Tailgate latch

[Brian Harnett]

Made this yesterday I had been meaning to get some latches on it for a while, had been securing it with a ratchet strap previously.

In a few months it should weather and blend in better.
http://i.imgur.com/tgl6rXi.jpg

[carl_vallance]

That's beautiful :)
You've got way to much time on your hands.

[Brady Watson]

Ha! Sa-weet!

Make sure nobody jacks it...looks too nice to be used for work!

-B

[ssflyer]

Brilliant! I love it! Now to get something done on my old trailer... ;)

[Brian Harnett]

Carl, I am actually pretty busy but have to do some fun stuff to keep my sanity :) Otherwise why have a bot.

[Bob Eustace]

Brian you are a gem!

[JDaVinci]

Very cool! I love this kind of stuff. Great job.
-JD

[jTr]

Brilliant!

[butch]

That is a great job and idea.

[Brady Watson]

Are you going to put a little 'nubbin' with a bearing on the end of the crank so you can turn it easier? How many turns open to closed?

-B

[Brian Harnett]

Brady it only needs a quarter turn the handle is fine, I will add a spring loaded pin to engage the gear to insure it does not creep while going down the road.

[GeneMpls]

If the handle was oriented to the right instead of the left the weight of the
handle would hold it locked?

[Brian Harnett]

Put a lock pin on the latch it works great, also added solar electric last week deep cycle battery charge controller and a total of 60 watts of panels the panels are on slides so when I set up they clear the canopy.

The trailer gets used as my display at art shows and the heat in the summer is terrible in a field with no shade so installed 12 volt high efficiency fans for a breeze on hot days. its set up with a 300 watt inverter for small 110 items custom 12v led light fixtures are next.

My wife made the curtain setup for the back office

http://i.imgur.com/3iNMJUO.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/tBYr4eO.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/nQeDD95.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/1zga7Yh.jpg

[Brian Harnett]

Panels put away for traveling.
http://i.imgur.com/CxakBLB.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/pyEmLKn.jpg

[butch]

That is a great display. Good work.

[Brady Watson]

Nice little rig! :)

I am assuming they are birdhouses - What I mean is, are they functional & can they be cleaned out? Got a linky for buying?

-B

[Brian Harnett]

Brady yes their real the backs come off to clean out.

I don't really sell on line shipping is an issue for a lot of my work, I may resume my etsy account in the winter when its slows a bit for the birdhouses and smaller items, I have a hard time making enough of them this time of the year.

Have house Wrens on their second brood in one of mine at the house.

[bleeth]

Brian:
Every time you show your chainsaw work I just love looking at it. I think what Brady was asking was "How can I get one?" Me too!

[Brian Harnett]

You guys can come to one of the art shows I have the schedule of events on my website or my shop :) If I start selling online I make sure you know, at this point I just cant keep it in stock did a show this weekend and sold out of a lot.

And I have a big event in two weeks, good problem to have I guess.

[myxpykalix]

My first thought was..."and you're complaining,,,why?":D I guess if you have t o have a problem, that's a good one to have huh?:)
You do great work, that's why you sell out. Looking at that trailer the image of a horse drawn carriage with a band of gypsy's come to mind:eek:
keep up the good work!:cool:

[Brian Harnett]

Actually jack thats what we call it the "gypsy wagon"

I just repaired a 1000 watt inverter so now I can run my tools that only run for short periods but suck power on events I demonstrate.