Port-a-wrap owners

[cmetalbend]

You guessed it. If I can't buy it,,,,,,,,,,,,,Build it. metal,hydralic,eletrical, are my favorites though. Send me your e-mail and I show ya some neat chit.

 

[cmetalbend]

Got starting on the build.

Ok here's first pic on My Porta-wrap. It's almost 5/16 thick on the barrel, seamless DOM tubing with 5/8 Rod. The legs were made of a hard steel we use to make driveshafts at work. Or atleast the maintance dept. does.

 

[TheKid]

looks pretty nice. i just would have made the bollard almost twice the diameter. like about the size of the hobbs. much smoother and less binding. just my opinion.

 

[B-Edwards]

I dont think you will have any trouble with the one you have made, looks very heavy duty. I hope I didnt offend you it's just on here you never know who you are talking to , someone who can or someone who cant. From the looks of your picture , You Can!

 

[cmetalbend]

No, no offence taken, I know EXCATLY what your sayin. I have a trailer in my yard I have to redo because 2 other guys thought they knew how to weld and or fabricate. It is by far the worst I have ever seen. And the owner hauled his $15000 motor cycle around on it,,,,,,,,once. He is a distant relative and last thanksgiving he asked my opinion. I told him I wouldn't haul a pile of scrap to the salvage on it unless it was included in the scrap. I chit you not. Anyhow, I worked on the loop today, and damn that material bent hard. No heat, 5 foot cheater bar and I barely had enough weight to do it. I figured if I didn't use any heat it would loose strenght in the bends. I post up pics soon.:greenchainsaw:

 

[cmetalbend]

I dont think you will have any trouble with the one you have made, looks very heavy duty. I hope I didnt offend you it's just on here you never know who you are talking to , someone who can or someone who cant. From the looks of your picture , You Can!

That's the difference in fabricators, some think they CAN do anything, and good one's know their limits. If I question my welding/engineering, and such I take it to a person in that feild for their opinion. Somtimes I feel em out before hand. But here's a good peice of advise I live by. What I lack in welding make up for in engineering. Example---where my loop was going to pass by the barrel (Porta wrap) I thought about makeing slight notches, about 30-45% deep in the side material of barrel. In that sence the pulling stress would not only be on the weld, but the joint aswell. Anyway thanks for the comment.

 

[cmetalbend]

Done deal folks, here she is for your viewing pleasure.

I glass bead blasted it as per others suggestions. Oh and thanks to all that either sent pics , made suggestions, or just razzed me for the heck of it.

 

[JTinaTree]

I glass bead blasted it as per others suggestions. Oh and thanks to all that either sent pics , made suggestions, or just razzed me for the heck of it.

Here is a picture of mine, I can't get over how much yours looks like the original.. You did a great job on your copy how much time and money do you have in it??

 

[cmetalbend]

Here is a picture of mine, I can't get over how much yours looks like the original.. You did a great job on your copy how much time and money do you have in it??

Far as materials-$0, all scrap, I've got $.50 for a can of pop to the buddie that did the bead blasting. And I've got to cut 3 hedge line post(his tree's) for helping me bend the end of the loop over and welding it to the barrel. I wasn't sure my Hobart was gonna get enough penitration on the DOM tubing. My time. about an hour actually (fabricating), but 5 hours searching them out here, discussing it and telling everybody what in the heck it was, and how it worked (the freinds and who all). Oh, thanks for the comment.