More junk

[royce]

Dragged these home today

24" drive sprocket
24" idler
32"x1" plate

Royce

 

[Ole Slewfoot]

Got a plan, or just need the excercise?

 

[royce]

Got a plan, or just need the excercise?

No real plan and I had to roll these out of the woods about a thousand yards.
I don't know what they weigh, but it was a sure enough chore to hump them up into the truck.
So I guess I got my exercise wether I wanted it or not !!!

Royce

 

[Divcod]

32in piece would be over 200#

 

[cvairwerks]

Look around some more and you might find the rest of the dozer or loader it came off of.

 

[royce]

CV,
I did not find the machine, but there is a chunk of track rail and the twins to the sprocket and idler I may latch on to.

Royce

 

[Provincial]

Remember folks, Royce is in Alaska and there aren't very many scrap yards nearby. People just leave these things where they lay because it is a lot of work to get rid of them. Also, when you are in the more remote areas, someone may be able to repurpose things to make life easier, more enjoyable, and sometimes even possible.

 

[Richard Cranium]

It would cost more to ship the to a scrap yard then they are worth.
Lots of old equipment is left where it quit.

 

[kbs2244]

Haven't they found USAF planes up there for that very reason?
Now the multi $$$$ guys go get the to restore.

 

[ChevyEFI]

How is the idler used?

 

[royce]

How is the idler used?

Originally, it was a track idler from a crawler, probably a dozer.
I will make a vise stand from it, in the end.

Royce

 

[royce]

Stumbled on to these today
1/8"x2" square tubes rolled to about a 40" radius
Should be something to make from these.

Royce

 

[Dennis Leigh Henry]

I love the 'scale" of your finds.. nothing tabletop....

 

[royce]

I love the 'scale" of your finds.. nothing tabletop....

Thanks Dennis,
I'm thinking of a non-tabletop kinetic balance sculpture along these lines.

Royce

 

[Dennis Leigh Henry]

Thanks Dennis,
I'm thinking of a non-tabletop kinetic balance sculpture along these lines.

Royce

Now that would be some cool industrial art.....

 

[tdcisco1]

Aahha: more jewels in the rough ! awaiting the outcome.

 

[royce]

Here is some track rail that will be part of a stand and a neat old riveted point, that I need to make something out of.

Royce

 

[royce]

Aahha: more jewels in the rough ! awaiting the outcome.

Yes Sir,
I have not figured out what to make as the subject for it, yet.

Royce

 

[royce]

Stumbled into some counterweight plates today.
4ea 3"x12-1/2"x36"
2ea 1"X12-1/2"x36"
2ea 3/4"x12-1/2"x36"
Did not need them, but just could not leave them behind.
I imagine something will come along, where they can be implemented into some form of nonsense.

Royce

 

[larry_g]

How is the idler used?

The idler is the front wheel on a tracked rig like a Caterpillar. The sprocket is the rear driving wheel.


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no neat sig line

 

[Lwel9226]

I have two stands made out of final drive sprockets like that.... work great...
My stands are not as fancy as the things you build, very simple with 2 1/2 in. square tube upright and cross top hitch tube so I can change tools easy.... 4 1/2 vise, Beverly shear, block of steel I use for an anvil, pipe vise, small 1 ton arbor press, etc.....

Lynn W

 

[royce]

I have two stands made out of final drive sprockets like that.... work great...
My stands are not as fancy as the things you build, very simple with 2 1/2 in. square tube upright and cross top hitch tube so I can change tools easy.... 4 1/2 vise, Beverly shear, block of steel I use for an anvil, pipe vise, small 1 ton arbor press, etc.....

Lynn W

Right on Lynn,
It is nice to have the versatility of mounting different tools to one stand.

Royce

 

[Miss the Pontiacs]

I’ve always enjoyed watching your process to the final one of a kind piece of art.
Good luck on your latest endeavour. We will all be watching in anticipation.

 

[royce]

I’ve always enjoyed watching your process to the final one of a kind piece of art.
Good luck on your latest endeavour. We will all be watching in anticipation.

Thank you,
At this time, I don't know what those plates will be, waiting on inspiration!

On another note, I've had my eye on this blind flange for a couple years and it is now available.
It is a real bruiser, 75"diameter, 7" thick.
I don't have a way to handle it at my place, so I'll have to cut it in two where it lays.
I'm thinking it may be a good start to a anvil.

Royce

 

[Miss the Pontiacs]

Here we go again! As I said everyone will be watching.
What would that weigh?

 

[royce]

Here we go again! As I said everyone will be watching.
What would that weigh?

I'm thinking around 4-1/2 ton

Royce

 

[Miss the Pontiacs]

Yikes I think I would have just kept my eye on it.

 

[royce]

Yikes I think I would have just kept my eye on it.

I hear you on that, but it is one of those once in a lifetime opportunities and just can't stop myself!

Royce

 

[toomanytoyzz]

I'm thinking around 4-1/2 ton

Royce

How would you go about moving that even if you did cut it in two? Nice finds, but my back aches just looking at the scores.

 

[racer-john]

I love dropping into see what Royce finds and makes of the find(s).

 

[Lwel9226]

Thank you,
At this time, I don't know what those plates will be, waiting on inspiration!

On another note, I've had my eye on this blind flange for a couple years and it is now available.
It is a real bruiser, 75"diameter, 7" thick.
I don't have a way to handle it at my place, so I'll have to cut it in two where it lays.
I'm thinking it may be a good start to a anvil.

Royce

That mite take a little larger cutting tip than a #1 .....

 

[royce]

How would you go about moving that even if you did cut it in two? Nice finds, but my back aches just looking at the scores.

I'm thinking my skid steer will pick it, if not, I'll chain it to a tree and drag it off the trailer.
Thanks

Royce

 

[royce]

I love dropping into see what Royce finds and makes of the find(s).

Thanks John,
I am hoping to cut it tomorrow.

Royce

 

[royce]

That mite take a little larger cutting tip than a #1 .....

And how,
#6 tip at a blistering pace of 6" per minute.
There is about 24' of cut planned.
I'm curious about how many cubic feet of oxygen I'll chew up.

Royce

 

[royce]

Got the paint stripped and brushed off where the cuts land.

 

[royce]

Got a surprise when I flipped it over.

What I thought was a blind flange turned out to be a vessel head with two 3/4"x1/4" grooves milled across the face of it.

Anyhow, drilled a few torch start and stop holes.

Royce

 

[royce]

Did manage to get started cutting late this afternoon.
Hope to get it cut out tomorrow.

Royce

 

[Oregon rock crusher]

Damn Royce, I'd say you must have some pretty high volume and high pressure pipes up your way. That ought to make a very good size anvil....or two. Have you tested it for rebound yet? Ed.

 

[royce]

Damn Royce, I'd say you must have some pretty high volume and high pressure pipes up your way. That ought to make a very good size anvil....or two. Have you tested it for rebound yet? Ed.

Yes,
The mainline that runs from Prudhoe Bay to Valdez is 48"
The biggest gas line in Prudhoe that I worked on laying and tieing in was 60".

I'm thinking this anvil will scale out somewhere between 800# and 1100#

It does seem like it is pretty lively, with a mellow ring, but we'll see when complete.

Ed I'm glad you replied as I am thinking about hard facing the deck on it.
I think you have some experience in the rock and equipment world and was wondering if you would have any thoughts about alloys for this project.
The parent steel is SA 350 LF2

I am thinking about buttering it with a medium hard build up layer with a full hard cap on top of the build up layer.

Any thoughts?
Thanks

Royce

 

[Oregon rock crusher]

That is going to be a challenging cutting project Royce but if you can get close to #1000 that will be a very impressive sight and the perfect companion for the MILLSCOTT vise! I did a little anvil repair once on a #400 anvil and settled on MG 710 for the top. It falls in that medium hard 55-60 range that takes repeated impacts well and doesn't chip. It flows well and slicks off really nice. I just used a hand held belt sander to get it very flat. It held up great and the repairs are still invisible most of the time.

Only downside to it was I only filled in a few torch bites and cleaned up the hardy hole and the repairs stayed shiny when the rest of the top took a light rust one winter. Also it was pretty expensive but I only needed a few rods and didn't check on what a roll would be. Probably some similar product out there too. Ed.