Today I acquired...........

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

Got home.
Mr Vark, do you want a food Mixer.

I might, but Ked wood.

 

[Seadog]

@hotponyshoes
Can you give me more information on this type of shoe?

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It's a heart bar horseshoe to support a prolapsed frog.
I knew what it was but had to Google the name for it. Not owned a horse for nearly 30 years.

 

[minimutly]

A prolpsed frog, now that just put me in mind of a frog who's just shat his guts out....

 

[julianthegypsy]

Got home.
Mr Vark, do you want a food Mixer.

I might, but Ked wood.





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They are the best! My mum had the Major, bought in about 1970 and also had the mincer, the blender and the coffee grinder that went with it. I had to make a small repair when the dough hook shaft broke off up inside and the broken bit was stuck behind the ring clip in about 1985 and that's all. I think my brother still has it!

 

[daleyd]

A prolpsed frog, now that just put me in mind of a frog who's just shat his guts out....

Kermit regretted ordering the Chicken Vindaloo following 10 pints of Guinness…

 

[Cobbler]

Kermit regretted ordering the Chicken Vindaloo following 10 pints of Guinness…

I thought he had more problems with the pork ….

 

[hotponyshoes]

@hotponyshoes
Can you give me more information on this type of shoe?

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Seadog has it,
It's a heartbar shoe.
Imaginatively named as it's basically a heart shaped bar across the rear of a normal shoe.

That one looks fairly modern, 2000 on
Hard to tell from the photo but it looks like it has been cut from plate.
Looks unused. They are fairly time-consuming to make so unlikely a farrier has made it and not used it so I would expect it is a machine made, stock shoe.
However, they are a very common 'test piece' for apprentices to make and also made in competitions so probably plenty of unused ones around.
Test/training ones would be fire-welded, normally through the center of the heart plate so you could clean it up and look for weld edges.
The bars/inserts are also made/sold separately so would be welded (usually electrically) around each heal of a normal shoe.
Often given as gifts, I get asked for them fairly regularly by people wanting to use them as table decorations for weddings and such and some of the guests normally take them home..
They are popular with people who make items from welding old shoes together and you'll often spot them as centerpieces within a sculpture or being used as handles on a fire pit etc.
Easy to make into a door knocker by fixing a hinge along the rear.

They can be used to support a prolapsed frog.
Although a frog prolapse is normally a symptom caused by something else, the shoe is effective for treating a large number of those causes.

The style has been in use as long as I can remember, still common to use them now. Modern machine made alternatives are still available cut from sheet, cast, forged, machined from aluminium, moulded from plastics and so on.
The flat type in the photo can be quite slippy on certain surfaces so the cast/forged types generally incorporate grooves for improved grip
They are not ideal for long term use or use in certain environmental conditions as they cover the relativity soft frog and it can rot.
They also have limited functionality and more effective treatment options exist although these are normally at a higher time/price cost so the regular type in the photo remains popular.
I commonly use a 3d printed pad to create the heart shape support and this is inserted under a normal shoe.
Provides more dynamic support and allows some breathability to the frog.

 

[Onoff]

I commonly use a 3d printed pad to create the heart shape support and this is inserted under a normal shoe.
Provides more dynamic support and allows some breathability to the frog.

You fit 3D printed parts to horses?

 

[hotponyshoes]

You fit 3D printed parts to horses?

Yes,
Quite a few actually.
They have some good advantages, mainly the ability to provide precise custom-fit as I can trace around the foot using a graphics tablet. It's also easy to make changes sat on the sofa.
Parts range from inserts to cover a hole/wound to pads (as photo above) that are held in place by a normal shoe, upto complete shoes that are glued on.

Obviously the use is limited, partially by the materials available but mainly the extended print times . I do print 'stock' if the printer is not doing anything else.
But if I wanted a heartbar shoe like in advarks photo I could make a lot of those in an hour using a plasma cutter and a welder but, even running 2 printers, could only make 2 a day...

 

[Kram]

Laser digital level. Appears accurate, has lasers. The buttons protrude so I have stuck some foam over the power to stop it turning on accidently.
It would be better if it had a v groove on one of the sides for round items. I'll be trying it on round non magnetic stainless posts tomorrow..

 

[Onoff]

I'll be trying it on round non magnetic stainless posts tomorrow..

How big a diameter stainless posts? Looking for one for a key pad post.

 

[Kram]

I'd guess they are between 45 and 65mm. He may have a length spare, how long are you after? His away for the moment but I'll ask.

 

[Onoff]

I'd guess they are between 45 and 65mm. He may have a length spare, how long are you after? His away for the moment but I'll ask.

Not big enough. Looking for something circa 140mm dia. I had my eye on a bit but it fell through

 

[Kram]

Seems a bit OTT for a key pad post I can ask but unlikely they have any as its used for glass railings rather than anything more structural.

 

[Onoff]

Seems a bit OTT for a key pad post I can ask but unlikely they have any as its used for glass railings rather than anything more structural.

To go on the rhs as you drive up the drive:

https://flic.kr/p/2nJMkws

Incorporating this:

https://flic.kr/p/2nHTshH

I'm half considering a large dia MDPE pipe, filled with concrete, a 3D printed housing for the keypad, then plastic primed and painted to look like the brick pillars, or with stuck on, printed, curved bricks.

 

[dobbslc]

Not much sticks to MDPE in my experience.

 

[Kram]

Its 48mm tube we use mostly.
You couldnt use a 48mm post and have that on the side?

Or another brick and flint pillar?

 

[Onoff]

Not much sticks to MDPE in my experience.

Self tappers do...

 

[dobbslc]

Or another brick and flint pillar?

Do we have time to wait for that though?

 

[Brad93]

Well I practically could have bought a chinese sand blasting cabinet for the amount ive had to spend with Guyson today.

Acquired one of their small blasting cabinets for a very reasonable price (£150-200 if I remember correctly) about three years ago. It came with spare gloves and some nozzles.

Unfortunately the rubber sleeves your hands go through on these do deteriorate and perish over the years. Well today the right hand one finally ripped completely - about 6 months ago i had to block off the left hand arm hole because that ripped off.

Rubber sleeves £61.32 each
Gloves not to unreasonable at £21 a pair. I've bought two pairs as they're bound to rip or tear in the middle of a job.

No choice but to replace with genuine due to the shape of the openings.