Post by Deleted on May 21, 2014 6:02:17 GMT -5
This is how I created the masts (I guess this is what you call them) for my rednecks. This will also work for outcast planers as well.
The parts needed are:
The tools needed are:
Procedure.
And there you have it. A new mast for less than a dollar.
Please note that because I am OCD, I had to make two. I cant have a yellow clip on the right side and a black clip on the left. This would be bad!
The parts needed are:
- Threaded rod. See below picture for details.
- Heat shrink tubing. See below picture for details.
- Clip and key chain ring. I used my clips from my old crappy Water Bugz planer boards.
The tools needed are:
- Hammer. Used for banging end of threaded rod.
- Sawing device to cut rod. I used a sawzall. A hack saw would suffice.
- Drill and drill bit. Used to drill hole in area of rod you hammered.
- Lighter or hair dryer. Used to heat the shrink tubing. I used a lighter because I am impatient.
Procedure.
- Cut rod to desired size. 6 inches or so.
- Bang the end of the rod flat. I banged on both sides and didn't really care about how it looked. Although, I could have finished them nicely with a few touches on the grinding wheel.
- Drill hole in flat piece big enough so that the key chain thingy can slide through easily.
- Melt the heat shrink tubing over the rod leaving room for the nuts and lock nut that hopefully still exist on your old planer. Because I could only find 4 inch tubing, I had to cut a second piece.
- Attach everything using common sense.
And there you have it. A new mast for less than a dollar.
Please note that because I am OCD, I had to make two. I cant have a yellow clip on the right side and a black clip on the left. This would be bad!
