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wood bed mount blocks
Posted: November 27, 2008, 8:01 pm
by jecsd1
does anyone have the dimensions and a good type of wood to use. I was thinking oak or cedar might be good. Also what should I use for the little rubber strips between the wood and the frame?
Posted: November 27, 2008, 8:08 pm
by ICEMAN6166
well i used a pressure treated 4x4 and cut them as needed when i did my 66.
going to use some towtruck sling rubber for the frame pieces.
Posted: November 27, 2008, 8:08 pm
by Uncle Skip
You need something hard that won't split.
Both of the woods you mentioned will do just that.
Ask about some bald clear grain cypress or maybe even teak.
I have an extra set that a friend made for me if you're interested. He used my originals for a template and some kind of exotic wood that they use for Japanese nunchuks and oil soaked them.
U@ss
Posted: November 27, 2008, 8:41 pm
by Greg D
A dense but not brittle plastic would be an option too.
Posted: November 27, 2008, 8:50 pm
by Choppermike
I am opting for UHMW. The type of plastic used in machinery or cutting boards.
Posted: November 27, 2008, 9:02 pm
by Greg D
That is exactly what I was thinking too Mike.
Posted: November 27, 2008, 9:29 pm
by ICEMAN6166
Posted: November 27, 2008, 9:50 pm
by jecsd1
Skip, I may indeed be interested. PM me with details if you're interested in letting them go. Thanks
Posted: November 28, 2008, 1:38 pm
by Garbz
Factory uses red oak...
Common material
Garbz
Posted: November 28, 2008, 5:03 pm
by don luster
Red oak is porus and white oak would be better because it is water tight. If you will boil them in linseed oil they will last for a very long time. Get pipe that will allow them to slide into and get out when they swell from the oil. Place a rock or something on top of them and pore the linseed oil over them until they are covered place on heat sorce and boil slowly for several minutes. keep a check on the oil and add befor it gets below the blocks . osage orange is good also. very resistant to rot . Post oak is good. Any hardwood is ok but some are better than others. Thats why whiskey barrels are made from white oak and not red oak, plus a few other reasons. I have a woodworking shop that I build horse drawn vehicles in and I would be glad to make several of these if your pay for the lumber and shipping.
Don Luster
Posted: November 28, 2008, 7:40 pm
by slick4x4
don luster wrote: osage orange is good also. very resistant to rot . Don Luster
i will agree with that !
have pulled fence post out of the ground that have been buried for
close to 75 years....still solid as the day they went in
but i doubt that you would be able to find any at the lumber store
Posted: December 2, 2008, 11:26 am
by Uncle Skip
Posted pictures and dimensions for the blocks in the hints and tricks forum if you want to build yourself a set. Jason got my last ones.
U@ss