The Metalworking Thread

[davidwyby]

Been there and met jack, he’s rad. Been collecting since he got out of the service in ‘68 or something.

 

[Loony661]

Leaving stuff outside?

D A V I D F R E I B U R G E R on Instagram: "Jack’s Government Surplus Trucks, Tucson. The greatest military salvage yard I have ever been to. Everything here is for sale. #jacksgovsurplus #m715 #m725 #m38a1 #m37 #m43 #m151 #h34 #choctaw #sikorsky #

35K likes, 816 comments - davidfreiburger on January 8, 2023: "Jack’s Government Surplus Trucks, Tucson. The greatest military salvage yard I have ever been to. Everything here is for sale. #jacksgovsurplus #m715 #m725 #m38a1 #m37 #m43 #m151 #h34 #choctaw #sikorsky #armyjeep #cucv #gammagoat".

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I saw a lot of potential in that video!

 

[davidwyby]

Finally got a shot of one of our big boys (actually a small one) in action.

 

[Loony661]

That’s cool stuff. I was fortunate enough to get learned on an old Italian made Ceruti horizontal mill. Those were fun days.

 

[davidwyby]

That’s cool stuff. I was fortunate enough to get learned on an old Italian made Ceruti horizontal mill. Those were fun days.

I’d rather be in the woods.

Our horiz is a Gilbert

 

[Loony661]

I’d rather be in the woods.

Same!

 

[Wilhelm]

Finally got a shot of one of our big boys (actually a small one) in action.

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Cool big old school machine!

I see it is running old reliable SlaveOS v.1.0, didn't realize it is still supported.

 

[Al Smith]

Decades ago after I got out of HS I was a welder at Baldwin -Lima -Hamilton that once made steam locomotives .The huge machinery involved one can only imagine the size .There were VTL's that must have had at least 8 feet tables made by Niles . Much of it I had never seen running because at that time period it was Lima cranes and power shovels .Right now as I type the works,65 acres is just a big lot ,empty,all gone .
In my life time the only place I ever saw with such large machinery was NewPort News ship building and dry dock company .One can only imagine how large a lathe that turns shafts for an air craft carrier would be ,huge .

 

[Harold Balzonya]

I have a metal fab shop I work In at nights and weekends.... I have 275 precision tig water cooled power mig 256 with spool gun jd2 notcher and bender Logan lathe Bridgeport j head series 1 48 inch table mill. I mainly build antique tractor pulling parts

 

[davidwyby]

 

[Al Smith]

I've got what I would call a small machine shop with several large drill presses ,several lathes,sheet metal break ,over head crane rails,milling machine and several welders and a drive on auto hoist .I can usually repair or fabricate about anything I would need .Some things like hobbing a gear I just have to think it through before I ever begin the job .I have never had any formal training on machine methods just figured it out myself .Most of the time it works but will admit I've made a lot of paper weights or door stops depending on the size .

 

[Al Smith]

I'm not boasting but I've got more tricks than a barrel full of monkeys .Just a couple .Boring out a McCulloch 125 block using a Bridgeport mill with a home made boring tool made from an axle of a mortar mixer .A worm gear set made on an engine lathe but I can't find the pictures of the set up .I had to use a pocket computor to figure that one out ,dividing a circle by 64 . I might point out the brass was done because the teeth were shot on the gear .It's the same alloy as Ampco 18 hard bearing bronze . Sometimes you just have to think outside the box .

 

[MG2186]

I have a metal fab shop I work In at nights and weekends.... I have 275 precision tig water cooled power mig 256 with spool gun jd2 notcher and bender Logan lathe Bridgeport j head series 1 48 inch table mill. I mainly build antique tractor pulling parts

What kind of parts do you build for tractors?

 

[Harold Balzonya]

What kind of parts do you build for tractors?

Light weight narrow front end s weight bracket s wheelie bars light Ridgid seat seat post. Mainly Farmall but do some stuff jd ac oliver

 

[MG2186]

Light weight narrow front end s weight bracket s wheelie bars light Ridgid seat seat post. Mainly Farmall but do some stuff jd ac oliver

Nice, I’m with ya on the stupid other brands… lol! I’m pretty partial to my red tractors

 

[Harold Balzonya]

Nice, I’m with ya on the stupid other brands… lol! I’m pretty partial to my red tractors

 

[Loony661]

That’s some nice looking stuff! I’m tossing around the idea of picking up an M and teaching my boys (3 and 6) some things while I go through it..

 

[Harold Balzonya]

Thank you.. it great to get children hooked on tractor s....they will learn a lot.. & great family project is awesome as well....

 

[davidwyby]

 

[Wilhelm]