What have you done to anything but your bike today?

[Sarky B’stard]

I still have approx 1.2m of that box-section Doc.
Let me know your requirements

But I'm not prepared to deliver/install them in your dungeon. Unless I can have a safe word?

And we're supposed to believe that guff about a punchbag when we all know it's a trapeze à deux

 

[DD67]

And we're supposed to believe that guff about a punchbag when we all know it's a trapeze à deux

Wouldn't I need more than one ceiling bracket for that Sarky?
Cutting those 45° angles through such thick walled material was a massive ballache.
Anymore than one bracket can feck off!

I nearly abandoned the hacksaw in favour of @BAD LUCK DUCK's tool of choice. But it generated such a shower of sparks I couldn't be sure of keeping the 45° cut on track. Or not burning down the mancave.

 

[MartytheMartian]

You need good circular/mitre saws for that sort of thing. I've got both from Evolution and the blades not only do wood but also metal without a problem and I think they might even do stone. I was cutting some wood on a black and decker workmate using the circular saw and I cut through the frame of the workmate as well without even noticing.

 

[Sarky B’stard]

I hung my son in law's bag for him (the punching variety) bolted through half a scaffolding plank screwed into 4/5 joists

I went back to fit a spring from a garden swing seat so the whole house didn't shake!

 

[Old Nick]

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I hung my son in law's bag for him (the punching variety) bolted through half a scaffolding plank screwed into 4/5 joists

I went back to fit a spring from a garden swing seat so the whole house didn't shake!

that sounds strangely sinister Sarky

 

[DD67]

I hung my son in law's bag for him (the punching variety) bolted through half a scaffolding plank screwed into 4/5 joists

I went back to fit a spring from a garden swing seat so the whole house didn't shake!

The joists in my mancave are boarded over with insulation between them. Hence the reason the bracket is lined up with where two boards meet on a joist...

 

[Sarky B’stard]

Keeping your external projections warm?

 

[Sarky B’stard]

Wouldn't I need more than one ceiling bracket for that Sarky?
Cutting those 45° angles through such thick walled material was a massive ballache.
Anymore than one bracket can feck off!

I nearly abandoned the hacksaw in favour of @BAD LUCK DUCK's tool of choice. But it generated such a shower of sparks I couldn't be sure of keeping the 45° cut on track. Or not burning down the mancave.

I would have thought you could deduce the mechanical arrangements required from your local playpark.

 

[chas]

The joists in my mancave are boarded over with insulation between them. Hence the reason the bracket is lined up with where two boards meet on a joist...
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I've a metal blade in my chopsaw but only used it on ali angle. I used to have a mechanical hacksaw for the sort of ripping through that you needed for the bracket.
As you have both time on your hands and the need to burn a few calories I think to handsaw it was the ideal solution. A wise choice.

 

[MartytheMartian]

I was thinking about a chopsaw but Evolution claim their Circular saw blades are capable of going through steel up to a couple of mm. They certainly go through nails and Black and Decker Workmates without a murmur and I've used them to chop up 3mm mild steel sheet now and then which they do easily.

 

[Don the Don]

My new punch bag came with a wall bracket.
But I needed a ceiling bracket...

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It's way stronger than anything available on the interweb. Plus it was a freebie cos I already had the box-section & D-shackle lurking in a dark corner of the mancave

Are you now a contender

 

[chas]

I was thinking about a chopsaw but Evolution claim their Circular saw blades are capable of going through steel up to a couple of mm. They certainly go through nails and Black and Decker Workmates without a murmur and I've used them to chop up 3mm mild steel sheet now and then which they do easily.

They're bloody useful bits of kit and you can get an Erbauer/Titan chink thing from screwfix/toolstation for less than a ton which would cover most sub site needs. Mine's a cheapie pure chop without radial arm but if I was spending your money I'd encourage you to go the extra and get one with radial function too like DD's Dewalt in the pic.

 

[DD67]

Are you now a contender

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No!
I'm still waiting for this...

And thanks to the Royal Mail strike. I won't be a "contender" until next week now

 

[MartytheMartian]

This is my mitre saw here, according to the manual it can do 6mm mild steel sheet and 3mm walled box section steel. It really is an impressive unit, and the circular saw is equally good at cutting things up.
https://www.screwfix.com/p/evolutio...0v/844hg#product_additional_details_container

 

[chas]

This is my mitre saw here, according to the manual it can do 6mm mild steel sheet and 3mm walled box section steel. It really is an impressive unit, and the circular saw is equally good at cutting things up.
https://www.screwfix.com/p/evolutio...0v/844hg#product_additional_details_container

we're talking about the same device, different terms..

As you were, nothing to see here

 

[chas]

No!
I'm still waiting for this...
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And thanks to the Royal Mail strike. I won't be a "contender" until next week now

Just cos I love this song (and film)

 

[MartytheMartian]

I bought the Evolution because it looked like what I needed but now, every time I see someone's workshop on TV there is usually an Evolution saw in it so I guess they must be considered pretty good gear.

 

[DD67]

I bought the Evolution because it looked like what I needed but now, every time I see someone's workshop on TV there is usually an Evolution saw in it so I guess they must be considered pretty good gear.

The price is definitely great Marty.

 

[MartytheMartian]

The quality is pretty damn good too it's solid and weighty. I have the stand for it too. I used the mitre saw quite a bit and the blade still looks like new and I've used my circular saw even more on a lot of treated wood that can wreck a saw blade and the blade is spotless. I'm very impressed with their gear. A while back I killed a worx mitre saw in no time flat just cutting pine floor boards.

 

[Scrappy]

Just spent 4 hours at the tattooist, not finished yet, got to go back in a couple of weeks for finishing and shading.

Here is the work, covered and sore , can you tell what it is yet?