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[Dan Dubeau]

Also finished the contact wheel snap ring groove, and the tracking wheel axle.



Machined the bought wheel to length, then measure how close i got the bearing bore depths between the two.


Not bad, for the hokiest setup for depth control ive done yet....



The axel was made from a large fhcs





Thats all for today.....

 

[Dan Dubeau]

Spent the morning redoing the cad modeling for the grinder. Still not "done", but done enough that I can finish the axles for the platten attachment wheels. I had prints printed from the original model pre crash, but I made a call to flip the wheels end for end to what I originally had, so wanted to draw them to make sure it would be right. Still a few more things left to model until I'm back to where I was, but I'm not doing all the revisions and major design changes I made along the way. Still really bummed about losing those, as that was a major thing I wanted to highlight when I get to the point of doing a build thread on it. Oh well, something, something spilled milk......

Then I started cleaning up from my school work and took some pics of my final drafting project, and machine shop project (tap wrench). See If you can spot the difference between them......










We also made a prybar from c1045. Machined taper, forged pry end. Normalized, Hardened and tempered. What looks to be a crack in the tip is just a scratch. Just noticed it after taking the picture......Had a bit of a panic when I saw the pics lol






Should be pretty handy at work. Not sure I'll ever use the tap wrench, but it was a fun one....

 

[jorogi]

Spent the morning redoing the cad modeling for the grinder. Still not "done", but done enough that I can finish the axles for the platten attachment wheels. I had prints printed from the original model pre crash, but I made a call to flip the wheels end for end to what I originally had, so wanted to draw them to make sure it would be right. Still a few more things left to model until I'm back to where I was, but I'm not doing all the revisions and major design changes I made along the way. Still really bummed about losing those, as that was a major thing I wanted to highlight when I get to the point of doing a build thread on it. Oh well, something, something spilled milk......

Then I started cleaning up from my school work and took some pics of my final drafting project, and machine shop project (tap wrench). See If you can spot the difference between them......
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We also made a prybar from c1045. Machined taper, forged pry end. Normalized, Hardened and tempered. What looks to be a crack in the tip is just a scratch. Just noticed it after taking the picture......Had a bit of a panic when I saw the pics lol

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Should be pretty handy at work. Not sure I'll ever use the tap wrench, but it was a fun one....

That is a nice looking tap wrench, it would get used a fair bit around here.

 

[Dan Dubeau]

Thanks. I'll probably use it a bit, but will most likely reach for my Starrett first. I'll probably toss it in my work box, and it won't look that pretty for long....

 

[Dan Dubeau]

Found a few axles hiding in these today...Salvaged 6"x1-1/4" FHCS from rock crusher wear plates I worked on a few months back. I save everything






Have not pressed them in fully yet, but will probably do them tomorrow, as well as a few more finishing touches. All wheels except the drive wheel are mounted and rolling now...


One. More. Piece to make


I had planned on casting it today, but re thought that plan when I went outside lol. I don't need it that bad, It can wait....

 

[Dan Dubeau]

Got some finishing touches done today. The axles pressed in, and all the wheels but one mounted.










There is about a 1 thou interference on the 1/2" diameter, and I will eventually weld the backside, but want to run it first incase there's any issues with that design.

With any luck I'll cast the drive wheel in the morning.....maybe. some unexpected lawnmower repairs need done too.....