In the shop today

[DPittman]

Yes it is some of my 4”od 4140

Just for interest sake... I just cut some of my 5" 4340 (the stuff with a hole in it) on my band saw and they took 12 minutes for a slice. I was happy with that. (Asian 7x12 saw).

Your project looks like it will turn out well, it's almost as fun watching the pictures as doing something myself!

 

[Bofobo]

Ive got the locating slot milled

Now ill put it in place on the lathe and drill the 1/2” hole for the bar

before i bring it back to the mill for drilling and tapping the securing screw holes

 

[Bofobo]

Getting everything in order for the holes

 

[Everett]

Just saw the latest part of this thread about the tool post - no need to spend money on a QCTP if you have metal sitting around anyway. It's not a step backwards if it fits your needs and budget. I have a piston QCTP that came with my lathe and it's not rigid enough for serious parting so I made a turret for it and it's nice and solid. That tool holder you're making will be VERY rigid and should serve you well!

 

[Bofobo]

Ive been so busy between doing my mini mill motor upgrade and work but i took some time to visit my old machine shop recently to make a modification to my sons dirtbike fork. I had to remove a small shoulder to fit a second oil seal under the snap ring, just a few shots of that ..

... and though i have no further photos im sure it will work great!

 

[Bofobo]

And today i built this .....

It is a motor cycle wheel changing stand. It rotates on a used blazer front bearing, one blazer rim and one truck rim and stands 32” tall. A couple of “attachments” to come later are a bead breaker bar and a tire spreading mechanism for repair of holes (I learned how to do a proper off rim patch) also used for holding a tire and drilling holes in it for this purpose .....

 

[DPittman]

Wow your getting stuff done! I thought you had a SMALL lathe?
Hey that motorcycle tire looks just right for getting around on the streets around here! Pretty knarly!

 

[Bofobo]

Its been awhile but i have been busy, i built a motorcycle carrying unit for my truck (photos and story to come) but im going to start with my coal stove revival. This unit came from my family farm and it will reside in my home built camper which sits as a chassis currently. ( insert start photo here) i started with some scraps i have laying around, the pipe was an old clothes line pole

and as the chimney hole is oval i started with hammering a flat and removing the sides with a grinder,

and once it was all welded solid i needed to make the “damper” plate, i started with a pre-made one

removed the plate because its the right size for the filler hole,

shortened the skewer and used this weird off cut (thanks Janger) from my sword forge project as the new butterfly

the hold down tab was formerly a cut-off from the chimney construction

last photo was an optional early idea. It was not an easy thing to do but i managed to mount it mid way down the pipe and it works well enough

work on the “hot plates” will come soon and the ash tray and air inlet piece which i will make as one unit has been started once again as scraps,

the odd looking bit is a jig i was using to form pole ends no longer required. But my phone died and it was late so progress stopped here.

 

[Bofobo]

Its been awhile but i have been busy, i built a motorcycle carrying unit for my truck (photos and story to come) but im going to start with my coal stove revival. This unit came from my family farm and it will reside in my home built camper which sits as a chassis currently. ( insert start photo here) i started with some scraps i have laying around, the pipe was an old clothes line pole View attachment 5279and as the chimney hole is oval i started with hammering a flat and removing the sides with a grinder, View attachment 5282View attachment 5283View attachment 5284and once it was all welded solid i needed to make the “damper” plate, i started with a pre-made one View attachment 5285removed the plate because its the right size for the filler hole, View attachment 5286shortened the skewer and used this weird off cut (thanks Janger) from my sword forge project as the new butterfly View attachment 5288View attachment 5289the hold down tab was formerly a cut-off from the chimney construction View attachment 5290View attachment 5287last photo was an optional early idea. It was not an easy thing to do but i managed to mount it mid way down the pipe and it works well enough View attachment 5291View attachment 5292View attachment 5293work on the “hot plates” will come soon and the ash tray and air inlet piece which i will make as one unit has been started once again as scraps, View attachment 5281View attachment 5280the odd looking bit is a jig i was using to form pole ends no longer required. But my phone died and it was late so progress stopped here.

 

[DPittman]

Hey that's looking good! I built a wood stove for my hunting tent and can't wait to build the next one someday now that I got the prototype out of the way!

I'm looking forward to your next update/pictures.

 

[Bofobo]

Hey that's looking good! I built a wood stove for my hunting tent and can't wait to build the next one someday now that I got the prototype out of the way!

I'm looking forward to your next update/pictures.

Did you happen to notice my other stove in the photos? Thats half an old compressor tank i found in a ditch and some other scraps, my most used creation of all times.

 

[Tom O]

looks like you used motorcycle barrels for heat exchangers.

 

[Bofobo]

looks like you used motorcycle barrels for heat exchangers.

I think you are referring to the CD rack? Thats for hand protection mostly.

 

[Tom O]

Ok I see that now!

 

[Tom O]

I’ve got a empire that I bought for a hun I want to put it in the garage but have been waiting to change out the floor heater then I can use the existing hole for the chimney.

 

[Bofobo]

Im so bad at picture taking once i start a project but i put this unit together for hauling my motor bikes and its working great thus far (now a month old )
It all started as a plan in my head years ago, so i collected metal until i had what i needed

these two pieces came from other scrapped projects, the hitch was a material support rack from my cousins ford ranger he made and used for his shop. The other

was a mount i hobbled together for hauling mountain bikes on my old blazers spare tire carrier (it swings out so worked great) blazers scrapped now so its been siting. The tire “holder here came from a swap meet but i did not use it in the final design

an old bed frame (alley find) and some metal screen from my father (1/8”wire) and some unknown angle iron makes the “bed”

and this is where the finished project is used to highlight the build (sigh) i had a rod with a hole on each end so i cut them off and filled in the space with weld

grommet to reduce noise from my aluminum ramp

made of a ramp that was twisted at the top, reinforced with broken painter pole pieces used in christmas lighting.

Harvested u-bolt hangars in the middle from my blazer differential swap for the anchoring turn buckles. And the wheel support is a great place to store the car jack that supports the bike centre of mass (shocks move even under tension (which is bad for a number of reasons))

i will post a mounted on the vehicle picture but not yet .. soon though

 

[DPittman]

Hey I like how you make with what you have! A talent for sure.

 

[Bofobo]

Needed a bushing for my sons bike, i had the material so i made it happen, didn't photograph the final product (bad bad bAd job) works good thus far though

 

[Bofobo]

Lots to catch up on after lights but also bad with some photos so here is a mash up of stuff upcoming and some complete all needed metal work in some way.
The copper rivets on the watch strap were fun and it was not as easy as I thought requiring several attempts, the aluminum piece is for a carburetor mount adapter for an eBay bugger up that worked out great, the free mini drill press I found will find a home with my Antique metal body drill, and tap wrench I broke which will be replaced with the now infamous “ of unknown origin, TOT type handle”. My brass bushing saga continued for my bigger cheap bike and is performing great.
I also took a canvas tarp, old Christmas paint poles and made a tent with metal brackets, some fancy wood work on my mini mill for plugs and other bits, the wood stove is purpose built for that project, more pictures upon request, and the sled trailer I built to tow it around, had to weld the “eye” bolts after they failed and I made two different tow bars one of which gets an update photo soon.

I also realized I did not show changes to my motorcycle so those I’ll post soon as well

 

[Bofobo]

So I picked up a set of IGAGING DRO scales from my CX709 from TomK and I installed them over the past week. I used only supplied hardware and still need to consolidate the wires, which might come in the form of the coolant tower (still to come, tap purchased) but my cross slide and carriage now have digital read outs.

I had an abandoned approach I show here and I need to mill out some more carriage crossslide material for an extra 1/2” of use but I can do without as the scale would contact the back splash with it. Stoked about it