Image 1 — I made these steps out of an ash log to retrieve this crossarm with insulators!
Image 2 — I made these steps out of an ash log to retrieve this crossarm with insulators!
Image 3 — I made these steps out of an ash log to retrieve this crossarm with insulators!
Image 4 — I made these steps out of an ash log to retrieve this crossarm with insulators!
Image 5 — I made these steps out of an ash log to retrieve this crossarm with insulators!
Image 6 — I made these steps out of an ash log to retrieve this crossarm with insulators!
Image 7 — I made these steps out of an ash log to retrieve this crossarm with insulators!
Image 8 — I made these steps out of an ash log to retrieve this crossarm with insulators!

I made these steps out of an ash log to retrieve this crossarm with insulators!

Drilled them right into the pole and climbed up and got it! Im gonna clean the crossarm and coat with polyurethane when I get some

u/Blaw_Gaming — 4 days ago

Anyone know why this beehive insulator is lopsided like this?

It has this weird flat spot on the one side. Was it in a fire at some point? Is this a production error?

u/Blaw_Gaming — 25 days ago

How do you guys climb poles to get insulators? Id like to do this as safely as possible

Taking this pole out of the ground is not an option, neither is toppling it over. Should I use climbing rope or just climb a surrounding tree or the pole itself?

u/Blaw_Gaming — 29 days ago

Creek finds from yesterday's hunt

The spoon is stainless and the bottle is a yardleys perfume from the 40s. One of these days ill see of I can get that fastback operational

u/Blaw_Gaming — 1 month ago

This insulator lamp I made of an old cabinet door frame and construction lumber

Some progess photos included. The majority of the cuts were made with a circular saw or spade bits, using a rasp and chisels to trim everything up. Took about 3.5 days of 5 hours with a total of a little under 20 hours. Definitely room for improvement but hope you guys like it!

u/Blaw_Gaming — 2 months ago
▲ 34 r/Lineman

Figured you guys would enjoy this lamp I made out of old insulators.

This probably isn't what this sub was intended for, but I think you guys will enjoy this

u/Blaw_Gaming — 2 months ago

This insulator lamp I made of an old cabinet door frame and construction lumber

Could definitely improve some things, but I hope you guys like this!

u/Blaw_Gaming — 2 months ago

This insulator lamp I made of an old cabinet door frame and construction lumber

Some progess photos included. The majority of the cuts were made with a circular saw or spade bits, using a rasp and chisels to trim everything up. Took about 3.5 days of 5 hours with a total of a little under 20 hours. Definitely room for improvement but hope you guys like it!

u/Blaw_Gaming — 2 months ago

This insulator display I made out of a trashed bracket! (Progress photos included)

I found this in my buddy's garage and gave him a 10 dollar target gift card for this bracket and an old 30s soda bottle. As you can see, I managed to make it into something actually usable.

u/Blaw_Gaming — 2 months ago

This insulator display I made out of a trashed bracket! (Progress photos included)

I found this in my buddy's garage and gave him a 10 dollar target gift card for this bracket and an old 30s soda bottle. As you can see, I managed to make it into something actually usable.

u/Blaw_Gaming — 2 months ago
▲ 25 r/Lineman+1 crossposts

Does anyone know what the bottom, steel, crossarm is below the main crossarms on this telephone pole?

u/Blaw_Gaming — 2 months ago

I found a dirty hoe in the creek among others!

Found a hoe, shovel, and some other items of interest

u/Blaw_Gaming — 2 months ago

Found this insulator in the mud along the river!

This is the top of a transposition insulator (CD 191). best find in a while

u/Blaw_Gaming — 2 months ago

Spent a day by the river. Heres the finds!

Favorite is the top of that transposition insulator. The salt glazed thingamabob is cool too despite being broken.

u/Blaw_Gaming — 2 months ago
▲ 48 r/Insulators+1 crossposts

Absolute heartbreaker of a PRR insulator I found in the river

Shame its a broken one. Would love to have one thats intact.

u/Blaw_Gaming — 2 months ago

Top of a transposition insulator (CD 191) I found in the river.

I would appreciate if you guys could help me put a value on this. Embossed "B" on the front has a tiny ding on the back (not pictured) but otherwise perfect. Last picture is all the finds for the day

u/Blaw_Gaming — 2 months ago