Engineer wanted - small job

**Disco Dan** · 16th August 2007, 12:27

Looking for someone that will fabricate a small metalwork job for me.

Description:

Basically a ground anchor.

Thick square of steel with a welded u-shaped eye, also out of thick guage steel. With four 10mm holes for dyna bolts. Needs to be strong.

Pretty simple, but I dont have access to the steel or welding gear - otherwise I would do it myself. If you have some scrap steel that would be suitable lying around please let me know.

I will pay for the job, but after seeing the price of commercially available anchors sitting around the $140 mark I hope to get a ground anchor made up for much less!

**skidMark** · 16th August 2007, 12:32

Originally Posted by Disco Dan

Looking for someone that will fabricate a small metalwork job for me.

Description:

Basically a ground anchor.

Thick square of steel with a welded u-shaped eye, also out of thick guage steel. With four 10mm holes for dyna bolts. Needs to be strong.

Pretty simple, but I dont have access to the steel or welding gear - otherwise I would do it myself. If you have some scrap steel that would be suitable lying around please let me know.

I will pay for the job, but after seeing the price of commercially available anchors sitting around the $140 mark I hope to get a ground anchor made up for much less!

spotted them on trademe last night dude....

40 bucks.....

**Disco Dan** · 16th August 2007, 12:45

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Home-living...142921.htm?p=1

That one? Its shit. Only two bolts. I want four.

This looks good but is expensive.

**Kwaka14** · 16th August 2007, 12:56

Ring Mitek Manufacturing and ask for Phillip (or pop in and see your local building supplies merchant as some of the off the shelf brackets aren't bad), they manufacture custom building brackets and will definitely be able to help you cheaply and will manufacture out of Steel/Galv/Stainless etc.

**Disco Dan** · 16th August 2007, 13:22

Originally Posted by Kwaka12R

Ring Mitek Manufacturing and ask for Phillip (or pop in and see your local building supplies merchant as some of the off the shelf brackets aren't bad), they manufacture custom building brackets and will definitely be able to help you cheaply and will manufacture out of Steel/Galv/Stainless etc.

Cheers, if I can get it made cheap enough I may get two... install one at work

**Sanx** · 16th August 2007, 14:12

They are available on TradeMe. Good quality too:

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/List...768&key=276507

**skidMark** · 16th August 2007, 16:31

job is done ...hope it serves you well dan

now ineeda shower i'm cold n wet and yuk....i pmed u dan u know where ive left it....

**Disco Dan** · 16th August 2007, 23:45

Originally Posted by skidMark

job is done ...hope it serves you well dan

now ineeda shower i'm cold n wet and yuk....i pmed u dan u know where ive left it....

Far out... I have just arrived home to find a great piece of engineering on my doorstep.

Well done Mark!

You have done an excellent job of it! Thank you very much! (will fix you up for it

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