Re: Help with PVC beam
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08/29/24 01:05 PM
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
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
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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
09/11/24 04:00 PM
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bowhunterks
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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
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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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