Hub flange option.

[AtomicZombie]

http://www.atomiczombie.com/videos/hubflange/hubflange.htm

Brad

[TheKid]

That's a lot like how we made washers for park bench bolts. It sometimes wasted time to go to the warehouse to make a couple of washers we didn't have, so we just cut some scrap metal on the band saw then drilled them out. Some guys rounded them on the grinder or belt sander, but I just cut them square and pressed them into the soft wood. After the slats were painted, it looked like they were designed that way. It saved time, and I was always able to get more benches fixed in a day than anyone else, so that nice easy job of fixing park benches was mine. The best part was that we had a part time helper who had no confidence they were trying to get rid of. He's a good kid who's willing to work hard, but has a tough time learning. I had a system I developed with him so he only did the unskilled work, which save me a lot of time. As a team, we were very productive and it saved his job. After I left due to an injury, he stayed on but had problems with some of the other workers. Just before he was about to be let go, I spoke to a friend of my cousin who's a union bigwig with the electricians union. He got the kid a job as a helper unloading equipment off trucks, which he could do quite well and quite fast, for a whole lot more than the measly $7/hr. the county was paying him.

[AtomicZombie]

I have huge respect for those that put their effort into something. I know a lot of people that have abilities that they don't use - those people I do not respect. Glad to know your pal is working.

Brad


That's a lot like how we made washers for park bench bolts. It sometimes wasted time to go to the warehouse to make a couple of washers we didn't have, so we just cut some scrap metal on the band saw then drilled them out. Some guys rounded them on the grinder or belt sander, but I just cut them square and pressed them into the soft wood. After the slats were painted, it looked like they were designed that way. It saved time, and I was always able to get more benches fixed in a day than anyone else, so that nice easy job of fixing park benches was mine. The best part was that we had a part time helper who had no confidence they were trying to get rid of. He's a good kid who's willing to work hard, but has a tough time learning. I had a system I developed with him so he only did the unskilled work, which save me a lot of time. As a team, we were very productive and it saved his job. After I left due to an injury, he stayed on but had problems with some of the other workers. Just before he was about to be let go, I spoke to a friend of my cousin who's a union bigwig with the electricians union. He got the kid a job as a helper unloading equipment off trucks, which he could do quite well and quite fast, for a whole lot more than the measly $7/hr. the county was paying him.

[TheKid]

Thanks Brad. This kid was 17 when he came to work with us. I worked with him for 6 months before I got hurt. I spoke for him to my cousin's buddy who owed me a favor. All I said was to give the kid a shot at something anybody can do. My cousin drove a supply truck and needed a helper, so that's the job he was given on a probationary basis. He's 22 now, and is specifically asked for when someone needs a helper. I haven't been in touch with him for a couple of years, but I hear about him from my cousin.

[SirJoey]

Very kool!