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by Randall Va
Wed Jun 02, 2010 9:24 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: tig welding
Replies: 9
Views: 4813

Re: tig welding

I tig braze all the time. Its great for certain situations. For example, I used to make a product that required attaching a 26 gage steel stamping to a piece of 3/8" hot rolled round bar. Trying to actually tig WELD such a connection is possible, but very very tricky. I can do it, if I have to...
by Randall Va
Mon May 31, 2010 7:09 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: tig welding
Replies: 9
Views: 4813

tig welding

Been tiging steel and allum.for years,thought I saw somewhere that you could braze with tig,anyone did this?
Thanks Randall
by Randall Va
Mon May 03, 2010 9:33 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: De magnatize
Replies: 20
Views: 5211

Re: De magnatize

Thanks Doug
When you get it made would like to know how it works
by Randall Va
Mon May 03, 2010 3:31 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: De magnatize
Replies: 20
Views: 5211

De magnatize

drilled a hole in a mag. in lathe chuck,now my chuck is magnatized,anyone know how to de magnatize it?
Thanks Randall
by Randall Va
Fri Mar 19, 2010 7:59 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Handy Dial Indicator Base
Replies: 6
Views: 4920

Handy Dial Indicator Base

Got this idea from a freind of mine,made from 1/2x2" flatbar :lol:
BTW I didn't paint this Southbend,it was like this when I bought it,LOL!
by Randall Va
Thu Mar 11, 2010 11:16 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: kwik way boring bar
Replies: 22
Views: 6923

Should have made myself clearer on the bar brg.not to fast on this typing,57 yrs.old and when I was in school,why would anyone ever need to learn how to type?! Yes Harold,hard to beleive how easy it grind's hss and don't heat the tool like my general purpose wheel Thanks for sharing! Randall how abo...
by Randall Va
Wed Mar 10, 2010 10:15 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: kwik way boring bar
Replies: 22
Views: 6923

have problems keeping bushing in while I insert borinr bar,yes I think a set screw in a dimple will work
Thanks Randall
by Randall Va
Wed Mar 10, 2010 9:10 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: kwik way boring bar
Replies: 22
Views: 6923

here's a picture of kwik way lbm,hey Harold check out the white grinding wheel! this used a 1.250 bar for mdl a ford,I am using it for mdlt which has a 1.248 crank,so I made a 1.00 boring bar to do mdl t
by Randall Va
Wed Mar 10, 2010 8:32 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: kwik way boring bar
Replies: 22
Views: 6923

the brass bushing is the bearing for the boring bar,there is a gear box that drives boring bar thru main bearing's, boring the babbitt to proper size,there are 4 of these bar bushing's that bar goes thru
Thanks Randall
by Randall Va
Tue Mar 09, 2010 10:06 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: kwik way boring bar
Replies: 22
Views: 6923

thinking about clamping a 1" bar in it and driling and taping, drilling lenthwise 2/3 in cast and 1/3 in brass
by Randall Va
Tue Mar 09, 2010 9:23 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: kwik way boring bar
Replies: 22
Views: 6923

kwik way boring bar

Hello,need to bush bar bearing's from 1.250 to 1.00,bushing's are split for adjustment,what's the best way to keep them from turning in bar?
Thanks Randall
by Randall Va
Tue Mar 09, 2010 8:56 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: photo test nm
Replies: 0
Views: 662

photo test nm

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