What A "Groovy" Job This Is..

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This will take awhile..Grooved roller for shingle manufacturing plant..As you can see the grooves are NOT all the same depth..But should be..First thing to do is strip the chrome plating off...010 thick..If you ever had the pleasure of manually stripping chrome then you know what a pain in the rear it is to do..You must "Get Underneeth" it or else carbide inserts or any tool for that matter dont have a snowballs chance in hell of survival..And once you do get to that point as it's coming off?The chrome "sprays" everywhere and makes a very abrasive mess over everything..So its tool guard time..Hint..If you ever do this make sure there is no lubrication on the bed ways..The oil will hold the chrome and eventually do a number on the ways..Clean everything real good before you begin and clean up is not that bad afterwards..Next clean out the grooves..You DO NOT weld over chrome!!If you do then you'll never machine the weld..It WILL get that hard..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:Once done its welding time..Set up..Groove one welded..All done in one pass..Now repeat X20..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 stuff Zap!David Real world weldin.  When I grow up I want to be a tig weldor.
Reply:Damn, you make all this looks so easy. What sort of a shop do you work in?BrentLincoln 3200HD MIGLincoln AC/DC 225 Stick
Reply:Originally Posted by Brent13Damn, you make all this looks so easy. What sort of a shop do you work in?Brent
Reply:Limit$  DavidReal world weldin.  When I grow up I want to be a tig weldor.
Reply:nice weld.  whats the roller used for?power mig 255percision tig 275305G engine drive new
Reply:Originally Posted by W55whats the roller used for?
Reply:What was the roller made of? What kind of filler did you use? How does filler metal selection affect chrome plateing?  Sory about all the questions.
Reply:Originally Posted by welderman1What was the roller made of? What kind of filler did you use? How does filler metal selection affect chrome plateing?  Sory about all the questions.
Reply:You DO NOT weld over chrome!!If you do then you'll never machine the weld..It WILL get that hard..
Reply:i didn't know chrome was that hard.  i flakes off my old bumpers.   so what do ya do?  bring the carbide in from the side, just deep enough to get under the chrome?
Reply:Edit.....zap!Last edited by zapster; 02-28-2008 at 10:39 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:Originally Posted by tortisi didn't know chrome was that hard.  i flakes off my old bumpers.   so what do ya do?  bring the carbide in from the side, just deep enough to get under the chrome?
Reply:Looks like you had fun zap, lol. I used to work in a shop like that many years ago. Every day was different, and we built some cool stuff. We used a similar setup for doing buildup on shafts and such. Used the head and chuck off of an old belt drive lathe with an old tig foot pedal for a speed controller. That's where I found out I liked heavy industrial repair and fabrication. Chrome is tough stuff.The difference between art and craft is the quality of the workmanship. I am an artist.
Reply:i agree with chrome being hard (as most chemists will as well). at one of the shops i used to work at, we used to get shafts "flash-chromed" and "diamond cased". that stuff is HARD!!! in order to prevent corrosion on some of the other stuff in the shop, the shipper would oil the parts... damn that stuff is slick... anyway, one of the other guys dropped an oiled piece, knocked a piece of diamond case off the cart, and sliced THRU his steel-toe boot. not safety toe, not dented the boot... CUT THRU IT!!!. 3" solid steel rod (mild), precision machined to +/- .0005", then machined into given lengths... needless to say, after that incident, our shop then required the edges be beveled/broke before shipment.side note: that piece was never damaged at all... the end that cut his boot was never even scratched, the other end hit the ground and took a crater out of the concrete. no one ever saw a scratch or chip in that piece... they measured it, made sure it was still within tolerance, and machined it.Later,Andy
Reply:Nice job as usual Zap!!!! and your right you do get all the "FUN" jobs.If it's too . get an office jobLincoln wp225g7 Lincoln 250 idealarcFrankenstein O/A set-up Weld-tech  tig set-upLincoln sp 175 plus profax  arc gouger
Reply:Man oh man zap you never fail to amaze me. You seem to take on the jobs no one else would tackle. How long did it take to do that thing? As always, great bit of skill on your part. PaulMiller 302 Trailblazer/Custom TrailerMillermatic 350P/Spool gunMillermatic 252Miller Spectrum 875Miller Dynasty200DxHypertherm Powermax 85Tracker CNC 4X8 Pro Table (Down Draft)Visit us @ www.specialtyrepairscustommods.com
Reply:Originally Posted by 4shortsMan oh man zap you never fail to amaze me. You seem to take on the jobs no one else would tackle. How long did it take to do that thing? As always, great bit of skill on your part. Paul
Reply:Monday? what about Saturday and Sunday - Geez, talk about leaving us at a cliffhanger Zap Fire!, Fire! Oh wait, that's my torch...Lincoln PT-225 TIGLincoln 175 MIG
Reply:groovy...I get it !  nice fix zap..as always -Graham-Mechanical EngineerAutosport Mechanic/Fabricator
Reply:Impressive... its always good to have milling tools for welder...
Reply:That lathe looks like it has been around a while. What kind is it? What are you using to recut the grooves with? I have made a few V-Groove pulley's and had to grind a HS tool bit for the groove profile.
Reply:Originally Posted by bhardy501That lathe looks like it has been around a while. What kind is it? What are you using to recut the grooves with? I have made a few V-Groove pulley's and had to grind a HS tool bit for the groove profile.
Reply:great job zap is there a single plant around N.A. and does larrosso own itOriginally Posted by ed macgreat job zap is there a single plant around N.A. and does larrosso own it
Reply:Originally Posted by zapster1942 Hendy  20" swing 90" long..Recut the grooves with a 1/2" carbide tool shaped sorta like a spoon on the end..Ground by me.....zap!
Reply:Nice weld, looks like you're "walking the cup" I still don't understand how this method works care to explain?