Random pic thread.

Cleaning out moms old vinyl collection

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93redzj said:
Came across this on Instagram, not sure exactly what’s going on?
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Seen a setup like that before. Springs are cut and used as links and coils installed.
 
Heard a big boom about 200ft from the playground we were at this afternoon. Saw the powerlines shaking and crows squawking and flying away, thought one of them had arc'd or a transformer had blown.
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Turns out ol boy "just looked down at his pizza" in the passenger seat and next thing you know his Touareg was totaled on a power pole. I guess the boom was the combination of impact and the tire blowing out.
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(There was a pizza in the passenger seat. I thought about asking for a slice so it wouldn't go to waste! :laughing: )
 
kaiser715 said:
Added some shade to the patio today...

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Did you just build those bases yourself out of some steel plate? Also any more details on the umbrellas? We added one of the cheap "Amazon Special" ($129) cantilever ones this year as a proof of concept and it works great, but I don't expect it to last long. Those look a little more robust. Also if there is wind in excess of about 5-7mph I gett a little un-easy. TIA
 
Tim88XJ said:
Did you just build those bases yourself out of some steel plate? Also any more details on the umbrellas? We added one of the cheap "Amazon Special" ($129) cantilever ones this year as a proof of concept and it works great, but I don't expect it to last long. Those look a little more robust. Also if there is wind in excess of about 5-7mph I gett a little un-easy. TIA
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Not a high Jack cause I'm also interested in the hardware.
These however are badass and tested a plenty.
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Tim88XJ said:
Did you just build those bases yourself out of some steel plate? Also any more details on the umbrellas? We added one of the cheap "Amazon Special" ($129) cantilever ones this year as a proof of concept and it works great, but I don't expect it to last long. Those look a little more robust. Also if there is wind in excess of about 5-7mph I gett a little un-easy. TIA
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Yep, cut the bases out of 1/4 steel plate. 18" square. Drilled and tapped 5/16 holes for the umbrella base, and 9/16" holes at the corners for mounting bolts.

Wanted the 12' umbrellas, but another 200 bucks each, could not justify. These were 400 each, and I think well worth the money. Pro tip: each one came with a coupon for a free item, either their cheap offset umbrella, a plastic water/sand base, or a standard iirc 9' umbrella...$50 to $120 worth on Amazon.

Used these to bolt to the patio slab:



Here is the bumbershoot:

Amazon product ASIN B08ML4SXQ9
 
kaiser715 said:
In the big pic, I didn't have the base covers on. Covers the bolts and mechanism for rotating.

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Those self tapping anchors are the trick. I can pull a standard 1/2 redhead right on up with my impact gun. Those self tappers stop the impact in it's tracks.
 
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