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Gotta Love that THWAAAAANG!!!!!
By:Mike Allen
Date: 9/1/1999, 4:29 pm
In Response To: Re: A Production Alum Box Beam (Hank)

Hey Hank - how are ya?

> - The form registration is done by the pipe/cable/cable hole fit, right?

The cable spacing of 4" outside to outside makes the spacers stay pretty much in line as this is exactly their i/s diameter so that they can't get too much outa whack. The forms are drilled to the 1/4" steel cable diam at 3 3/4" c/l to c/l so they will exactly line up when the cable tension is extreme while the tires are spinning. Incidentally, I would take a good run at it - say 20mph - then your forms will be really clean and sawdust free!!! Assuming that the tree and the trailer hitch were perfectly in line - every thing should be ok. But if not, since every thing is now still loose (wedges aren't driven in yet), take out your crowbar, lever the cables in alignment, and drive the wedge.

> - Some care would need to be taken cutting the pipes. Ideally the pipes

The pipes would have to be cut at exactly 90 deg or you'll get rockers and who the heck knows what else.

> - The larger the diameter the pipe (providing it fits the form) the better

Makes sense to me.

Anyway, I gotta chuckle when I think of that cable thwaaaaaanging, and everything automatically lining up!!

-mick

Messages In This Thread

Aluminum box-beam experience?
Dean Trexel -- 8/30/1999, 7:50 pm
A Production Alum Box Beam
Mike Allen -- 8/31/1999, 5:01 pm
Re: A Production Alum Box Beam
Hank -- 9/1/1999, 1:05 pm
Gotta Love that THWAAAAANG!!!!!
Mike Allen -- 9/1/1999, 4:29 pm
Re: Aluminum box-beam experience?
Mike Hanks -- 8/31/1999, 3:59 pm
Re: Aluminum box-beam experience?
Alan Resinger -- 8/31/1999, 1:21 pm
Re: Aluminum box-beam experience?
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 8/31/1999, 8:59 am
Unecessary Distractions
Mike Scarborough -- 8/31/1999, 7:46 am
Re: Unecessary Distractions
Dean Trexel -- 8/31/1999, 6:58 pm