CBacres ex horse barn shop

[cbacres]

Well hell.

Some of you call me King Ho due to my buying expeditions at estate sales, some of you enable me and egg me on to buy buy buy. I think the guy who called me on the way home (it was my wife’s birthday) from breakfast last week asking loudly enough that the wife could hear “ are you coming by to look at that vise or not?”is what did me in.

Under the premise that we’re buying a kennel for a new dog, she picked out this 5’x10’x6’ high heavy duty kennel. I dutifully bought it online at TS, suggested we have dinner out and go pick up.

So we’re putting it together, she agreed with me that the nuts on the brackets would be better on the inside of the cage ( should of been a red flag) got it all together and tighten, she says that’s how she’s going to keep me from buying so much!!!!!!!.

At least she let me have a tool in there.



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[mybigwarwagon]

HAHAhahahahaha. At least you can play with your tool, umm, the tool.

 

[shortykorte]

That’s not a bad look. Since you have your phone, make sure you pass on the sales to me.


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[rmack898]

I made the mistake of showing Laura that picture and now she wants to know where to buy one.

 

[cbacres]

I made the mistake of showing Laura that picture and now she wants to know where to buy one.

The place I bought from is mentioned in standard GJ code.

My lips are sealed .

 

[cbacres]

Hit a sale after breakfast, but didn’t have time to ask about a ramp in the dumpster as my wife had a appointment and we had to get.

So...... soon as wife left I went back.

The sale was at a guys shop who rebuilt alternators and trannys.

Anyway, here’s my load.

The hunk of steel in the middle is something I had a rough idea of what it did, but clueless otherwise, but bought anyway.




So, looked it over, has a cage that is rotated by its own motor, a bigger motor that powers a paddle wheel of sorts and uses shot for media. Obviously a cleaner of sorts and I googled alternator shot blaster and got some hits that enlightened me some.

There’s two little trays connected to a single lever, fill trays with shot, parts in cage, start cage, start the paddle wheel and empty the shot into paddle wheel area and I assume it’s justs flings it around.

There is a crude filter system in the area above and I’m guessing a vacuum hose is attached to the pipe fitting on top.

From what I read, these are used for aluminum and cast iron parts.

I havnt had time to run, next weekends project.

I also picked up this motor with the big impeller, they let me remove from another machine that was already in dumpster, but shaft must of got bent when they dumped in in.


Oh, the ramp I went back to get.



Gotta go, need to perform surgery on wife’s cordless weed eater.



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[Craptain]

I've been looking for a ramp like that for my trailer. They're usually sold before I even see the ads.

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[shortykorte]

I've been looking for a ramp like that for my trailer. They're usually sold before I even see the ads.

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I only need half so you can have the other half.


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[Strouty]

Those ramps are really nice, usually pretty expensive too. The parts tumbler looks like it could be useful for sure, but then I think most things are useful, so don't gauge anything on what I say...

 

[shopnut]

Interesting find on the alternator blaster and I'm curious to see what else you discover about it. Something like that would have come in handy a few weeks ago when I was in the blasting stage of rebuilding my original Corvette alternator.

Here the two halves are getting baked so the new (frozen and shrunk) bearings can be dropped in... 30 minutes at 350F !

Great find on the ramp too! One of these days, I'm going to replace my heavy homemade wooden version with nice lightweight aluminum one.

 

[mybigwarwagon]

I had a ramp like that I got fro free in a load of scrap metal. I used it a couple of time before a guy came over and saw it. He asked if I wanted to sell it and I told him no. He started making offers that got higher and higher, and finally stupid high. He left with it. I think he could have bought a new one for what he paid me.

 

[Strouty]

Those ramps routinely get listed for $300 or more and they are rarely listed for long.

 

[cbacres]

I've been looking for a ramp like that for my trailer. They're usually sold before I even see the ads.

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I’m wishing I came across this years ago when moving lathes and such.

I only need half so you can have the other half.


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You two would want the same half.

Those ramps are really nice, usually pretty expensive too. The parts tumbler looks like it could be useful for sure, but then I think most things are useful, so don't gauge anything on what I say...

Strouty, I’m the same way, that’s how it ended up in my shop, but only for a few days. I found a guy who could actually make use of it.

Interesting find on the alternator blaster and I'm curious to see what else you discover about it. Something like that would have come in handy a few weeks ago when I was in the blasting stage of rebuilding my original Corvette alternator.

Here the two halves are getting baked so the new (frozen and shrunk) bearings can be dropped in... 30 minutes at 350F !

Great find on the ramp too! One of these days, I'm going to replace my heavy homemade wooden version with nice lightweight aluminum one.

It’s used for the alternators and pretty much anything that’d fit in the cage to be **** blasted. The guy who bought it rebuilds small aircraft.

I had a ramp like that I got fro free in a load of scrap metal. I used it a couple of time before a guy came over and saw it. He asked if I wanted to sell it and I told him no. He started making offers that got higher and higher, and finally stupid high. He left with it. I think he could have bought a new one for what he paid me.

I also found in a scrap dumpster at a clean out sale. Told me to take it and even put two of his guys on it to get it out. They were going to move a bunch of stuff off it, told them to just get one end up on edge of dumpster, and I pulled it out.
Told them I’ve been diving dumpsters longer than they’ve been alive!!

Those ramps routinely get listed for $300 or more and they are rarely listed for long.

I beat that price by a long shot.

 

[cbacres]

Here’s my circus story for the holiday, due to my stupidity.

Had a nice gooseneck faucet I bought at a sale to put on our patio sink. It’s a nice and heavy Koehler with the pull out spray.

Had to replace the shut off valves as the chlorine tabs we store under this sink got the best of them, that was simple.

Tested the “new” faucet, all good except the plastic end on hose for sprayer was dry rotted and broke, got to replace the whole section of hose back into the valve, which I don’t think is intended to be replaced.

So, screw it, I came across another just the day before in my shed, installed, hooked up lines turned on supply valves and....... the faucet leaks like a open hose.

Dammit!!

Wait, it gets better.
We were wondering where it came from, our kitchen, and the moment of realization of why we took it out came about two nano seconds after I turned water on........:::::

So, not a total wasted day, I cooked up ribs in a rain storm.


And installed some gates in the barn to help keep the dogs from horse stalls.


Cooked, did some fun stuff with the wife and had all the dogs out to play in the rain.




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[shortykorte]

And you didn’t invite us to the bbq.


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[rmack898]

I want ribs.

 

[cbacres]

Worked on another 4 year old project.
When I put the metal roof on, the ends caps that were supplied for the gutters didn’t fit, and I had to build caps to fit the gutters as they are in place.

So nothing like waiting till a Tropical storm is skirting by to get er done.

Using a small sheet of galvalume to shape the caps off a template.

Here’s the open gutter end.

Cap in place and pop rivited in.

My air operated blind riveter is pretty handy for projects like this.
One more end cap and a down spout and 2015s roof project will be done.

Picked up a hydraulic power unit this week.


I’m planning on replacing the hand pump on a 55 ton press I bought last year.


That’s all for now, hopefully I can report back on the test run oh the new power unit on the press. I need some hydraulic fittings to adapt.



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[Bob Heine]

Cap in place and pop rivited in.

My air operated blind riveter is pretty handy for projects like this.
One more end cap and a down spout and 2015s roof project will be done.

Craig, I assume you punched those holes in the gutter rather than drilled them. Something simple, like my Roper Whitney Jr., or something more manly?

 

[shortykorte]

Craig don’t you have more pressing projects to work on? Lol.


Bob, you’re right on the Roper. he had one until February Flywheelers and I sold it for him. No way I’ll sell mine.


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[cbacres]

Craig, I assume you punched those holes in the gutter rather than drilled them. Something simple, like my Roper Whitney Jr., or something more manly?

Bob, I just drilled them in place, I was in a hurry in between rain bands. I do have clecos and a tool. Just got to remember which drawer I stashed them in.
See, I always thought I needed two drills, one to leave in just drilled holes for alignment and the other to drill another hole to set rivet.
I do have the pneumatic riveter.

Craig don’t you have more pressing projects to work on? Lol.


Bob, you’re right on the Roper. he had one until February Flywheelers and I sold it for him. No way I’ll sell mine.


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I’m working on doing a test hook up of the power unit to the press.


I found the best way to sell stuff at Flywheelers was to leave our space and Shorty would be calling me if I’d take such and such.

Hmm, I wonder if he really sold the Roper I had.........

 

[cbacres]

Wired the power unit up and connected to the ram on the press.

It’s just hanging for a quick test, so no flaming on it being crooked as hell.

It ran the cylinder fine, I need to reseal cylinder, but was aware of that when I bought. The power unit is 3,000 psi, the cylinder 3.5” ID, so calculates to 14 ton.
I like the speed that it runs cylinder out.

So, I figuired to get more power, I’d put a bigger plug on it.


I’m just using a 50 amp as the only 220 volt I have is my welders and the mill. I’ll be running a 20 amp 220 circuit for the press.

To get a higher tonnage, I’ll have to use a higher psi unit of 5-6” dia cylinder.

It’s another work in progress, but I believe I’ll be wondering how I lived with out a powered press for so long.


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[shortykorte]

But are the ribs ready?


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[cbacres]

More power!!!
Dug out this power unit that I inherited years ago from my Dad. It’s a Enerpac style unit, made by Owatonna Tools.

It’s a 10,000 PSI unit, 3 position valve, I can run a double acting cylinder on it. I may have a line on a double acting cylinder, that way I can power out of my fuk up crushes.

Rigged up to press for a test.

I’m happy with it.
Now I just need to reseal the cylinder.
The cylinder hang from a angle iron frame, it slides side to side. The base of cylinder is 1” plate and spans across the two top channels on the frame of the press, but it’s bent!

So on to taking cylinder apart, or at least attempting to.
There is a shaft guide plate with a snap ring holding it in the cylinder.

Both are freely moving and able to rotate, but just won’t come out, something keeps catching. I’ve stuck a couple feeler gauges around to make sure snap ring wasn’t just off center. The manufacturer suggested maybe ram was bottomed out a few times and may of bent the guide. I’m thinking of welding two bolts on the guide and using a puller.




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[shopnut]

I’m thinking of welding two bolts on the guide and using a puller.

Sounds like a plan. You really don't have anything to lose if you're tearing it apart anyway for a seal replacement.

 

[cbacres]

Sounds like a plan. You really don't have anything to lose if you're tearing it apart anyway for a seal replacement.

Not at all.

I may of found a replacement cylinder, a double acting one.




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[cbacres]

Received my nifty drill/tap chart from Starrett yesterday.

Just get on their website and they’ll send you one.

Thanks to Craptain for that info.

Now I just need wall space to hang it.




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[shortykorte]

Can’t believe Craptain is killing my custom drill chart offer. [emoji22]


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[cbacres]

Nothing real worthy of what I’ve been up to, but every time I go to get a beer...........





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[cbacres]

Now that the important stuff covered, I did procure a 4.5” cylinder for the press.
I’ll need to build a tower to mount it on the press frame, but I’ll end up with more travel and and actually a little more height than the the original ram.
I set it up to make sure cylinder was operational.


Some 1”x8” flat-bar I’ll need to fabricate the new mount.


I’ll cut off off the eye on end of cylinder and will fab a adapter of sorts for different attachments.


I’m thinking of machining a adapter that slips over the cylinder and set screws to secure.

I’ll fab/machine other pieces to the adapter.



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[Strouty]

Looks like a nice ram and a fun project that will be useful when done.

 

[cbacres]

Well another house induced distraction from the shop.
I get a call last Monday from the wife, House is warm. Damn, I know my unit is too old for repair and it’s on older Freon. I call a AC Co to see about getting it checked, I’m being optimistic that maybe it’s something simple.

I get home, tech has the compressor panel open and the look on my wife face said it all.
Compressor is shorted to ground. We’re dead, and temps are still in the high 80s.
And to add to the disaster, we need to leave in a couple days for our sons wedding.

The air handler is in the attic and I’ve been planning to relocate into the laundry room as it’s been a pain up in the attic. Not a huge deal except....... it needs to go where the water heater is currently.

I can’t take next day off as I had a important job meeting, I can take the following day off to relocate the heater, all the plumbing is in the attic. So my wife and I are buying the piping and fittings at different locations but we got what was needed after a few hundred dollars in Pex and Sharkbite fittings.

Day three:
Water heater move to garage.I hook hose to drain water heater while I’m probing around in attic to find spots for new piping to come up from garage and miss trusses. The spot above is right where there’s a girder truss to support the perpendicular trusses as the garage turns off the house.

I start building the risers for WH up the wall into the attic. I needed to build new air chambers over the WH risers. I used copper for the risers, making a transition to Pex in the attic. I went with Pex as there was a lot of different angles to overcome getting piping out of the way of the new AC ducting.

Air chambers.

I decided on the sharkbite fittings as I didn’t want to spend the time soldering piping in the attic, that and I need to go through the 8 turbo torches to see if I have one that works.

Risers with ball valves.


I don’t even use gate valves anymore, ball valves are so much better, specially on lines that don’t see regular use.

Pex in attic.

The smaller lines are branches to the washer. The other end of the Pex connects to the 3/4” main lines where I cut off the copper.

WH in place.

I spent a small fortune on the fittings, but doing this by myself and in contorted positions in the attic, I just needed a quick way to hook everything up. I only had the day to get ready for the AC crew the next day.

Only real thing I had to do the day of the AC install was drill a hole for the new condensation drain through the block wall, which was a cell that had concrete in it, so it was drilling a 1” hole through 8” of concrete. I was too cheap to buy a 1-1/8” bit, just kept reaming with the bits I had.




The AC Co was great, but still had to stay on the crew with the details.

We now have AC again!!

I’m hurting in places I didn’t know could hurt, but I can still get up there and do it. A lot of cool off breaks though.

Maybe some shop stuff next WE.



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[shortykorte]

Nothing better than a failure when it’s the most inconvenient. Looks good and “happy wife”


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[Strouty]

You really handled that well, the effort on your end saved some serious coin, even considering the expensive fitting. You should wear the soreness with pride, great job!

 

[cbacres]

Nothing better than a failure when it’s the most inconvenient. Looks good and “happy wife”


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You really handled that well, the effort on your end saved some serious coin, even considering the expensive fitting. You should wear the soreness with pride, great job!

Thanks guys.

I don’t know about the handling well part, there was a lot of cussing going on. My wife had to leave, she told me to pace myself, she didn’t want to come home and find me passed out in the attic! I got to thinking maybe cause the FD would have to tear the ceiling down to get me out??

It saved money by not using a plumber and it would of been hard to get what I wanted as it was design as I went. I’m happy with the end result.

 

[Strouty]

You clearly didn’t read the installation instructions, it clearly states “lots of cussing must happen in order for this to be installed.”

 

[cbacres]

Here’s a pic I left out.
The area just past the 2x4 is where the new 18” flex duct would be going to get to laundry room, right where all the copper is.



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[cbacres]

You clearly didn’t read the installation instructions, it clearly states “lots of cussing must happen in order for this to be installed.”

That reminds me of one point, almost done and I needed the smaller tube cutter because of close quarters.

Luckily my wife was in yelling distance.

“ please get me the small cutters”

She comes up the ladder with a slightly smaller one,

“No , smaller than that one”

Comes up with a smaller one but not the smallest

“ babe, the really small one, it’s almost square”

Oh, she thought I’d was a clamp in the bucket.

Got the one I needed, she asked, you need anything else?
No, I’m good

You sure?

Yes

oK cause I need to go to the barn.

I cut the old copper and then..........

Fu%#¥£€k, no reamer!!! It’s important that the edges are smooth as not taking the chance of catching the O ring in the fitting.

Down I go, no way in hell am I taking a chance on the last fitting.

 

[rmack898]

You made that look easy Craig.

While I'm not a big fan of shark bites, on jobs like this when time is not on your side they have their place. I agree with you on the use of ball valves, unless you need to throttle the flow, why use anything else.

The new AC should do wonders for your electric bill.

Hurting in places you didn't know could hurt is just the beginning, **** it up buttercup.

 

[mybigwarwagon]

You need an 8 year old to run up and down to fetch tools. Works great.

 

[shopnut]

Yeah, I would have paid some extra bucks for parts to avoid soldering up in the attic too. Besides being too hot up there yet, a fire up there would not be good.

Congrats on getting it all done!