll try to cut 2 this weekend & leave them 'rough' finished for further mods. If anyone is interested after they see yours, you can just send them one in exchange for a site donation:). They'll have to supply their own spare donut mounting plate tho since I only have 1.
Automotive door edging works great to clean up those edges - cheap too.
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fix for this problem is to run a relay so that it only pulls a few mA off the system... most of the power is ran off your battery, but is switched by an external source (switch, ignition, what ever you want)
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Originally Posted by Triathlete
Moncha,
Any suggested changes before I make the cuts?
if he needs 9 inches ..just make the bolt hole 1 inch higher
I'm sayin:Quote:
Originally Posted by don moore
That could work & still leave room for about 4 bolts to connect the ring to the bracket. It just don't look as 'finished'. I can get 2 out of this piece of scrap so if he wants, I can do 1 each.
I'm thinkin:
keep it clean Tom ... keep it clean
Tom - Looks good, I say cut it as is. Don't put holes as they can go in later..