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Looks like I have stuff to weld...More of the same'ol..But I like it..Better than nothing to do... Tubes..Heads..Notice the (6) 3/8-16 drilled and tapped holes..There are other plates that will be bolted to the tubes in the end..I have to install all these taper lock bushings "later"..So we heat the tubes...015 shrink this time..After the tube cools enough tho "grab" the head tack it in 3 places..That way there as you heat the other end up the head you just installed will stay put instead of falling out the bottom.. Continued next post.....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:Now we weld..Root..Stitch pass..Now multiply by 8..After welding and cooling off overnite tomorrow I'll machine the centers for the Taper Lok Bushings and install then weld them in..So untill tomorrow..I 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:Nice work, as usual.Good explaination of the assembly sequence, shrink fit, tacking first piece, etc.I see the tube I.D. is machined to accept the head, and there is a step the head sits on at the correct height.Last edited by pulser; 09-21-2007 at 04:25 PM.
Reply:Originally Posted by pulserNice work, as usual.Good explaination of the assembly sequence, shrink fit, tacking first piece, etc.I see the tube I.D. is machined to accept the head, and there is a step the head sits on at the correct height.
Reply:ZAP why do you TIG weld everything? why not just stick or MIG weld and let it be done with, save some time and money for your boss'
Reply:A 110 Fluxcore machine just don't cut it..Thats why.....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:as a business owner or a second hand in business Quality always comes before time and money, as time and money will not make time and money as well as quality can.
Reply:Originally Posted by mr2turbo7as a business owner or a second hand in business Quality always comes before time and money, as time and money will not make time and money as well as quality can.
Reply:As we continue on this A.M.After cooling all nite we put it back in the lathe to bore the centers for the collars..There are 2 turned spots on the tube..Indicate the closest spot to the chuck to zero and then move the indicator to the other turned area and indicate that side in with a rubber hammer..Yes it works..Here's the weld in collar..Bore 4.125 for the collar..Do both ends of the tube..After the ends are done Get out the pre-made shaft to line up the collars and parts end to end..The first collar can go "anywhere" so just tack in place and then we'll line everything up..Continued.....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:After tacking the first collar install the bushing and line up the screwholes..Tighten the set screws..Now to the other side..Slide the collar in the bore and then install the bushing on the shaft..Hmmmmmmm don't line up..So just spin the collar untill all holes are in line..Tighten screws..Tack collar..Take it all apart..And finish weld the collars..And now repeat X4..I 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:Originally Posted by matZAP why do you TIG weld everything? why not just stick or MIG weld and let it be done with, save some time and money for your boss'
Reply:That's interesting work Zap. I've done some basic machining here and there, but nothing on a professional level. Are these pieces by chance going to be used in mag drums? I'm just wondering what it is that they are becoming that requires them to have an interference fit to them.Owner of Bushwacker Mobile WeldingPictures
Reply:Might be a dumb question here... I think I follow the taper collar and the shrinking w/ heat .015 so they wont slide....   But what are the OD  "grooves" on these thingsNice stuff there too...appreciate the tech writing weld it like you own it
Reply:Wait wait I think I got it ....you turned the "grooves" so they would be a thinner wall for the shrinking process w/ the heat???? weld it like you own it
Reply:The 2 grooves on the O.D. are for indicating the tube in during end for end swaps so everything stays in line..The tube from the factory is far from round..These tubes I have here were .160 "bumpy" no matter how close you indicate it in..So you turn nice smooth indicator spots to use..Now you don't care what the O.D. is doing as long as the spots still run true with one another..Hope this helps.. ...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:Are these pieces by chance going to be used in mag drums?
Reply:Sorry, magnetic drums, used all over industry for various sorting and material moving needs, usually running under a conveyor belt.Owner of Bushwacker Mobile WeldingPictures
Reply:Yep Thanks weld it like you own it
Reply:Had to comment cause your stuff is always very, very interesting, and it seems, you're almost off the first page for the first time in my recent memory.
Reply:Originally Posted by rat4spdHad to comment cause your stuff is always very, very interesting, and it seems, you're almost off the first page for the first time in my recent memory.
Reply:OK now to finish up this job...(I just got the 8 plates the other day)First I put each plate in my 4 jaw and turned the hole 1.750..Then I faced the outside..(Sorry no pics)After one side has been "faced" we put the turnde side down in the grinder and grind away..The plates were cut from 3/8" H.R. Plate..They finish at .300..Blanchard grinding..After all 8 plates were done we need to turn the O.D.Time for a new arbor..Drill for 7/8-9 Tap..Now tap the hole..And next post.....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:When making an arbor try to leave it just "short" of the combind thickness..Lets see .300 X 4 = 1.200..So only turn 1.150 so .050 "sticks out"..Then make a collar to bolt them down with..Notice the undercut in the collar..That way there you squeeze the middle of the plates instead of around the shaft..7/8-9 Bolt and Collar..Tighten and turn to 12"..Now take Arbor and all and install in Dividing Head in a Bridgeport and indicate the O.D. to zero..Move the Y axis 1/2 the diameter of the bolt circle..Now drill 6 holes every 60 degrees..Next post .....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:After drilling you have to deburr the holes..Now we just have to install the plates to the drum..Drum..6 3/8-16 screws and We're done..And thats that..I 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:very cool zapChuckASME Pressure Vessel welder
Reply:Originally Posted by chopper5very cool zapdoin some SS tig at work if i like the finshed welds ill get some pix'sand the weight of my table is 1174 lbsChuckASME Pressure Vessel welder
Reply:Nice work.  What did you weld them with?DavidReal world weldin.  When I grow up I want to be a tig weldor.