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joedirt00 Wakeboarder.com Freak
Joined: 15 Jul 2004 Posts: 2892 City: Baker City
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Posted: Apr 07, 2005 5:28 am Post subject: Tower lights |
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I'm finishing my tower lights this week. Little bit of welding to do. I'll let you know how they turn out. _________________
haugy wrote: | My advice:
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03Belmont Wakeboarder.com Freak
Joined: 19 Aug 2003 Posts: 4656
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Posted: Apr 09, 2005 9:52 am Post subject: |
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Post some pics when you are done |
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liquidcat Outlaw
Joined: 08 Jul 2003 Posts: 173 City: Boca Raton
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Posted: Apr 09, 2005 11:39 am Post subject: tower lights |
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here ya go _________________ Boats run on gas, not thanks! |
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PortlandBrder Soul Rider
Joined: 18 Apr 2004 Posts: 352 City: Portland
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Posted: Apr 09, 2005 1:58 pm Post subject: |
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liquidcat,
who made the clamps? _________________ Im sick of seeing these posers with 50k boats who can't even wakeboard. |
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dschock Outlaw
Joined: 07 Apr 2004 Posts: 135 City: Bellevue
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liquidcat Outlaw
Joined: 08 Jul 2003 Posts: 173 City: Boca Raton
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Posted: Apr 10, 2005 4:11 am Post subject: |
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Yeah, monstertower _________________ Boats run on gas, not thanks! |
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joedirt00 Wakeboarder.com Freak
Joined: 15 Jul 2004 Posts: 2892 City: Baker City
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Posted: Apr 10, 2005 4:44 pm Post subject: |
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Well, it was the first full weekend of nice weather this year, so the Spring grage cleaning and yardwork kinda took priority, bu this is what I have so far. I have to do the conections amd a little pilishing and it should be good to go. The tube is 2" 316L stainless tube .065 wall thickness. This is pharmaceutical grade tubing, very high dollar material, good thing I install this stuff for a living, so the cost was $0 .
Heres a couple shots of the front. _________________
haugy wrote: | My advice:
-If you grab a girls hair, and it comes off in your hand, don't laugh, that could have been the best sex ever. |
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joedirt00 Wakeboarder.com Freak
Joined: 15 Jul 2004 Posts: 2892 City: Baker City
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Posted: Apr 10, 2005 4:48 pm Post subject: |
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Thes caps were of the same material and is orbital welded by a machine. once you set your program up and it comes up good, your welds are perfect every time. There is no filler wire, its fused with a internal purge on the tube to help keep it from caving in.
A couple shots for you, hopefully you can see the welds. _________________
haugy wrote: | My advice:
-If you grab a girls hair, and it comes off in your hand, don't laugh, that could have been the best sex ever. |
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joedirt00 Wakeboarder.com Freak
Joined: 15 Jul 2004 Posts: 2892 City: Baker City
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Posted: Apr 10, 2005 4:51 pm Post subject: |
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The clamps are actually pipe hangers made by PBM valve company. all stainless with a rubber insert. I just put 2 together per side with a small piece of threaded stainless rod. We are using them on the current jobsite, so I'm able to get some here and there _________________
haugy wrote: | My advice:
-If you grab a girls hair, and it comes off in your hand, don't laugh, that could have been the best sex ever. |
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joedirt00 Wakeboarder.com Freak
Joined: 15 Jul 2004 Posts: 2892 City: Baker City
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Posted: Apr 10, 2005 4:54 pm Post subject: |
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Heres the back. All the wire is going to be run internally and I am using a flat 4 trailer harnes the will be semi flush mounted to the bar. I dont think I am ever planig to take it down, but if I ever have to I guess this will look the cleanest. _________________
haugy wrote: | My advice:
-If you grab a girls hair, and it comes off in your hand, don't laugh, that could have been the best sex ever. |
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CHiLi DaWg Wakeboarder.Commie
Joined: 12 Dec 2003 Posts: 1674 City: Huntington, IN
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Posted: Apr 12, 2005 5:04 pm Post subject: |
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Where can one purchase some of those clamps? They are not like anything I've seen at the hardware store. How much do they cost? _________________
churchy wrote: | You would be a big hit with the lesbians. |
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Scott M Criminal
Joined: 19 Jul 2004 Posts: 75 City: Acton, ME
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Posted: Apr 12, 2005 6:18 pm Post subject: |
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joedirt00, how much did that set you back? _________________ Centurion Avalanche |
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dju Newbie
Joined: 05 Feb 2004 Posts: 39 City: Seattle
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joedirt00 Wakeboarder.com Freak
Joined: 15 Jul 2004 Posts: 2892 City: Baker City
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Posted: Apr 13, 2005 5:28 am Post subject: |
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dju,
Those are the clamps. CHiLi DaWg, you won't find them at the hardware store. They are a specialty item for the Bio-Pharm industry. You will have to find a vendor that will sell them to you. I can get a few here and there for my needs, since I work with this junk everyday.
I did go and pull the last purchase orders forthem from the office this morning. The 2" clamp which also does 1 1/2" depending on the rubber insert were $13.20 each. The 3" which will also do 2 1/2" (for the MT guys), were $19.00 each. I'm not sure but you might have to order the inserts separately since each clamp covers a few different sizes and there are different materials available for the inserts. Those prices were for the mirror finish like the ones I have. There is also a mill finish that are cheaper. I don't know if we get a special price because we are a specialty contractor, but that should be ball park.
Scott M, I do this for a living so you can take a guess at how much it cost me.
For the average person with no connections, The tube I used is about $16.00 a foot. The caps are about 25.00 each and you would have to TIG weld them by hand because nobody would have a $30,000 orbital welder if you don't have connections. The lights were "Burner Pro Series" form Wallyworld. The ellipticals were $20.00, The rounds were $15.00.
Hope this helps _________________
haugy wrote: | My advice:
-If you grab a girls hair, and it comes off in your hand, don't laugh, that could have been the best sex ever. |
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Cyclonecj Soul Rider
Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 338 City: Atlanta
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Posted: Apr 13, 2005 9:34 pm Post subject: |
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Nice work Joe!! _________________ Silver Skurfer |
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liquidcat Outlaw
Joined: 08 Jul 2003 Posts: 173 City: Boca Raton
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Posted: Jul 13, 2005 10:41 am Post subject: |
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I found this place for clamps www.audioformz.com _________________ Boats run on gas, not thanks! |
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