Show What Tool You Made*

PHPaul · Sep 21, 2014

Yup, Harbor Fright

special. Just finished putting up the last of the track this morning. Now I can slide it the full length of the bay.

dieselcrawler · Sep 22, 2014

Not a tool... but for a tool... tired of busted losing their tread wheels on the stick welder at work. Few minutes in the wood shop with a scroll saw and lathe, and we have a new tire company... presenting... Woodyear Weld-Trak!

jaotguy · Sep 23, 2014

yeh ... and easy to "stud" come winter .....

Mendonsy · Sep 23, 2014

dieselcrawler said:
Not a tool... but for a tool... tired of busted losing their tread wheels on the stick welder at work. Few minutes in the wood shop with a scroll saw and lathe, and we have a new tire company... presenting... Woodyear Weld-Trak!

I bet that will split right through the center hole before long. Neat idea for a temporary fix though!

skyhook · Sep 23, 2014

Wrap a rubber band around that and your good to go.

CDN Farm Boy · Sep 23, 2014

Mendonsy said:
I bet that will split right through the center hole before long. Neat idea for a temporary fix though!

Laminate some plywood to get the desired thickness and solve the splitting problem

Mendonsy · Sep 23, 2014

CDN Farm Boy said:
Laminate some plywood to get the desired thickness and solve the splitting problem

Yeah, that would work or ....... find a piece of pipe the right size and press it over the wooden wheel to make a steel tire. PVC pipe would probably work too, but it's kinda hard to find PVC that large.

roadhunter · Sep 23, 2014

CDN Farm Boy said:
Dave, how do they reclaim the shot?

I'm curious about this as well. Picking up cases is one thing but picking up pieces of #8 lead shot is completely different unless you have a lead magnet.

dieselcrawler · Sep 23, 2014

Mendonsy said:
I bet that will split right through the center hole before long. Neat idea for a temporary fix though!

Maple... good WV hardwood.... should be ok for the use it sees. No your run-of-the-mill pine, that would split!

T_e_r_r_y · Sep 23, 2014

roadhunter said:
I'm curious about this as well. Picking up cases is one thing but picking up pieces of #8 lead shot is completely different unless you have a lead magnet.

The last I knew those magnets were very rare and expensive to own!

T.J.