stumpXJ
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Atlanta, Georgia
I have been job hunting since August without much luck, but luckily have had a few big projects around the house to keep me busy during my down time. The big projects are all but finished, so I have been having bouts with boredom.
Last week or so I stepped on, and consequently destroyed, my little plastic dustpan that I use out in my shop. No worries, my 300 pound frame put it out of its misery pretty quickly. It did not suffer long.
I have been using cardboard chunks, magazines, or just about anything thin and flat since then to scoop up trash and dirt as I sweep. I had enough of that today.
I present, Stump's DUSTPANzilla
Cutting out the steel after I got everything layed out like I wanted it, just used a cutoff wheel and some patience. The steel is 16 gauge scrap I had laying around.
Cutting out all of the speed holes, and other visual delights.
Starting to bend up the sides and rear.
Checking the fitment of the corner before welding it up.
Got the pan itself welded up and smoothed out, so next up was the handle. I like the pans that allow you to pick the pile without bending over, so I went that route. I found a piece of 6061 aluminum 3/4" square solid stock I had in the metal pile, and put a few bends in it using my big vise, and the afore mentioned 300 pound frame. Then, not to be outdone by the pan's speedholes, I proceeded to cross drill a bunch of 3/8" holes, and contersink them for no other reason than I wanted to.
Drilled and tapped three holes, and viola'... the two pieces become one.
At this point, I could have called it 'finished', but I still had half the day left to kill....
Last week or so I stepped on, and consequently destroyed, my little plastic dustpan that I use out in my shop. No worries, my 300 pound frame put it out of its misery pretty quickly. It did not suffer long.
I have been using cardboard chunks, magazines, or just about anything thin and flat since then to scoop up trash and dirt as I sweep. I had enough of that today.
I present, Stump's DUSTPANzilla
Cutting out the steel after I got everything layed out like I wanted it, just used a cutoff wheel and some patience. The steel is 16 gauge scrap I had laying around.
Cutting out all of the speed holes, and other visual delights.
Starting to bend up the sides and rear.
Checking the fitment of the corner before welding it up.
Got the pan itself welded up and smoothed out, so next up was the handle. I like the pans that allow you to pick the pile without bending over, so I went that route. I found a piece of 6061 aluminum 3/4" square solid stock I had in the metal pile, and put a few bends in it using my big vise, and the afore mentioned 300 pound frame. Then, not to be outdone by the pan's speedholes, I proceeded to cross drill a bunch of 3/8" holes, and contersink them for no other reason than I wanted to.
Drilled and tapped three holes, and viola'... the two pieces become one.
At this point, I could have called it 'finished', but I still had half the day left to kill....