Four rod rocket launcher.
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Killer B's
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Do you custom orders. That thing is awesome.
fishhunter327
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nice work clint!
Clint r
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Thanks again for the compliments guys. Your embarrassing me. The tube I use for the holders is just shy of 2" outside diameter, I took a 2 5/16" tow ball and turned it on a metal lathe until it made a wide angle point and I attach it to a small hydraulic press. I've built so many rocket launchers in my time I can almost do it in my sleep. The flaring is the hardest part to get right. Not difficult but easy to not get centred. Here's a couple pics to show what I mean. If anybody has a better way, I'm all ears. Always looking to learn a better way.
Clint r
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Hey Finaddict,
I try and crank out four or five at a time. Saves on machine set up time and labor. Works out to cost about $10 a foot in width and $25 per rod holder. That easily covers materials and puts a few bucks in my pocket. My last run, I built three and had one extra. Advertised here and locally online. Must have hit the timing just right as the response was quite surprising. Got four more to build, two 6 rod and two 4 rod. Anyone else want one? I'm in the Okanagan Valley but can deliver in June when we hit the island for holidays. In a perfect world, I'll be able to offset the cost of the trip.
Not trying to cut anybody else's grass but I can do other stuff as well. Grab handles, roof rails ect.
I try and crank out four or five at a time. Saves on machine set up time and labor. Works out to cost about $10 a foot in width and $25 per rod holder. That easily covers materials and puts a few bucks in my pocket. My last run, I built three and had one extra. Advertised here and locally online. Must have hit the timing just right as the response was quite surprising. Got four more to build, two 6 rod and two 4 rod. Anyone else want one? I'm in the Okanagan Valley but can deliver in June when we hit the island for holidays. In a perfect world, I'll be able to offset the cost of the trip.
Not trying to cut anybody else's grass but I can do other stuff as well. Grab handles, roof rails ect.
Clint r
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Mine is a DiAcro. It's an old school manual machine that can do wrinkle free bends on thin wall materials from 1/2" to 1 1/4". They are making them again now, but mine is an oldie. Got it out of a high school metal shop out of Winnipeg. The bender itself was a little pricey but it's a well designed piece of equipment that will out live me I'm sure. Tooling can be pretty pricey too but can be had reasonable if your patient and shop around. New, a set of tooling including a clamp block a follow block and whatever radius die runs on average about $500.00. Sometimes more sometimes less. High now because of the low Canadian dollar. I learned how to fabricate/weld for the company that builds the stainless accessories for Harbercraft.And this is the manual version of their electric/hydraulic one. Takes a little time to set up, but I'm able to do repeatable bends on a mass scale and they will all be the same. Here are some pictures
#1 bender set up to bend 1" tube 4" radius
#2 material to be bent clamped in machine
#3 making the bend.
#4 the finished bend. Easy as pie.
#1 bender set up to bend 1" tube 4" radius
#2 material to be bent clamped in machine
#3 making the bend.
#4 the finished bend. Easy as pie.
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