Awesome!! Spiked Dreadnought!!!

Toolfan66
Toolfan66 Posts: 17,294
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Brian made my day at the shop with these bad boys!!! bn49zibs9mb8.jpeg
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,444
    Nice and pointy.... how much? :p
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  • dkfreebird
    dkfreebird Posts: 1,186
    I thought putting this that I had extra on mine the other day was nice. Those look great.le2b0t94m5p7.jpg
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,645
    Those are wild!
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  • polrbehr
    polrbehr Posts: 2,834
    Trying to appeal to the Medieval/Torture crowd, maybe? I don't know, I think they'd be much safer if you turned it over.












    :D
    So, are you willing to put forth a little effort or are you happy sitting in your skeptical poo pile?


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  • pitdogg2
    pitdogg2 Posts: 25,553
    Yes they are evil looking and I want some. That Brian guy is talented :D
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  • Tony M
    Tony M Posts: 11,159
    edited April 2019
    You'll sure be able to vacuum under it easy enough won't you. ;)
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  • Toolfan66
    Toolfan66 Posts: 17,294
    pitdogg2 wrote: »
    Yes they are evil looking and I want some. That Brian guy is talented :D

    Brian was a welder in our shop a few years ago as I got to know him I started thinking he would be a great fit for the machine shop, I asked him his thoughts on this, at first he seemed a little hesitant but intrigued at the same time, but I assured him if he didn’t like it he could come back to welding, Brian is a great guy, and I was spot on he picked it up and ran with it, he is very smart, and most important IMO very grounded, very honest, he is someone you could trust with everything you own, I would welcome 20 more guys just like him..

    We haven’t had the chance of late to hangout together now and then like we did, as my life has been very busy between work and the work I’m doing in my house, but we get a chance to BS once in a while at the shop..

    Ok I will end my rant about Brian and go make a cup of coffee...

    Ha, truth be known I have probably ranted about him like this already, but getting older things slip by.. LOL!!

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  • GlennDog
    GlennDog Posts: 3,120
    polrbehr wrote: »
    Trying to appeal to the Medieval/Torture crowd, maybe? I don't know, I think they'd be much safer if you turned it over.

    NOPE!

    There should be spikes on top & bottom! Horns and Spikes . . . Devilish 👹
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  • pitdogg2
    pitdogg2 Posts: 25,553
    edited April 2019
    Toolfan66 wrote: »
    pitdogg2 wrote: »
    Yes they are evil looking and I want some. That Brian guy is talented :D

    Brian was a welder in our shop a few years ago as I got to know him I started thinking he would be a great fit for the machine shop, I asked him his thoughts on this, at first he seemed a little hesitant but intrigued at the same time, but I assured him if he didn’t like it he could come back to welding, Brian is a great guy, and I was spot on he picked it up and ran with it, he is very smart, and most important IMO very grounded, very honest, he is someone you could trust with everything you own, I would welcome 20 more guys just like him..

    We haven’t had the chance of late to hangout together now and then like we did, as my life has been very busy between work and the work I’m doing in my house, but we get a chance to BS once in a while at the shop..

    Ok I will end my rant about Brian and go make a cup of coffee...

    Ha, truth be known I have probably ranted about him like this already, but getting older things slip by.. LOL!!

    From my short time hanging with you two at RMAF and talking to him at dinner I could tell his head was on straight. I actually used him as a reference for my 30yo son who a year ago went to welding school and aced so much that a local shop picked him to be an apprentice and further train. Some of his welds he has shown me were very impressive for a kid who 2 years ago was stocking fruit and veggies at the local grocery store. Last time he and I talked they were sending him to Ohio to learn the robotic welding and when he gets back to Champaign from Ohio they are advancing him to tig aluminium more. Took him awhile to level out (unlike Brian) and I was a bit worried but he has finally found his calling. I too also mentioned to him to round out his skills for more machining so his and the shops plan next year is to do just that.
    Now if my 22yo would just wake up...

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  • stainless0steel2
    stainless0steel2 Posts: 193
    Thank you for the kind words. I do the best that I can whenever I can.
    I have to admit I like being a machinist over being a welder. I prefer the precision that comes with the trade. I'm truly grateful for having Gary B. as an employer, and also Larry allowing me to advance in my career. Larry is definitely a good friend as well.
    I'm glad he pushed me to become an audiophile. Its managed to take all my hobbies and interests and combine them into one.
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  • stainless0steel2
    stainless0steel2 Posts: 193
    edited April 2019
    I plan on doing a run of these things in the near future. Probably in a month or so.
    The pricing still needs to be worked out. But if I could produce a set for somewhere between $80 a $120 would any of you have interest?
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  • verb
    verb Posts: 10,176
    I’m in! :smile:
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  • Toolfan66
    Toolfan66 Posts: 17,294
    stainless0steel2 wrote: »
    Thank you for the kind words. I do the best that I can whenever I can.
    I have to admit I like being a machinist over being a welder. I prefer the precision that comes with the trade. I'm truly grateful for having Gary B. as an employer, and also Larry allowing me to advance in my career. Larry is definitely a good friend as well.
    I'm glad he pushed me to become an audiophile. Its managed to take all my hobbies and interests and combine them into one.

    I was just trying to get you to blush .... LOL!!

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  • pitdogg2
    pitdogg2 Posts: 25,553
    stainless0steel2 wrote: »
    I plan on doing a run of these things in the near future. Probably in a month or so.
    The pricing still needs to be worked out. But if I could produce a set for somewhere between $80 a $120 would any of you have interest?

    Let me think about thi.......YES!!!
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  • SCompRacer
    SCompRacer Posts: 8,504
    Wow! High marks!
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  • SCompRacer
    SCompRacer Posts: 8,504
    edited April 2019
    pitdogg2 wrote: »

    Let me think about thi.......YES!!!

    You obviously got the point(s). :D
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  • afterburnt
    afterburnt Posts: 7,892
    @stainless0steel2 Are you the Brian that made me that set of outrageous spikes a while back?
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,645
    Yes Bruce, it's the same person.
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,732
    Looks great
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  • afterburnt
    afterburnt Posts: 7,892
    F1nut wrote: »
    Yes Bruce, it's the same person.

    I am not surprised, he does some amazing work. Did he change his handle?
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  • pitdogg2
    pitdogg2 Posts: 25,553
    edited April 2019
    afterburnt wrote: »
    F1nut wrote: »
    Yes Bruce, it's the same person.
    Did he change his handle?

    Yes he did Bruce.
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  • BlueFox
    BlueFox Posts: 15,251
    Does the speaker just sit on the spikes, or can they be bolted to the speakers?
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  • pitdogg2
    pitdogg2 Posts: 25,553
    BlueFox wrote: »
    Does the speaker just sit on the spikes, or can they be bolted to the speakers?

    What are you talking about Bud?
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  • BlueFox
    BlueFox Posts: 15,251
    pitdogg2 wrote: »
    BlueFox wrote: »
    Does the speaker just sit on the spikes, or can they be bolted to the speakers?

    What are you talking about Bud?

    Does the speaker just sit on this bar, or are the spikes bolted to the speakers?

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  • pitdogg2
    pitdogg2 Posts: 25,553
    edited April 2019
    LOL that is not a speaker Bud its the dreadnought. It will be screwed to the dreadnought i do believe. My bad after I enlarged the photo it appears those are holes and not screws my bad. On my phone it appears to look like a slotted screw at first glance.
    Please tell me you do now what the dreadnought is.
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  • BlueFox
    BlueFox Posts: 15,251
    Well, I was thinking it was a sub. However, the coupling question is still valid if it is a piece of electronics.
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  • Thorton
    Thorton Posts: 1,324
    pitdogg2 wrote: »
    LOL that is not a speaker Bud its the dreadnought. It will be screwed to the dreadnought i do believe. My bad after I enlarged the photo it appears those are holes and not screws my bad. On my phone it appears to look like a slotted screw at first glance.
    Please tell me you do now what the dreadnought is.

    Lol. In the picture, they do look like spikes for a desktop computer.
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  • BlueFox
    BlueFox Posts: 15,251
    Good point. :)
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,645
    It's upside down in the pics. Flipped right side up the spikes will be on the bottom.
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  • BlueFox
    BlueFox Posts: 15,251
    edited April 2019
    F1nut wrote: »
    It's upside down in the pics. Flipped right side up the spikes will be on the bottom.

    LOL.
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