Project Croquet.....

Poohbair · May 2, 2011

... so I have a Croquet set...

the plastic gates were all shitty and broken

All of the ones I could find to buy were either plastic, or were like coathanger ****... and cost a small fortune

So I went to the steel shop, got a 20' stick of 1/2" x 1/8" steel .. cost $6 bucks

Yesterday, it took a couple hours, and I have bad ass croquet **** now

So today we had a bbq, and tested them out... work sweeeeeeeeeet!

Sandtrap1986 · May 2, 2011

NICE!!!:redneck:

monstaru · May 2, 2011

that game is addicting......:redneck:cheers, b

zukkev · May 2, 2011

Sorry to say, but htat ball is NOT gonna fit thru these fancy new Croquet gates!:fawkdancesmiley:

Jay Luke · May 3, 2011

wow...sweet...I like where this forum is headed

uke:

Poohbair · May 3, 2011

Jay Luke said:
wow...sweet...I like where this forum is headeduke:

It was a project that took place in the shop.. it involved a power tool, metal, and meticulous engineering...

.. sorry to disappoint you... well, not really.. :kissmybutt:

Jeepasaurusrex · May 3, 2011

Needs more triangulation. :redneck:

I made some tent stakes here at work last year. I used some 1/2" round bar cut at 12". Then I welded some flat washers about a 1/2" down from the end. Best damn stakes I have ever used. Rocks? No worries. :haha:

bobbed_84_toy · May 3, 2011

Poohbair said:
It was a project that took place in the shop.. it involved a power tool, metal, and meticulous engineering...

You wouldn't happen to have bendtech files for these would you? :redneck:

Poohbair · May 3, 2011

Jeepasaurusrex said:
Needs more triangulation. :redneck:

I made some tent stakes here at work last year. I used some 1/2" round bar cut at 12". Then I welded some flat washers about a 1/2" down from the end. Best damn stakes I have ever used. Rocks? No worries. :haha:

... that is some good tech right there!

Poohbair · May 3, 2011

bobbed_84_toy said:
You wouldn't happen to have bendtech files for these would you? :redneck:

Had to go old school and draw the pattern on the shop floor with chalk

Jaydog · May 3, 2011

zukkev said:
Sorry to say, but htat ball is NOT gonna fit thru these fancy new Croquet gates!:fawkdancesmiley:

Maybe he is planning on upgrading to Toequet, Croquet is fun, but Toequet rocks!

hlb3 · May 3, 2011

Best build thread in a while. :awesomework:

Binder · May 3, 2011

The real tech question is how did you move a stick of 1/2" x 1/8" x 20' without bending it?

dirtygoat · May 3, 2011

Poohbair said:
Had to go old school and draw the pattern on the shop floor with chalk

Nice...:redneck:

Poohbair · May 3, 2011

Binder said:
The real tech question is how did you move a stick of 1/2" x 1/8" x 20' without bending it?

Well, I had the steel shop cut it into 2 10' sections, then I stuck them in the CRV and hauled them home... then the sat on my carport for about 2 weeks, then I threw them in the back of the truck and hauled them to the shop...

Binder · May 3, 2011

Poohbair said:
Well, I had the steel shop cut it into 2 10' sections, then I stuck them in the CRV and hauled them home... then the sat on my carport for about 2 weeks, then I threw them in the back of the truck and hauled them to the shop...

Too anti clamatic. <yaaawner>...:redneck: