Duality Posted September 30, 2013 Report Share Posted September 30, 2013 We have stairs in our office that leads to a document storage area, we also have a unofficial meeting room there since it's the only room in the whole shop that's not finished. ANYWAYS. We had a sample part at the bottom of the stairs, the piece is 5"x6"x20" almost solid steel (minus the few holes for valves and what not. Last year I couldn't bring it up because it was heavy (I had estimated it at about 80-90 pounds). Today we were cleaning those stairs so we had to move it upstairs, two guys took it and weren't able to bring it up since it's very awkward. Anyways, I just thought to myself, if I put two fingers there and hold the side, bla bla bla, next thing you know, I brought the block up 21 stairs alone with sheer strength. Catch is, I then checked the weight, it's about 130 pounds. They just looked at me in awe. I didn't say shit, I just sat down and continued to work. I'll go take a picture of the block if I get a chance from an angle that doesn't compromise any design specs. Quote It's not 80% diet, 20% exercise, it's 100% diet, 100% exercise. Give it your all. My journey (Date - Total - BF % - LBM) 2012-01-01 - 242 - 35% - 157 2013-12-15 - 172 - 10% - 155 2016-05-01 - 231 - 25% - 173 Link to comment
Duality Posted October 1, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 1, 2013 This is the block. Quote It's not 80% diet, 20% exercise, it's 100% diet, 100% exercise. Give it your all. My journey (Date - Total - BF % - LBM) 2012-01-01 - 242 - 35% - 157 2013-12-15 - 172 - 10% - 155 2016-05-01 - 231 - 25% - 173 Link to comment
bigm141414 Posted October 1, 2013 Report Share Posted October 1, 2013 That's a nice looking block. Well done Duality Quote "Pull the bar like you're ripping the head off a god-damned lion" - Donny Shankle Link to comment
StarGazer Posted October 1, 2013 Report Share Posted October 1, 2013 Well done, sir! Quote Link to comment
Duality Posted October 1, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 1, 2013 That's a nice looking block. Well done Duality Well done, sir! Thank you sirs. It's the most awkward thing to bring up a set of narrow stairs. I had two fingers in the hole on the round part on the left and a grip at the bottom. Quote It's not 80% diet, 20% exercise, it's 100% diet, 100% exercise. Give it your all. My journey (Date - Total - BF % - LBM) 2012-01-01 - 242 - 35% - 157 2013-12-15 - 172 - 10% - 155 2016-05-01 - 231 - 25% - 173 Link to comment
Wayne_Kent_Seago Posted October 1, 2013 Report Share Posted October 1, 2013 Nice work! Quote Lvl 8 ◠Half-Elf breaking free of an Ogre’s body ◠RangerSTR 11.5; DEX 2; STA 19.5; CON 13; WIS 13; CHA 5Fire Flower Power-up“Things Do Not Happen. Things Are Made to Happen†– John F. Kennedy My current challenge2014 - My Year of Badassery (Battle Log)TwitterInstagram Past Challenges:#1; #2; #3; #4, #5, #6, #7, #8#9 Link to comment
Jakkals Posted October 1, 2013 Report Share Posted October 1, 2013 Always nice to impress people who don't expect it. And even better to act cool about it. Quote Level 8 : Wizard Blacksmith [ STR 6 | DEX 6 | STA 5 | CON 5 | WIS 10 | CHA 4 ] Jakkals, 2019 nommer 3 Spoiler Adapt yourself to the things among which your lot has been cast and love sincerely the fellow creatures with whom destiny has ordained that you shall live. -Marcus Aurelius Link to comment
Duality Posted October 1, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 1, 2013 Actually re-calculated it, it weights 170 pounds and not 130 lol that's almost like lifting my own bodyweight up 21 stairs. Quote It's not 80% diet, 20% exercise, it's 100% diet, 100% exercise. Give it your all. My journey (Date - Total - BF % - LBM) 2012-01-01 - 242 - 35% - 157 2013-12-15 - 172 - 10% - 155 2016-05-01 - 231 - 25% - 173 Link to comment
Ceasefire Posted October 2, 2013 Report Share Posted October 2, 2013 That's pretty damn impressive, sir! Lifted with the legs and not the back, right? Quote Pixie Ranger Drunk on Tea~ (ノ◕ヮ◕)ノ*:・゚✧ Link to comment
bigm141414 Posted October 2, 2013 Report Share Posted October 2, 2013 Actually re-calculated it, it weights 170 pounds and not 130 lol that's almost like lifting my own bodyweight up 21 stairs. So what you are saying is you are a good person to call for body dragging problems. Good to know.... Quote "Pull the bar like you're ripping the head off a god-damned lion" - Donny Shankle Link to comment
ApfelStrudi Posted October 2, 2013 Report Share Posted October 2, 2013 Hahaha, you totally BAMF'd that! I can totally imagine some of your coworkers sneaking up there, trying to lift it up and then come back down to stare at you in awe. Weeell done! Quote Just trying to get back on my feet. apfelstrudi learns to outrun shamblers | Instagram challenge Link to comment
Duality Posted October 2, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 2, 2013 So what you are saying is you are a good person to call for body dragging problems. Good to know.... You need to bring a body up a set of stairs? No prob Hahaha, you totally BAMF'd that! I can totally imagine some of your coworkers sneaking up there, trying to lift it up and then come back down to stare at you in awe. Weeell done! Yeah I did, I still feel like a boss haha, my ex supervisor (he changed departement) actually asked me where did I put the block yesterday afternoon because he was going up those stairs and noticed they were clean. He was the one I tried bringing it up with last time. I just told him I brought it up alone Monday, he just looked at me like "euh, ...., ok" Quote It's not 80% diet, 20% exercise, it's 100% diet, 100% exercise. Give it your all. My journey (Date - Total - BF % - LBM) 2012-01-01 - 242 - 35% - 157 2013-12-15 - 172 - 10% - 155 2016-05-01 - 231 - 25% - 173 Link to comment
Tateman Posted October 2, 2013 Report Share Posted October 2, 2013 bad ass Quote Tateland.com, Instagram, Fitbit Link to comment
Metalhead Posted October 2, 2013 Report Share Posted October 2, 2013 Definitely impressive! Using strength improvements in you day-to-day is always a good feeling. Out of curiosity - what is that piece used for? (My initial guess was some sort of hydraulic distribution system) Quote LVL 3: Human Assassin STR: 7.75 | DEX: 5 | STA: 4 | CON: 2 | WIS: 4 | CHA: 2 Current Challenge Past Challenges: 1, 2 Link to comment
Duality Posted October 2, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 2, 2013 It's the block cavity of a hydraulic boom extension cylinder. The hydraulic cylinder hallow rod welds on that smaller extruded circular part. It's about 45' long done. I'd post drawings, but I could get fired xD. That block has a few purge ports, extend and retract ports and two valves. So you connect everything to that block so you don't have external hydraulic lines running. They work 3 cylinders in series to extend the boom arm. The boom is about 260' extended and 140' retracted. Here is an example of two. We actually make the ones going in the grey/red/white one. Quote It's not 80% diet, 20% exercise, it's 100% diet, 100% exercise. Give it your all. My journey (Date - Total - BF % - LBM) 2012-01-01 - 242 - 35% - 157 2013-12-15 - 172 - 10% - 155 2016-05-01 - 231 - 25% - 173 Link to comment
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