POTD- PROJECT OF THE DAY: What Did You Make In Your Shop Today?

[MikeWi]

That poor tank!

 

[GoceKU]

I don't know why @GoceKU does that in under 20 minutes... as a matter of fact, A formula 1 team would be lucky to pick him up. AND then he wouldn't have to work on his family cars anymore They believe in the I break you fix .. and he does.

Haha, formula 1 team can't deal with the students on my daily job they are just too slow to react, mechanics are easy for me.

 

[GoceKU]

I think his brother would be a great resource for a major car maker... as a reliability tester! Though to be honest, by the time he's finished they'll probably end up making a main battle tank instead

No, Matt even tank manufacturers can make something that me and my brother can't broke.

 

[GoceKU]

Today i finish the repairs on this car, change the engine and gearbox oil, filters, this time i used Lukoil (russian oil) it's always funny how they put avtovaz( LADA ) first for the specification. Charged the A/C, drove it found out the thermostat is bad, had to change it, drove it some more had a wheel wobble. Found one of the rear rims was bend, changed it. Drive it some more and now is ready to be used. I hope this is the last engine i have to put in this car, this it's 3rd engine.

 

[DLF]

Designed a castle wrench for those chineese leveling casters: Footmaster clones

They have a weird plastic adjustment knob instead of the hex nut adjustment like the original.

Initially I 3D printed it out of PLA but it was not strong enough. It kind of works, but not reliable.

So I had it laser-cut at a local company out of 4mm steel sheet metal

It came out beautiful, except for the letter punching (my handywork). The metal is suprisingly hard so I struggled a bit there


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[Firstram]

I hope this is the last engine i have to put in this car, this it's 3rd engine.

Retard the timing and add a rev limiter! Low oil safety switch would be a good idea too.

 

[f350ca]

Not machining but a millwright project.
A chap has a small hydro electric plant about a half hour away. I worked on it a couple of times.
He rebuilt the dam last summer, new hemlock cribbing and decking, and 700 tons of rock.





He had to replace the motor that acts as a generator when spin backwards. Replaced the old totally enclosed one with a new Westing House open frame 75 hp 3 phase unit.
Had to align the shives and set the belt tension for him.


Was making 62 KW when I left. Can make up to 70 but the water level in the outflow channel was backed up, reducing the head.

Greg

 

[woodchucker]

Greg, is the hemlock in the water? is that what the water is cascading over?

 

[mattthemuppet2]

Not my POTD, but my daughter's. Bruce is on the loose!

 

[GoceKU]

Retard the timing and add a rev limiter! Low oil safety switch would be a good idea too.

Yeah, i've been there done that. That did not save the first engine, that time the oil level sensor was gone. It's hard to even imagine the staff this cars go thru to get broke the way they do.