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Hello all,

I have a stack of tires in my driveway and I'm going to make a tire pell. I've seen various plans so I have, what I hope, is a good idea for a design.

But . . . how do I cut the tires? There's steel belts in there right?

Thanks,
Steven

not just stack em up around a pole?

buy a treated 4x4
sink it into the ground
stack tires around it
tie them together if you feel it is needed

at least that is how i would do it.

I am sure others here will have far better ideas

There are a couple of designs that involve eiether putting holes in the tires or cutting them up.

I'm interested in how to do that.

Cheers,
Steven

Steven H wrote:There are a couple of designs that involve eiether putting holes in the tires or cutting them up.

I'm interested in how to do that.

Cheers,
Steven

in that case.. sawzall and a demo blade.

I have tried to alter tires with both a sawzall and a shotgun. Both times, I ended up pulling wire out of my skin.

I hang two tires from a chain. I have a small one hanging above a large one. It is kind of a snowman kind of thing.

I hang them from as long a chain as I can manage.

It works very well for training.

f

Personally, I don't recommend a tire pell, but if it your only option don't hit it very hard. No more than 75% power.

Just my two cents.

Thor.

Thorstenn wrote:Personally, I don't recommend a tire pell, but if it your only option don't hit it very hard. No more than 75% power.

Just my two cents.

Thor.

Dumb question: Why?

I ask because my fixed 'pole in the ground' pell rotted out and I filled in the hole. I was planning a moveable base padded pole but wanted something I could work on striking with authority and not knock over. That let to considering a hanging 2-tire pell from my daughters swing-set like Frieman describes. If there is a reason not to hit a hanging tire pell hard then I'm back to plan B.

What's the downside of hitting a hanging tire pell hard?

Thanks,
Sean

Sean Powell wrote:

Thorstenn wrote:Personally, I don't recommend a tire pell, but if it your only option don't hit it very hard. No more than 75% power.

Just my two cents.

Thor.

Dumb question: Why?

I'm curious as well.

Thanks,
Steven

freiman the minstrel wrote:I have tried to alter tires with both a sawzall and a shotgun. Both times, I ended up pulling wire out of my skin.

That's bad. And the kind of thing I'd like to avoid. Although, I'll admit it hadn't occurred to me to use firearms for construction purposes

Cheers,
Steven

Steven H wrote:

Sean Powell wrote:

Thorstenn wrote:Personally, I don't recommend a tire pell, but if it your only option don't hit it very hard. No more than 75% power.

Just my two cents.

Thor.

Dumb question: Why?

I'm curious as well.

Thanks,
Steven

Cause it is quite possible that if you hit it full power it might bounce back and knock your teeth out or something like that.

Fighters don't bounce like tires do. I prefer not using tires for pells unless I am using it as a base with concrete and sinking a carpeted post in it.

A swinging tire pell is fine. A static tire pell, ie: on a 4x4, has very little give and IMO wears out your joints faster.

I personally have a wave master XXL now and its a dream, but expensive as all hell. Worth every penny.

Any foam or carpet over a 4x4 IMO will work better than a tire pell.
Capet pad and Duct tape on a 4x4 works good as well. Last one I made was a 4x4 cemented into a tire with carpet on it, about 200 pounds total weight. I could knock it over with a stout shot, so it had give. The pain I was getting in my elbow and wrists went away once I stopped using a tire pell.

Thor.

Probably already know this...make sure you wear gloves when you start cutting into that tire. I ripped up my hand pretty good when I was trying to take a tire off that had got blown by a nasty pot hole.

I cut one up with a circular saw once, just put the blade on so the teeth go the opposite direction.