Will RWS STFU about backhoes and their usefulness??????

[Runs With Scissors]

I think not sir!

usefulness #2,789

I have been tripping over this beast for probably 3 (or more) months waiting for the proper window to stuff her in the basement.





Well I have been helping my BIL out with some "custom brackets" for a new Durango he is working on.

So I fire up the Ole CNC plasma machine and bust out a bracket.

Now I gotta bend it up........But damn it to hell, I have been so busy the "box and pan" brake was been knocked down "the list", so its not set up.

Being impatient, cranky and fed up, I reason this; "If I have to 'step around it, I may as well make it useful"...

But my forks are at my daughters place about 40 minutes one way................

IF THERE WAS ONLY A TOOL THAT THAT COULD SAVE ME THE $2,000 IN DIESEL IT WILL TAKE FOR THE HOUR AND A HALF ROUND TRIP DRIVE?????????????

Ohhhhh wait, what is that there??????




LIKE BUTTER BABY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ready, set,....lift!!!!



about 20 minutes later (with very little cursing) she sets up nicely.

And for those of you that are asking yourself "What the hell does this dumbass NEED a "Box and Pan brake" for????

Or possibly

"Should I buy a "box and pan" brake"? (yes you should)

or even

"What is a 'box and pan' brake?"


Stay tuned/look below.

The brackets I am making are shaped such that bending them would be "moderately difficult" to do on my other 2 brakes, although not technically "impossible"..........

Here is after the first bend, getting ready to do the second.








Now the second





This third bend would be tough to pull off with a "mere mortal brake" with any sort of accuracy/confidence/ease, cause those wings would hit the brake before you got to the 90 degree mark....




And here is the "magic" of a "box and pan" brake......

Just remove 2 "fingers"






and bend away.....

 

[Runs With Scissors]

Beautiful bends without the interference some brakes encounter.







Yes, you need one.....

You're welcome

 

[jimh406]

That's cool. Was it worth 10K or whatever you paid.

 

[Runs With Scissors]

That's cool. Was it worth 10K or whatever you paid.

Every penny sir!!!!

(and I got it on "super saver special" Mr. Smarty pants.....only 2K.....plus tax)

 

[Caden]

Man, I love these threads. Keep em coming!
Makes me wish I had more free time though

 

[Runs With Scissors]

Man, I love these threads. Keep em coming!
Makes me wish I had more free time though

You just gotta retire "my brother from another mother!!!!"

Best "job" I ever had

 

[North Idaho Wolfman]

You really need to add a Freight elevator to your basement!

 

[Paul Allwood]

You really need to add a Freight elevator to your basement!

Or build a ground level workshop

 

[North Idaho Wolfman]

Or build a ground level workshop

I'm betting that he doesn't have the land to do it like some of us.

 

[Paul Allwood]

I'm betting that he doesn't have the land to do it like some of us.

Might have to sacrifice the house

 

[North Idaho Wolfman]

Might have to sacrifice the house

Totally agree... or level the neighbor's place when they aren't looking!

 

[Spam Bot]

When will you be taking custom orders for specialty items from OTT members? I am working on my engineering drawings for you to follow for my custom work. The first item will be a snow shield for my BX2822 Snowblower. Thanks, Hormel

 

[hagrid]

Can I has a bracket that makes my BX23S a more capable machine than just a lawn mower?

 

[Runs With Scissors]

Can I has a bracket that makes my BX23S a more capable machine than just a lawn mower?

Sorry @hagrid , it's a "box and pan" brake, not a "Magic" brake....

 

[Grandad4]

ROFL