Imitating a casting by welding

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Got in this pump jack saddle bearing that was beyond saving. Had to figure out a way to copying it by welding pieces together. This is what we came up with.Millermatic 252XMT 304'sDynasty 280DXHypertherm PowerMax 1250Miller Trailblazer 302 EFIOptima PulserXR feeder and XR Edge gun and more athttp://members.dslextreme.com/users/waynecook/index.htm
Reply:What fix....You get all the fun jobs......zap!I am not completely insane..Some parts are missing Professional Driver on a closed course....Do not attempt.Just because I'm a  dumbass don't mean that you can be too.So DON'T try any of this **** l do at home.
Reply:This will never work. You need to search the internet and find a brand new one.
Reply:Originally Posted by 7A749You make it look so easy Wayne
Reply:Looks good. Likely will last longer than the original.Was this on a running pump jack? The seals failed and washed out the grease? Do the use bushings or bearings. Not being in Texas... I don't see very many pump jacks. I'm just curious... never know... I might need to build one... when I might strike oil in my backyard... like the guys on tv.
Reply:Originally Posted by zapsterWhat fix....You get all the fun jobs......zap!
Reply:irish-fixitYou are going to 'Rod-Burn in Hell' for your progressiveness.Your Heretical Crime is specifically addressed in section2.1-22 of: Lincoln's - The Procedure Handbook of Arc Welding.'Old Believes' maintain that OEM is the only Orthodoxy.  For those that have read - and weld any other way - hold their fate in their own stinger.I am looking forward to your Nexxxt defiance.Opus.Last edited by OPUS FERRO; 04-04-2014 at 02:02 AM.Reason: their/thier/there - and whom is where/wear?
Reply:that's a good job, real good.
Reply:Originally Posted by forhireLooks good. Likely will last longer than the original.Was this on a running pump jack? The seals failed and washed out the grease? Do the use bushings or bearings. Not being in Texas... I don't see very many pump jacks. I'm just curious... never know... I might need to build one... when I might strike oil in my backyard... like the guys on tv.
Reply:Originally Posted by lars66that's a good job, real good.
Reply:Wayne, not trying to confront you as you're hella smart when it comes to this stuff, but I always thought the purpose of a bushing was to reduce wear on a shaft, or provide a weak link so to speak. So when you say nylatron will outlast a shaft, I have to ask for an explanation....non confrontational of course, just trying to learn.Sent from my XT907 using TapatalkLincoln SA 200Esab Caddy 160Thermal Arc 201TSMiller Dialarc HFI don't like making plans for the day because then the word "premeditated" gets thrown around the courtroom....
Reply:Good job, Wayne!! Some just never realize grease is an extremely cheap maintenance item. How many tubes of grease could have been bought for the cost of this job??                                                                                                                    MikeOl' Stonebreaker  "Experience is the name everyone gives to their mistakes"Hobart G-213 portableMiller 175 migMiller thunderbolt ac/dc stick Victor O/A setupMakita chop saw
Reply:Originally Posted by dubl_tWayne, not trying to confront you as you're hella smart when it comes to this stuff, but I always thought the purpose of a bushing was to reduce wear on a shaft, or provide a weak link so to speak. So when you say nylatron will outlast a shaft, I have to ask for an explanation....non confrontational of course, just trying to learn.Sent from my XT907 using Tapatalk
Reply:Thanks for the lesson Sent from my XT907 using TapatalkLincoln SA 200Esab Caddy 160Thermal Arc 201TSMiller Dialarc HFI don't like making plans for the day because then the word "premeditated" gets thrown around the courtroom....
Reply:You're welcomeMillermatic 252XMT 304'sDynasty 280DXHypertherm PowerMax 1250Miller Trailblazer 302 EFIOptima PulserXR feeder and XR Edge gun and more athttp://members.dslextreme.com/users/waynecook/index.htm
Reply:I missed this the first time around.  Nice work!  Did that bottom plate want to warp after you welded it to the tube gussets above it?  Clamp and keep it flat or mill it flat after?
Reply:Thanks.Yes those plates definitely want to warp. The only way is to bend the plate the other way before starting. In this case there was about 1/8" upward bow in the middle where the shaft goes across. I made three passes and it was already slightly the other way. So I shimmed the middle, and clamped both ends to pull it back a little. Then tacked the gussets in place to hold it. I then welded out the gussets. It's still not perfectly flat but it's close enough that bolts will pull it tight to the I beam that it bolts to. If they're to bad then I'll use a shaper to flatten them after building. But I've not had to do that for a long time once I got the procedure down.Last edited by irish fixit; 04-19-2014 at 10:31 AM.Millermatic 252XMT 304'sDynasty 280DXHypertherm PowerMax 1250Miller Trailblazer 302 EFIOptima PulserXR feeder and XR Edge gun and more athttp://members.dslextreme.com/users/waynecook/index.htm