Hasawaga Two arm Digger

kerick · November 05, 2025, 08:25:47 AM

Awesome job there!
I have to ask, what did you use for the hydraulic hoses? They look really good.

Wardukw · November 05, 2025, 07:04:47 PM

Quote from: kerick on November 05, 2025, 08:25:47 AMAwesome job there!
I have to ask, what did you use for the hydraulic hoses? They look really good.

Thank ya Cap'n mate

Thank ya Ken mate

The hydraulic hoses are plastic tube ,,the best stuff is what Tamiya uses for their motorbike kits and thats all i knew about until Fred ,,Mr Zenrat told me about a site called Partsbox and matey my supply of tubing go much bugger

To work with it you need to pin it ,,it is soft and trying to glue it with CA isn't a easy task so what i do is drill a .5mm hole and pin it with hard copper wire ...slip the pipe over that and a wee bit of Ca and ya good to go

kerick · November 06, 2025, 07:49:40 AM

The wires from ear buds can be handy. Now everyone has the wireless type getting harder to find.

Wardukw · November 06, 2025, 10:17:02 AM

Quote from: kerick on November 06, 2025, 07:49:40 AMThe wires from ear buds can be handy. Now everyone has the wireless type getting harder to find.

Those are great ,,some of them have coloured wires ,,blue and red and the like ,,they also have a really nice metallic effect too ,,great for model cars ,,if your having trouble finding em take a look at the 2 dollar / pound stores ..not sure what there called in the US but those store which sell the cheap nick nacks..i can buy them by the truck load from store like that and best of all ,,cheap bud .

kerick · November 06, 2025, 07:27:04 PM

I have Dollar General less than a half mile from my house. I picked up some useful work bench organizer stuff there. It's meant for makeup but who cares. It will hold my hobby tools just fine.

I was walking out of a dollar store once when I passed an older couple with a couple of little kids I assumed to be grandkids. One of the kids asked "Why do we always go to the dollar store?" Gramps answered "I don't know but it always costs me at least 20 bucks!"
True story.

Rick Lowe · November 06, 2025, 08:23:59 PM

Quote from: kerick on November 06, 2025, 07:27:04 PMI was walking out of a dollar store once when I passed an older couple with a couple of little kids I assumed to be grandkids. One of the kids asked "Why do we always go to the dollar store?" Gramps answered "I don't know but it always costs me at least 20 bucks!"
True story.

Cos you always find more than you thought you would, and "It's all so cheap!" - until you reach the checkout...

NARSES2 · November 07, 2025, 01:23:56 AM

Quote from: kerick on November 06, 2025, 07:49:40 AMThe wires from ear buds can be handy. Now everyone has the wireless type getting harder to find.

Not certain they're even legal here in the UK ?

Weaver · November 07, 2025, 01:56:30 AM

Quote from: Rick Lowe on November 06, 2025, 08:23:59 PM
Quote from: kerick on November 06, 2025, 07:27:04 PMI was walking out of a dollar store once when I passed an older couple with a couple of little kids I assumed to be grandkids. One of the kids asked "Why do we always go to the dollar store?" Gramps answered "I don't know but it always costs me at least 20 bucks!"
True story.

Cos you always find more than you thought you would, and "It's all so cheap!" - until you reach the checkout...

I have an Aldi bag-for-life with a picture of random stuff on it (the only thing I can remember is a duck-shaped swimming floatation ring) and the words "I ONLY CAME IN FOR ONE THING!" on it...

"I Only Came In For One Thing" would actually be a good name for a cheapo shop (dollar store) come to think of it.

Weaver · November 07, 2025, 01:59:44 AM

Quote from: kerick on November 06, 2025, 07:27:04 PMI have Dollar General less than a half mile from my house. I picked up some useful work bench organizer stuff there. It's meant for makeup but who cares. It will hold my hobby tools just fine.

The whole shelf above my workbench is covered with seven clear acrylic makeup organisers with seven single drawer units underneath them. One of the best things I ever did, and not even expensive.

Weaver · November 07, 2025, 02:05:27 AM

Thought I'd commented on this one when it was posted but apparently not, so: great build there: looks really good!

Now matter how many times I look at the title of this thread, I see "Two" and "Digger" together and my brain immediately calls up an image of a 1950s Convair delta-winged interceptor...

kerick · November 07, 2025, 07:49:26 AM

I was at the Dollar General ("DG" as we call it) the other day. I had eaten a banana on the way and wanted to throw away the peel and not toss it out on the road and cause an accident. So I drove over to the dumpster and tossed and missed of course. Anyway, I picked it up threw it in and noticed some wire shelves. A little more inspection turned up a wire shelf display that is now in my basement. Not sure if it should hold kits or tools. Nice score anyway.

Old Wombat · November 08, 2025, 01:57:47 AM

Quote from: kerick on November 07, 2025, 07:49:26 AMI was at the Dollar General ("DG" as we call it) the other day. I had eaten a banana on the way and wanted to throw away the peel and not toss it out on the road and cause an accident. So I drove over to the dumpster and tossed and missed of course. Anyway, I picked it up threw it in and noticed some wire shelves. A little more inspection turned up a wire shelf display that is now in my basement. Not sure if it should hold kits or tools. Nice score anyway.

Win!