Project Croquet.....

[Poohbair]

... so I have a Croquet set...

the plastic gates were all ****ty and broken

All of the ones I could find to buy were either plastic, or were like coathanger ****... and cost a small fortune

So I went to the steel shop, got a 20' stick of 1/2" x 1/8" steel .. cost $6 bucks


Yesterday, it took a couple hours, and I have bad ass croquet **** now

So today we had a bbq, and tested them out... work sweeeeeeeeeet!

 

[Sandtrap1986]

NICE!!!:redneck:

 

[monstaru]

that game is addicting......:redneck:cheers, b

 

[zukkev]

Sorry to say, but htat ball is NOT gonna fit thru these fancy new Croquet gates!:fawkdancesmiley:

 

[Jay Luke]

wow...sweet...I like where this forum is headed:puke:

 

[Poohbair]

wow...sweet...I like where this forum is headed:puke:

It was a project that took place in the shop.. it involved a power tool, metal, and meticulous engineering...

.. sorry to disappoint you... well, not really.. :kissmybutt:

 

[Jeepasaurusrex]

Needs more triangulation. :redneck:

I made some tent stakes here at work last year. I used some 1/2" round bar cut at 12". Then I welded some flat washers about a 1/2" down from the end. Best damn stakes I have ever used. Rocks? No worries. :haha:

 

[bobbed_84_toy]

It was a project that took place in the shop.. it involved a power tool, metal, and meticulous engineering...

You wouldn't happen to have bendtech files for these would you? :redneck:

 

[Poohbair]

Needs more triangulation. :redneck:

I made some tent stakes here at work last year. I used some 1/2" round bar cut at 12". Then I welded some flat washers about a 1/2" down from the end. Best damn stakes I have ever used. Rocks? No worries. :haha:

... that is some good tech right there!

 

[Poohbair]

You wouldn't happen to have bendtech files for these would you? :redneck:

Had to go old school and draw the pattern on the shop floor with chalk :D

 

[Jaydog]

Sorry to say, but htat ball is NOT gonna fit thru these fancy new Croquet gates!:fawkdancesmiley:

Maybe he is planning on upgrading to Toequet, Croquet is fun, but Toequet rocks!

 

[hlb3]

Best build thread in a while. :awesomework:

 

[Binder]

The real tech question is how did you move a stick of 1/2" x 1/8" x 20' without bending it?

 

[dirtygoat]

Had to go old school and draw the pattern on the shop floor with chalk :D

Nice...:redneck:

 

[Poohbair]

The real tech question is how did you move a stick of 1/2" x 1/8" x 20' without bending it?

Well, I had the steel shop cut it into 2 10' sections, then I stuck them in the CRV and hauled them home... then the sat on my carport for about 2 weeks, then I threw them in the back of the truck and hauled them to the shop... :D

 

[Binder]

Well, I had the steel shop cut it into 2 10' sections, then I stuck them in the CRV and hauled them home... then the sat on my carport for about 2 weeks, then I threw them in the back of the truck and hauled them to the shop... :D

Too anti clamatic. <yaaawner>...:redneck:

 

[Glenn]

Too anti clamatic. <yaaawner>...:redneck:

You wanted him to drag it through town tied to his bumper?

 

[crash2]

Jeremy you never seize to amaze me :haha:

 

[Poohbair]

Jeremy you never seize to amaze me :haha:

That is what I am here for.... :D

 

[crash2]

But those were not cool.

Now it would have been cool if you had made some custom mallets :redneck:

I bet you can't :cheer:

 

[skinny_pedal]

Lawndarts next:redneck:

 

[Poohbair]

But those were not cool.

Now it would have been cool if you had made some custom mallets :redneck:

I bet you can't :cheer:

Give me time... I am still learning the rules!

 

[Jeepasaurusrex]

Lawn Darts.... I'll get the machine shop on them tomorrow! We got the burn table up and going..Should have a working prototype by the end of the week! :redneck:

 

[Poohbair]

Lawn Darts.... I'll get the machine shop on them tomorrow! We got the burn table up and going..Should have a working prototype by the end of the week! :redneck:

I better see a build thread ...:D

 

[Jeepasaurusrex]

Ever seen an 8lb lawn dart? :redneck:

 

[Jokenring]

Ever seen an 8lb lawn dart? :redneck:

No I haven't. Please show and tell..... :corn:

 

[SUPAFLY]

I'd pay for a nice set of lawn darts.:awesomework:

 

[Jokenring]

Some tech for you Pooh.

 

[Poohbair]

SWEET!

This Croquet thread was getting out of hand with all that lawn dart talk...

I wanna see some homemade lawn darts too, but start a different thread for it! :flipoff: :haha:

 

[RusM]

Ever seen an 8lb lawn dart? :redneck:

:haha::haha: