Axle plates

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Making my axle plates for my chopper project,this is how I'm doing it.(lots of pics ) 8x8in sq plate 3/8 thick. victor super ranger torch,#0 tip acetylene 4psi. oxygen 27 psi. layout work and first cut done Attached ImagesVictor SuperRanger O/A                                         Solar migLincoln Powermig 140Southbend 9in lathe350# kohlswa anvilMiller Maxstar 150 stl etc....
Reply:ready for cut 2 Attached Images
Reply:Thats the end of the sraight cuts,now i use my circle cutting attachment that i showed you last week in a post i called plasma-smazzma Attached ImagesVictor SuperRanger O/A                                         Solar migLincoln Powermig 140Southbend 9in lathe350# kohlswa anvilMiller Maxstar 150 stl etc....
Reply:when piercing the metal start back a little then push your torch up till the pointer falls in the dimple and immediately start your radius Attached Images
Reply:im following it around cause my shop is so full i cant stand back oops wont let me upload that one,wrong size anyway nice smooth cut Attached Images
Reply:Go past where you need to be Attached ImagesVictor SuperRanger O/A                                         Solar migLincoln Powermig 140Southbend 9in lathe350# kohlswa anvilMiller Maxstar 150 stl etc....
Reply:3 cuts done Attached ImagesVictor SuperRanger O/A                                         Solar migLincoln Powermig 140Southbend 9in lathe350# kohlswa anvilMiller Maxstar 150 stl etc....
Reply:Smooth Attached Images
Reply:Once around the block on the 1x42 belt grinder Attached Images
Reply:nice and square Attached Images
Reply:cleaned up a bit Attached Images
Reply:Looks REAL nice C-K. Check out my thread where I was cutting some I-beams. They weren't precision cuts but precision demo cuts.  http://microzone.us/weldingforum/index.php?topic=28.0John -  fabricator extraordinaire, car nut!-  bleeding Miller blue! http://www.weldfabzone.com
Reply:Over yonder to the drill press  Attached Images
Reply:Thanks john!  A couple of 3/4 in holes Attached Images
Reply:Ready to cut! Scared? not me  no guts, no glory. Maybe a little nervous  Attached Images
Reply:heres one Attached Images
Reply:and done! Attached Images
Reply:Preliminary file work,ill finish when there welded in the frame and i have my axle. Attached Images
Reply:Damn....I need to make cuts like that all the time and would love to be able to do what you just showed.  wanna come and train me?  I usually use a vertical band saw and it takes forever.  Best Times with 434 Naturally Aspirated Vette60 - 1.261/8 -  6.37@ 107.25 MPH 1/4 - 10.08 & 134.9MPH1/4 - 9.60@144MPH
Reply:I still gotta make and weld a bung to it for the bolt that adjusts the axle and do all this again for the otherside. Also credit to www.jerrysdiycorner.com for the free plans on the angle iron straight edge.Ive always used anything strait that i could find but his little invention is really a better mouse trap. anyway my finger is tired. Later fellas Attached ImagesVictor SuperRanger O/A                                         Solar migLincoln Powermig 140Southbend 9in lathe350# kohlswa anvilMiller Maxstar 150 stl etc....
Reply:Good stuff!I use a Bridgeport and an Endmill for slots... ...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:Great work clark. You are certainly a true craftsman. I guess sometimes I forget how we did things before water jets and cnc machines.You get an A for patients also.Patriot Performance AutoLincoln Power Mig 255CLincoln AC-225 StickVictor Journeyman O/AQuincy QT-5 Compressor
Reply:Thanks fellas! and Zap in fact i was just drooling over an old an old Bridge port the other day on craigslist, 2K with a lot of tooling.I tried to tell the wife she could use it to fold clothes on when I'm not using it. but she thinks it would be to messy in the laundry room I knew i should have just surprised her Any way my carport shop is 9 by 11 and i have a 9in southbend lathe . I got a helpful hint from a pro at www.mechwerks.com he says in a pinch i could chuck up an endmill,bolt a piece of angle iron to my tool post and use some vise grips to clamp my axle plate to the angle iron Wallah! milling machine. Ill probably use that tip down the line but right now I'm just trying to show what can be done with a few simple toolsVictor SuperRanger O/A                                         Solar migLincoln Powermig 140Southbend 9in lathe350# kohlswa anvilMiller Maxstar 150 stl etc....
Reply:now that how to use a torchChuckASME Pressure Vessel welder
Reply:Slotted holes, egged holes, square holes are what I get every time I use the torch!!!!!!!!!how the...  dude I cant even get a plasma cutter to cut that clean. How do you do that? seriously....  No, I'm not kidding... you tell me now!I like to party!
Reply:I do it one handed Victor SuperRanger O/A                                         Solar migLincoln Powermig 140Southbend 9in lathe350# kohlswa anvilMiller Maxstar 150 stl etc....
Reply:Thanks fellas! and Zap in fact i was just drooling over an old an old Bridge port the other day on craigslist, 2K with a lot of tooling.I tried to tell the wife she could use it to fold clothes on when I'm not using it. but she thinks it would be to messy in the laundry room I knew i should have just surprised her
Reply:I've got a buddy that runs a laser. He doesn't do the programming, but for about $50 to set it up, they'll run anything for the price of the sheet for him. That's a clean cut....yours also
Reply:I love plasmas....however a good set up torch w/ a good operator can create those fine pics postedGood woork weld it like you own it
Reply:Clark - Kentski, That was a Damn fine Job. My hat is off to you because you are like me. I dont have a milling machine and all that good stuff like the local pro's of this board has. I have been surfing this board for over a year and never posted because I just enjoy to watch the arguments between all the overblown ego's of these so called pro welders. These same PRO's tried to start there own website but it folded...GO FIGURE... It sounded like 12 eight year old girls fighting over a Teddy Bear at a slumber party.HEY ZAP..... You commented on how nice his axle plates where. But then you had to coment on how you do yours with a Mill....Well no ****. If he had a mill I am sure he would have used it. His post was about how to do it in your own garage without having to use all your bosses equipment to get it done
Reply:Clark,That is awesome! I have a plasma and I can't cut as well as  you do with a torch. But then again I can't draw a straight line or a circle with a pencil so that may explain it. I think it's cool that you were able to get duplicate cuts. Even on a good day I can't duplicate a turd. Let's see some more of your work!! I am sure it rocks!!Lincoln Power Mig 210MP MIGLincoln Power Mig 350MP - MIG and Push-PullLincoln TIG 300-300Lincoln Hobby-Weld 110v  Thanks JLAMESCK TIG TORCH, gas diffuser, pyrex cupThermal Dynamics Cutmaster 101My brain
Reply:Nice job. The chopper is coming along.A torch is a handy tool but I still love my plasma. lolMiller DVI2Lincoln Precision Tig 225Thermodynamics Cutmaster 38Everything else needed.
Reply:Originally Posted by chopper5now that how to use a torch
Reply:thats some slick torch work nice job