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But since I picked up a new camera this weekend thought I would try it out today.  It will take me a few days to get everything for this job fabricated and installed.  I will keep it updated as progress is made.  These will be spiked rollers to attach to the back of a para-til.  (large plow used for prepping row crop land)  It will make more sense when i get closer to the end...First we start with some 3/8" plate and some 12" sch 40 pipe...Get the pipe cut to length and up on the stands...next i need some circles cut for the shaft assembly ...Then cut the center out to fit the 1 3/4" shaftI'm a Lover, Fighter, Wild horse Rider, and a pretty good welding man......
Reply:then I check the fit of my circles to my pipe.  I can live with it.  Next I fab up the shaft assembly.Load it in the pipe and weld the inside circles.and then the outside caps...Ran out of wire on this one so I capped it with 5/32 6013 at 150 ampsI'm a Lover, Fighter, Wild horse Rider, and a pretty good welding man......
Reply:now that the roller is completed we start adding spikes. finished rollerOne down three to go....I'm a Lover, Fighter, Wild horse Rider, and a pretty good welding man......
Reply:Pretty cool.  What's holding those pipe stands up?  Are they set in the concrete floor?What's the gizmo wire-tied to your cutting torch?  Some kind of stand-off  or part of a circle cutting jig?Benson's Mobile Welding - Dayton, OH metro area - AWS Certified Welding Inspector
Reply:Is this going to be motorized at all?  A rock roller or rock rake as they call them up here?http://www.haybuster.com/hb/Rock_Pickers.htmlI used to build these and one thing we do differently on the shaft  is we measure out and torch openings in the tubing so we can get a weld on the inner plates to the tubing as well.  I don't know how much of a difference it makes or if it's just added security but I figured I'd let you know.Also you're cheating, there needs to be more teeth on it, I had the fun job of welding all the teeth on the rock rakes one year, a run of 100, welding each side of each tooth with FCAW is not fun.
Reply:Jackson,Having worked with those myself, you might want to add a small  2 inch gusset to either side of each tooth to prevent tear out when some one is turning sharply with the roller engaged in the ground.On the center bar supports, did you plug weld those supports in?  I don't think it needs it, but would stiffen up the assembly.Nice and neat work...I like your saw over there...Got one just like it.  Gotta keep that outside wheel greased though...Antibling...the teeth number are fine for the application...It isn't for a motorized rock rake..At least I don't think so...Last edited by lugweld; 03-15-2009 at 06:36 PM.Esab Migmaster 250Lincoln SA 200Lincoln Ranger 8Smith Oxy Fuel setupEverlast PowerPlasma 80Everlast Power iMIG 160Everlast Power iMIG 205 Everlast Power iMIG 140EEverlast PowerARC 300Everlast PowerARC 140STEverlast PowerTIG 255EXT
Reply:Hammack It is looking great from here, with three more to go? Do these follow each other in a row? Or are they end to end in an assembly? Either way good looking job on them!Miller Thunderbolt 225Millermatic 130 XPLincoln HD 100 Forney C-5bt Arc welderPlasma Cutter Gianteach Cut40ACent Machinery Bandsaw Cent Machinery 16Speed Drill PressChicago Electric 130amp tig/90 ArcHobart 190 Mig spoolgun ready
Reply:no rock rake, They actually will be two rollers side by side that create a 21' swath.  They act very much like a cultipacker, but will work in conjunction to the rest of the plow....A-Dab,  that is a circle cutting jig I made to cut circles with a torch.  I prefer it over all of the store bought units that I have seen, and it cuts accurate.  I cut those circles out and there was no play around the shaft when I slid it in.  Lug, We have tried the gussets, but they won't work in our dirt.  The red clay that we have the gussets cause clay to build up and the rollers quit functioning as they should.  Besides with the rig that these rollers are going behind it is gonna be impossible for them to turn sharp enough with it in the ground to break anything.  KMC uses a roller very similar to this on there V-rippers now, and we originally were just gonna buy the rollers from them but they wanted about $3000 more for the 4 rollers than I could build them myself and still make a profit.  Plus I would still have to modify them to work as we want them.  So fabricating all of it was the option to go.  There are five circles in the pipe supporting the shaft including the outside ones.  The center is plug welded to the pipe, and the other two between the center and ends are welded from inside the pipe.I'm a Lover, Fighter, Wild horse Rider, and a pretty good welding man......
Reply:Oh, A-Dab.   That is actually a sand floor where that roller is sitting.  The stands are some I made.  They have a 24" harrow disk welded to the bottom.  You just can't tell it in the pics.I'm a Lover, Fighter, Wild horse Rider, and a pretty good welding man......
Reply:well, things got real busy real quick with this job, but I found the pics of the end result and thought I would post them.  This is what the cylinders were used for, and I had to fabricate everything from the plow frame back.  The turn buckle mounts, brackets, etc...   Well here is the end result.I'm a Lover, Fighter, Wild horse Rider, and a pretty good welding man......
Reply:Man,Nice freakin' cuts with the torch.  I've picked stuff up from the local metal yard and it 'trips' me out how good those guys are with those things.  I'd love to know how to cut out circles and shapes better than I do now... (I get lot's of blow-back).Nice work !/Jman....
Reply:nice welds hammack. looks like that will worl really well.If you like my stuff you can find me on Facebook.  https://www.facebook.com/theangryanv...ngryanvilforge
Reply:I looked a your circle cutting jig until I 'got it'. The cable ties are too simple.  When you cut the small holes, do you rotate the torch; or spin the round piece?9-11-2001......We Will Never ForgetRetired desk jockey. Hobby weldor with a little training. Craftsman O/A---Flat, Vert, Ovhd, Horz. Miller Syncrowave 250