Dinosaur Fossil Stand

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My wife's Uncle is a High School Biology/Physiology teacher and he called me last week and said he had a project for me. He shows up with this Fossil that he believes is part of the femur of a Brontosaurus that he bought at an Estate sale. The Fossil is in two pieces and and he wants to display it in his classroom but he wants to be sure the top part wont fall off.I built this out of aluminum based on what he told me he wanted. The base plate is 18"x18" of .250" 6061-T6. The main rod is 28" of 1.25" solid round bar. The other parts are made up of some 1" solid round bar, .500" solid round and a piece of .500"x1.00" solid.The top support bracket is made from a section of 7" x .250" wall round tube (to follow the contour of the bone) and the bottom bracket is made from some 2"x2"x.250" aluminum angle. He will be adding rubber to the mounting pads and figuring out some sort of clamp to go around the top. http://all-a-cart.comWelding Cart Kits and accessories
Reply:If the base is 18"x18" then that joint must be about 10" or so? That bugger would have been dino stew for quite awhile."The things that will destroy America are prosperity at any price, peace at any price, safety first instead of duty first, the love of soft living and the get rich quick theory of life." -Theodore Roosevelt
Reply:I'm not much for Paleontology but I am impressed with the build.... the table you have..... the Syncrowave.... the oven........ and the welds.....Nice work.... as usual......Precision TIG 185 and MP 210Bobcat 225NTCutmaster 42O/A tanks.... 2 Argon tanks...... 2 C25 TanksFacebook...... F2 Metal WorksETSY....... https://www.etsy.com/shop/F2MetalWorksF2MetalWorks.com....... http://www.f2metalworks.com/
Reply:Originally Posted by SandyIf the base is 18"x18" then that joint must be about 10" or so? That bugger would have been dino stew for quite awhile.
Reply:Originally Posted by FexalI'm not much for Paleontology but I am impressed with the build.... the table you have..... the Syncrowave.... the oven........ and the welds.....Nice work.... as usual......
Reply:Very professional looking design and execution.  That looks incomparably better than any of the stands seen holding up items in all the museums I've been too.Miller Dynasty 200 DXBuildPro TMA52238 (38" x 22")Miller MP-10 & Jackson Nexgen EQC20 Ton Press & Swag HD Press Brake
Reply:That is awesome! Any idea how much he paid for it? The estate sales around me never have anything good.
Reply:Nice, clean and sturdy looking.  He went to the right guy.(Retired) Professional firefighter, amateur everything else I try to do...Oh yeah:  Go Big Red!   (You know: one of the 12 members of the Big 10 cuz we left the 10 members of the Big 12...)
Reply:excellent work(as always) Difficult to imagine an animal with bones so massive,Love the contrast between the ancient femur and ultra modern design and material of the stand.Lincoln SP-170 MigHypertherm powermax 45Lorch T220 AC/DC TigButters FM 215 synergic MigKemppi 180 adaptive mig RULES ARE FOR THE OBEDIENCE OF FOOLS AND THE  GUIDANCE OF WISE MEN.
Reply:Thanks for the compliments.  Originally Posted by Birdwell4That is awesome! Any idea how much he paid for it? The estate sales around me never have anything good.
Reply:Originally Posted by gordon stephensonexcellent work(as always) Difficult to imagine an animal with bones so massive,Love the contrast between the ancient femur and ultra modern design and material of the stand.
Reply:Now that is something you don't see everyday! Probably a good thing.  ZTFab, I'm impressed with the 'professional look' of that stand - real slick.You did that for someone who had a bone-to-pick-with-you! Rick V 1 Airco Heliwelder 3A/DDR3 CTC 70/90 amp Stick/Tig Inverters in Parallel1 Lincoln MIG PAK 151 Oxy-Acet
Reply:Great job! Looks like a medical procedure!  I hate being bi-polar it's awsomeMy Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys
Reply:Originally Posted by Rick VNow that is something you don't see everyday! Probably a good thing.  ZTFab, I'm impressed with the 'professional look' of that stand - real slick.You did that for someone who had a bone-to-pick-with-you!
Reply:That is very cool. Good job as always.
Reply:Perfection at its best. $200 sounds cheap, $1000.00 for stand, ZTFAB welding, PRICELESS !
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Reply:So I gotta ask...How much does it weigh??  I love the stand as well !!Lincoln pro mig 180Lincoln Square Wave Tig 300/wp 20/home built water cooler Victor, Purox, Harris, O/A welding/cutting setupsVintage Craftsman drill pressVintage Craftsman/Atlas 12"x 36'' lathe7''x 12'' w/c band saw Everlast 140 st
Reply:Originally Posted by DemonSpeederSo I gotta ask...How much does it weigh??  I love the stand as well !!
Reply:Looks great,nice job!Millermatic 252Syncrowave 200Cutmaster 42