A few workshop jobs.

[Larel]

A plate welded in the bottom and a few infill pieces welded in to fill gaps and sharp corners knocked off. I think it’s ready for cleaning down and painting now.

 

[Larel]

Time for the paintbrush.

 

[Ollie6070]

Out of curiosity @

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Sneaked a hour in the shed after work tonight.
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Out of curiosity Larel how does the clamp work as it doesn’t use hydraulics like a solonet I see ?

 

[Fendt516profi]

Out of curiosity @


Out of curiosity Larel how does the clamp work as it doesn’t use hydraulics like a solonet I see ?

Works like a quick fencer

 

[Ollie6070]

Works like a quick fencer

And how does that work ? Never seen one in person

 

[Larel]

And how does that work ? Never seen one in person

I hope this picture explains a bit. Apologies for the poor artwork! The red line shows the path the rylock takes. When spooling it out the gate is pinned in the direction of the blue arrow. When you want to strain it, you pull the pin and that allows the gate to swing back under the tension put on with the rylock and pinch the rylock between the pipe and the channel section. Hope that makes sense.

 

[Ollie6070]

I hope this picture explains a bit. Apologies for the poor artwork! The red line shows the path the rylock takes. When spooling it out the gate is pinned in the direction of the blue arrow. When you want to strain it, you pull the pin and that allows the gate to swing back under the tension put on with the rylock and pinch the rylock between the pipe and the channel section. Hope that makes sense.
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Ah yes makes sense , gathered it must of been something along those lines . Thanks for taking the time to explain

 

[Fendt516profi]

 

[Fendt516profi]

I hope this picture explains a bit. Apologies for the poor artwork! The red line shows the path the rylock takes. When spooling it out the gate is pinned in the direction of the blue arrow. When you want to strain it, you pull the pin and that allows the gate to swing back under the tension put on with the rylock and pinch the rylock between the pipe and the channel section. Hope that makes sense.
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Any plans to alter the way you tension the wire to clamping it against the end with a bar and wedges so you can tension before the strainer and tie off

 

[Larel]

Ah yes makes sense , gathered it must of been something along those lines . Thanks for taking the time to explain

Other option is a clamp arrangement at the outside end of the gate basically a bit of angle pulled in by wedges or bolts against the pipe. This means you don’t have to hard staple, so is preferable. That’s an additional functionality that will get added at sometime I’m sure, but right now I’m needing it for some fencing, so will slap on some paint and add that at a later date.

 

[Dave6170]

I hope this picture explains a bit. Apologies for the poor artwork! The red line shows the path the rylock takes. When spooling it out the gate is pinned in the direction of the blue arrow. When you want to strain it, you pull the pin and that allows the gate to swing back under the tension put on with the rylock and pinch the rylock between the pipe and the channel section. Hope that makes sense.
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I used to put the wire behind the middle pipe. Kept it a bit tighter

 

[Larel]

Any plans to alter the way you tension the wire to clamping it against the end with a bar and wedges so you can tension before the strainer and tie off

You are too fast for me. See reply above, yes that’s the plan for when I get time.

 

[Dave6170]

This is our new quickfencer, clamp version

 

[Fendt516profi]

This is our new quickfencer, clamp versionView attachment 1099806

If you don't mind me asking, what sort of price is one of them. Roughly?

 

[Larel]

This is our new quickfencer, clamp versionView attachment 1099806

I’ll be paying you a visit to get a copy of that!

 

[Dave6170]

If you don't mind me asking, what sort of price is one of them. Roughly?

£2200 farmer 80

 

[Fendt516profi]

£2200 farmer 80

Definitely room I that price to make modifications to mine rather than sell it and by the proper thing

 

[Larel]

I’d have to go and check the exact cost of my steel but I’m under £400 for materials including the loader bracket. But I’ve been a surprising number of hours making it. So lucky I don’t charge a lot for my own time

 

[Fendt516profi]

Mine was £650 I think quite a few years ago. Could do with some sleeves to unroll wire on and making the end tensioner

 

[Larel]

I decided to go with the colour scheme that worked for the original!