I made tonight the night to endure the mind numbing, eye scratching task that is cutting holes in tyre so that firstly I can use them as "buffers" for when we move the tug so help it bounce off other boats we pass, and secondly to tie around the hull when we are moored up to stop the tug knocking into the boat we are next to.
At first I thought it would be a simple and quick task of simply putting a hole saw onto my drill and drilling 1 hole in the bottom of the tyre for drainage and drilling 2 holes on the top to tie the rope through.
Nothing is ever that easy hey, well the hole cutter wouldn't cut through the steel bands that run radially around the tyre so it ended up have the hole saw as a shallow cut template, then running a 10mm drill bit through the centre, then using numerous blades cutting round with a jigsaw... By the time I finished the 5th and final one of the night I was ready to jump off the nearest bridge. Ok maybe not a bridge but I was bored stiff. Just to think that I have got to do approx 80 more at some point as I want to have a continuous band of tyres around the hull, this has made me think there must be a easier way? But I have yet to think off it. Any ideas please send a SAE Envelope to: mindless jobs
London
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And I will post back any resemblance of the discs I cut out.
But in all seriousness if you have a better/easier/faster method I would really appreciate the help.
Time for a well deserved kip I think.
Hello worker!
ReplyDeleteI´m Leffe in Stockholm,also in a ship project.
I had Your problem.Angle grinder.The bigger the better.Make a three or foursided hole.Depends on how much smoke You can stand.
Check wind direction before starting.