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Got some decent shop time in today and with the weather absolutely beautiful, I spent most of the day on the apron.
Got the 5" channel laid out and cut as well as the 3/16" x 3" x 6" tube for the fork pockets.
Use the 1250 Hypertherm to cut the pocket holes. The pressure vessel has 10 lbs. of desiccant to ensure dry air. The shop has a refrigerated air dryer but I normally don't use it for small cut jobs and just use this unit.
60 amps allowed for fast travel and all four cuts took under 10 minutes.
I clamped them back to back to ensure a lineup and fit. The channel had a slight bow in the center after cutting and probably would have been worse had the cut travel speed been reduced.
Cut a 2" piece to check the slip fit.
Next was to clean off all the dross and mill scale at all weld joints as well as sand off the green paint on the stand.
I wanted the option to use the pallet jack to move the brake in the shop so I cut some 1/4"x3" gussets to tie the channel into the stands base plate. These too where cleaned off for welding. The channels barely fit so I decided to weld the gusset after the channels where inside the stand.
The channels where turned upside down to weld the gussets. No way to access the weld joint once the channel is in place.
Here you can see the how tight wrestling in the channel was between the stand. The good news is rotating the channels was no problem
Used el cheapo 123 block to set up and tack the gussets. Once welded, the channel was rotated 180º and tacked in place.
A quick check with the square and tacked them in. Here you can see the welded gusset in place.
No way to access the overhead weld in this position.
Heres a shot of one of four weld joints. The gap needed for the pallet jack (PJ) was 3.250" and with the 3" gusset resting atop of the .375" flat bar, It gave just enough room to slide in the PJ.
Slid in the structural tubing and checked level and squareness once more and tacked those in.
I used the new Miller 252 to weld her up. Put her through the paces but I did skip weld to control distortion.
couple of welded joints.
Rrear fork pocket.
Up, up and away! Worked out well and a safe way to move/load a top heavy machine.
Those bottom pocket welds where fun, welding on my side with my neck contorted Hahaha, getting too old for some positions.
The PJ slid in and worked well too
. Two pumps and the brake was off the floor.
Not so young anymore, welding in tight quarters and on the floor came with a price
.
Ate some ibuprofen for dinner.
All in all a good day with good results. Thanks for checking it out.
Turn and Burn,
Paco
Got the 5" channel laid out and cut as well as the 3/16" x 3" x 6" tube for the fork pockets.
Use the 1250 Hypertherm to cut the pocket holes. The pressure vessel has 10 lbs. of desiccant to ensure dry air. The shop has a refrigerated air dryer but I normally don't use it for small cut jobs and just use this unit.
60 amps allowed for fast travel and all four cuts took under 10 minutes.
I clamped them back to back to ensure a lineup and fit. The channel had a slight bow in the center after cutting and probably would have been worse had the cut travel speed been reduced.
Cut a 2" piece to check the slip fit.
Next was to clean off all the dross and mill scale at all weld joints as well as sand off the green paint on the stand.
I wanted the option to use the pallet jack to move the brake in the shop so I cut some 1/4"x3" gussets to tie the channel into the stands base plate. These too where cleaned off for welding. The channels barely fit so I decided to weld the gusset after the channels where inside the stand.
The channels where turned upside down to weld the gussets. No way to access the weld joint once the channel is in place.
Here you can see the how tight wrestling in the channel was between the stand. The good news is rotating the channels was no problem
Used el cheapo 123 block to set up and tack the gussets. Once welded, the channel was rotated 180º and tacked in place.
A quick check with the square and tacked them in. Here you can see the welded gusset in place.
No way to access the overhead weld in this position.
Heres a shot of one of four weld joints. The gap needed for the pallet jack (PJ) was 3.250" and with the 3" gusset resting atop of the .375" flat bar, It gave just enough room to slide in the PJ.
Slid in the structural tubing and checked level and squareness once more and tacked those in.
I used the new Miller 252 to weld her up. Put her through the paces but I did skip weld to control distortion.
couple of welded joints.
Rrear fork pocket.
Up, up and away! Worked out well and a safe way to move/load a top heavy machine.
Those bottom pocket welds where fun, welding on my side with my neck contorted Hahaha, getting too old for some positions.
The PJ slid in and worked well too
. Two pumps and the brake was off the floor.Not so young anymore, welding in tight quarters and on the floor came with a price
. Ate some ibuprofen for dinner.
All in all a good day with good results. Thanks for checking it out.
Turn and Burn,
Paco
) as I lack the writing skills many of you folks possess. Anyway, thank you all for being members and sharing your knowledge on this priceless site. I've made friends with folks I'll never meet in person but feel like I know them.
never payed me a visit during the finger project. I don't really consider myself a proficient machinist but I learned a lot on this phase of the rebuild.
hahah!
