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ihbuilder · #1 11-01-2012, 10:19 PM

was going to wait a bit before I started this till I got further along , so mostly parts

I'll put long run parts on the mill while I'm turning parts on the lathe . with no tool changer on the mill , it's hard to concentrate on turning while changing tools and parts out on the mill

. I hope to change that someday soon

210 pads in a days work still need 2 ops done yet

21 pads /plate

the carbody frames

I got the front idlers and sprokets cut but still have yet to take pics

rockNmayhem · #2 11-01-2012, 11:09 PM

Steve you have been very busy lately. Progress looks great on those pads. Now when do I get a set to throw on my CAT?

Keep it up.

Tyler

RCLogger · #3 11-02-2012, 01:30 PM

Looks like another great build taking place Steve. I am looking forward to watching your progress..

Greg

ihbuilder · #4 02-02-2013, 05:17 PM

little progress . back on aluminum in the mill for awhile so no steel cuttin for the TD40 right now

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thanks or looking

RCP57 · #5 02-02-2013, 05:28 PM

Very nice! Two at a time is a good idea. You won't need a quick change because you can just switch machines!

ihbuilder · #6 02-02-2013, 05:45 PM

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Originally Posted by RCP57

Very nice! Two at a time is a good idea. You won't need a quick change because you can just switch machines!

lol actually 1 wont have a stick which is the 1st to get finished it's needed in the sheet metal department

Espeefan · #7 02-02-2013, 07:51 PM

Dang, that looks nice! And beefy! I like it.

What is the little piece of equipment, sitting in the background, with the rims piled on it's base? A snow cone maker?

The handle makes me think mini drill press, but I don't see a motor, chuck, or cord anywhere. I thought maybe a hand tapper, but there is no handle for turning the taps. Can't be an arbor press. Not even leverage with those little handles. I give up!

ihbuilder · #8 02-03-2013, 03:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Espeefan

Dang, that looks nice! And beefy! I like it.

What is the little piece of equipment, sitting in the background, with the rims piled on it's base? A snow cone maker?

The handle makes me think mini drill press, but I don't see a motor, chuck, or cord anywhere. I thought maybe a hand tapper, but there is no handle for turning the taps. Can't be an arbor press. Not even leverage with those little handles. I give up!

if you really want to know http://www.alspi.com/corepress.htm I found it in a scrounging trip at a place similar to HGR industrial surplus . I thought it was a press of some sort . So, I grabbed for some wild idea of using as 1 till I investigated it a little more

. It's got a granite base

and a dial indicator put in it and we got a hight test stand

RCLogger · #9 02-03-2013, 03:39 PM

Nice work Steve. Its a good thing Reg doesn't live close to you, you two working together could have an assembly line happening..

cheers
greg

RCP57 · #10 02-03-2013, 03:47 PM

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Originally Posted by RCLogger

Nice work Steve. Its a good thing Reg doesn't live close to you, you two working together could have an assembly line happening..

cheers
greg

Haha! I wish! That would be sweet!

ihbuilder · #11 02-03-2013, 04:18 PM

Thanks Greg , yea your right I could use a good tig welder who has time to weld right now

finished up a little aluminum turning early , pulled the alm chips out and threw in some ss . the result was 2 drive spindles

gotta cut my keyways and drill the 4 screw holes for the ring gear. yea I'm using my trusty ol hpi savage axle parts

I couldn't find good small bevel gears without breaking the piggy bank

. I'll be keying all my shafts on these to eliminate any possible slippage . Designing the track frames and drive housing . going to try to mill them out of solid bar .

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Ahh ,another full week of cussin in the shop

RCLogger · #12 02-03-2013, 04:43 PM

You must have a ton of chips in your shop... Metal flying, someone could start a business just melting down chips for you..

ihbuilder · #13 02-03-2013, 05:11 PM

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Originally Posted by RCLogger

You must have a ton of chips in your shop... Metal flying, someone could start a business just melting down chips for you..

yea I just filled a 55gal drum full of alum in a month

Espeefan · #14 02-03-2013, 10:03 PM

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Originally Posted by ihbuilder

if you really want to know http://www.alspi.com/corepress.htm I found it in a scrounging trip at a place similar to HGR industrial surplus . I thought it was a press of some sort . So, I grabbed for some wild idea of using as 1 till I investigated it a little more

. It's got a granite base

and a dial indicator put in it and we got a hight test stand

Huh? Are you thinking about getting into shin grafting or something?

A tissue coring press? One of those, 'I didn't know that even existed' kind of things. Using it as a height test stand, in the mean time, while you read the manual, doesn't sound to bad.