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zmotorsports
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So, any ideas on how that assembly came apart?
Nothing jumped out at me Dan. There was no way the upper stanchion could have turned and rotated out of the upper tube because of the flats and the screw was still firmly in place keeping it from turning. That only leaves the upper tube to have rotated in the lower tree. I think that is what happened because here were some scratches on the upper tube where it resides inside the lower tree but the fastener seemed tight, maybe just not tight enough.
When I reassembled it, I cleaned everything thoroughly so as to not have anything on the tube or inside the lower tree which would reduce the friction of the clamping forces and then after tightening everything I used a rubber strap wrench to try and rotate the upper tube but was unsuccessful so that means it is pretty tight and shouldn't rotate out again. Just to ensure the other side was tight I used the strap wrench on it and it could not turn it either.
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Good call using the strap wrench to check the assembly Mike. 
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zmotorsports
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Good call using the strap wrench to check the assembly Mike.
Thanks Dan. I’d hate to have the other side come apart after leaving my shop. [emoji45]
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I completed the installation if the Teraflex Big Brake kit on our Jeep JKU today.
I’ve installed a couple of these now on other people’s JK’s but not my own. I’m only on 35” tires and I haven’t been unhappy with the Jeep’s stopping ability but it is quite heavy and I figured while I was doing brakes I might as well upgrade.
Here you can see the stock front rotors and calipers. Notice the relationship between the rotor and the splash shield. The stock rotors measure just under 12” in diameter.
Now look at the larger 13.3” diameter front rotors.
Another view of the size difference.
New dual piston calipers compared to single piston OEM calipers.
Big difference in surface area of the brake pads as well.
Rear kit also. OEM rotors were 12.5” compared to the new Teraflex at 13.5”. Caliper relocation brackets space the stock calipers out an additional 1/2” to compensate for the larger diameter rotors.
Lastly before closing up the shop we pulled my son’s WJ in on the lift as it is going under the knife for major surgery. I may finally get some of my shop floor back as his pile of parts makes its way onto the Jeep.
I’ve installed a couple of these now on other people’s JK’s but not my own. I’m only on 35” tires and I haven’t been unhappy with the Jeep’s stopping ability but it is quite heavy and I figured while I was doing brakes I might as well upgrade.
Here you can see the stock front rotors and calipers. Notice the relationship between the rotor and the splash shield. The stock rotors measure just under 12” in diameter.
Now look at the larger 13.3” diameter front rotors.
Another view of the size difference.
New dual piston calipers compared to single piston OEM calipers.
Big difference in surface area of the brake pads as well.
Rear kit also. OEM rotors were 12.5” compared to the new Teraflex at 13.5”. Caliper relocation brackets space the stock calipers out an additional 1/2” to compensate for the larger diameter rotors.
Lastly before closing up the shop we pulled my son’s WJ in on the lift as it is going under the knife for major surgery. I may finally get some of my shop floor back as his pile of parts makes its way onto the Jeep.
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Bighead38
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This article reminded me of you lol.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/for-these-obsessive-lawn-mowers-just-a-trim-doesnt-cut-it-1531673568
I can read the full article in Apple news. Does this work?
Plucking Blades by Hand, Vacuuming the Grass: This Is Extreme Lawn Care
The Wall Street Journal
For some lawn fanatics, mowing is a labor of love. And it’s getting competitive. Read the full story
Shared from Apple News
Sent from my iPhone
I tried to copy the email from sharing the Apple story but it didn’t work.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/for-these-obsessive-lawn-mowers-just-a-trim-doesnt-cut-it-1531673568
I can read the full article in Apple news. Does this work?
Plucking Blades by Hand, Vacuuming the Grass: This Is Extreme Lawn Care
The Wall Street Journal
For some lawn fanatics, mowing is a labor of love. And it’s getting competitive. Read the full story
Shared from Apple News
Sent from my iPhone
I tried to copy the email from sharing the Apple story but it didn’t work.
Bighead38
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Keith Trzynka’s neighbors on Cottonwood Street in Grand Forks, N.D., are no longer surprised to see him vacuuming his front lawn.
Mr. Trzynka, a retired farm-equipment dealer, worries about sand blown into the edges of his yard by ice-clearing crews in the winter. The sand threatens to blight his lovingly tended grass. So he occasionally hauls out his shop-vac to extract it.
Each morning, he tries to pick up any twigs or leaves that may have fallen on his grass overnight. Sometimes he sweeps sticks and debris from the street in front of his house to keep the landscape tidy.
“The lawn is his little farm,” said Mr. Trzynka’s wife, Ginger.
For most people, lawn care is a tiresome chore or something they pay somebody else to do. For others, it’s a challenge. They tend to want their lawns to be a dark, emerald green and preferably striped like a baseball field, an effect achieved by attaching a roller behind the mower. Edges must be perfectly squared. The job isn’t finished until the last weed is plucked and the final blade of grass blasted off the sidewalk.
“Yes, I am a fanatic,” said Brad Ferguson, a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Missouri’s medical school in Columbia, Mo. He admits to having slipped outside with a flashlight at 2 or 3 a.m. to check whether recently planted grass seeds were starting to sprout.
Dr. Ferguson’s routine includes sharpening blades, pressure washing and tuning up his John Deere lawn tractor. “I do all the maintenance myself,” he said. “I don’t let anyone else touch it.”
Many of these yard masters are disciples of Allyn Hane, an internet guru who dubs himself the Lawn Care Nut. Mr. Hane, whose video “How to Dominate Your Neighbor’s Lawn” has had more than two million views on YouTube, exhorts his followers to “mow taller” than their neighbors, leaving their grass about an inch above the competition. “It’s the same reason why tall people stand out in a crowd,” he says in the video.
Geoffrey Lokuta, a biologist who lives in Lakeland, Fla., values Mr. Hane’s mowing tips but said he isn’t on a quest for neighborhood **********. In any case, there isn’t much competition. “People around me have what you would call salad bars,” 50% grass and 50% weeds, he said. “I just let them do their thing.”
Not so for Danny Freemyer, who in June won the Yard of the Month award in Forney, Texas. “I was super-excited about it,” said Mr. Freemyer, an electrician who moved to the Dallas suburb five years ago. “That was my plan when I first moved in, to get Yard of the Month, and I don’t think they were even doing Yard of the Month at that time.”
Dominick Segro, a police officer who lives in Springfield, N.J., often mows two or three times a week. “I think it’s great,” said his wife, Tara. “We definitely have the best lawn in town.” Officer Segro is protective of his handiwork and “a little neurotic,” his wife said.
For instance, the couple’s children are allowed to play in the yard but “they have to move around” rather than standing in one place, Ms. Segro said. Blowup pools are forbidden because they would mat the grass. The dog is allowed to relieve itself only in a designated spot at one side of the house.
When the Segros had a Father’s Day party, some of the guests taunted Mr. Segro by lingering a bit longer than necessary on his lawn for a group picture. Afterward, he used a leaf blower to fluff the grass back up.
Eric Cozart of Coldwater, Mich., who sells industrial plastics, opposes any trampling of his manicured front lawn but is willing to compromise: He lets his toddler son romp in the back. “I’ve ceded ground to my child in the backyard,” Mr. Cozart said.
How many hours he devotes to the lawn per week can be a sensitive topic. “My wife would probably tell you 100,” he said. “Realistically, it’s no more than 10 to 12.”
Taylor Ford, a financial planner in Mesa, Ariz., considers himself only moderately obsessive about his lawn. Even so, while at work or on the road, he sometimes uses a cellphone app that connects with his home security cameras so he can make sure his lawn-irrigation system is working. His wife sometimes asks, “Why are you mowing? It’s already fine.”
“I sit 8 to 10 hours a day at a computer and think back what did I accomplish today and sometimes it’s hard to think of anything,” said Mr. Ford. “When I get home it’s nice to use a different part of my brain and see measurable, tangible results.”
Lawn care is “kind of like a stress-reduction thing,” said David Tirpak, a psychologist and career counselor who lives in Sykesville, Md. For lawn geeks like him, the attractions also include spending time outdoors and meeting their (often envious) neighbors.
Growing up in a Brooklyn apartment, Oktay Mustafayev had little early exposure to lawn care. Then he moved to Fair Lawn, N.J. Mr. Mustafayev, a nurse whose family immigrated from Azerbaijan, soon decided that having merely a fair lawn wasn’t enough. He began taking YouTube tutorials and raising his game.
When he mows, Mr. Mustafayev passes over the entire surface twice to ensure an even cut. If one or two blades of grass exceed the desired height, he yanks them out like rogue eyebrow hairs. “I like uniformity,” Mr. Mustafayev said. He dreads autumn, the end of his growing season: “That last mow, that’s pretty heartbreaking.”
Write to James R. Hagerty at [email protected]
That’s the full article minus pictures. Only joking around you know I always like seeing your lawn. These guys take it too far.
Mr. Trzynka, a retired farm-equipment dealer, worries about sand blown into the edges of his yard by ice-clearing crews in the winter. The sand threatens to blight his lovingly tended grass. So he occasionally hauls out his shop-vac to extract it.
Each morning, he tries to pick up any twigs or leaves that may have fallen on his grass overnight. Sometimes he sweeps sticks and debris from the street in front of his house to keep the landscape tidy.
“The lawn is his little farm,” said Mr. Trzynka’s wife, Ginger.
For most people, lawn care is a tiresome chore or something they pay somebody else to do. For others, it’s a challenge. They tend to want their lawns to be a dark, emerald green and preferably striped like a baseball field, an effect achieved by attaching a roller behind the mower. Edges must be perfectly squared. The job isn’t finished until the last weed is plucked and the final blade of grass blasted off the sidewalk.
“Yes, I am a fanatic,” said Brad Ferguson, a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Missouri’s medical school in Columbia, Mo. He admits to having slipped outside with a flashlight at 2 or 3 a.m. to check whether recently planted grass seeds were starting to sprout.
Dr. Ferguson’s routine includes sharpening blades, pressure washing and tuning up his John Deere lawn tractor. “I do all the maintenance myself,” he said. “I don’t let anyone else touch it.”
Many of these yard masters are disciples of Allyn Hane, an internet guru who dubs himself the Lawn Care Nut. Mr. Hane, whose video “How to Dominate Your Neighbor’s Lawn” has had more than two million views on YouTube, exhorts his followers to “mow taller” than their neighbors, leaving their grass about an inch above the competition. “It’s the same reason why tall people stand out in a crowd,” he says in the video.
Geoffrey Lokuta, a biologist who lives in Lakeland, Fla., values Mr. Hane’s mowing tips but said he isn’t on a quest for neighborhood **********. In any case, there isn’t much competition. “People around me have what you would call salad bars,” 50% grass and 50% weeds, he said. “I just let them do their thing.”
Not so for Danny Freemyer, who in June won the Yard of the Month award in Forney, Texas. “I was super-excited about it,” said Mr. Freemyer, an electrician who moved to the Dallas suburb five years ago. “That was my plan when I first moved in, to get Yard of the Month, and I don’t think they were even doing Yard of the Month at that time.”
Dominick Segro, a police officer who lives in Springfield, N.J., often mows two or three times a week. “I think it’s great,” said his wife, Tara. “We definitely have the best lawn in town.” Officer Segro is protective of his handiwork and “a little neurotic,” his wife said.
For instance, the couple’s children are allowed to play in the yard but “they have to move around” rather than standing in one place, Ms. Segro said. Blowup pools are forbidden because they would mat the grass. The dog is allowed to relieve itself only in a designated spot at one side of the house.
When the Segros had a Father’s Day party, some of the guests taunted Mr. Segro by lingering a bit longer than necessary on his lawn for a group picture. Afterward, he used a leaf blower to fluff the grass back up.
Eric Cozart of Coldwater, Mich., who sells industrial plastics, opposes any trampling of his manicured front lawn but is willing to compromise: He lets his toddler son romp in the back. “I’ve ceded ground to my child in the backyard,” Mr. Cozart said.
How many hours he devotes to the lawn per week can be a sensitive topic. “My wife would probably tell you 100,” he said. “Realistically, it’s no more than 10 to 12.”
Taylor Ford, a financial planner in Mesa, Ariz., considers himself only moderately obsessive about his lawn. Even so, while at work or on the road, he sometimes uses a cellphone app that connects with his home security cameras so he can make sure his lawn-irrigation system is working. His wife sometimes asks, “Why are you mowing? It’s already fine.”
“I sit 8 to 10 hours a day at a computer and think back what did I accomplish today and sometimes it’s hard to think of anything,” said Mr. Ford. “When I get home it’s nice to use a different part of my brain and see measurable, tangible results.”
Lawn care is “kind of like a stress-reduction thing,” said David Tirpak, a psychologist and career counselor who lives in Sykesville, Md. For lawn geeks like him, the attractions also include spending time outdoors and meeting their (often envious) neighbors.
Growing up in a Brooklyn apartment, Oktay Mustafayev had little early exposure to lawn care. Then he moved to Fair Lawn, N.J. Mr. Mustafayev, a nurse whose family immigrated from Azerbaijan, soon decided that having merely a fair lawn wasn’t enough. He began taking YouTube tutorials and raising his game.
When he mows, Mr. Mustafayev passes over the entire surface twice to ensure an even cut. If one or two blades of grass exceed the desired height, he yanks them out like rogue eyebrow hairs. “I like uniformity,” Mr. Mustafayev said. He dreads autumn, the end of his growing season: “That last mow, that’s pretty heartbreaking.”
Write to James R. Hagerty at [email protected]
That’s the full article minus pictures. Only joking around you know I always like seeing your lawn. These guys take it too far.
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zmotorsports
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Thanks for the thought. I read the article to my wife while she was preparing dinner last night and she and my son got a good laugh out of it, especially when I said "those guys are crazy and take it a bit too far". They both about choked and said they live with it.
I'm still unclear on what they meant by that.
Thanks for the thought. I read the article to my wife while she was preparing dinner last night and she and my son got a good laugh out of it, especially when I said "those guys are crazy and take it a bit too far". They both about choked and said they live with it.
"After Mikes birthday party, some of the guests taunted Mr. Mike by lingering a bit longer than necessary on his lawn for a group picture. Afterward, he used a leaf blower to fluff the grass back up"
Yup Mike, no issues at all buddy. Until the day comes a pair of lawn tweezers makes it into a dedicated spot in your pocket protector you be considered normal.
You guys are a little rough on Mikey this morning. Remember, he can't help himself, it's just something he has to live with. I honestly wish I was a little more like him and a little less like me.
Keep us posted , Mike. You are an inspiration to us all.
Mike
Keep us posted , Mike. You are an inspiration to us all.
Mike
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zmotorsports
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Thanks guys.
Believe me, if I could lighten up a bit about my yard and vehicles I would. I just can't look past some things. My wife tells me I overlook the accomplishments at times because I am so focused on the little things that bug me.
I was sitting out on the deck yesterday afternoon after closing up the shop and she came out to sit with me. She asked me if I was enjoying looking at our beautiful yard and stupid me without even thinking chimed in and pointed out the two dry spots that I have been fighting. I honestly don't know what is wrong with me that I can't just enjoy it without seeing the faults or deficiencies. I'm the same way with our vehicles, coach and about every other project I do, I can't stand back and allow myself to be happy with it because I keep picking them apart. My wife tells me I'm my worst critic but I also think that is probably most people in general so I don't buy it.
Believe me, if I could lighten up a bit about my yard and vehicles I would. I just can't look past some things. My wife tells me I overlook the accomplishments at times because I am so focused on the little things that bug me.
I was sitting out on the deck yesterday afternoon after closing up the shop and she came out to sit with me. She asked me if I was enjoying looking at our beautiful yard and stupid me without even thinking chimed in and pointed out the two dry spots that I have been fighting. I honestly don't know what is wrong with me that I can't just enjoy it without seeing the faults or deficiencies. I'm the same way with our vehicles, coach and about every other project I do, I can't stand back and allow myself to be happy with it because I keep picking them apart. My wife tells me I'm my worst critic but I also think that is probably most people in general so I don't buy it.
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How you feel about something (feelings) is 100% a by product of how you think about those things.
All of us...no matter what...our best thinking got us to where we are right now.
You just need to learn how to think different. I WAS the same why Mike. Made for some long *** days and millions of projects done with perfection and lots of people admiring my outputs, efforts and accomplishments.
It came with a price. Me. I could not appreciate what I had done while other marveled. I started practicing Gratitude...for everything...and take a half an hour every morning for personal improvement reading, thinking and meditating. I take a minute here and there to just look at a sunset, the stars or a fine automobile without judgment...
Easy to say, hardest thing I have ever worked on...myself. Been doing it for the last 7 years and now I can let things like dry spots in the lawn go until tomorrow and enjoy the moment. But them damn spots will not win!!!!!!!!
Progress...not perfection...
Bigblue&Goldie
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Mike, guys like you are the best and worst neighbor to have; best because your house is perfectly maintained and you're easy to get a long with, worst because you make the rest of us look bad and our wives are constantly on our butts because they want our house to look like yours!
Hey Mike, what machining forums or other places are you going to for information? I used to hang out on Hobby Machinists but haven't been there lately and when I did it seemed like it wasn't getting much traffic. I did get some sort of email from them about some kind of member bust up. People not getting along?
Bighead38
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Lil ball busting never hurt.
Nah if you lighten up your stuff wouldn’t be as awesome as it is. Nothing wrong with being a perfectionist as long as it doesn’t interfere with life to an extreme degree.
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zmotorsports
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Thanks for the comments Pat. I guess it is baby steps because for the past year since I have shut my business down I have tried to close up shop earlier than in the past and either go for a walk with the wife or sit on the deck and enjoy our home and yard. As much as I try to just enjoy the moment those nasty thoughts of inadequacy and areas I need to work on keep popping up in my head. I agree that working on ourselves is the hardest thing to do.
Give me a wrench or something to fix any day vs. working on myself.
I appreciate the comments Pat.
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Mike, guys like you are the best and worst neighbor to have; best because your house is perfectly maintained and you're easy to get a long with, worst because you make the rest of us look bad and our wives are constantly on our butts because they want our house to look like yours!
Thanks for the kind words. I hope my neighbors aren't too awfully upset about our yard. They could still have the previous owners here and the big *** pipe in the back yard and no lawn.
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Dan, I really only spend most of my time here lately. I liked hobby-machinist but it seemed like there was a coup or some kind of uprising over there a few months back and I haven't been on there much since. Too bad too because there are some nice people over there who share a lot of their knowledge about machining.
I wish I could be of more help but I am not as familiar about any other machining sites that I can speak of from experience. Practical Machinists has some extremely knowledgeable guys on there but don't even think about mentioning you have an import machine, those guys will tar and feather you for sure. Too much attitude over there for me but on occasion when I'm just searching for a small bit of information that site pops up to the top of the search list.
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Exactly, nothing wrong with busting each other's balls once in a while. It's all in good fun. My wife and son sure got a kick out of the news story that you posted though, maybe a little too much of a kick out of it.
customh
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I'm quite certain this is bar-none the best thread on GJ. Runs the gamut of life and cool stuff in the garage. It's a heck of a time hanging out with y'all and I'm fortunate enough to be able to hang out and work with at least one of the guys here. Wish we could all get together for a beer and accomplish something.
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Yep!!!
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Thanks guys, I am very flattered.
I'm just happy to see that people actually check in and follow along on my thread. Many of the projects I do aren't anything special, just run of the mill repairs but kind of fun to photograph and show.
I'm just happy to see that people actually check in and follow along on my thread.
Many of the projects I do aren't anything special, just run of the mill repairs but kind of fun to photograph and show.
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zmotorsports
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So I have interesting job that I really need to get done. It is an old double barrel shotgun that has a couple of worn hammers. The hammers were dished terribly and worse the square drive holes on the hammers were rounded out and wouldn’t hold the hammers securely.
Let me preface by saying I am NOT a gunsmith and don't work on guns but I figured it’s just metal so I’ll give it a whirl. The worse that could happen is I trash an irreplaceable part.[emoji15]
Here is what I started with. There was a LOT of corrosion and the parts that are supposed to move freely, didn’t.
I disassembled one side completely (so I could use the other side as a model for reassembly) and soaked the parts in vinegar over night. They cleaned up quite well actually.
Here you can see a major low spot from use.
I TIG welded the low spot then moved on to a file to create a slightly convex shape.
I then moved on to the other hammer that also had a slight concave dimple that needed filling as well as the square hole was really buggered up and needed to be welded then filed to size and shape.
A few of the files and emery paper that I used to shape and contour after welding.
Bingo! Not only is the hole square but it is slightly tapered and has to match the taper and the square drive.
Creeping up on the repair of the individual parts for one side so I had to move on to machining a new screw to replace one that was broken and I had to extract.
I not only had to turn the small screw head down to .160” diameter but also a taper under the head so it will fit into the corresponding hole.
Let me reiterate, I am not a gunsmith and not up on all of the terminology of the individual components so go easy on me. I enjoy shooting and can appreciate what it takes to restore some of these antiques but I can’t rattle of specifications like some people, I’m not into guns to that degree.
Hopefully only another night or two in order to finalize this little project.
Let me preface by saying I am NOT a gunsmith and don't work on guns but I figured it’s just metal so I’ll give it a whirl. The worse that could happen is I trash an irreplaceable part.[emoji15]
Here is what I started with. There was a LOT of corrosion and the parts that are supposed to move freely, didn’t.
I disassembled one side completely (so I could use the other side as a model for reassembly) and soaked the parts in vinegar over night. They cleaned up quite well actually.
Here you can see a major low spot from use.
I TIG welded the low spot then moved on to a file to create a slightly convex shape.
I then moved on to the other hammer that also had a slight concave dimple that needed filling as well as the square hole was really buggered up and needed to be welded then filed to size and shape.
A few of the files and emery paper that I used to shape and contour after welding.
Bingo! Not only is the hole square but it is slightly tapered and has to match the taper and the square drive.
Creeping up on the repair of the individual parts for one side so I had to move on to machining a new screw to replace one that was broken and I had to extract.
I not only had to turn the small screw head down to .160” diameter but also a taper under the head so it will fit into the corresponding hole.
Let me reiterate, I am not a gunsmith and not up on all of the terminology of the individual components so go easy on me. I enjoy shooting and can appreciate what it takes to restore some of these antiques but I can’t rattle of specifications like some people, I’m not into guns to that degree.
Hopefully only another night or two in order to finalize this little project.
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zmotorsports
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Not hardly Pat. Just trueing up a few parts is all. Nothing too in depth. I'm sure the gun will just hang over the fireplace when done. I guess I looked at it more of a challenge than anything else. I don't ever want to do another one that's for certain.
Thanks for stopping by Pat.
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Mike I was paid a compliment today...
customh stopped by the plant today to talk business and life. He needed a .120 x 4.562 x 16.562 piece of Stainless.
So I grabbed a drop out of the rack and was looking at it so I could shear all the burrs on the same side of the material.
He said something to this effect "you're going for "Mike Quality"?".
Just thought I would share...I am flattered too...LOL...
customh stopped by the plant today to talk business and life. He needed a .120 x 4.562 x 16.562 piece of Stainless.
So I grabbed a drop out of the rack and was looking at it so I could shear all the burrs on the same side of the material.
He said something to this effect "you're going for "Mike Quality"?".
Just thought I would share...I am flattered too...LOL...
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zmotorsports
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That's awesome.
I've talked to Travis a few times on the phone and he seems like a great guy. I didn't realize the two of you were so close in proximity.
Thanks for sharing.
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I finished up my shotgun project tonight, everything except some bluing. I tested the hammer mechanisms and they appear to work properly and the slop/play is eliminated.
I welded the rounded off square drive, filed it back square again then drilled & tapped the center.
Both sides assembled and ready to mock up into the stock.
Thanks for looking.
I welded the rounded off square drive, filed it back square again then drilled & tapped the center.
Both sides assembled and ready to mock up into the stock.
Thanks for looking.
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jalbrecht55
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Mike--I'm really enjoying your threads--your attention to detail and documentation is great.
So speaking of, I had a Jeep question for you. I just completed a long dirt/backcountry trip in eastern Washington that completely dusted my LJ. It cleaned up pretty good but now I've got a bunch of squeaks coming from pretty much every joint in my suspension. (Still all stock basically). What would you recommend for lubricants/maintenance to quell the noises? As mentioned all stock rubber bushings, except the sway bar that may have some poly pieces on but I'm unsure.
Second thing-is your son documenting his WJ anywhere? I'd love to see what he's doing/has planned.
So speaking of, I had a Jeep question for you. I just completed a long dirt/backcountry trip in eastern Washington that completely dusted my LJ. It cleaned up pretty good but now I've got a bunch of squeaks coming from pretty much every joint in my suspension. (Still all stock basically). What would you recommend for lubricants/maintenance to quell the noises? As mentioned all stock rubber bushings, except the sway bar that may have some poly pieces on but I'm unsure.
Second thing-is your son documenting his WJ anywhere? I'd love to see what he's doing/has planned.
ttpete
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I finished up my shotgun project tonight, everything except some bluing. I tested the hammer mechanisms and they appear to work properly and the slop/play is eliminated.
I welded the rounded off square drive, filed it back square again the drilled & tapped the center.
Both sides assembled and ready to mock up into the stock.
Thanks for looking.
Nice, but please do one thing. Make up straight slot screws instead of the Phillips ones that retain the hammers. When that gun was made, Phillips screws were about 60 years in the future, and are still not much used in firearms today.
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zmotorsports
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Thank you for the comments.
Unfortunately I don’t think there is anything that you can merely spray on your suspension joints to calm the squeaks. I just had a rear upper control arm bushing squeaking that I had to disassemble, clean, anti-seize and reassemble in order to quiet down. I too get them every once in a while even with the rubber encapsulated bushings but nowhere near as bad as with the poly bushings.
The other thing is to make certain the fasteners are tight. If the bolts move at all they will squeak. Make sure the vehicle is sitting at tide height when you tighten the suspension fasteners so you don’t preload the bushings.
One last thing I do is use a paint pen to mark my suspension bolts once tightened. This way I can do a quick visual and tell if any are loose or have turned.
As for my son’s WJ, I’m trying to talk him into joining here and starting a build thread on his Jeep.
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zmotorsports
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Thanks. I need to stop and pick up some flathead screws tomorrow. The Phillips head were all I had on hand tonight and I was anxious to assemble it and try it out.
I appreciate the comments and for following along.
Finallygotit
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Nice work Mike!!
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zmotorsports
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Nice work Mike!!
Thank you Dan, I appreciate that.
Again, I am NO gunsmith. I just found this little project interesting and it allowed me to use my welder, lathe and mill. What more can a guy ask for?
Also Mike, on guns the slots are straight sided and are to be used with screwdrivers with straight blades. It's a gun thing, they have screwdriver sets for this.
Cool to see you doing a job outside your comfort zone.
Also Mike, on guns the slots are straight sided and are to be used with screwdrivers with straight blades. It's a gun thing, they have screwdriver sets for this.
Cool to see you doing a project outside your comfort zone.
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zmotorsports
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Thanks Dan, I will remember that when I have to make some screws tonight because I haven't been able to find exactly what I need today.
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I've gotta say, for not being a gunsmith, you are sure imitating one nicely. 
Nice work, that's a neat looking old rifle.
Nice work, that's a neat looking old rifle.