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A slaughter house near by frequently breaks these SS hooks becasue of abuse and misuse....If you can't, tell they are for stringing pigs up by their rear legs prior to gutting and draining of fluids.  I got one hook as a sample to see if I want the job.  Easy fix....Both pieces ground for a root passSome eight inch plate for reinforcementJigged upAll done-Graham-Mechanical EngineerAutosport Mechanic/Fabricator
Reply:Great job man!can we see closer that fixture you got there?My Babies: HF Drill pressHF Pipe Bender3   4.5" Black and Decker angle grindersLincoln Electric PROMIG 175that´s it!
Reply:If they are s/s hooks why do you have mild steel gussets? just a thought i may be wrong.the day you stop learning in this tradeis the day your in your grave
Reply:Originally Posted by paretrooperIf they are s/s hooks why do you have mild steel gussets? just a thought i may be wrong.
Reply:Originally Posted by elvergonGreat job man!can we see closer that fixture you got there?
Reply:That´s neat!Gotta make one for myself. As soon as I finish it I´ll post the pics Thanks!My Babies: HF Drill pressHF Pipe Bender3   4.5" Black and Decker angle grindersLincoln Electric PROMIG 175that´s it!
Reply:not blamin you graham just the colour compered to the hooks and shaft. the gussets are redish brown like m/s stock bar! heat yesmay be a factor but why is the rest not the same just an observation thats allLast edited by paretrooper; 10-27-2007 at 06:04 AM.the day you stop learning in this tradeis the day your in your grave
Reply:Perhaps you could give him a price on some new ones?  They would be better than the ones he has. Nice jobDavidReal world weldin.  When I grow up I want to be a tig weldor.
Reply:Originally Posted by David RPerhaps you could give him a price on some new ones?  They would be better than the ones he has. Nice jobDavid
Reply:When one of those hooks break, it must make for a pleasant time on "the line".
Reply:FYI, what you've got there is called a gambrel.  The style varies for home, field or industrial usage.  But all gambrels serve the same purpose.  That must have been an oversized porker to snap that size SS rod.  The norm for butcher-weight hogs is 250#.http://www.butcher-packer.com/pages-...e-gambrel.htmlWeldingWeb forum--now more sophomoric banter than anything else!
Reply:Originally Posted by David RPerhaps you could give him a price on some new ones?  They would be better than the ones he has. Nice jobDavid
Reply:Don't gambrel with undersized hooks!Hey, 69 chevy,Are they "gambrels" only when livestock is the load.Or do the symmetrical points make it a gambrel?
Reply:looks like the repair will hold better than it did .and if i had to guess i would say that the first welder used a MIGChuckASME Pressure Vessel welder
Reply:Did you buy that little jig?  I like it.We just made 400 hooks for a local slaughter house, they were 7/8 hot rolled round bar formed into a hook, beefy hooks.Have we all gone mad?
Reply:this is what I use for skinning deer, it works great!http://bayoustyle.net/index.php?main...cdd2842cdeec63
Reply:Originally Posted by sn0border88Did you buy that little jig?  I like it.We just made 400 hooks for a local slaughter house, they were 7/8 hot rolled round bar formed into a hook, beefy hooks.
Reply:I know you didn't do it but that top gusset sure is haggard up...good job BTWStrive For Perfection
Reply:Originally Posted by tanglediverThat jig is hand made.I like it too!
Reply:Originally Posted by banshee35this is what I use for skinning deer, it works great!http://bayoustyle.net/index.php?main...cdd2842cdeec63
Reply:Originally Posted by denrep,Are they "gambrels" only when livestock is the load.
Reply:Yup, that's a gambrel.  Or a meat hook.  And "gambrel" is just a device to hold an animal carcass upside down by the legs for processing.Graham, nice work.  But I think I would have just cut off or otherwise removed the old cruddy welds and gussets and just welded it back up.  Add gussets and have it all smooth and clean and neat looking.  So what if it's an inch shorter.  At least your nice clean welds wouldn't be next to those 'other' welds!And to me, those 'other' welds are stretching it for acceptance in a food processing area.  They fall short on the "smooth and easily cleaned"  with no trap points criteria.Next, you used some speaker ball-mounts to rig up your multi-axis jig/clamp?And what's the purpose of the short hex L-arm on the back of the vise-grips?And all I see in the FDA regs on a quick search is that 'food-grade' stainless is 200 or 300 series stainless steel with 16% min chromium.  302, 304, and 316 all meet that, and their corrosion resistance increases in the order I listed them.
Reply:my work uses 304 for all of their food processing equipment. 420 s/s was recently approved for certain things, but I dont remember the specs on it's uses compared to 304/316
Reply:That looks just like the motorola radio mounts in our service trucks. Now just have to find one laying around the garage after a swap out.pro-level dumpster diver                                     Hobart 125EZ
Reply:Originally Posted by MoonRise But I think I would have just cut off or otherwise removed the old cruddy welds and gussets and just welded it back up.  Add gussets and have it all smooth and clean and neat looking.  So what if it's an inch shorter.  At least your nice clean welds wouldn't be next to those 'other' welds!And to me, those 'other' welds are stretching it for acceptance in a food processing area.  They fall short on the "smooth and easily cleaned"  with no trap points criteria.Next, you used some speaker ball-mounts to rig up your multi-axis jig/clamp?And what's the purpose of the short hex L-arm on the back of the vise-grips?And all I see in the FDA regs on a quick search is that 'food-grade' stainless is 200 or 300 series stainless steel with 16% min chromium.  302, 304, and 316 all meet that, and their corrosion resistance increases in the order I listed them.