Articulated Arm - how to make

[metalcraft.hr]

I need to meke articulated arm for hanging painting compressor 3 cables during the painting. Have someone idea how to make articulated arm simple?

[USMCPOP]

Heck, yes. Use a wrecked bicycle. Discard the handlebars. Bend the forks out, or cut the forks short and weld on some square tubing for the outer arm. Cut off the frame where it meets the seat tube, and weld that onto a floor pole. Or shove the seat tube onto another tube that mounts to the floor so you can swivel that. Or combine the parts of two bicycles. Bearings and races are readily available, and relatively inexpensive. Done.

[metalcraft.hr]

Originally Posted by USMCPOP Heck, yes. Get hold of a scrapped bicycle. Chuck the handlebars. Bend the forks out, or cut the forks short and weld on some square tubing for the outer arm. Cut off the frame where it meets the seat tube, and weld that onto a floor pole. Or shove the seat tube onto another tube that mounts to the floor so you can swivel that. Or combine the parts of two bicycles. Bearings and races are readily available, and cheap. Done.

Excellent idea, great. I newr think on plane simple bicycle. Am I asking too mouch if You can give me some drawing idea. I see thet You have great thinking on this... I am blocked.

[USMCPOP]

Door hinges or gate hinges would work very nicely as well. They could be bolted to wooden arms and you would not need to weld. Think simple.

[mxtras]

Box tubing, a few bolts and nuts, a few nylon washers and a drill.

Scott

[USMCPOP]

Scott,

Maybe you could use those parts to make that AL tubing polisher machine, LOL. Any progress?

You're right, any kind of homemade hinge would do it. It's just that I always wanted to make something out of old bicycles. They deserve a better fate than the scrapyard.

[metalcraft.hr]

Originally Posted by USMCPOP Scott, Maybe you could use those parts to make that AL tubing polisher machine, LOL. Any progress? You're right, any kind of homemade hinge would do it. It's just that I always wanted to make something out of old bicycles. They deserve a better fate than the scrapyard.

What exactly I douing. I have building new trolley like this on pictures, on which is two tanks and it will be small welding machine. I trying to make articulated arm attchement for cables to prevent to cables drag on floor during some specific welding.