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Motto: "Rebellion to tyrants is obedience to God"
The Deer Feeder Project
(Part 3)
(Part 3)
This is basically everything you need to build the pulley mount: A 3" pulley with a piece of metal
cut to 11 3/4" X 5", two spacers, and a clevis pin to hold the pulley in place. The only thing
missing is the spring clip to hold it all together. (5-3-2008)
cut to 11 3/4" X 5", two spacers, and a clevis pin to hold the pulley in place. The only thing
missing is the spring clip to hold it all together. (5-3-2008)
| "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) |
I decided to show you my actual plans of how I put together the mount rather than
trying to tell you. In the above photo, one square equals 1/2 inch. In the photo below,
one square equals 1/4 inch.
trying to tell you. In the above photo, one square equals 1/2 inch. In the photo below,
one square equals 1/4 inch.
The thin metal allowed me to use wood as a form to bend the metal. As you can see,
this is the first bend. (5-3-2008)
this is the first bend. (5-3-2008)
At the end of the last set of pictures I put the legs together with the top piece to see if
it was the right height. We concluded that it should be a little shorter, but at dad and
Larry's suggestion, I'm going to wait to cut off the legs when I do some figuring and
can see how low the barrel hangs when it's raised.
Since then I have been working on the pulley mounts. Progress has been very slow
because work has been busy here lately. I decided to use two pulley mounts per
stand so that the cable does not drag across the top plate and eventually cut through
it.
it was the right height. We concluded that it should be a little shorter, but at dad and
Larry's suggestion, I'm going to wait to cut off the legs when I do some figuring and
can see how low the barrel hangs when it's raised.
Since then I have been working on the pulley mounts. Progress has been very slow
because work has been busy here lately. I decided to use two pulley mounts per
stand so that the cable does not drag across the top plate and eventually cut through
it.
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Project
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Now I'm setting up to do the second bend. (5-4-2008)
And after the second bend. Notice that I ended up having to use more clamps and
backing to hold everything in place. (5-4-2008)
backing to hold everything in place. (5-4-2008)
A trip to the drill press gives us a nice 7/16" hole on each side of the mount.
(5-16-2008)
(5-16-2008)
Two completed pulley mounts. The first took me quite a bit of time to complete, but
the second one I did in a day of working which was about three hours (5-17-2008)
the second one I did in a day of working which was about three hours (5-17-2008)
Here's another angle. Notice that the lower pulley mount gives the cable plenty of
clearance. I'm also planning to weld in some gussets for each mount to give it a little
more strength. (5-24-2008)
clearance. I'm also planning to weld in some gussets for each mount to give it a little
more strength. (5-24-2008)
Finally the time came to clamp both mounts in place. After lining everything up, I later
tack welded it in place (5-24-2008)
tack welded it in place (5-24-2008)
With the pulley mounts finished, it's time to begin work on the bracket which will
hold the barrel in place. I'll let you know when I'm finished.
hold the barrel in place. I'll let you know when I'm finished.