Single Head Roller A to Z..

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This roller has to stay in balance and stay balanced end to end (One end can't be heavier than the other )The tube is DOM 8 3/4" OD with a 1/4"wall 28" long..So to begin with both end plates must weigh the same so step one is into the grinder for a little "flatning"..Come out nice and flat and shiney..Next we bore the tube..Print says it can be installed with 1/2" left to the outside..So lets see..the plates are .730 thick..add.500 and we bore the tube 1.230 deep and make the bore 8.350 for laffs..Turn heads 8.360 for the shrink..Heat tube and install to shoulder..Next!...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:Head installed and 1/2" left to the outside..First pass..Second pass..After cooling use the same steady rest spots and bore the endplates..(2.002..(2 Inch shaft going thru))Before installing the shaft EMPTY THE CHIPS!!!!We dont need all that trash inside rolling around making everything out of balance now..Next!...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:If the bores are in line then the shaft will slide right thru..If not?Yeah it went thru..I made it..First weld pass on the journal..Last pass..Let cool overnite and machine in the morning..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:How did you get the chips out Zap?A good guess is better than a bad measurement
Reply:Originally Posted by BrettHow did you get the chips out Zap?
Reply:More of Pzzzzt than a Zap?A good guess is better than a bad measurement
Reply:Originally Posted by BrettMore of Pzzzzt than a Zap?
Reply:Is that a 3 jaw chuck in a 4 jaw chuck? Also on the welds , it doesn't look like there is much penetration because i don't see any heat spots.
Reply:Originally Posted by BikespotIs that a 3 jaw chuck in a 4 jaw chuck? Also on the welds , it doesn't look like there is much penetration because i don't see any heat spots.
Reply:Originally Posted by zapster3 jaw in a 4..Yup..Do it all the time when the hole in the plate is way too small for the jaws on the chuck to grab inside..There is a actual 3 jaw for the machine but the smallest it will grab inside is 4"I don't use it much.....zap!
Reply:Originally Posted by BikespotThats what i though , never seen that before , but then again i haven't seen much.
Reply:Zap how come you have to turn down the weld? Will it be in the way because of what the journal rides in or something?Nice work like always.pro-level dumpster diver                                     Hobart 125EZ
Reply:Nice work Zap!Me!
Reply:Excellent as usual.
Reply:Awesome work Zap!Fire!, Fire! Oh wait, that's my torch...Lincoln PT-225 TIGLincoln 175 MIG
Reply:Originally Posted by stevinatorZap how come you have to turn down the weld? Will it be in the way because of what the journal rides in or something?Nice work like always.
Reply:After machining we wrap them in paper after the anti rust treatment prior to shipping..
Reply:Oh, okay when I read you were gonna machine it in the morning I thought maybe the weld.And I thought I 'd want to leave that pretty sucker on there if I could.LOLpro-level dumpster diver                                     Hobart 125EZ
Reply:Originally Posted by BikespotWhat do you use for anti rust?
Reply:Hay Zap,Can / would you spray that stuff on you trucks undercarriage?I spray out big dump truck with motor oil but it wares off.Me!
Reply:Originally Posted by Me!Hay Zap,Can / would you spray that stuff on you trucks undercarriage?I spray out big dump truck with motor oil but it wares off.
Reply:Is that like a new version of the old cosmoline protective coating?
Reply:Originally Posted by MrRodeoCCIs that like a new version of the old cosmoline protective coating?
Reply:Originally Posted by MrRodeoCCIs that like a new version of the old cosmoline protective coating?
Reply:Zap that is beautiful work.  I admire your ability a lot.    Was the antirust by chance cosmalene? (I spelled it like it sounds).    I suppose you could spray it on a truck's undercarriage in it's thicker state.   The truck would smell like the inside of a Harbor Freight store for a while though.  Beautiful welds man.Originally Posted by Beezer I suppose you could spray it on a truck's undercarriage in it's thicker state.   The truck would smell like the inside of a Harbor Freight store for a while though.