[Rick_H]

Little sifter screen repair for a product feeder. I ended up cutting the old piece out and welding in a new section. Not the coolest thing I do but I do a lot of these based on vibration damage....the wire mesh is .090". They have to be welded sanitary with no crevices.

[Alumike]

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A cracked Olds intake manifold that I repaired.

[Rick_H]

Made a cart to hold all the parts to a labeler at work to prevent damage. I made one a year ago and damage is own 98% just have to cap somethings off and do the finish work.

[subwayrocket]

Made a Speed Handle for my mill vise . All scrap from the junk yard .
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[Rick_H]

That should work nice! A lot easier to grab that is for sure ...

Is the Mill up and running?

[subwayrocket]

That should work nice! A lot easier to grab that is for sure ...

Is the Mill up and running?

Thanks, yes it's all set up. Cosmoline all cleaned off, oiled, re-greased, trammed. Getting to know the machine. Matt at Quality Machine Tool in Pittsburgh has been a big help. I started doing a few things with it. I milled flats on the shank of all my import Shars boring bars. Faced all my big Alum chill blocks . Hoping to get a machinist buddy down here to get me going better ! The speed wheel works pretty good. It's weight gives it some inertia like a fly wheel...so opening/closing goes faster. Threw some paint on it...and since it's the only American made thing on the whole mill I threw the little flag on it ...lol . Here it is on the mill .
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[maker of things]

Finally good use for Harbor Freight indicator base

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[maker of things]

Ace, nice setup. Once you have used a speed handle on a mill vise, it's pretty had to imaging not having one huh? I share your opinion of Matt. Got my 1440 lathe from him and am very happy with his machine and service.

[subwayrocket]

Ace, nice setup. Once you have used a speed handle on a mill vise, it's pretty had to imaging not having one huh? I share your opinion of Matt. Got my 1440 lathe from him and am very happy with his machine and service.

Yep . The only problem I have found with a mil is that once you have one, you want a bigger one ...and a lathe too $$$

[maker of things]

Yep . The only problem I have found with a mil is that once you have one, you want a bigger one ...and a lathe too $$$

ain't that the truth! My rule on that:

Give a person a tool, they can finish a project. Give that same person a reasonably equipped shop and they will forever be one tool/machine away from starting yet another project.

[exnailpounder]

Yep . The only problem I have found with a mil is that once you have one, you want a bigger one ...and a lathe too $$$

ain't that the truth! My rule on that:

Give a person a tool, they can finish a project. Give that same person a reasonably equipped shop and they will forever be one tool/machine away from starting yet another project.

I always wished my tool was bigger...sorry...you asked for it

[LtBadd]

Finally good use for Harbor Freight indicator base

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Good one!

[maker of things]

Some hanger-uppers for torches and work cables on the end of my weld bench.

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[motox]

maker,
nice touch!
craig

[Rick_H]

Making some stuff...

Steel tank legs, stainless frame I made 309L wire

[entity-unknown]

Is that "Passover" tank for that special holiday feeding time?

[Rick_H]

Is that "Passover" tank for that special holiday feeding time?

Was an old vessel we used for some special Passover items we make at work.

[maker of things]

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My hasty "make sure the new machine can weld at 210 amps on AC and 5 on DC" tests. Did a poor job cleaning the aluminum which was also junk from coexisting with steel scrap for a few months. For almost an inch there (all together) it doesnt look too bad.

[zank]

One from yesterday.


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[Fe3c]

I bought a wrecked car a few months ago with the intentions to turn it into a race car. Well, my daily driver caught on fire so I had to whip the project into shape in short order.


What I started with.




In progress.









Done other than tweaking the headlight bucket on the driver's side a little bit.

[maker of things]

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First real try at the razorblade challenge I heard about on the welding tips n tricks podcast. 15 amps .04 lanthanted 20cfh using .035 mig wire for filler. That stinkin puddle is really hard to see. I turned my hood down to 6 shade and once I initiated the arc I realised I had set up way too far away.

[Rick_H]

Got my fittings welded in, tank and stand complete now to add some process piping and a filter.

[Rick_H]

Cementite nice project!

[LtBadd]

Got my fittings welded in, tank and stand complete now to add some process piping and a filter.

Rick, nice job on the couplings!

[Rick_H]

Thanks Rich...

Stand mocked up in place, need to wait till the tank and cleaned then Ill paint the stand with some Steel-It and they will sanitize and put into production.