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Customer brought in a water cooled rubber roller for me to repair..seems the journal was cracked on the face...i said "i'm NOT going to "v" it out and weld it..its only going to break again.." seems we did not make this roller in the begining..if we did we would have put double heads in it..soooo.. the customer was called and we told them that we need to "start from scratch"they agreed..but we'll re-use the original tube and just replace the heads..what fun..first of all before you start make sure you write down what your getting rid of so you can make it over..you need a "plan"..next thing to do is strip all the rubber off so you can steady rest the end..(what a mess that makes..)next in order is to "loose" the old journal..i just turned the whole thing down to about 2" and used a cut-off tool on it..next in line is to drill it out so you can get a boring bar in there..heres where it gets really messy..next post...zap!Last edited by zapster; 10-19-2006 at 04:53 PM.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 dealing with water cooled rollers its only logical that its pretty rusty inside..was it ever.. after much boring i finally got to the "clean metal"so that side is done...now i have to do the same thing to the other side... i'll continue with the project 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:Wow, that's a ton of work Zapper-Dapper !John -  fabricator extraordinaire, car nut!-  bleeding Miller blue! http://www.weldfabzone.com
Reply:Looks like a pretty sturdy lathe, how deep a cut can you take on a pass with out chatter ?
Reply:Originally Posted by lars66Looks like a pretty sturdy lathe, how deep a cut can you take on a pass with out chatter ?
Reply:i had a boss at one time that used to say a blue chip is a good chipChuckASME Pressure Vessel welder
Reply:Originally Posted by chopper5i had a boss at one time that used to say a blue chip is a good chip
Reply:Lol I was told blue chip=coolant....Maybe that´s couse our lathes suck Yeah...I´ve felt that blue chip in my forehead...ouchies...and yeah too...you get all the fun jobs Was the "going to "v" it out and weld it..its only going to break again.." voice from experience? or is there something I need to know? 8SMy Babies: HF Drill pressHF Pipe Bender3   4.5" Black and Decker angle grindersLincoln Electric PROMIG 175that´s it!
Reply:experience..its not a double head roller and it dont like the 800 lbs of pressure pushing down on the journals.. ...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:You guys put a new rubber on the shaft when your done?(that don't sound right)
Reply:Originally Posted by jimmyedYou guys put a new rubber on the shaft when your done?(that don't sound right)
Reply:Forgot to ask the first time what rpm & feed per rpm?
Reply:Originally Posted by lars66Forgot to ask the first time what rpm & feed per rpm?