Canadian Truckers "Freedom Convoy"

[BigElCat]

My name is Carol Joe Hummer and I've come for my slippers.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hCRJObfaRw

[BigElCat]

Walmart didn't have any of these for sale....

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[donquixote99]

Why are people still using that medieval design for caltrops? Since the dawn of the sheet metal age, all you have to do is stamp out squares and bend them 90° on the diagonal.

[nailer]

Those look cooler, cost more, feel more substantial, look more substantial, sound more substantial when being deployed/dropped/thrown into position... Think audio gear cases.

[BigElCat]

Originally Posted by donquixote99

Why are people still using that medieval design for caltrops? Since the dawn of the sheet metal age, all you have to do is stamp out squares and bend them 90° on the diagonal.

Your "bend" is actually called a 'brake'. The tool that makes the brake is also called a brake.

I get the feeling you haven't stuck a 1" sheet metal square into a brake diagonally.

And then you'd have one half of a Caltrop that would require a jig to weld to the other half.

[BigElCat]

Truck drivers in the USA aren't even required to get vaccinated.

Canada requires it to enter Canada, the US requires it from Canadian truckers to enter the USA.

And they're crying about fuel prices. They have the freedom to find another line of work.

Parade of boneheads.

[BigElCat]

I heard one independent trucker whining that he and the other independents don't have a union to represent them.

No shit. They didn't want to pay Teamster dues. That's why their independent.

He's never going to be able to understand that.

[donquixote99]

Originally Posted by BigElCat

Your "bend" is actually called a 'brake'. The tool that makes the brake is also called a brake.

I get the feeling you haven't stuck a 1" sheet metal square into a brake diagonally.

And then you'd have one half of a Caltrop that would require a jig to weld to the other half.

I have very very limited experience with working with metal, but I did in fact fold a square paper diagonally according to my design. You can drop it, and any way it lands, you get a point pointing up. Perhaps my design can be improved for manufacturability or effectiveness. Your insights most welcome.

In any case, I know perfectly well why people make medieval-looking caltrops, it's because they're wicked.

[BigElCat]

Originally Posted by donquixote99

I have very very limited experience with working with metal, but I did in fact fold a square paper diagonally according to my design. You can drop it, and any way it lands, you get a point pointing up. Perhaps my design can be improved for manufacturability or effectiveness. Your insights most welcome.

In any case, I know perfectly well why people make medieval-looking caltrops, it's because they're wicked.

It's an intriguing concept, but I can't picture it mentally.

I'd need to see some kind of pictorial or video demonstration.

[Ol' Ken]

How it all started..