If there are any comercial building going up near you, check with the fire sprinkler guys the piping used for that can range anywhere from 1 inch up to 8" and the ends for the couplings can be almost a 1/2" thick iron
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Chuck you did a beautiful job with that the polish and finish is superb! as for safety other than the obvious which you are well aware of having it fail due to fatigue would be very unlikely with our size engines, they do not run hard enough or long enough for that ever to be a concern.
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Thank you Brian for staying around to share what you are doing with us. I just got back on after the big change and the first set of posts i read was this one, I love the way you problem solve and share that with us. It shows me the different ways of achieving the same goal.
I will be staying...
Brian
Some of the old steam driven boat winches I've seen just had a hole the size of the cable towards one end of the barrel, the cable was inserted into then wound round the barrel with the only hook being on the end. The only problem with this is that if the cable was run out all the way it...
Looking good Andrew. I found a place up in Markham that has a pretty good selection of tooling http://www.accusizetools.ca/
Take a look at them as they have some DRO's that may work for you. I have not used them yet but am seriously considering them for my big Tos Fn25. Prices are good.
Tom