Slug Gate....

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Sumner
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Re: Slug Gate....

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jschrade wrote:
Yep get a welder and have at it. Only problem is a good TIG for aluminum isn't that cheap, but this could be made out of steel (weld with a MIG) and painted or powder-coated. You could also pick up the aluminum you needed at the hardware store and make the parts (cut the slot with a hacksaw) and take it to a welder and they couldn't charge you too much to weld it up.
Or you could make them for everybody!
:) :) :)

Jim :macm:
Hey I'm old, tired and retired and making one is enough 8) , but I don't care if someone else does. How about a beer apiece royalty fees :) ,

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Re: Slug Gate....

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Sumner wrote: Hey I'm old, tired and retired and making one is enough 8) , but I don't care if someone else does. How about a beer apiece royalty fees :) ,

Sum
Sounds fair enough.

I like your design. VERY Simple. I've used other gates that were like doors on hinges but the slugs always got hung up on them. This is something that could be marketed. :idea:


--Russ
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