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Motto: "Rebellion to tyrants is obedience to God"
The Deer Feeder Project
(Part 2)
(Part 2)
The legs are to be 14 or 15 feet long, but I decided to make them in two separate
pieces so they could be carried on dad's trailer. Here I have cut six pieces of five
foot long 2"X2" square tubing. These will serve as the bottom four or five feet of
each leg.
I'm making two feeders but I decided to make each of the top plates one at a time
so that if I made a mistake I would only need to fix it once. With the legs, however,
I feel confident enough that I can make all of them now. If they need to be
shortened to four feet, it's just a matter of cutting off the extra. (4-18-2008)
pieces so they could be carried on dad's trailer. Here I have cut six pieces of five
foot long 2"X2" square tubing. These will serve as the bottom four or five feet of
each leg.
I'm making two feeders but I decided to make each of the top plates one at a time
so that if I made a mistake I would only need to fix it once. With the legs, however,
I feel confident enough that I can make all of them now. If they need to be
shortened to four feet, it's just a matter of cutting off the extra. (4-18-2008)
| "I am not afraid of new inventions or improvements. ... Where a new invention is supported by well known principles, and promises to be useful, it ought to be tried." (Thomas Jefferson, 1810) |
Since each leg is made of a ten foot and five foot section, I had to devise an easy,
efficient, and secure way for the two sections to be joined together. As you can see
from the picture, I slid a 1 3/4" piece of square tubing (18" long) into the five foot leg
section. The good thing about this is that 1 3/4" tubing fits perfectly into 2" tubing.
These pieces will never need separating so I drlled two holes in the 2" tubing (shown
in the picture) and then joined the two together by merely welding the holes. The
piece on top in the photo has already had the holes welded in with the 1 3/4" piece
securely in place. (4-19-2008)
efficient, and secure way for the two sections to be joined together. As you can see
from the picture, I slid a 1 3/4" piece of square tubing (18" long) into the five foot leg
section. The good thing about this is that 1 3/4" tubing fits perfectly into 2" tubing.
These pieces will never need separating so I drlled two holes in the 2" tubing (shown
in the picture) and then joined the two together by merely welding the holes. The
piece on top in the photo has already had the holes welded in with the 1 3/4" piece
securely in place. (4-19-2008)
it.
it.
Over the next week or two I'll be working on the most difficult part, the pulley system.
In the original I used only one pulley which allows the cable to drag across the top
plate. Over time this will wear out the cable. This time I've decided to use two pulleys
to hopefully take care of this problem. Tractor Supply has just the pulleys I need.
Stay tuned.
it.
Over the next week or two I'll be working on the most difficult part, the pulley system.
In the original I used only one pulley which allows the cable to drag across the top
plate. Over time this will wear out the cable. This time I've decided to use two pulleys
to hopefully take care of this problem. Tractor Supply has just the pulleys I need.
Stay tuned.
At the end of the last set of pictures I had just completed the cutting and tack welding
of the leg brackets to the top plate. Larry and my dad need both feeder stands ready
to go by September so I decided to keep on working and get finished before the hot
days of July and August.
of the leg brackets to the top plate. Larry and my dad need both feeder stands ready
to go by September so I decided to keep on working and get finished before the hot
days of July and August.
Here's everything I've done so far. It's fifteen feet tall, but I don't think the original
stand was this tall (see the picture below). I also think the legs are spread a little
more. Some of that can be attributed to the fact that it is taller, but I think I might need
to narrow up the stance just a little by cutting down the angle on the leg brackets from
twenty-five degrees to around twenty-two degrees. Let me know what you think.
(4-23-2008)
stand was this tall (see the picture below). I also think the legs are spread a little
more. Some of that can be attributed to the fact that it is taller, but I think I might need
to narrow up the stance just a little by cutting down the angle on the leg brackets from
twenty-five degrees to around twenty-two degrees. Let me know what you think.
(4-23-2008)
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