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    Welding motorcycle aluminum wheel.

    A buddy called yesterday and asks if I can weld a mc wheel. I said sure bring it by. I cut out the crack with a grinder and welded it with my Miller Mig and spool gun loaded with 4043 wire. Turned...
  2. I made up 2 more adaptors today. For 3/4" and 1"...

    I made up 2 more adaptors today. For 3/4" and 1" pipe nipples...Bob
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    Found my pics online. I just got a new computer...

    Found my pics online. I just got a new computer and all of my pics are on my old one...Bob
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    I do bolt threading with my lathe. I made a...

    I do bolt threading with my lathe. I made a fixture that mounts in place of my lathes compound. I can swivel it a tad if the customer wants the knob angled back or kept straight. First I cut off the...
  5. Nice pics. I lived in Salt Lake City when I was...

    Nice pics. I lived in Salt Lake City when I was small and visited there in '83. Bonneville Speedway was still under water as it wasn't drained yet then it dries out. My dad always said wasn't much to...
  6. Sorry the die outside measurement is 4" square....

    Sorry the die outside measurement is 4" square. Its only cutting 1/2" pipe. We had an 8" hand threader at work and it was huge..Bob
  7. Threading close pipe nipples with a hand threader and block type threading dies.

    I have had a Craftsman AKA Reed Mfg hand pipe threading set for about 18 years. Bought if from a guy going out of his plumbing business. The ratchet handle houses a 4"x4" square threading die and an...
  8. The finished project...Bob

    The finished project...Bob
  9. And yes that is part of a brass powder measure...

    And yes that is part of a brass powder measure pounded in the old plug in the first pic. Don't know the reason it was there when i took it apart..Bob
  10. Last 5 pics.

    Last 5 pics..Bob
  11. Rethreading and repairing a scrap muzzle loader.

    A guy up the street brought me in this butchered up ml rifle. The breech plug had been cut off. Prob by him as the barrel threads were screwed up too. It was a 4 start 5/8 thread which i couldn't...
  12. Yes MIG .030 s-6 solid wire and 75/25 gas. And 30...

    Yes MIG .030 s-6 solid wire and 75/25 gas. And 30 mph wind which didn't help...Bob
  13. Here she is from the big hole to the end. My...

    Here she is from the big hole to the end. My brother in law can grind it how ever he wants i have the hard part done...Bob
  14. Repairing a rotted out farm tractor rim.

    My brother in law called and asked if i could patch his wheel. I said sure do it all the time. Guess i should have looked at it first. Its only missing 26" of metal :) So i pondered it for about 5...
  15. I have lots of other end mills and a milling...

    I have lots of other end mills and a milling machine now but the parts to use my lathe as a mill were handy and the cutter was already in the holder so i just grabbed it. Years ago i didn't have a...
  16. So you need a simple slot in steel and you just have a metal lathe.

    So here is how i do it. A simple angle plate bolted to the cross slide and a suitable end mill holder. Plus some clamps. The plate was pre drilled on the ends where the slot will be just to make it...
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    I just weld and let cool. The only time i have...

    I just weld and let cool. The only time i have had a problem is with some sort of cast steel. Tried to drill it and it was too hard. Mild steel is just fine weld and cool and go with it...Bob
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    I have machined 100's of parts that were welded...

    I have machined 100's of parts that were welded with solid steel mig wire and gas flux core wire with zero problems. I used to repair bearing bores in column pipes with weld then turn the bore back...
  19. Yes i had to bore all the way through it because...

    Yes i had to bore all the way through it because of the keyway i added. It was a 3/8" threaded hole orig for the first motor which the shaft was threaded. I indicated off the OD of the flywheel in my...
  20. Treadmill motor swap flywheel reworked.

    Made an adapter to bolt to the cast iron flywheel to adapt a larger motor where the orig was threaded on. Made up a hub with a flange and cut the ribs from the flywheel to fit. Then bolted it all...
  21. Nice job. I too built one 7 or so years ago and i...

    Nice job. I too built one 7 or so years ago and i love it for so many smaller parts...Bob
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    Nope no problems with the gaps with a mig. We...

    Nope no problems with the gaps with a mig. We have to use .045 gas flux core wire per shop rules. Yup they are ground straight across...Bob
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    Railing job

    This is what i have been doing at work for the last few weeks. Normally we make these work platforms and they have 2x2 sq tube posts and welded cross bars from 1 1/2" tubing. This batch of platforms...
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    I am not sure Andrew. A guy mailed me his old...

    I am not sure Andrew. A guy mailed me his old broken pot metal one and i copied it from steel...Bob
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    Made a small pulley

    Today's project...Bob
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    No i did not do either. Not all cast needs...

    No i did not do either. Not all cast needs preheat, the rod for the job determines that. Bob
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    Antique cast iron clamp part fixed

    A guy at work dropped this part off and asked if i could weld it. Yup no problem i said. Fired up the Miller MM185 with crown alloys .035 cast wire and 75/25 gas and tacked it together. Ran some...
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    Shop press tire bead breaker attachment

    My mower had a flat and i wanted to dismount the tire to add an inner tube and i couldn't break the bead. So i dreamed up this little attachment for my shop press. It just slips on my 1" straight...
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    Perfect...Bob

    Perfect...Bob
  30. Thats some nice work there...Bob

    Thats some nice work there...Bob
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    I have the same problem with some of mine. I just...

    I have the same problem with some of mine. I just place my tailstock wrench between the arbor mounted (whatever it is) and crank the wheel back and it pops right out...Bob
  32. Hole MIG welded up in tractor exhaust manifold.

    My neighbor bought a 1942 2N Ford this winter and someone had brazed a crack in the manifold. So he got out his die grinder and ground the crack almost all the way around and left a hole on the...
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    Yup MIG for me on cast iron. Cool reading...

    Yup MIG for me on cast iron. Cool reading though...Bob
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    Thanks. My dad was a Kubota dealer from '69-'77...

    Thanks. My dad was a Kubota dealer from '69-'77 and his buddy bought the first tractor he sold in '69. He still uses it...Bob
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    A few more pics...Bob

    A few more pics...Bob
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    Kubota tractor part made.

    A guy brought me this bracket that had an ear broke off and wanted me to make another bracket from 1/2" plate. That was the easy part. As the bolts were metric and had a taper like the old VW wheel...
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    Very nice. I made one a few years ago and it...

    Very nice. I made one a few years ago and it wouldn't pop out of the tailstock either. So i lay my tailstock wrench between it and the tailstock casting and crank the handle back and it pops...
  38. Last pic. The carb back together. Now to make...

    Last pic. The carb back together. Now to make some gaskets...Bob
  39. Few more pics. Then after i got all of the...

    Few more pics. Then after i got all of the threading done i needed to bore out the float bowl body for the new bigger dia center post. Easy setup with my lathe spindle mounted boring head and an...
  40. JD tractor carb repair. Lots of threading.

    I got this 1938 JD carb from a customer who saw my CraigsList ad and the cast iron post was wore off where the cast iron float bowl screwed on. I said send it to me i can fix it, somehow. I was going...
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    I don't have the numbers i just do it a simple...

    I don't have the numbers i just do it a simple way. Are you using a taper attachment or just the compound. I have made dozens using both but now that i have a taper attachment i like it better...Bob
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    Went by the Stressproof plant not long ago...

    Went by the Stressproof plant not long ago outside Chicago Il. I have some on hand and it machines great...Bob
    Niagara Lasalle Steel Products - Stressproof ®, ASTM A311, Cold Rolled Steel 1144 Round...
  43. I would do it in my lathe with my degree wheel...

    I would do it in my lathe with my degree wheel and cross slide hole driller but i know you don't have one of them so here would be my second way. Just drill a block of steel for the pipe to slide...
  44. I use pointed tools as that was what we were...

    I use pointed tools as that was what we were taught in trade school 35+ years ago. Now i use brazed carbide for 90% of my cutting...Bob
  45. I agree with the cutter bouncing as i have seen...

    I agree with the cutter bouncing as i have seen it before. Since you are using the tool bit without a tool holder it is lighter and can bounce. Try another cut and hold down on the top of the tool...
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    Bending die made

    Here is a little top punch die i made up from some scrap block of steel. Then i tried it out on some 3/8" x 2 1/2" flat bar. Worked pretty good...Bob
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    Vid of my 7" SBL Shaper

    Shaping a punch for my bending press. Did it like it would have been done 50 years ago before milling machines...Bob
    Shaping a punch for my bending press video by aametalmaster | Photobucket
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    The first Timken bearing plant was in Canton Ohio...

    The first Timken bearing plant was in Canton Ohio 33 miles from my house. They had plants worldwide after that...Bob
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    Yes Ben just an inspection hole for the...

    Yes Ben just an inspection hole for the belts...Bob
  50. I use this wire at home with either gas....

    I use this wire at home with either gas.
    http://www.inweldcorporation.com/datasheets/E71T-1.pdf
    The PDF explains a little about the different gas used. I weld all day with gas flux core at work and...
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