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Hood Stand
Posted: Wed Dec 17, 2008 8:20 pm
by Steve Butram
After allowing my hood to slide off the saw horses
I built a stand for the hood using some scrap metal I had in the shop. I'm no Rick Prentice
but I think it will work
Re: hood stand
Posted: Wed Dec 17, 2008 8:30 pm
by Jeff Silvey
Thats nice Steve. At least you won't bend anything on the hood.
Re: hood stand
Posted: Wed Dec 17, 2008 8:44 pm
by Yogie
Very nice Steve, I was sanding on #2 today at lunch time and I had it all over the top of a stack of tires.
I'll get it home this weekend and fasten it down on one of my workmates...
That's real nice, be good to paint it on too.
Re: hood stand
Posted: Wed Dec 17, 2008 8:53 pm
by Barnyard
Looks good Steve. With 22 hoods sitting around the barn something like that would come in handy now and then. Hmmm...lessee now, I have the scrap metal, I have a new mig welder to practice with, all I need to do is get out there and get busy.
Thanks for the idea.
Re: hood stand
Posted: Wed Dec 17, 2008 9:10 pm
by bentfork
Wow great idea, I'm getting ready to do my hood and this would work great.
Re: hood stand
Posted: Wed Dec 17, 2008 9:11 pm
by Bill Hudson
Steve,
That is very nice. I feel a Rudi "How to..." request comin' on.
Bill
Re: hood stand
Posted: Wed Dec 17, 2008 9:22 pm
by CTdave
So.................
When do you think you will be finished with that?
I have two hoods that need attention & the garbage can way of doing it got old quickly on the last one.
Re: hood stand
Posted: Wed Dec 17, 2008 10:23 pm
by redfin
Steve , that is an outstanding mount you built there. HHHMMMM , I could handle that out of wood but you have the metal under control looks like
Re: hood stand
Posted: Thu Dec 18, 2008 2:04 am
by Pony Master
Looks good Steve. Something like that will sure be handy if I ever get around to any restoration. I always plan on it, but never actually get to it.
Re: hood stand
Posted: Thu Dec 18, 2008 5:43 am
by Gary Dotson
Nice stand, Steve! I too got tired of the saw horse / trash can method of working on Cub hoods. Using a piece of 1" conduit and some small metal strap, I made a hood mount that fits into one of my engine stands. It allows me to work on the hood at any angle and I can paint the top & bottom at the same time.
Re: hood stand
Posted: Thu Dec 18, 2008 7:38 am
by Rudi
Steve:
Very interesting solution to an annoying problem. This is a good method to support a hood. Now, would you consider consolidating this into a How To? I think and it appears I am not the only one that this is a good solution to a common dilemma. Let me know please so I can include it into the How To Forum CBoK and the main on-line CBoK.
Gary:
Gary Dotson wrote:Nice stand, Steve! I too got tired of the saw horse / trash can method of working on Cub hoods. Using a piece of 1" conduit and some small metal strap, I made a hood mount that fits into one of my engine stands. It allows me to work on the hood at any angle and I can paint the top & bottom at the same time.
Now this one interests me as well. It would be very interesting to see this as I have an engine stand and that is a great idea on being able to rotate and work on the hood at any angle. Be useful for finishing as well, we all know how much fun
painting one side at a time can be. Would you also consider putting together a How To?
Both of these ideas are wonderful and definitely would be useful to many of our members.
Re: hood stand
Posted: Thu Dec 18, 2008 7:51 am
by Steve Butram
Gary Dotson wrote:Nice stand, Steve! I too got tired of the saw horse / trash can method of working on Cub hoods. Using a piece of 1" conduit and some small metal strap, I made a hood mount that fits into one of my engine stands. It allows me to work on the hood at any angle and I can paint the top & bottom at the same time.
Interesting you would say that Gary that is what David Hull said when I showed it to him last night So I will look into that when I get back out to the shop.
Re: hood stand
Posted: Thu Dec 18, 2008 8:32 am
by Gary Boutwell
Steve,
Good looking stand.
I would like to make one, but won't without your permission, what say you?
Thanks
Re: hood stand
Posted: Thu Dec 18, 2008 8:53 am
by Clem
very nice job. great idea, I had one tip off before also.
Re: hood stand
Posted: Thu Dec 18, 2008 8:54 am
by Rick Prentice
Interesting you would say that Gary that is what David Hull said whe i showed it to him last night So I will look into that when I get back out to the shop.
Hey Steve, that looks like some quality work to me
Great job !! You'll be able to have a hood finishing demonstration at some cubfests now, plus that'll be great for setting down and applying the decals
Plus I see you have the bolts in the front corners, excellent jig for those broken brackets.
Rick