Small Loading Ramp

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Need a ramp that would fold, and the lip has to be absolutely flush with the deck.  I don't want to push heavy stuff over a bump, too hard to push.Materials used:3/4 cold roll3/4 schedule 40It's not a precision hinge, so I didn't mess around with extruded tubing for the hinge barrel.  Not at around $13/footMilled the hinge pin to position it for the proper height, and also cut it back to make room for a weld.Pics are self explanatory. Attached Images"Any day above ground is a good day"http://www.farmersamm.com/
Reply:Included a weld for the closeup junkiesWent with 6013 because of the relatively thin walled pipe. Attached Images"Any day above ground is a good day"http://www.farmersamm.com/
Reply:That is pretty dang trick! Wish I had a mill and a lathe!!That last weld looks like it might be a little cold. Just from my perspective.....Lincoln Power Mig 210MP MIGLincoln Power Mig 350MP - MIG and Push-PullLincoln TIG 300-300Lincoln Hobby-Weld 110v  Thanks JLAMESCK TIG TORCH, gas diffuser, pyrex cupThermal Dynamics Cutmaster 101My brain
Reply:looking good
Reply:Yeah, a mill sure beats the heck out of a grinder.Common sense in an uncommon degree is what the world calls wisdom.
Reply:You shoot pictures of your best welds and we're sitten here droolin over your mill.A butterfly without wings, is just an ugly bug
Reply:I would imagine the mill's about 10-15% ammortized(sp?) at this point, and I'm not talkin' depreciation, I'm talkin' what I would have to pay in machine shop rates.  It would be a lousy investment for someone who doesn't use it pretty regular.I've kept it a pretty strict rule not to buy anything that isn't really gonna see some use.I suppose I'm somewhere between a hobby guy, and a real honest to god shop.  It's kind of a grey area."Any day above ground is a good day"http://www.farmersamm.com/
Reply:Pretty neat idea, Sam.  I'm jealous about the Mill also.  I bought a lathe from a school auction several years ago.  Got tired of running to a machine shop to have "bosses" (pin bushings) made for heavy equipment.  I'm like you, maybe only 5% paid back, but I don't have to do all that running.
Reply:Sittin' back with a fancy mill in the shop and you've got the nerve to say things about us guys with TIGs!   What's up with that?!NICE work btw and one of those MM252's Craig mentioned would let 'dial' right in for that pipe.MM200 w/Spoolmatic 1Syncrowave 180SDBobcat 225G Plus - LP/NGMUTT Suitcase WirefeederWC-1S/Spoolmatic 1HF-251D-1PakMaster 100XL '68 Red Face Code #6633 projectStar Jet 21-110Save Second Base!
Reply:That's pretty slick. I'm suprised you didn't use 7018.
Reply:Farmersamm:What kind of mill do you have? Can you post some pictures of your setup. I'm considering the purchase of one and I'm having a hard time deciding which way to go.Got lots of small projects around the ranch that will really benefit from a mill.Sign on East Texas payphone: Calls to God 40 cents......it's a local call...
Reply:Nice job Sam - I thought for sure that a bean and mushroom cans welded together would have been utilized somewhere on this project. CharlieCharlie
Reply:Samm,If you figured the Ammortized cost of a overhead protective structure from the elements, you would have "bought" one long ago...Esab Migmaster 250Lincoln SA 200Lincoln Ranger 8Smith Oxy Fuel setupEverlast PowerPlasma 80Everlast Power iMIG 160Everlast Power iMIG 205 Everlast Power iMIG 140EEverlast PowerARC 300Everlast PowerARC 140STEverlast PowerTIG 255EXT
Reply:Originally Posted by StampederFarmersamm:What kind of mill do you have? Can you post some pictures of your setup. I'm considering the purchase of one and I'm having a hard time deciding which way to go.Got lots of small projects around the ranch that will really benefit from a mill.
Reply:nice set up farmerLincoln 255XT Power Mig                                                                    Lincoln Precision Tig 225Hypertherm Powermax 30
Reply:That must be your kitchen where the mill is, caus I know your weld shop ain't got a floor or a roof.A butterfly without wings, is just an ugly bug
Reply:Farmer,You have a nice setup there. I thought you didn't have a shop and did everything outside in the dirt. What is your shop, an old shipping container?IanMiller Syncrowave 200
Reply:Shop press, cherry picker, mill, sensitive drill press, and the ramp-work was simply genious!  City of L.A. Structural; Manual & Semi-Automatic;"Surely there is a mine for silver, and a place where gold is refined. Iron is taken from the earth, and copper is smelted from ore."Job 28:1,2Lincoln, Miller, Victor & ISV BibleDanny
Reply:Originally Posted by lugweldSamm,If you figured the Ammortized cost of a overhead protective structure from the elements, you would have "bought" one long ago...