Re: Help with PVC beam
[Re: Southern_Secret]
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08/29/24 01:05 PM
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Yukon John
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Depends what you're fleshing. I made mine narrow, and it works pretty good for case skinned stuff. Not so much for beaver leg holes though. I used a 1/3 diameter of 6". I'm toying with making a separate beam for beaver, just haven't. I can get measurements, but it'll likely be a few days.
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Re: Help with PVC beam
[Re: Southern_Secret]
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09/07/24 08:08 PM
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Yukon John
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I like those, but none of them are 6" pipe...what size pipe were they made of? Looks to be at least 18". Love your setup.
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Re: Help with PVC beam
[Re: Southern_Secret]
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09/08/24 11:46 AM
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6" pipe is too small for making "wood" style beams. 12" and up is optimal.
If I had only 6"pvs I would just cut it to length and slide it over a wooden post.
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Re: Help with PVC beam
[Re: Southern_Secret]
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09/10/24 11:33 AM
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Very nice. You did a great job of smoothing it down. And it looks very symmetric Now for a few hides to flesh to see if you like the taper of the "nose" I like mine a little more narrow for the first 6-8 inches But mine are 8+ inches wide
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Re: Help with PVC beam
[Re: Yukon John]
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09/11/24 04:00 PM
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Depends what you're fleshing. I made mine narrow, and it works pretty good for case skinned stuff. Not so much for beaver leg holes though. I used a 1/3 diameter of 6". I'm toying with making a separate beam for beaver, just haven't. I can get measurements, but it'll likely be a few days. I made mine wider it worked good for fleshing around beaver leg holes, but had a hard time getting coon down on the beam to start fleshing behind ears, so I narrowed the point down, the coon fits good now but have a hard time with beaver back leg holes
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Re: Help with PVC beam
[Re: Southern_Secret]
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09/16/24 04:16 PM
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Give it a measurement and compare to the chart I posted. You may have to zip tie it in the middle to narrow the wire stretcher
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Re: Help with PVC beam
[Re: TrapprChris]
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10/01/24 11:12 AM
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Southern_Secret
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@TrapperChris, I finally got my hand on some 10" pipe and tryed my hand at making one not so "fat" at the top. Its not bad but im not really happy with it. I will post a pic as soon as I can.
Last edited by Southern_Secret; 10/01/24 11:12 AM.
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Re: Help with PVC beam
[Re: Southern_Secret]
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10/12/24 05:51 PM
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Southern Secret. You won't know till you try it. I bet it'll work out fine for you. Fleshing and stretching your own hides on something you made is great. I love putting up fur and get great satisfaction in doing it. I hope you do the same. Show us some put up pics this year when you get the chance
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