CBacres ex horse barn shop

[shortykorte]

Shorty Korte
Always remember quality in QST

Sent from my iPhone using Garage Journal

 

[cbacres]

Hope everyone had a great Christmas.



Nothing new to really report on except a new idea for a welding table.



I posted on a 51" disc of 1-3/4" plate couple weeks ago. Got to thinking and collaborating with a memeber and I'm thinking I'm going to make that into my new smaller table.



I currently have a 4' x 8' x 3/4" table, but it's just a little too big for my space, and it's just a flat surface magnet.



Then I was planning on a 3'x5' table, which is fine, but the round piece has been tugging at me, so I pretty sure that's the way I'm going. It's about the same surface area as the 3'x5'. I'll use the Aero casters I picked up last week since they have very positive wheel brake and swivel locks on them.



Here’s the casters I’ll be using.


Here's the problem I'm stuck on: Which corner do I mount the vise on?

 

[Craptain]

I mount the vise for right handed operation. So just right of center should work. Just keep moving it right until it feels right and that's it. [emoji106][emoji849][emoji41]

I'll be back in January to see how you're doing with that. [emoji12][emoji1787]

Sent from my SM-G930T using Tapatalk

 

[LutzTD]

put it in King Arthur's spot, pretty sure he doesn't weld nice casters

 

[shortykorte]

I was going to say the same but go left to each corner. Position it for clamping long items.


Shorty Korte
Always remember quality in QST

Sent from my iPhone using Garage Journal

 

[cbacres]

I mount the vise for right handed operation. So just right of center should work. Just keep moving it right until it feels right and that's it. [emoji106][emoji849][emoji41]



I'll be back in January to see how you're doing with that. [emoji12][emoji1787]



Sent from my SM-G930T using Tapatalk

Andrew, here’s just right of center, but it don’t feel right enough. Guess I’ll keep to the right some more.[emoji481]

 

[cbacres]

OK, think I found the right spot.
Here’s a little vise clamped to table for illustration, I wasn’t going wrangle a 80 lb vise to clamp it.


I lied, it’s 54” OD with a 23” hole in the middle. This is 1-1/2” thick plate. I’m thinking the having the center open will be handy for inboard clamping.
That gives me 15” from the outside to inside ID.
I can fit a cover plate in the middle if the hole messes me up.

At least I won’t be able to stack none welding **** on the center 23” .


Sent from my iPhone using The Garage Journal mobile app

 

[Strouty]

You can stand in the middle and weld all around yourself.

 

[cbacres]

You can stand in the middle and weld all around yourself.

But you know how that’d go, soon as I crawled under and stood up, I’d forget something, I’d knock stuff off the other side, the freaking lead would come loose.......

Could also make a hell of a welding rotator!

 

[Strouty]

Or a nice swim tube for someone you don’t like.

 

[Duker]

Damn... I would hate to see the the bolt and nut that went with that washer... I can see it now... a giant lazy Susan for the middle is coming.... as for the vise location I might actually have some useful information ( not really just pontificating...) the machine shops here that do a lot of pumps, valves etc have circular tables and they have a drop in vise mount either inside the leg or just to the side of a square leg base table for using the leg for clamping. Just a thought...

I think that will definitely work for welding!


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

 

[JCQuick]

I was thinking that would make a cool welding table. there i go being slow again

 

[taumac]

I wonder what size coffee comes with that doughnut? Only Craig can find a doughnut shop that comes with a side order that’s a vise.

 

[cbacres]

I got to thinking (unharnessed daydreaming about semi fantasy shop stuff) today another use for the holy weld table. I could rig up trash can under the center of table and then we could just push the empty beer bottles to the center of the table, maybe even set up a little bowling alley with bottles being the pins.

 

[cbacres]

Ok, I really got it this time.
I have a platform lift.
I have a decent size hole in middle of table.
( see where I’m going with this?)
The hole is big enough for a slender girl to come through while dancing on the rising lift!!
No Fab Four sizes, besides Gerard has them!
I think I’m going to build these to sell, that way the wife won’t be suspicious of a dance table in the shop!!!!

 

[Strouty]

Maybe you can find a volunteer at the next Hooters meeting, and I don’t mean Shorty.

 

[cbacres]

Maybe you can find a volunteer at the next Hooters meeting, and I don’t mean Shorty.

Well thanks for that image. Besides, table is only about 40” tall.

I’ll have to start hitting different Hooters for interviews!

 

[shortykorte]

Maybe you can find a volunteer at the next Hooters meeting, and I don’t mean Shorty.

You obviously haven’t seen my Chippendale video from back when I use to entertain.


Shorty Korte
Always remember quality in QST

Sent from my iPhone using Garage Journal

 

[cbacres]

Did some work in the annex this weekend.
I repurposed some aluminum construction trailer stair landings into a loft.

Each landing is 40”x5’. One is a ******* to the other two and I cut the two to match the the ******* because the two were a sturdier construction.

I started by mounting a 4” aluminum channel across the width of the shed, through bolting into the sheds 2.5” sq tube uprights.

Once I figured out how I was going to use the landings, one was a thicker assembly than the others, I attached a ledger using the same size channel. Twice.



I attached using 3– 1/4” self drilling screws to each square upright.


OK, you may of noticed I said twice. I should of wrote down my design thoughts because my mental notes from one day to the next seem to disappear. The ledger was intended to be higher than the beam as the landing ribs would sit on ledger, the front “fasicia” was ripped to size to match the ******* landing.

Of course I didn’t notice this screw up until I had all three sections of decking up in place. I wasn’t taking it down as I already had one nut residing in my boot. So did a little rigging to temporary hold ledger up so I could adjust the height.

The square tube is the shim used to raise and hold in place while I reattached ledger to the wall.
Here is the landings before I whacked them apart.


First one cut to size. Note the ribs I mentioned.


Fascia marked to be trimmed to size.

I cut those with a 6” cutoff wheel on my angle grinder.
Today I broke out the plasma machine, which went a lot quicker on the fascia cut.


I wanted to beef up the support on the outside channel, so one of the steel handrails became a pipe support from the roof framing.

Cut rail to size and using a 6 lb sledge, convinced the round to be flat on the ends.

I bent 90 tabs on each end, one end hooks over the roof frame, the other end is bolted to the channel.

And the finished loft.






Sent from my iPhone using The Garage Journal mobile app

 

[cbacres]

A new toy for the shop.

A Bessey angle clamp. Been wanting one for a while, finally just ordered off Amazon.


Sent from my iPhone using The Garage Journal mobile app

 

[Craptain]

Nice job on the loft.
That flat surface your angle clamp is sitting on looks familiar. [emoji16]

Sent from my SM-G930T using Tapatalk

 

[rmack898]

Nice clamp

 

[cbacres]

Nice job on the loft.
That flat surface your angle clamp is sitting on looks familiar. [emoji16]

Sent from my SM-G930T using Tapatalk

Andrew, I’m glad I bought that red surface, I ran out of my other flat surface tops.

Nice clamp

Mac, been wanting at least one of these heavy clamps, since I sold some stuff, I didn’t feel as bad on just going and getting one. This one has 4.5” capacity on stock size.

With some of the planned fab projects coming up, should be handy.

 

[Finallygotit]

Nice job on the loft! Now that I see it finished, I now understand what you were describing prior.

 

[shortykorte]

With that loft, I think you need an order picker.




Shorty Korte
Always remember quality in QST

Sent from my iPhone using Garage Journal

 

[Strouty]

Sweet, more space! Now fill it.

 

[cbacres]

Some doings going on that involve steel, cussing, beer, head scratching , steel slivers, more beer.

I have a old Parker vise that is missing the thick collar on the from of the vise that retains the screw .

Could of bought one from a guy that casts then for about $60. Why would I spend that kind of money when I have a mill?

So off I go to make one up.

Cutting a piece of 3/4” plate.



Set up in the mill on the rotary table


This is the first time I’ve done much of anything on a mill, much less cutting a radius using a rotary table. Took me a little, asking machine friends and surfing through the millions of utubes to find one that applied to what o was doing.

First cut


Kinda rough, but I oversized the cut to allow for any fukkups.kinda surprised myself. I drilled a hole in the center of the piece and it worked pretty good on helping me set up.
Next time I’ll make sure to do better layout, with hard marks cause after I lost the center, kinda a pain to remeasure.

It’s taking shape, the little ears get cut off.


Cut the step to match casting on vise.


Test fitting







Sent from my iPhone using The Garage Journal mobile app

 

[cbacres]

Here it is reset to cut inside radius, this will fit over the meatball of the screw.



Then I cut a bigger radius about 1/8” deep to fit over the flange on the meatball.


I’m amazed and proud of myself that I managed to keep the hold downs far enough out for the last cut. With all the tweaking I went through to it right, if the washers or bolts were in the way, they were just going to get trimmed.

Here is the almost complete part.



Test fitting on vise.


I need to locate and drill the mounting hole and bevel the part by the meatball, as it has a little bit of a taper.

A little visit to the belt grinder and it’ll be ready to go.


Sent from my iPhone using The Garage Journal mobile app

 

[cbacres]

I learned a lot in this crash run of mill project.

Next time I’ll layout the entire piece with scriped line and more punch marks.

Setup is the key.

 

[shortykorte]

Nice job on your maiden mill voyage. Look forward to seeing it Wednesday.


Shorty Korte
Always remember quality in QST

Sent from my iPhone using Garage Journal

 

[taumac]

Nice work for first run on the mill. You can’t complain about that.

 

[Strouty]

Amateur, the first thing I machined on my mill, I decided to make things more interesting and used the cutter spinning backwards, once you master that, then you are a true machinist.

 

[Grumblebum]

Score after score CB.

I'm all caught up again now.

Those corner clamps are great, I need to get 3 more.

Hope you have more than shorty's florida issue footwear on with all the heavy handling lately.

I also read "hooters" somewhere too in the last 10 pages but don't think the photos uploaded for you.

GB.

 

[cbacres]

Thanks Shorty and Gerard.

Andrew was a help behind the scenes.


Sent from my iPhone using The Garage Journal mobile app

 

[cbacres]

Amateur, the first thing I machined on my mill, I decided to make things more interesting and used the cutter spinning backwards, once you master that, then you are a true machinist.

So that’s how you get that buffed matt looking surface!


Sent from my iPhone using The Garage Journal mobile app

 

[cbacres]

Score after score CB.



I'm all caught up again now.



Those corner clamps are great, I need to get 3 more.



Hope you have more than shorty's florida issue footwear on with all the heavy handling lately.



I also read "hooters" somewhere too in the last 10 pages but don't think the photos uploaded for you.



GB.

GB, good to hear from you and thanks for stopping in.

Here’s my footwear.


I tried to Shorty to let me make a pair of these for him but he backed out when I said I was just going to trace his foot with a cutting torch instead of soapstone. We’re good friends, but sorry, it’s a long handle torch or nothing, don’t want to give you all the wrong idea!!



Sent from my iPhone using The Garage Journal mobile app

 

[3baygarage]

Wow,heck of a job making that part. I’m impressed. Once you get it down, all the guys will be lining up with repair jobs.

 

[Craptain]

Them shoes are no good for Shorty. He would be able to kick them off when he goes swimming.

Sent from my SM-G930T using Tapatalk

 

[shortykorte]

Now those rebar flops are a hot idea. You bringing them to Flywheelers Wednesday right?

Andrew, I have a couple of concrete blocks I’ll let you try next time we’re out on the boat. [emoji12]


Shorty Korte
Always remember quality in QST

Sent from my iPhone using Garage Journal

 

[cbacres]

It’s been a while, figured I’d post to at least get my thread out of the bottom of the barrel.

Been busy, took advantage of the discounts and bought a new truck, so I needed to prep the old one to sell.

Anyway, here’s a little action in the shop today.

Resumed working on my generator. Seeing the National Hurricane Center started tracking some disturbances, figured that’s my signal to finish up the generator.

It’s a 10KW military surplus unit. Somewhere a forklift operator missed the fork tube and bent the enclosure frame, of course the section where the engine oil drain is. They have a section of hose between engine and the frame, it was kinked and I wanted to get it straight.
Unbolted the flange from the frame, jacked the frame back into shape, reconnected hose.
Couple of weeks later I see the hose is leaking.
Took it apart, picked up a piece for the local hydraulic shop and putting it back together.


Hose and drain valve assembly.


Fittings for drain on engine.




This set up makes draining the oil a breeze.

Another step towards getting this unit in the shop annex where it’ll live and will be tied into a sub panel. It’ll be where my wife can flip the main at the meter, plug in the generator and power up the house.

It’ll be able to run during a hurricane out of the weather.


Sent from my iPhone using The Garage Journal mobile app