building a 6" dredge, need some help finding parts

njcommercialdiver · Jan 25, 2020

back pontoon laid out and cut, ready for bending

i also cut 2 of the tops out but didnt take a pic of them. ill bend them up tomorrow

winners,
i got another 4" intake foot valve from Roger

njcommercialdiver · Jan 26, 2020

got the pontoons bent up, only had the help from my son for a short time, so i got bent up what i could in that time

also guess my bender didnt have tight enough tollerences when bending a full length piece, so they werent bending a full 90 degrees, i also think i need to add a 6 inch or so wide piece the full width behind the bending angle as it looked like the sheet was lifting up when we would get to 90 degrees with the handles. i think the longer flat surface would hold it better. i also noticed the top bar would bend upward when i tightened up the wedge bolts, so i need to make an arch across the full width with a upright in the middle and flush at the ends

since they arent fully bent, ill just put the bulkheads in and pull them tight with pony clamps, then weld them up inside and out

really hate when it turns them sideways here