What did you build this week?
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luke000
Been Around the Block
Well I figured I would share what I have been working on for the last few weeks on instead of my other project. 1972 Miller AEAD 200LE welder with an Onan twin cylinder engine. I picked it up for a very good price at an estate sale. It is a 200 amp/%100 duty cycle welder and a 5Kw generator. I put a lot of work into it not knowing how long it has been ran in (at least 10 years, my guess)
I did the following:
-rebuilt carb and fuel pump (all new rebuild parts)
-adjusted valves
-replaced plus and wires
-new points
-degreased engine
-oil change (new oil in air filter too)
-new spun aluminum fuel tank and lines
-cleaned slip rings and brushes on generator
-adjusted RPMs
-replaced the plugs on the 50 foot leads
-new ground clamp
-new battery (my old, but still good, subaru battery fit perfect!!)
-new battery ground cable and terminal on the positive
I also wanted to put this on a trailer so it would be portable to wherever I needed it; so I built up this harbor freight trailer. It has a 1000 pound capacity and I also put a jack on the front. It tows great and the welder runs and welds like a top! Maybe next year I will tear it all down and repaint it to get it nice and shiny
I did the following:
-rebuilt carb and fuel pump (all new rebuild parts)
-adjusted valves
-replaced plus and wires
-new points
-degreased engine
-oil change (new oil in air filter too)
-new spun aluminum fuel tank and lines
-cleaned slip rings and brushes on generator
-adjusted RPMs
-replaced the plugs on the 50 foot leads
-new ground clamp
-new battery (my old, but still good, subaru battery fit perfect!!)
-new battery ground cable and terminal on the positive
I also wanted to put this on a trailer so it would be portable to wherever I needed it; so I built up this harbor freight trailer. It has a 1000 pound capacity and I also put a jack on the front. It tows great and the welder runs and welds like a top! Maybe next year I will tear it all down and repaint it to get it nice and shiny
billyp
Been Around the Block
I'm going to start doing some fiberglass work on my bike project but I have zero experience with any of it. I wanted to do a simple project that would get me a little comfortable with the whole process, using a form, making and using resin, cutting and laying the actual glass etc, etc..so I came up with this, a Captain American shield for my 7 year old.
Started with making a rough circle form out of some foam insulation and covered it with tape.
I didn't have any carnuba wax, so I used a trick I use when bedding rifle stocks, neutral shoe polish
Put a couple coats on, cut 4 pieces of cloth, mixed up the resin and laid them on the form
Let the glass cure, popped it off the form with no problem. Cut the final shape with a jig saw, put a layer of bondo on, sanded and primed it then laid on a couple layers of silver base. I made up a scribe stick out of a paint stirrer, scribed and masked off the stripes
Then sprayed on some Dupli Color Metalcast red
Masked off everything but the center and sprayed the Metalcast blue
Masked off the star..
And viola!
Started with making a rough circle form out of some foam insulation and covered it with tape.
I didn't have any carnuba wax, so I used a trick I use when bedding rifle stocks, neutral shoe polish
Put a couple coats on, cut 4 pieces of cloth, mixed up the resin and laid them on the form
Let the glass cure, popped it off the form with no problem. Cut the final shape with a jig saw, put a layer of bondo on, sanded and primed it then laid on a couple layers of silver base. I made up a scribe stick out of a paint stirrer, scribed and masked off the stripes
Then sprayed on some Dupli Color Metalcast red
Masked off everything but the center and sprayed the Metalcast blue
Masked off the star..
And viola!
Habanero52
The Race......is only with yourself!
Great job!!!!
Ha. I was going to ask if it could do that.billyp said:Thanks for the kind words everyone! He was very happy with it. My biggest fear now is coming home and finding it stuck in the wall because he tried to throw it like the "real" Captain America
timberwolffxdl
Been Around the Block
Can't recall if I posted this or not... drew these up a few weeks ago and cut a couple on the CNC laser. didn't do much beyond that except hang one on the wall.
The other day I cut a full sheet. Got 12 of them. 30" tall, 12" wide, .113 thick. Weigh about 4lbs a piece. Threw some on Facebook and sold all but 4 the first day. Thinking about doing another sheet and having them powder coated.
EDIT: oops, looks like I did post them. Sorry for the repost. http://www.dotheton.com/forum/index.php?topic=57318.135
The other day I cut a full sheet. Got 12 of them. 30" tall, 12" wide, .113 thick. Weigh about 4lbs a piece. Threw some on Facebook and sold all but 4 the first day. Thinking about doing another sheet and having them powder coated.
EDIT: oops, looks like I did post them. Sorry for the repost. http://www.dotheton.com/forum/index.php?topic=57318.135
johngofast
Over 1,000 Posts
Spray 'em with acid and let them rust.
Fuel pump swap on older sons truck.
Also repaired what we thought was a leaky heater hose. Turned out it was a cracked fitting.
After fighting with ineffective specialty tool to remove the old/broken fitting, I gave it a "fuck you" removal with a propane torch and an old flathead screwdriver.
Also repaired what we thought was a leaky heater hose. Turned out it was a cracked fitting.
After fighting with ineffective specialty tool to remove the old/broken fitting, I gave it a "fuck you" removal with a propane torch and an old flathead screwdriver.
