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Buffalo-Springfield boiler hand hole cover stud replacement.
The original bolt was leaking where it passed thru the casting and failed a static pressure test, so I drilled and tapped it on my Logan to put it back in service.
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This old steam roller isn't exactly little, but she passed her boiler inspection and got to proudly cruise the grounds once again.
That is my '50 Farmall H parked in the roadway beside it.
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¿ªÔÆÌåÓýMy wife used chlorine bleach in a spray bottle to age ironwork.? She used to be a wrought iron designer/fabricator in a very upscale area.? The type where you don't ask what someone does for a living, you just price your work accordingly and NEVER cheat them.On 17-Feb-25 0:58, Nitro via groups.io
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1970 Murray Eliminator? restomod project.
Day one of my $20 purchase.
The wheels were too scrapped out to salvage, a brake caliper and handle were missing, so it was time to source some new parts out of my pile.
A 26 inch donor bike provided all of the brake hardware and it's Sturmey-Archer 3 speed planetary rear hub.
20 inch allow wheels were sourced for the project, but the spoke count of the original hub didn't match the new rear rim, so the 26 inch bike gave up hers for the build.
That in turn required the disassembly of three more wheels to play mix and match with the proper spoke length for my re-lace.
A vintage style cheater slick was sourced for the rear of it, and the front got treated to a super skinny tire for a three wheeled recumbent bike to stay with the dragbike theme.
The fenders were sourced from a bike that got squashed by a car.
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Since they were off a new bike, I did a faux patina treatment on them.
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They were sanded to bare metal then painted with a very similar color as what little paint was still left on the bike then soaked in a solution of white vinegar, table salt and hydrogen peroxide until the rusting began and killed most of the new paint.
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The original seat was about as hard as glass, so I soaked it in heavy coats of tire shine compound for about a month to soften her back up.
That actually worked perfectly and allowed me to retain the patina on it.
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Basically, every bearing got replaced, new brake shoes and stainless cables were added to it and the end result was a bicycle that retained her well earned look but was all new where it counted, hence the restomod designation. |
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¿ªÔÆÌåÓýonly 80 years old?? They don't make them like they used to.? ?Good work keeping this old stuff alive, more people need to know how things work other than asking your phone to do it for you. On 16-Feb-25 23:21, Nitro via groups.io
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This is called a mixer valve.
It's function is to mix natural gas with the air intake charge to fuel the engine.
The replacement valve assembly was made out of 12l-14 free machining steel with a 6061 T6 poppet.
I figured that the aluminum was an ok choice because technically this engine only runs about 40 hours a year now.
The valve stem bore is being opened up on a Bridgeport vertical to accept the larger diameter replacement I made.
The 80+ years it was in active service finally wore it completely out.
The pintle in the original photo trashed the bore in the housing until the poppet broke off of it and shut the engine down.
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It's really cool to be an active member in our Association and to have the skills required to keep as much of it alive as possible.
The flywheels on this puppy are about 7 feet in diameter.
We use a Farmall M tractor to fire it up because the air starter got away from it decades ago. |
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I did the Latitude adjustments just not labled.
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At Latitude 0¡ã = 17 miles in minute
At Latitude = 14 miles in minute
At Latitude 65¡ã = 7.2 miles in minute
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At Latitude 0¡ã = 0.28 miles in second
At Latitude 35¡ã = 0.23 miles in second
At Latitude? 65¡ã = 0.12 miles in second
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¿ªÔÆÌåÓýNice looking wire wheel and great that it's mostly used parts.Back before the "foreigners can't teach kids" ruling we were showing how to repair and make things.? Started with helping a retired teacher fix her broken flower stand as her first time welding. Apparently caused quite a stir, kids realizing you can fix things instead of buying new. |
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Found this rusted up crusted up grinder pedestal and decided it needed a new lease on life.
After disassembly, the cast iron parts were re-machined to clean them up, the pedestal casting was glass beaded then refinished then a 1/4 horsepower water pump motor was selected to drive it.
The 6061-t6? aluminum motor pulley was machined to match the new v-belt sourced from Ebay.
Hardwood was chosen from our onsite sawmill for the base.
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This was built as a functional piece of equipment with the added bonus flair of fitting into our vintage shop setting at the Machineworks.
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ER32 collet chuck mods to enable it to be mounted to a milling table or an angle plate.
The 8mm holes were enlarged to accept the 3/8 inch hold down hardware for our Diamond 22 horizontal.
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ER32 collet chuck on a Morse #2 shank.
The 2-3 adapter was turned straight on the OD then ground true with my Dumore toolpost grinder.
The straight shanked adapter allows me to mount the collet chuck in a Buck adjustru? lathe chuck.
The #2 shank allows use of the collet chuck on any number of my machinetools equipped with Morse tapers. |
Jerry Durand
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