How do I build a 2 tier 7 foot Stand

[nemo1981]

Go Phil go!! :D

[quote:4e8e09e4d1]BTW, How many planes have Boeing made, still manage to fall out of the sky occasionally though. How many Cars have Ford, Holden and Toyota made, still manage to stuff something up and have to recall cars because they could break and KILL PEOPLE.[/quote:4e8e09e4d1]

excellent point to ponder.

[wrk21]

ok my stands are like QANTAS, the safest in the world....

oh and thats the difference between rolls royce and holden..

get over it ppl.. :lol:

[Cory Fan]

mine is like... :roll:  :roll:  :roll:

[Aries]

I'm a boilermaker, so couldn't help but chime in here...
Welding is the easy bit. Once you fully understand the process it's as simple as point and shoot. You could teach a monkey to weld. Where the skill comes in is in the actual fabrication of a job. On something as simple as a tankstand, if its square, doesn't have a twist in it and is welded half way decent it'll hold a tank off the ground no worries. As a rough rule of thumb, an inch of weld will hold a tonne in a straight pull.
And some of the best tradesmen i've worked with have been blokes that have never qualified for a ticket.

[wrk21]

Aries,
 drop in anytime you like, everyone else is.....
having known that an inch holds a tonne is why i weld both side of any joint..I LIKE TO MAKE DOUBLE SURE
and yes the welding IS  easy, when you know how....getting the shelves nice and flat is the fun bit.

cheers

[Savage_roo]

Welding is like pissing into the wind
Good or bad it will came back at ya


  Andrew

[jimbozed]

[quote:96e1272a29="wrk21"]....getting the shelves nice and flat is the fun bit.

cheers[/quote:96e1272a29]

this so true,, i dragged the welder and a pile of RHS all over the workshop floor lookin for flat surface  :D No such thing.
just cause you can weld, dont make you an engineer.theres a lot more to it.
 8O

[Aries]

[quote:ef5f640f3d="jimbozed"][quote:ef5f640f3d="wrk21"]....getting the shelves nice and flat is the fun bit.

cheers[/quote:ef5f640f3d]

this so true,, i dragged the welder and a pile of RHS all over the workshop floor lookin for flat surface  :D No such thing.
just cause you can weld, dont make you an engineer.theres a lot more to it.
 8O[/quote:ef5f640f3d]
Like i said, the actual fabrication is where the skill comes in

[Sigmaphile]

This is a great thread.
Once again it shows the determination of people to hold on the their monopoly.
If you make something sound hard enough no-one else will try it.
The gentleman in question has the skills. One day maybe someone will find that out.
You never know if the service you are getting is the best unless you try somewhere else.
One thing that interests me is that by the look of this thread Wayne is the only one with enough skill (welding and engineering) to make a tank stand.
I guess the fish world is lost if Wayne ever gives up making them. That will be sad day indeed. All these tanks around and no-one to make stands for them. :lol:

[wrk21]

lol@JB, Know the feeling.... been there, done that.

[quote:20ebc63058]just cause you can weld, dont make you an engineer.theres a lot more to it.[/quote:20ebc63058]

never said i was an engineer but i do talk to one when ever i need to...


all is good..

[fishtraderlau]

If any of you have got a hole that needs digging..i mean a big hole...i might know a bloody good mining engineer :) can't weld for sh*t though, can sure as well design a good stand :) ha ha ha...i love the entertainment so many of these posts provide these days..

[mickvick]

Are you offering to dig holes Andrew... I know a house that needs about 100 fence post holes dug!!!!

Are you free on auction weekend....... :lol:

Michael

[fishtraderlau]

Ha ha, Hi Mick,

I think i will be all fence post holed out after this weekend, doing my own place in Rocky :)

[nemo1981]

couldn't help myself, this thing needs some humour :lol:
[img:cdcdf7cd03]http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y18/steven81/Wayne.jpg[/img:cdcdf7cd03]

all in fun wayne :wink:

[wrk21]

made me laugh........