Thought I would share with my friends my adventure in firewood wrapper building. I looked at a a few other wrappers on the internet, got a general idea what needed to be done, drank a beer or two, and started welding....
First thing you are going to need is one of these or similar....
<img src="http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f292/vcblick1/WP_000624.jpg">
Should be a must have for any man's shop. You have no idea the kind of mayhem you can become involved in with the ability to fabricate "stuff"...
I started with the wrapping arm. I found a 1" shaft in an old blower to use as the main axle. The arm is roughly 42"? long, I can get exact measurements for those that care to duplicate. I chose 11 gauge rectangular tubing so as to prevent flex. May be over kill, but it was a cheap drop cut at the steel shop. After drilling a 1" hole in the center of the arm, I welded a steel collar with set screw to each side. You want to have the shaft inserted for this process to keep it all in line.
<img src="http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f292/vcblick1/WP_000623.jpg">
<img src="http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f292/vcblick1/WP_000621.jpg">
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First thing you are going to need is one of these or similar....
<img src="http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f292/vcblick1/WP_000624.jpg">
Should be a must have for any man's shop. You have no idea the kind of mayhem you can become involved in with the ability to fabricate "stuff"...
I started with the wrapping arm. I found a 1" shaft in an old blower to use as the main axle. The arm is roughly 42"? long, I can get exact measurements for those that care to duplicate. I chose 11 gauge rectangular tubing so as to prevent flex. May be over kill, but it was a cheap drop cut at the steel shop. After drilling a 1" hole in the center of the arm, I welded a steel collar with set screw to each side. You want to have the shaft inserted for this process to keep it all in line.
<img src="http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f292/vcblick1/WP_000623.jpg">
<img src="http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f292/vcblick1/WP_000621.jpg">
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