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Untapped source of OVAL tube
mangogrooveworkshop - 13/8/04 at 02:36 PM

Was up to the trolley factory to scrounge for oval tube. Was lucky to get to the skips at the back to look for the oval to build my bec cradle with. I realise you all arent lucky enough to have BUKO around the corner from you.....however you have thousands of thier products on every council estate and around every supermarket. The tube they use is high quality tube that you could use for wishbones ect. Untapped source or rons recycling ****


Disclaimer
**** All trolleys saved from rivers and council estates are fair game for recyling. I do not advocate the theft of trolleys in any way what so ever!
However I am willing to bet next time you see a supermarket trolley you will see headlight brackets lower wishbones and bottoms of dashboards!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! instead of something that just has a wobbily wheel with expensive shopping.

marktigere1 - 13/8/04 at 02:44 PM

Just noticed the oval tubing on our works chairs.

If I cut about an inch off each and weld together, will they be:

a) strong enough for wishbones?
b) noticed by fellow work collegues?

Seriously, I cannot look at a Sierra in a car park without thinking about a trolley jack and a few bricks!!

mangogrooveworkshop - 13/8/04 at 03:07 PM

quote:
Originally posted by marktigere1
Just noticed the oval tubing on our works chairs.

If I cut about an inch off each and weld together, will they be:

a) strong enough for wishbones?
b) noticed by fellow work collegues?

Seriously, I cannot look at a Sierra in a car park without thinking about a trolley jack and a few bricks!!


Just been looking at my stripping in public posting then?

The tubing you are looking at is designed to hold 150 kg max. Its very thin so not much use for wishbones. The trolley**** stuff is bombproof and very high quality. These things get chucked about and only the wheels get stuffed. Funiture in the office is made of the cheapest materials and the lowest grade of tin that they can get away with.
When we were at school we chopped a little of the legs of our teachers chair till she was sat peering over the desk. The desk then got a few inches to make it sized for people like Snow white and her seven pals.......never noticed till a visiting teacher pointed it out to her!



Disclaimer
**** All trolleys saved from rivers and council estates are fair game for recyling. I do not advocate the theft of trolleys in any way what so ever!
However I am willing to bet next time you see a supermarket trolley you will see headlight brackets lower wishbones and bottoms of dashboards!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! instead of something that just has a wobbily wheel with expensive shopping in it.

marktigere1 - 13/8/04 at 03:27 PM

Skirrow - 13/8/04 at 09:17 PM

Our local supermarket sells them for a pound, it's even self service, put a pound in the little slot in the top and away you go.

Peteff - 13/8/04 at 09:20 PM

You even get a little seat free with some of them .

madforfishing - 14/8/04 at 09:58 AM

quote:
Originally posted by Peteff
You even get a little seat free with some of them .


Indeed, and the one I bought had 4 nice wheels on it. I used them on the 'tray' I built to set my MIG Welder on. Would you believe it's now portable!
Has anyone found a suitable 'donor' to make a nosecone grill from? Lovely chrome.
You could fasten the 'handle' on the passenger side as a 'co-drivers grab handle'. There's even a slot so you charge your passengers 'a £1 a go'.

These Supermarkets, they think of everything don't they ? - and I just thought they were out to sell us overpriced food.

[Edited on 14/8/04 by madforfishing]

carcentric - 15/8/04 at 02:32 PM

A "trolley" is what we'd call a shopping cart - wire basket with wobbly casters?

Ours seem to use round tube for the handle/frame.

Hugh Jarce - 16/8/04 at 06:19 AM

quote:
Originally posted by carcentric
Ours seem to use round tube for the handle/frame.


Serves you right for calling them carts!

stephen_gusterson - 16/8/04 at 09:12 AM

stupid calling a racing series after them too!


atb

steve

Kitlooney1000 - 17/8/04 at 07:02 PM

even cheaper when armed with a pair of bolt croppers

Peteff - 17/8/04 at 07:51 PM

I use the base of one as a seat to scoot round when doing low down work. It has a plank where the basket was and some strip welded on to hold my magnetic tray for spanners and bits. A real knee saver.

mangogrooveworkshop - 23/8/04 at 09:23 PM

has been sent to me by the Macspeedy

DEAN C. - 5/9/04 at 07:27 AM

Just noticed this post,and I reckon that bottom trolley frame in the customised trolley has a spare wheel carrier lurking in it somewhere,what do you think?
Answers on a postcard as someone used to say..