Todays Project - What did you do today?

[DaveH]

(08-24-2015, 10:15 PM)Hawkeye Wrote: Dave, you know that's just begging to have a windmill on top, don't you?

Hi Mike,
Just goes to show how "great minds think alike" It was only when I had finished building it when I thought, it need's a windmill  

DaveH

[Highpower]

(08-24-2015, 04:43 PM)dallen Wrote: finally got a good pour on this in aluminum so now I can give it a shot again with cast iron

Nice molds David!

1 lb. ingots?

[Highpower]

(08-24-2015, 12:30 PM)DaveH Wrote: I decided to build an 'Eiffel' tower in the garden. My wife wanted something for the climbing plant.
Not just today, yesterday as well.


Perhaps not as grand as the Eiffel tower, but my wife likes it.
Just have to paint it.

DaveH

"Don't know how to weld."  Yeah, right....  

[dallen]

(08-25-2015, 10:45 PM)Highpower Wrote:

(08-24-2015, 04:43 PM)dallen Wrote: finally got a good pour on this in aluminum so now I can give it a shot again with cast iron

Nice molds David!

1 lb. ingots?

I haven't filled it with lead but I would think that its a 4  pound mold with break lines at 1 pound.

I have a couple ingots of printers type that were sent to me that were made in a 3 pound mold that made two 1 pound ingots and two .5 pound ones if you needed to break the block down for alloying.

now to go see how bad I melting things inside the furnace yesterday and how much repair I have to do.

[DaveH]

(08-25-2015, 10:48 PM)Highpower Wrote: "Don't know how to weld."  Yeah, right....  

  Some still go wrong All the weld on one side

What I think  the main problems  were (1) wasn't hot enough - not enough amps, and (2) cleaning - I never bothered to clean the 'mill scale' off before.
This new welding helmet also helps - now I can see where to run the bead and not just guess

The upright angles are 38 x 2mm,  the cross pieces 25 x 3 and I did 'blow' two holes through the 2mm angle, other wise it went reasonably well. I ignore the warping 

DaveH

[zmotorsports]

Last night I fabricated a mounting bracket to locate my Viair compressor in the rear cargo area of my Jeep.  I use this small compressor for airing up tires after being on the trail.

Here is what I started with yesterday after work.


Drilling the holes on the mill and getting the bolt pattern accurate.


Mocked up so I can get the angle of the dangle.


Bracket completely welded and ready for a trial fit to decide on how to mount the air leader hose with check valve.


Bracket welded onto the mounting bracket to support the check valve and leader hose.


Bead blasted, painted semi-gloss black and assembled on the bench ready for installation.


I removed the sub-woofer box and ran the air outlet out near the bottom where it will clear my tailgate when closed.


This picture may be harder to see but I ran the poly air line up from the air fitting to a small hole I drilled at the top of the sub-woofer box for the air line to connect with the compressor assembly.


I have read where some people use the existing power outlet in the sub-woofer box but it doesn't have enough current protection so I ran an isolated 12-gauge wire from my auxiliary battery through an inline fuse back to a 30 amp switch.  I used the type of switch that has the safety cover over it to prevent it from accidently being turned on.  I mounted it so I do not need to unzip my soft top or open the glass on my hardtop.  I merely need to open my tailgate and reach up to the right side to turn the compresson on and hook up my hose to the air connector also located right at the sub-woofer box.


Completed.  Compressor mounted, sub-woofer box reinstalled, all of the related wiring is zip-tied along the floor kick panel along with the factory wiring and the mess vacuumed up.  This view is from the right rear door looking back into the cargo area and the mounted compressor.


This picture is taken from the tailgate looking into the cargo area.


And she's done.  I finished her up late last night and gave her a quick detail so she is ready to go.


Mike.

[Highpower]

(08-26-2015, 01:51 PM)DaveH Wrote: - now I can see where to run the bead and not just guess


DaveH

That is #1 on the list Dave.  

[RobWilson]

Nicely done Mike 


I likes the look of your welding ,,,,,,,,,,,,,very pro .


Rob

[zmotorsports]

(08-27-2015, 02:17 PM)RobWilson. Wrote: Nicely done Mike 


I likes the look of your welding ,,,,,,,,,,,,,very pro .


Rob

Thanks Rob, I appreciate that.

The finish on your machined parts is amazing. That is something I am shooting for, desparately.

Mike.

[zmotorsports]

Quick little job tonight while waiting for a guy to come by the shop and pickup my OBA system that I posted up for sale last night.

This part broke last week while my wife and I were in Ouray, CO wheeling.  Can you guess what it is???

Started with a piece of .625" 6061 aluminum.


Part completed and ready for installation.






Any ideas yet????


Last week the little plastic tab on the back of my CB mike broke.  The cheap plastic tab was replaced with an aluminum one and she's done!!




Quick little 5 minute job that adds the "kool" factor.

Mike.