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I got a paying gig to make up a pair of cast iron High Temp Bearing Housings ( the yellow parts). A bronze bearing rides on a hardened auger shaft, and this housing holds the brouze bearing onto the end of the auger housing. This end of the auger lives in a very hot, dusty, abrasive environment.
Yesterday evening I got my stock cut down to size and decked the top side were the two halves will bolt together. I dilled the 3/4" diameter holes on my mill/drill. Tonight I notched the corners. I used my Milwaukee port-a-band with a Swag Ind. table. I drilled a 3/8" hole in the corner and sawed up to it.
Here I am using my daily 3" Macjhinist Clamp (from one of my kits) to extend the Incra Miter gauge.
3" and 4" Machinist clamp used to create a fence on the Swag Table.
Corners notched.
Setting up for rota-broaching the centre hole.
After the rata-broach the two halves will go onto a lathe faceplate for further boring. (fingers crossed) stay tuned.
Did you know working with cast iron + wearing crocs = Crocpox?
Yesterday evening I got my stock cut down to size and decked the top side were the two halves will bolt together. I dilled the 3/4" diameter holes on my mill/drill. Tonight I notched the corners. I used my Milwaukee port-a-band with a Swag Ind. table. I drilled a 3/8" hole in the corner and sawed up to it.
Here I am using my daily 3" Macjhinist Clamp (from one of my kits) to extend the Incra Miter gauge.
3" and 4" Machinist clamp used to create a fence on the Swag Table.
Corners notched.
Setting up for rota-broaching the centre hole.
After the rata-broach the two halves will go onto a lathe faceplate for further boring. (fingers crossed) stay tuned.
Did you know working with cast iron + wearing crocs = Crocpox?
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