Mailbox or Mail box?

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Well I decided to build a new mailbox for my family and my neighbor which is my grandmother. How kewl is that?They are going to be 8''x8''x3/8'' wall cut down to 20'' long each.I will use one of the scrap drop off for a plant holder. Probably be a cactus.Anyways here is some pics of the build. Attached ImagesLast edited by ToolBoxTavern; 05-17-2011 at 11:46 PM.We are on our way to being farmers! Our site is always under construction so check back often for updates.  http://www.philosophyfarmstyle.com/
Reply:Here are some more pics with ugly welds. Attached ImagesWe are on our way to being farmers! Our site is always under construction so check back often for updates.  http://www.philosophyfarmstyle.com/
Reply:Some more pics. Attached ImagesWe are on our way to being farmers! Our site is always under construction so check back often for updates.  http://www.philosophyfarmstyle.com/
Reply:I don't know.  Do you think that it is built heavy enough? ars sine scientia nihil est
Reply:The one that is double gusseted is for bills and advertisements and the one with the single gusset is for checks and thank you cards.
Reply:Gonna take more then a cherry bomb to blow those up.
Reply:Originally Posted by zoraI don't know.  Do you think that it is built heavy enough?
Reply:Originally Posted by trapperjohnThe one that is double gusseted is for bills and advertisements and the one with the single gusset is for checks and thank you cards.
Reply:Originally Posted by VPTGonna take more then a cherry bomb to blow those up.
Reply:Heavy duty.  Have you checked with the postmaster?
Reply:Originally Posted by viper522Heavy duty.  Have you checked with the postmaster?
Reply:I just got off phone with local post office and they said out where I am if I make it the right height and break away I could make it as decorative as I want. So I gave them my phone number and asked them to give it to the mail/postal employee that makes the deliveries and if they could suggest anything else I could do to make their job easier.We are on our way to being farmers! Our site is always under construction so check back often for updates.  http://www.philosophyfarmstyle.com/
Reply:I think Male-box would be appropriateIn the words of the great philosopher Quagmire.Gigedy Gigedy Gigedy Gigidey Goo.
Reply:Hey..just noticed ,that looks like my bronco II back there in the pix. same color an wheels.In the words of the great philosopher Quagmire.Gigedy Gigedy Gigedy Gigidey Goo.
Reply:Originally Posted by wskynajarI think Male-box would be appropriate
Reply:Originally Posted by wskynajarHey..just noticed ,that looks like my bronco II back there in the pix. same color an wheels.
Reply:Can't wait until someone does a drive-by batting practice on one of them. Would love to see their face when the bat explodes but the mailbox doesn't budge.
Reply:They are great little off-roaders, an turn on a dime. prob. has the a4ld tranny, not one of fords better ideas.In the words of the great philosopher Quagmire.Gigedy Gigedy Gigedy Gigidey Goo.
Reply:Originally Posted by shake thisCan't wait until someone does a drive-by batting practice on one of them. Would love to see their face when the bat explodes but the mailbox doesn't budge.
Reply:Originally Posted by wskynajarThey are great little off-roaders, an turn on a dime. prob. has the a4ld tranny, not one of fords better ideas.
Reply:TBT  -  Fred Flintstone eat your heart-out.    Opus
Reply:i once built a mail box for a guy and he brought a picture of his old one it looked something like a barn or farm house kinda deal....his only request was he wanted it to be abel to stad after a car had runinto it....so i bult it it went really well and was something that i was proud of the man took it to a artist that had it painted perfect just like the last one......so here is the story under the story aparently some kids had took a baseball bat hanging out of a car and hit all his previous mail boxes and had no signes of stoping.....aparently the kids tryed to hit like that was built out of half inch steel lol the kid broke his arm and wrist im not sure the details but i thought the whole thing was funny
Reply:Jeez !!   What sort of mail you getting delivered ? Mack Trucks !!
Reply:Originally Posted by ToolBoxTavernI just got off phone with local post office and they said out where I am if I make it the right height and break away I could make it as decorative as I want.
Reply:Go big or go home right? lol. My mailbox sits on top of a locomotive rod & piston weighing several hundred pounds with no break away. It completely destroyed the subaru that had a slight run in with it at 75mph Definitely interested in seeing these finished!Previous owner of my house took a fairly large anchor chain and welded the links then cemented it into the ground. This is the stand for the regulation made of tin mailbox that sits on top. Been hit several times since I have been here. Stand was moved over a lttle as the dirt around the foundation moved, the mailbox itself took a beating, but the anchor chain has not a scratch. The cars that hit it on the other hand.........I like havining immovable objects in my front yard when living in a corner house..MLM
Reply:Originally Posted by David HillmanWhat sort of break away mechanism are you going build?  That's going to do some damage to whatever breaks it away!  I'm betting when the post office said "decorative" they weren't thinking "200 pounds of steel".
Reply:Originally Posted by sixxgeeeei once built a mail box for a guy and he brought a picture of his old one it looked something like a barn or farm house kinda deal....his only request was he wanted it to be abel to stad after a car had runinto it....so i bult it it went really well and was something that i was proud of the man took it to a artist that had it painted perfect just like the last one......so here is the story under the story aparently some kids had took a baseball bat hanging out of a car and hit all his previous mail boxes and had no signes of stoping.....aparently the kids tryed to hit like that was built out of half inch steel lol the kid broke his arm and wrist im not sure the details but i thought the whole thing was funny
Reply:Originally Posted by OatsyGo big or go home right? lol. My mailbox sits on top of a locomotive rod & piston weighing several hundred pounds with no break away. It completely destroyed the subaru that had a slight run in with it at 75mph Definitely interested in seeing these finished!
Reply:Originally Posted by allfluxedupPrevious owner of my house took a fairly large anchor chain and welded the links then cemented it into the ground. This is the stand for the regulation made of tin mailbox that sits on top. Been hit several times since I have been here. Stand was moved over a lttle as the dirt around the foundation moved, the mailbox itself took a beating, but the anchor chain has not a scratch. The cars that hit it on the other hand.........I like havining immovable objects in my front yard when living in a corner house..MLM
Reply:Well just got home from working out of town and kids are out of school so we are gonna go on a 2 or 3 day mini vacation and then I'll do some more work on mail box so I can get some more pics up. So I'll be checkin back in at the end of next week or so.We are on our way to being farmers! Our site is always under construction so check back often for updates.  http://www.philosophyfarmstyle.com/
Reply:Well here is a bit of an update. Only thing I got done was adding a box for newspaper, cut bottom back for doors, and some grinding, so I got a little done. Very little and my brother asked me to do something for him and I pushed my little welder to hard and I think I FRIED it.Here is some pics and a link to my lookin for new welder thread.http://weldingweb.com/vbb/showthread.php?t=56914 Attached ImagesWe are on our way to being farmers! Our site is always under construction so check back often for updates.  http://www.philosophyfarmstyle.com/
Reply:about thirty years ago, in orange county california, i was working as a sheet metal mechanic.   a company down the street wanted a mail box for their business,  they wanted #4 brushed SS.  the same style as the type that you reach pull the handle to open and insert the mail.  only on a smaller scale; app 1/2 size.   so i built it, put it in place, even raised it so that it was the same height as previous standard box.post office would not deliver mail to it,  we received a book of dimension requirements for fabricating mailboxes according to USPS standards.  as i recall it was about a hundred pages.  (i could be wrong there, but it was long and involved)anyway, project died shortly after install, box is probably in a storage facility with the Ark of the Covenant.
Reply:i'll tell you what, after looking at that piece of junk if i was a letter carrier i wouldn't put the mail in it, how could you put that up in front of where you live?
Reply:Originally Posted by fdcmiamii'll tell you what, after looking at that piece of junk if i was a letter carrier i wouldn't put the mail in it, how could you put that up in front of where you live?
Reply:Originally Posted by fdcmiamii'll tell you what, after looking at that piece of junk if i was a letter carrier i wouldn't put the mail in it, how could you put that up in front of where you live?
Reply:"Then if I have something complimentary, or Constructive to say, I will post it..."you do that.  i the meantime i will stick with my original comment.
Reply:Originally Posted by fdcmiami"Then if I have something complimentary, or Constructive to say, I will post it..."you do that.  i the meantime i will stick with my original comment.
Reply:Originally Posted by shake thisCan't wait until someone does a drive-by batting practice on one of them. Would love to see their face when the bat explodes but the mailbox doesn't budge.
Reply:Originally Posted by ToolBoxTavernI'd like to see pictures of your mailbox. Go Big or Go Home!I'm born, bred, proud Texan and I am full blooded American.So of course I want bigger, badder, more powerful, etc. It is the American way.
Reply:Oatsy Thanx for the picture.We are on our way to being farmers! Our site is always under construction so check back often for updates.  http://www.philosophyfarmstyle.com/
Reply:Here is the update linkhttp://weldingweb.com/vbb/showthread.php...d=1#post544954We are on our way to being farmers! Our site is always under construction so check back often for updates.  http://www.philosophyfarmstyle.com/