Above 1200 Sq/FT Cleaning Up My Shop

[oldironfarmer]

I'm printing with PLA for now. All the smoothing chemical efforts are centered around ABS. I have some but am not ready to start trying it yet.

All the cows were in the pen eating, and the new kids were just hanging out together.

Made progress on the wheel design for a trivet frame. Instead of re-routing on a larger board I glued this one up to make it full size.

Also used some thinned wood putty to put a radius in the bottom of the pattern. The bottom of this pattern will also be the parting line for the casting.

And started making a new core box for the hammers. I made the first one a little small and the hammer handle is pretty narrow where it enters the hammer head. This will allow a larger handle.

Plaster of paris, sharpened dowels to make lineup holes. I'll put assembly grease on the first half when casting the second half.

Should have done that today but noticed one tire I thought I'd fixed by replacing the valve core went down. Checked it out and found two leaking plugs and this:

Dang, tire has to come off.

In taking just the rim off, one carriage bolt decided to spin in the loop. So it got a nut welded on and it gave in.

Cleaning and painting the rim will take over a week to make sure the paint is dry, so I cribbed up the wheel. A wide foundation makes for secure support.

Time to break down a tire. It is not expensive to have it done, but I can do it before I'd even get it to town.

 

[oldironfarmer]

All my tire tools are home made, but they work pretty well.

Home made slide hammer weighs about forty pounds. The black part slides on the orange part. It's a job but gets it done. And I need the exercise. 14 strokes to break it loose.

The little reverse curve on this spoon hooks on the lower bead after the top bead is off and helps get the lower bead over the rim.

It makes life easy. Tire has lots of sticky stuff inside, probably a sealant. And it looks like some of it worked it's way into the bead area and hardened, but not uniformly. I think it is the source of the bead leaks.

About fifteen minutes to get the tire off. About the time it would take me to get to town. And I'd have taken my wife and bought her lunch.

Then my pottery mentor showed up for lunch and the afternoon in the shop. We cast one more hammer. She said it was just like a Raku furnace and wants to bring friends back. Raku is the only pottery process where the piece is taken from the kiln red hot for rapid cooling.

Thanks for stopping by.

 

[1/2 Cup]

Andy that is one mean effort to get that tyre off.

I am afraid I am real wimp when it comes to changing and repairing tyres as we have tyre shops by the dozen here in Shepparton so I just drop them off then pick them up when they are done.

Your new core box looks decidedly smaller than what I have seen you use before??

Cheers

 

[bolensboneyard]

$100 to get one changed here! Like your set up Andy.

 

[drivesitfar]

Andy: I bet you made your first million by saving all the money you could have spent on tires. man you are HANDY.

are the little calves maybe having a meeting to see which one might be replacing your bull?

hope you are enjoying your REAL SATURDAY!

 

[Bob Heine]

Andy, another sign we are related. I broke down my own tires when my last car with steel rims left the Emporium. Now that all my cars have aluminum rims I have someone else do the scrapes and scratches.

 

[oldironfarmer]

Andy that is one mean effort to get that tyre off.

I am afraid I am real wimp when it comes to changing and repairing tyres as we have tyre shops by the dozen here in Shepparton so I just drop them off then pick them up when they are done.

Your new core box looks decidedly smaller than what I have seen you use before??

Cheers

Thank you sir! We have fewer and fewer tire shops around. And most of them don't want to do tractor tires. They're not that hard, but they want to stick them on a tire machine and have it do all the work.

The core box (being the plaster to mold the core in) is the same size as my other core box for the hammer head core. But the new core will be a bit larger. The flasks that the sand goes in are quite a bit larger.

Thanks for dropping in!

$100 to get one changed here! Like your set up Andy.

Thanks, Bobby! Since I change my own I don't know what it would cost here. But I do know it takes longer to load one up and take it anywhere than to do it at home. The sucker rod spoons have held up well. I don't use the slide hammer much but it is indispensable when you need it.

Andy: I bet you made your first million by saving all the money you could have spent on tires. man you are HANDY.

are the little calves maybe having a meeting to see which one might be replacing your bull?

hope you are enjoying your REAL SATURDAY!

It's so hard to keep track of money you save being cheap.

I'm not sure what the calves were doing, I do know they clammed up when I came by, so it must have been no good.

Had a good Saturday!!

Andy, another sign we are related. I broke down my own tires when my last car with steel rims left the Emporium. Now that all my cars have aluminum rims I have someone else do the scrapes and scratches.

The smaller the tire the harder it is to change. Do an 8" lawn mower tire sometime.

My new tire machine has a plastic rub foot to avoid scratching alloy wheels. But my bubble balancer is too large for new wheel centers so I'm on the prowl for a spin balancer. Doesn't matter on farm tires but I keep doing tire changes for others and can't balance a lot of them.

I'm pretty sure we're related when we found out we had the same mother. Of course it would have made more sense earlier if you only had a sense of humor, but, oh well...

 

[Farmall450]

Nothing beats trying to separate a bead glued on by rust and calcium on a tire that's tougher that the aging steel!

 

[oldironfarmer]

Needed a 1/4" dowel today for lining up my next wrench pattern. All I had was 3/8" dowels, and I couldn't find my dowel plate (a steel plate with a series of holes back drilled. You can drive a piece of wood into a hole, and if it's not too big a piece, the extra wood will shear off. Mine is home made and AWOL). So the old Southbend made one in no time.

Took time to wire brush the tractor rim and started painting it.

And finished up the core box for making better aluminum hammer eye cores.

Also made great progress on the trivet master pattern but failed to get pictures, so maybe not?

My son had a friend offer to give him two old trucks. Give. He picked up this one today.

We think it's a 56 Chevy 2 ton. Has a two speed axle and a 327 (replacement engine). He plans to make a car hauler (or plans for me to) with a Cummins engine. Bed has a hoist so it is set up with a PTO and controls. That will probably all change to electric.

And a Coke truck. I think it's a 58 or 59 GMC. It's coming to live with me.

What do you do with a Coke truck? It may become a flat bed.

Thanks for stopping in and looking around.

 

[oldironfarmer]

Nothing beats trying to separate a bead glued on by rust and calcium on a tire that's tougher that the aging steel!

That's for sure. I've bent rims that didn't want to let go of the tire. Too much rust and corrosion. But this one was pretty easy, just a little rust. 14 licks to break a 24 inch bead is easy enough.

This one was clean but I patch rims because of calcium chloride regularly.

 

[1/2 Cup]

Andy, I can see you spending a lot of time on those trucks, well scored by the way..

Un real

 

[shedfullatools]

What do you do with a Coke truck?

Thanks for stopping in and looking around.

Now you can refill your Coke Machine of course

 

[drivesitfar]

Andy: i've discovered FREE isn't always just that cause you've got time picking it up, gas and your energy of loading and unloading especially on BIG ITEMS like those trucks and of course storage (in my case not yours). that said how in the heck could your son not involve you in something like that. it has OLDIRONFARMER written on the side and one has it in your code name COKE.

so FREE or not quite so FREE it's still available for your son (or you) to do as you please with now.

when i had my huge Ford flatbed last year i didn't have a place to park it and it actually ran and was licensed, but i was almost frightened at the cost of towing it if it broke down so i sold it instead of trying to convince my bride it would look great spiffed up in front of our home. I even thought of just keeping the flatbed and making a trailer out of it, but i'm not set up to handle stuff that heavy.

 

[Bob Heine]

The smaller the tire the harder it is to change. Do an 8" lawn mower tire sometime.

Andy, you aren't kidding. Even these 13" rims were a challenge.

The only time I had trouble with the really small hand truck wheels was the pair that had a welded rim (quite a bit of tapping to straighten the bends on the beads). The ones with the four bolts holding them together are just time-consuming. Unfortunately the tubes in those little tires seem to leak when they are brand new. Now I expect it and put better quality tubes in them the second time the tire goes flat.

Mom liked me better because I wasn't funny.

 

[power wagon]

good deal on getting a coke truck, lucky you

 

[jimreed2160]

Andy--I found this old plane in my boneyard today and cleaned it up. It is a Stanley #71 1/2 router plane replica that someone cast in brass or bronze. They also cast some aluminum handles for it. It was a good one to copy because it is pretty. And it cleaned up well--the casting was first rate. If you ever start casting brass, this would be a nice project.

 

[oldironfarmer]

Andy, I can see you spending a lot of time on those trucks, well scored by the way..

Un real

Thanks, Steve! I was looking for something to use up some of my idle time.

My grandson looks like he is going to be trading cars for a long time so if his dad and I make him a nice car hauler it will be admired and used. And an old cabover with a hoist should be a nice place to start.

Now you can refill your Coke Machine of course

Why didn't I think of that?

Andy: i've discovered FREE isn't always just that cause you've got time picking it up, gas and your energy of loading and unloading especially on BIG ITEMS like those trucks and of course storage (in my case not yours). that said how in the heck could your son not involve you in something like that. it has OLDIRONFARMER written on the side and one has it in your code name COKE.

so FREE or not quite so FREE it's still available for your son (or you) to do as you please with now.

when i had my huge Ford flatbed last year i didn't have a place to park it and it actually ran and was licensed, but i was almost frightened at the cost of towing it if it broke down so i sold it instead of trying to convince my bride it would look great spiffed up in front of our home. I even thought of just keeping the flatbed and making a trailer out of it, but i'm not set up to handle stuff that heavy.

Now now, free is free Like a free puppy.

One of my most enjoyable activities is bringing stuff home. I like figuring out how to load, tie down, and move a load safely. So the time and money spent getting them home is recreational.

Of course the initial cost of a derelict vehicle pales compared to the cost to fix one up.

I had not seen your cabover Ford before. Nice steel hauler with the offset cab. Those were built for local delivery of 20 ft steel shapes without using a semi-tractor. Do you think that was a factory cab? How did you come by that? Too bad you had to let it go. That would have been perfect for hauling stuff home, including long timbers. Diesel or gasoline? You've seen my tractor of the same vintage. It's not home yet.

Andy, you aren't kidding. Even these 13" rims were a challenge.

The only time I had trouble with the really small hand truck wheels was the pair that had a welded rim (quite a bit of tapping to straighten the bends on the beads). The ones with the four bolts holding them together are just time-consuming. Unfortunately the tubes in those little tires seem to leak when they are brand new. Now I expect it and put better quality tubes in them the second time the tire goes flat.

Mom liked me better because I wasn't funny.

It's interesting to me that 14" and 15" automotive wheels are the easiest to change tires on. On the manual machine at the station I worked at you could mount both beads on a 15" by hand, simultaneously. Made it a pretty fast machine once you got good at breaking them down. Faster than a powered machine, for clean wheels and worn tires which were not decades old. Ancient hardened tires on rusty rims can be a challenge. I used to be able to mount and balance two tires and roll the car back out of the bay in about 20 minutes.

We know mom liked you better, but I always thought it was because I was more independent. But you sure know how to hurt a guy. We knew you weren't funny but still pretended you were so we wouldn't hurt your little feelings. Feel better yet?

good deal on getting a coke truck, lucky you

Not sure I want the bed, however. I'm conflicted. But it really needs red paint and a logo. I envision it driving around tractor shows or car shows with something in each of the bays but that something hasn't jumped out at me yet.

Andy--I found this old plane in my boneyard today and cleaned it up. It is a Stanley #71 1/2 router plane replica that someone cast in brass or bronze. They also cast some aluminum handles for it. It was a good one to copy because it is pretty. And it cleaned up well--the casting was first rate. If you ever start casting brass, this would be a nice project.

That's beautiful! I did a bit of research and see that old timers would sometimes copy a plane in order to have one to use. So even though it's not factory it's probably old and definitely made by a competent craftsman. We may get to see how a novice would do that.

 

[drivesitfar]

Andy: "One of my most enjoyable activities is bringing stuff home. I like figuring out how to load, tie down, and move a load safely. So the time and money spent getting them home is recreational."

WELL SAID and I agree that the HUNT and bringing something home is what makes me the happiest too.

I was given that truck for helping a client move when they retired and sold the building they'd been in for over 70 years. it was factory made that way and yes it would haul 20 foot material easily. it was if I recall correctly a 477 gas engine with a 10 speed or 5 speed with high low if that's how you say it. I think it was a 1978 Ford F800 and the company had it licensed for 32,000 GVW. They offered to give me this 120 year old punch machine, but sadly i didn't have the know how or equipment to move it or any place to use it so it went to the next guy that was happy I passed.

I owned it for about a year (maybe used it one time) and ended up giving it away to keep peace with my bride and not park it in front of our home or pay storage fees to store it. I think I sold it about this time last year and now it's going to drive in parades with a show truck on it's bed.

 

[oldironfarmer]

Pretty good day today. I've been struggling with the 3D printer. Could not getting the bed leveled without running out of adjustment. Took it all apart and couldn't really improve it but realized the bed is slightly warped and is much stiffer than the supporting mechanism. So I learned to always adjust pairs of screws instead of one at a time. Working better!

Those are feet for my trivet pattern. The trivet pattern is consuming a lot of time but I'm having a blast. The trivet needs to be open so a stand alone pattern is impractical. This pattern will be mounted on a board. In fact it was machined out of a board which will also act as the parting line. Cut some new runner material and placed it in position next to a settling basin. This is the drag or bottom side of the pattern.

A mounted pattern has the advantage that it cannot move around while you're ramming the sand. But you place all the sprues, runners, and gate in advance. If it does not work then it is more work to try a different design.

I went ahead a glued the runners in place, started filling corners and gaps, made a new flask: cope and drag, to fit the pattern board, and added six gates to feed the pattern all around. I think there's three times the material in the feed system as there will be in the pattern.

The owner's initials are intended to be placed across the face of the trivet, so I laid out the OD of the wheel on the back side, made a cardboard pattern and painted everything except the trivet location. Also made a sprue and fit it to feed the settling basin on the other side. This is the cope side (top), and the mushroom is the sprue which will make an opening for the hot metal to be poured into.

The F words will be permanently fixed to this side, layout lines will be added to assist in locating the initials. The initials will just be laid in place and sand packed around them.

Quiz at the end of the hour.

 

[oldironfarmer]

Andy: "One of my most enjoyable activities is bringing stuff home. I like figuring out how to load, tie down, and move a load safely. So the time and money spent getting them home is recreational."

WELL SAID and I agree that the HUNT and bringing something home is what makes me the happiest too.

I was given that truck for helping a client move when they retired and sold the building they'd been in for over 70 years. it was factory made that way and yes it would haul 20 foot material easily. it was if I recall correctly a 477 gas engine with a 10 speed or 5 speed with high low if that's how you say it. I think it was a 1978 Ford F800 and the company had it licensed for 32,000 GVW. They offered to give me this 120 year old punch machine, but sadly i didn't have the know how or equipment to move it or any place to use it so it went to the next guy that was happy I passed.

I owned it for about a year (maybe used it one time) and ended up giving it away to keep peace with my bride and not park it in front of our home or pay storage fees to store it. I think I sold it about this time last year and now it's going to drive in parades with a show truck on it's bed.

Thanks for the story on the truck. I like living in the country, I just don't think about paying for storage. 32,000 GVW, does that require a CDL in Washington?

Wow! That punch press is some machine! And the forklift moving it was no slouch either. Looks like a 40 ton or similar unit. I would not have had a use for that press either.

Thanks for stopping in!

 

[TwoBytes]

Andy! Mate!

We got a parcel from Oklahoma today.

My son was SO excited he couldn't wait to rip into it...
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He can't read very well yet, but he recognised his name on the front. Thanks for that, it was a nice touch.

Wow. I don't know what to say. This is amazing...
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The hammer is fantastic, it's a real honour to have it.

It was getting dark outside, so we gave the brace a run in the garage...
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He really wanted to try the hammer too, but I talked him out of it.



Thank you mate, thank you very much (from me and Archer).

 

[oldironfarmer]

A guy like Archer, who just wants to be a builder, is a joy to all us old guys whose children don't care too much about what we like to do. Glad the budding engineer put the brace right to use. Not much danger there unless he drops it on his foot.

Was he able to make any holes with it yet? As simple as they are, they do take some practice. Sorry I didn't have any metric bits...

The hammer is intended to be for both of you. You can tap on the threaded end of a bolt with it and not damage the threads. Hope you can put it to good use.

 

[drivesitfar]

Andy: nice work on the TRIVIT. I'm not sure what it's use will be or why you are making it, but it sounds like you are having fun.

VERY WELL DONE on shipping those tools to TB and his SUPERVISOR. looks like they are already being put to good use. i tried to see how much shipping was, but it looked like $450 or maybe TB did his fancy blurring process to it like he did with the address which is awesome BTW. TB if you want to teach an old guy how to do that please email me and i'll try to ship you some old tools too for your Supervisor (if it doesn't cost $450 to ship a package down under).

funny you ask about the CDL cause i started a thread in FREE PARKING (it's a section in Garage Journal BTW that you might not know existed) and a couple KNOW IT ALLS told me that i needed a CDL no matter what and they didn't live even 1,000 miles of my state.

that is another SMALL reason why I sold it cause there is GREY AREA in the laws around here that 25,999 and under doesn't need a CDL and 26,000 and over does. then there are other things like air brakes and size and a few other things you can work around or deal with. with quite a bit of bad vibes at home about owning it I decided to let it go before i spent any more time looking in to getting my CDL or working aroung it or spending more money on it cause I didn't know how to change the tires which i'm sure would have been easy for you.

it was a COOL TRUCK, but like i said I'm not a mechanic and if it just stopped on the street the towing fees in our city might be more costly than I cared to find out. it had some issues getting it into 2nd (i'm guessing more operator error than anything), but it ran real good if you only wanted to go 5 MPH with a heavy load on it.

good to see you got a few more trucks (or should we call them parts trucks for your other cool trucks sitting out there) in your inventory.

have a great day and hope it's warming up for you and the cows (and HERSHEY).

 

[jbmatth]

Great find on the trucks Andy. The Coke truck could be used as a display for your brooms, hammers, socks, etc. when you go to farm shows (I couldn't stand to claim you'd go to craft shows.). Enjoy getting them going and look forward to seeing the transformation.
JB

 

[dreamingmuscle]

Drives a trivet is a basically a potholder. You use it to set your hot pots on so you don't burn your table or counter tops. Or some specialized ones are used for cooking with Dutch ovens over coals different heights for different heat temperatures.

I just learned the name of them myself last month so don't think I'm real smart.

Glen

 

[mmavet]

They make good magnesium wall form trucks.

And a Coke truck. I think it's a 58 or 59 GMC. It's coming to live with me.

What do you do with a Coke truck? It may become a flat bed.

Thanks for stopping in and looking around.[/QUOTE]

 

[Jeff Ivers]

That looks like a really great future hot rod hauler - in original Coke livery of course!

They make good magnesium wall form trucks.

And a Coke truck. I think it's a 58 or 59 GMC. It's coming to live with me.

What do you do with a Coke truck? It may become a flat bed.

Thanks for stopping in and looking around.

[/QUOTE]

 

[drivesitfar]

DM: thanks for the TRIVET information and it jogged my memory cause my mom, grandma and great grandma all had cast iron ones they'd serve great food in hot dishes on.

Andy: is the trivet going to be aluminum or are you thinking of trying some cast iron cooking might be a good challenge?

did the pharmacy open March 1st or is it opening next month?

 

[oldironfarmer]

Andy: nice work on the TRIVIT. I'm not sure what it's use will be or why you are making it, but it sounds like you are having fun.

VERY WELL DONE on shipping those tools to TB and his SUPERVISOR. looks like they are already being put to good use. i tried to see how much shipping was, but it looked like $450 or maybe TB did his fancy blurring process to it like he did with the address which is awesome BTW. TB if you want to teach an old guy how to do that please email me and i'll try to ship you some old tools too for your Supervisor (if it doesn't cost $450 to ship a package down under).

funny you ask about the CDL cause i started a thread in FREE PARKING (it's a section in Garage Journal BTW that you might not know existed) and a couple KNOW IT ALLS told me that i needed a CDL no matter what and they didn't live even 1,000 miles of my state.

that is another SMALL reason why I sold it cause there is GREY AREA in the laws around here that 25,999 and under doesn't need a CDL and 26,000 and over does. then there are other things like air brakes and size and a few other things you can work around or deal with. with quite a bit of bad vibes at home about owning it I decided to let it go before i spent any more time looking in to getting my CDL or working aroung it or spending more money on it cause I didn't know how to change the tires which i'm sure would have been easy for you.

it was a COOL TRUCK, but like i said I'm not a mechanic and if it just stopped on the street the towing fees in our city might be more costly than I cared to find out. it had some issues getting it into 2nd (i'm guessing more operator error than anything), but it ran real good if you only wanted to go 5 MPH with a heavy load on it.

good to see you got a few more trucks (or should we call them parts trucks for your other cool trucks sitting out there) in your inventory.

have a great day and hope it's warming up for you and the cows (and HERSHEY).

Trust me, $450 was a small price to pay to see a smile on Archer's face.

It's incredibly easy to ship, you just get the address, put it on the package, and take it to the post office. They will help you fill out the customs forms and take your $450.

The farm gives me some leeway on the CDL issue in Oklahoma. Still, it's a shame it had to go.

I would have thought it was a synchronized transmission but maybe not.

They're not parts trucks, they are parts consuming trucks.

Thanks for stopping by, we are getting into the 60's most every day now.

Great find on the trucks Andy. The Coke truck could be used as a display for your brooms, hammers, socks, etc. when you go to farm shows (I couldn't stand to claim you'd go to craft shows.). Enjoy getting them going and look forward to seeing the transformation.
JB

My son got his home, I have to help get mine home. Hope it's not perishable.

Drives a trivet is a basically a potholder. You use it to set your hot pots on so you don't burn your table or counter tops. Or some specialized ones are used for cooking with Dutch ovens over coals different heights for different heat temperatures.

I just learned the name of them myself last month so don't think I'm real smart.

Glen

Thanks for the alert so we won't overestimate you...

And it's always nice to have you stop by.

They make good magnesium wall form trucks.

And a Coke truck. I think it's a 58 or 59 GMC. It's coming to live with me.

What do you do with a Coke truck? It may become a flat bed.

Thanks for stopping in and looking around.

[/QUOTE]

You mean a stem wall form, or foundation form? Hmmm, have truck will pour concrete.

That looks like a really great future hot rod hauler - in original Coke livery of course!

[/QUOTE]

I'm thinking a little free advertising may be in order.

DM: thanks for the TRIVET information and it jogged my memory cause my mom, grandma and great grandma all had cast iron ones they'd serve great food in hot dishes on.

Andy: is the trivet going to be aluminum or are you thinking of trying some cast iron cooking might be a good challenge?

did the pharmacy open March 1st or is it opening next month?

Right now aluminum trivets. Maybe brass ones later on. But I think aluminum painted black might look ok.

Pharmacy opened 1 March 18. They're busy and working out the kinks.

 

[Farmall450]

That's for sure. I've bent rims that didn't want to let go of the tire. Too much rust and corrosion. But this one was pretty easy, just a little rust. 14 licks to break a 24 inch bead is easy enough.

This one was clean but I patch rims because of calcium chloride regularly.

Same, keep a spare M rim around. It's always by the valve stem lol

 

[oldironfarmer]

I worked several hours in the shop today. Not much to show for it, however. Cleaning, filling, sanding, cleaning, filling... to get the trivet form into shape. I couldn't wait so I tried some sand in it. It came out ok.

So if you can visualize how the metal will fill this cavity, the other form will set back on this one with the impressions of the initials right above this form.

Then I cleaned it good and put some paint on it. Rough spots really show up now.

Getting close to some hot metal.

 

[1/2 Cup]

Andy, what can I say other than I am truly humbled to receive a package from Oklahoma

It contained a "Genuine Andy Martin Hammer ".

Number 6 off the production line..

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I am just so stoked at the wonderful thought. Andy, thank you yet again...

 

[mmavet]

You mean a stem wall form, or foundation form? Hmmm, have truck will pour concrete.

Stem walls. Every house has a garage with many offsets. There is an amazing amount of different size forms that go into the stem walls. Plus all the hardware.

 

[drivesitfar]

Andy: I can't tell if you are pulling my leg or if the shipping costs to get Archer that good old drill were really that high?

funny as I see Archer (AKA the SUPERVISOR) and TwoBytes using that drill a YouTube video of a HOW'S IT MADE Tv show pops up over on the Woodworking 101 thread that might be as fun for you to watch as it was me if you have a few minutes. of course it could show you that you might be missing a few more tools so BEE CAREFUL.

enjoy your SATUR(day) and hope you find another one or two new calves.

 

[shortykorte]

There’s enough Coke trucks. You need a Dr. Pepper truck. Wait that might be me that needs the Dr. P.
Would be a great display for brooms, hammers, trivets and other sundries at county fairs. Heck you could sell biscuits too.


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[XJSuperman]

Wow, you certainly are a busy man Andy. I just got caught up from the very beginning. The new and improved shop is looking great, the Studebaker is coming along, and you are picking up new hobbies! You'll never be bored thats for sure. Hows the broom room doing? I realized its been a bit since weve seen it.......how do you keep up with so many different hobbies?

 

[Rex_A_Lott]

I had a friend that ran a grading business. When he had a big job to do , he put an old Coke truck on the low boy trailer and hauled it to the job site. Used it for a toolbox. All the little roll up doors made it good to organize and secure.
His didn't run eiither, but it wasn't a big thing to move it around with a track hoe.
Seems like it would make good storage, if you were cleaning out the shop, and needed a place to put things out of the weather.
He is an interesting guy. He had a tree chipper that was powered by a 4-71 GMC diesel. Maybe that's common, I'm not sure , but it was a monster to me.
I don't want to hurt your feeling but I think your boy got the better truck. That thing will make a dandy car hauler. When I was a kid, Pop had a 57 GMC pickup, I still have a soft spot for that body style.

 

[Hubscrub66]

I'm liking those "bring homes" your bringing home.

 

[tym]

There’s enough Coke trucks.

Yep! Don't want to get...Coked out.



I'll be here all week, folks. Try the veal!

 

[oldironfarmer]

Same, keep a spare M rim around. It's always by the valve stem lol

I've got three 38" spares leaning on the container. Before I "cleaned up" they were inside

Andy, what can I say other than I am truly humbled to receive a package from Oklahoma

It contained a "Genuine Andy Martin Hammer ".

Number 6 off the production line..

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I am just so stoked at the wonderful thought. Andy, thank you yet again...

I'll take that as a positive response! I hope we can see it buggered up a bit.

You mean a stem wall form, or foundation form? Hmmm, have truck will pour concrete.

Stem walls. Every house has a garage with many offsets. There is an amazing amount of different size forms that go into the stem walls. Plus all the hardware.

That's a nice use for an old Coke truck! I don't plan on doing concrete work ever again, however.

All that experience going to waste.

Andy: I can't tell if you are pulling my leg or if the shipping costs to get Archer that good old drill were really that high?

funny as I see Archer (AKA the SUPERVISOR) and TwoBytes using that drill a YouTube video of a HOW'S IT MADE Tv show pops up over on the Woodworking 101 thread that might be as fun for you to watch as it was me if you have a few minutes. of course it could show you that you might be missing a few more tools so BEE CAREFUL.

enjoy your SATUR(day) and hope you find another one or two new calves.

$450 AUS, that's like $3 here.

No, not really. It was something like $45 postage. A bit much but well worth it to give Archer a little something.

See, I've really started cleaning out my shop. Giving away tools I only have maybe six braces left.

You think I can't make an auger in my forge shop? It's really not necessary to polish the flutes, as forged works just fine. I don't have the fancy thread mill, and wondered how they did that. Nice video. I can make a decent thread, however, with a three corner file.

No new calves

There’s enough Coke trucks. You need a Dr. Pepper truck. Wait that might be me that needs the Dr. P.
Would be a great display for brooms, hammers, trivets and other sundries at county fairs. Heck you could sell biscuits too.


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But, this is a Coke truck. To make it a Dr. Pepper truck I'd have to down grade it somehow. Maybe put it on a Dodge chassis.

But it was a nice idea, really...

Wow, you certainly are a busy man Andy. I just got caught up from the very beginning. The new and improved shop is looking great, the Studebaker is coming along, and you are picking up new hobbies! You'll never be bored thats for sure. Hows the broom room doing? I realized its been a bit since weve seen it.......how do you keep up with so many different hobbies?

Whee!! Superman visited!

Thanks!! This thread is getting too long to start from the beginning. Glad you slogged through and made it here before hot weather. Have a Coke! Dimes are on top of the machine.

The broom room is getting junked up with stuff. I really need to clean it out again before I have visitors.

I am a little scared of being bored. I hear it's pretty bad, so I don't want to try it.

Thanks for the visit.

I had a friend that ran a grading business. When he had a big job to do , he put an old Coke truck on the low boy trailer and hauled it to the job site. Used it for a toolbox. All the little roll up doors made it good to organize and secure.
His didn't run eiither, but it wasn't a big thing to move it around with a track hoe.
Seems like it would make good storage, if you were cleaning out the shop, and needed a place to put things out of the weather.
He is an interesting guy. He had a tree chipper that was powered by a 4-71 GMC diesel. Maybe that's common, I'm not sure , but it was a monster to me.
I don't want to hurt your feeling but I think your boy got the better truck. That thing will make a dandy car hauler. When I was a kid, Pop had a 57 GMC pickup, I still have a soft spot for that body style.

What do you mean: His didn't run either? Are you insinuating mine does not run? How would you know? I don't know either, but I'm hoping it will, I'll take a battery and probably drive it home.

Regrettably I don't think this one has roll up doors.

4-71 on a tree chipper. That would be a cool whine. When I worked for a truck company we installed a lot of 8V71's and plenty of 16V71's. I had a 4-53 in a motor patrol, good strong little engine. I'd like to get a 6-71 to put in an old truck just to scream around town.

My son can't put one over on me, he's just a dumb kid. Did he? I need to go back and look at those pictures again. Since he's an only child he gets all my stuff anyway when I check out so we kind of have a partnership deal.

I've always wanted a 57, and I guess I still do...

I'm liking those "bring homes" your bringing home.

And, they're FREE

When the yard gets full I'll drag some out so the cows can rub on them.

Yep! Don't want to get...Coked out.



I'll be here all week, folks. Try the veal!

If you keep that up I may bring you an old car...