Best pull your finger out then Rob!
Ha ha, thanks Micktoon!
Ah well, all in Plan B, for reversing or turning I do have a 5 foot shifting bar that I remove boulders with. Tends to come in handy If I don't line up the tractor perfectly with an implement. (I have plenty of practice with stubborn objects!)
Just before the rain I also worked on the doors:
Drilled 1/4" holes on 1" centers. But I also realized the clearances in the hinge are too close. When it heats there may be some binding, so I'll have to grind those back. It would have been wise to put washers in the gaps before welding the hinges to the base plate. I ground the gap between the doors a little to prevent binding that way.
(http://www.vtsteam.com/SawedOffCupola/Cupolaconst20.jpg)
...With a big enough lever you could move the world...
L I'm off now to see what Rob has been up to on his (I think he is taking this race seriously, as I've not seen any CAD plans or renderings!).
But the friendly cupola wars is a great motivator to actually get the darned thing done, for meit is more a motivation thing , all done with good humor , well at least my rain dance worked a bit , it did slow him up a tad :lol:
PS , I now have 50 kg of metcoke :ddb:
Basically I mowed with a push mower from 2:00 to 6:00 PM. Grass was 6 " tall -- where it was low!
Basically I mowed with a push mower from 2:00 to 6:00 PM. Grass was 6 " tall -- where it was low!
I'll lend you some sheep if you like :lol:
Hi Steve
Thats a nice compact set you have there :thumbup: , thinking of doing similar , due to space and cost of fuel gas .
I may go down the Propane route too . Rob
Thanks awemawson!
It's hard to tell from a photo, so I took a video.
It is great to see you melting cast iron. You have joined a very exclusive club!
Does this mean that the cupola iron melting idea is gone forever? :bow: :bow: :bow: :clap: :clap: :clap: