Series roof bars. Imbitweeny project.

Got sum mecul today . Need some way of transporting bits for the never starting trailer build so I thought rather than an yewge great roof rack I’d buy a set of roof bars.
Then I noticed the price of them and the fact they are probably made of recycled milk bottle tops so I decided to over engineer some.

Mecul


Sum 2mm and sum 3mm along with a length of ‘T’ profile and a lump of channel.
Costs so far is £20 as most of it is from a local bus company engineering department .

Had a quick look this afternoon and managed 4 of these witch will obviously be the gutter brackets.


I welded a bit of the 3mm on the bottom edge to thicken up the 2mm plate. I wanted to bend the plate at the 130 mark but I can neither get it in the vice or have a bendermibob.

Next job is vertical strength using some more 3mm strips and a welding rod.

I’m sure I have a roll of 2mm rubber to stick on the bits that touch the gutter.

Oooh, Bobsticle back in fabricator mode

Bustin mi ump again

Bit of head scratching and ammer bashing again today. Had a play with the clamping plates.

Started like this


Yes it’s a lump of ‘C’ channel with the sides lopped off.

Then turned into this



And finally this.

Fworrrrrrrrrrr



I can’t find a ruler with numbers on or mi glasses so I will mostly be winging it as usual Had han hupset with a weld on nut on the side bracket. Three little dabs with the stick welder and success. The bolt ran smoothly and all was well. Then I decided it would be betterer with more weld.


It didn’t end well. I may be grinding it off if I can get the ruddy bolt out.

Sodin thing.


Worked the second time and fits snug as a bug.

Forgot to put a pick up of them on Henry.

I actually forgot I had started the thread at all

You are a real craftsperson @Bobsticle

Looking good there

doriz said:

You are a real craftsperson @Bobsticle

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Just too tight to buy anything...............

Bobsticle said:

Just too tight to buy anything...............

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I'd pay good money fer a pair of those - more than a burnley to Rossendale day return.

doriz said:

I'd pay good money fer a pair of those - more than a burnley to Roosendale day return.

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Materials cost was about £30. Throw in the few welding rods and drop of paint I already had and Its cost a damn site less than some posh ones I would be too nervous to leave on.