Todays Project - What did you do today?

[f350ca]

I just use a 24 x 36 building, takes a LOT of going through to find what you need.

[DaveH]

Very nice - now I want one

DaveH

[dallen]

worked on new fuel tank for my furnace burner. it should hold about 15 gallons. its bottom up in the photo, I still have a couple things like some legs so it can stand on its own.

[f350ca]

Had another Chinese bearing fail on the sawmill. Caught this one before it broke the outer race. Any idea what would cause the race to break, crack in it from new? Can't remember ever having bearings fail in this manor.

[dallen]

maybe too much side load, are they axial rated bearings

other then that, they must of been made in chingland

DA

[f350ca]

Zero side load on them, the blade guide carries all that, but proudly etched on the race is China.

[doubleboost]

(10-14-2013, 05:07 PM)f350ca Wrote: Zero side load on them, the blade guide carries all that, but proudly etched on the race is China.

The bearings are what is refered to a "shite"
I found some that could be cut with a hacksaw
John

[dallen]

worked on this new pulley for the transmission on the 16 inch shaper

[EdK]

Made two of the four inserts I need for welding to the shop press for the leveling feet.

Ed

   

[dallen]

been working on a pulley for the transmission on the shaper that I have been working on most of the summer.
was able to get the old 3 ph 3 hp motor to run on a homemade phase converter the other day. plus today I poured another pulley like the one I did on Wednesday, that one had a big gas blow from I'm assuming core gas in it. And I'm getting the feeling that this one I made today has the same thing wrong with it. if its not too bad I plan on having it welded up, but the first one had a pretty big hole in it so it went back in the crucible before the rain hit today.

gas blow in the first casting

todays casting