The Home Machinist!

There two small holes at the ends of the row of 5/8 ones that measure 0.440 (no idea what they are for) ...Lew... Lew the .440 holes are for the 19b4 U Pin since it has a smaller pin on the end for the .440 hole. The regular U Pin has 5/8 on the shaft and on the pin end...Bob Page 4 here has it. ht...

Picked up this press plate on ebay. Made from 410 SS with 15 holes. The largest is 2". Will work great with my little arbor press also...Bob

A few more pics...Bob

Many moons ago i was a sheet metal worker and made 100's of these over the years. Well today i was called to duty to make a few more right away. So anyway here are a few pics on how they are made. Layed out from a sheet of 14 ga black steel then the side is wrapped around the layout line and tacked....

Made a rack to hold my pusher spuds. Some of them are 1" in dia and so are the holes and they fell thru. So i bored out some nuts and added a set screw to hold them to the shaft so now they won't fall thru...Bob

Pushing bearing and the bearing off...Bob

Some more pics...Bob

My on going 17 year project. Started it 15 years ago and never welded it together. Then i finished it with a 6T jack which is what i had on hand when i really needed the press. Upgraded to a 12T for a little more push. I do driveshaft repair so i always have u joints to push out and in. I also do so...

Stress Proof steel is mig welded everyday and i questioned it many time while welding it. I was a robotic mig welder in a large stamping plant that does work for Harley Davidson. Their foot shifters are Stressproof steel mig welded to a mild steel stamping. Now would i do it in my shop? Don't know b...

CThomas wrote:I do not have access to welding equipment so not an option for me.

I have a whole welding shop and if there is anything i can make you just hollar...Bob

I needed a small one also for a milling project on my lathe. So i just sawed a small length of 3x3 angle and tacked it to a small plate. It worked fine for my purpose but yours may differ...Bob

duMONT brand for me also...Bob