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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 :oops: I built a stand for the hood using some scrap metal I had in the shop. I'm no Rick Prentice :lol: but I think it will work

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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. :lol:
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. :wink:

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? :roll: 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 :D

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 :? :roll: 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 :D :D 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 8) 8) Plus I see you have the bolts in the front corners, excellent jig for those broken brackets.

Rick