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- Mon Sep 25, 2023 2:03 pm
- Forum: Live Steam
- Topic: Making Boxcar Ends
- Replies: 30
- Views: 13207
Re: Making Boxcar Ends
You are not trying to coin the whole surface, just trying to deform it a bit in selected places, and the indentations are not straight sides, quite a bit of relief, so the press loads are much lighter. I did have to heat the 1/8" thick blanks for the Jbox lids, but box car ends could be 1/16 or...
- Sat Sep 23, 2023 12:42 pm
- Forum: Live Steam
- Topic: Making Boxcar Ends
- Replies: 30
- Views: 13207
Re: Making Boxcar Ends
Not box car ends, but I have pressed 1/8" thick full sized journal box covers, and replacement floor panels for a Land Cruiser in 1/16" thick stock. The Jbox covers were about 9" square with a relief of 5/8". blanks were heated before pressing, sometimes I used a reheat part way ...
- Fri Sep 22, 2023 10:00 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: slot chisel
- Replies: 45
- Views: 13283
Re: slot chisel
Probably back to your original idea. Use a half width, or slightly wider, chisel to keep the load on the mill feed down.
- Thu Sep 14, 2023 12:30 pm
- Forum: Lathes
- Topic: What type of belt?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3871
Re: What type of belt?
Depends on sheave sizes and load. I have a 1908 power hacksaw that was originally flat belt drive from a line shaft. Pulley is about 16"+ dia and 4" wide. It has been driven by a V belt for the last 50+ years. V pulley is 4"? Works great. It is possible to have mixed sets, not optimum...
- Sun Sep 10, 2023 9:35 am
- Forum: The Junk Drawer
- Topic: I found it!
- Replies: 16
- Views: 5751
Re: I found it!
Greg,
Had the exact same thing happen multiple times. I can even look at something head on and not see it. Wife get frequent calls to find the obvious! Buying a couple of spares helps too. Folks ask why I have at least six tape measures, obvious answer is so that I can find at least one.
Had the exact same thing happen multiple times. I can even look at something head on and not see it. Wife get frequent calls to find the obvious! Buying a couple of spares helps too. Folks ask why I have at least six tape measures, obvious answer is so that I can find at least one.
- Tue Sep 05, 2023 4:03 pm
- Forum: Casting & Foundry Work
- Topic: Johnson 920SS Furnace questions
- Replies: 8
- Views: 4767
Re: Johnson 920SS Furnace questions
Strictly a guess; for high/low fire rates?
- Mon Sep 04, 2023 4:45 pm
- Forum: Lathes
- Topic: My new-to-me Jet 1236PS junky lathe
- Replies: 25
- Views: 7732
Re: My new-to-me Jet 1236PS junky lathe
You have more time and patience than me. Having decided to get rid of the Jets, I would have not spent much time on them, just sell as is, they are going to take a lot of time and money to make useable machines, and use my limited time for moving ahead.
- Sat Sep 02, 2023 11:18 am
- Forum: Welding
- Topic: Flux Core Requiring High Feed Speed
- Replies: 14
- Views: 20494
Re: Flux Core Requiring High Feed Speed
Sometimes the solution is surprisingly simple, even if not immediately obvious.
- Sun Aug 27, 2023 9:10 am
- Forum: The Junk Drawer
- Topic: Big OOPS.
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2152
Re: Big OOPS.
Sorry, can you use the firewood? A very small plus?
- Sat Aug 19, 2023 2:20 pm
- Forum: The Junk Drawer
- Topic: Wireless Remote Switch Control
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2399
Re: Wireless Remote Switch Control
Rube (Heath in the UK) would be pleased, really happy if you could incorporate a few more steps.
- Fri Jul 28, 2023 10:30 am
- Forum: Sheet Metal Fabrication
- Topic: Rivet gun primer
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4356
Re: Rivet gun primer
Try the Yard Store. New and surplus aircraft riveting parts; just ordered a few rivet sets at a very reasonable price. Recently ordered rivets from Hanson, fine. Also check ebay. Currently doing some work with 3/32 rivets. Put a pressure regulator in the air line, my rivet gun works decently at 40 p...
- Sun Jul 09, 2023 8:14 am
- Forum: The Junk Drawer
- Topic: sheetrock; glue and screws?
- Replies: 17
- Views: 5380
Re: sheetrock; glue and screws?
Gluing is most uncommon, even in Calif. I built a couple of houses there, and worked with local builders on and off. This is the first time I have ever heard of gluing sheetrock to the studs. Gluing down the subfloor, definitely yes.