Fabricating your own lowering device

[silky fox]

That is Meaty! ...... What colour?

[Quercus-90]

Thinking Kawasaki green!

 

My mate owns a powder coat workshop lol

 

 

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[silky fox]

That would look amazing!

[Sandworks]

Got busy bank holiday monday knocking together a dual bollard,late finish,lots of hand polishing,testing with 19mm rope,tweaking of fairlead lengths, tuesday evening stress testing no problems, so decided to glass bead blast it,(looks awesome) and galvanize it…… collecting today hopefully,praying it won't be a snotty one….. more pics to follow… debating the virtues of powder coating?

For looks really, cost? Well a morning of my Skills to my good mate for his welding, materials prob 20 quid's worth, but in reality just what was lying around the workshop, and lots of finishing, and a new set of straps, basic design with the ability to up grade later,decided against a lifting arm as a couple of pulleys and prussic take less space, only oversight was rubber blocks, but that is easy to sort,slots are in place….! more to follow….

[silky fox]

That's a work of Art mate!

[Sandworks]

Thanks Silky!kinda proud of my efforts:thumbup: Got it back from the Galvanizer's….. brilliant finish, only had to polish off with paper, so will be putting it to work tomorrow,A bit peeved they drilled 6mm holes in the caps….. had i Known i would have drilled them dead center,not on the edge, meh!

Looking forward to trying it out properly!

When i get a chance I will drop it to the powder coaters, will post the bollard in action tomorrow!

[colwoodlandcare]

 

Finally have had time to make this. Used it yesterday on its trail run. Few Littlw adjustments needed but worked how it should.

Either going to get it powder-coated or galvanised.

 

 

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[Arrozdoce]

Hello all. I just finish my first one. I used some bits I had in my cave just like a test.

Would this work fine with a rust protect spray paint? Or is worth to galvanize it? Any one tried?

My plan is to make a stainless one but kind of expensive.

Ty in advance

 

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Edited February 10, 2017 by Arrozdoce

[Darrin Turnbull]

Maybe this setup would be worthwhile. The fixed drum on top protecting the winch below.

[Darrin Turnbull]

Sorry , here's the picture