Another Tigercat...

[pumptech]

Great build you have going on,like your choice of gearmotors,wiil surely do the job. Look forward to seeing it running

[RCP57]

I have a few days off now so I hope to get back in the swing of things a bit. I got to play with my rotary table again today and managed to drill and thread some holes.

Thanks for lookin!

[Vanisle]

Wow, nice work. Who needs fancy wheel motors when you can do that.

[doodlebug]

Look's Great Reg!
P.S. send the rain my way, it's alittle dry here!

Cheer's, Neil.

[mack kid]

WOW. great work. tig welding alum is great. i tried that not to long ago messed it up. its lookin good.

[Snochaser]

Nice job again Reg. Your skills are showing me up.

Ben

[RCP57]

Thanks guys

Hey Neil, It quit raining here for two days did you get some? I hope so because it's on its way back here for the weekend.

Ben I don't think so...

TIG is fun, but for me it can be very upsetting too!


I'm still plugging away at this thing. I spent the last few days tinkering here and there on the back end making mounts for the arch and rams.

Reg

[Snochaser]

I think so Reg! Stellar work.

[doodlebug]

looking good Reg, drier than a (?????) here!


Cheer's, Neil.

[RCP57]

Originally Posted by doodlebug

looking good Reg, drier than a (?????) here!


Cheer's, Neil.

It's wizzin here again Neil!

Come on Ben you gotta give yourself more credit! At least your Cat works! This is far from finished and I'm already kinda wishin I'd started something else. The hydraulics are more complicated than I have patients for! 10 cylinders and 5 valves...help!

Reg

[RCP57]

I started to make some pieces for the hydraulics but I really wasn't into it so I decided to finish the guarding in the arch today instead.

Ben, Did you use two cylinders in your grapple or just one? I took pictures of a 630B near my house months ago and it had one ram but I believe the 630D's have two. I'm not sure which way would be easier to make though as the second ram replaced a linkage that was in the older models.

Thanks Reg

[Snochaser]

Dam Reg, that looks great!

I used two cylinders in the grapple, it was tighter than dicks hat band! Took along time (days) to get it just right, shims, spacers, washer, ect.

Ben

[RCP57]

Originally Posted by Snochaser

Dam Reg, that looks great!

I used two cylinders in the grapple, it was tighter than dicks hat band! Took along time (days) to get it just right, shims, spacers, washer, ect.

Ben

HAHAHA I bet! At least this one is in a bigger scale so there's some more room. This thing is becoming a pain in my ___! I like the metal work but I started to make cylinders yesterday and it just seemed soooo boring! I appreciate my father inlaws help on the volvo even more now! I'm horrible at making anything more than once let alone 10 times.lol

Thanks for the info and the compliment!

Reg

[doodlebug]

LoL! No rain yet, 2 brush fire's burning this weekend. Can cut the air with a knife!
Spent Sat. on a Rummley 30-60 Oilpull, yes it was hot! Sorry, no picture's.
Look's like fun to build grill's and hydraulic cylinder's. Keep it up, looking forward to more update's!

Cheer's, Neil.

[mog]

nice combo arch what are you going to use for your winch. i have to give you a big high 5 for all your tig work i know it's not eazy what kind of AL are you working with 3003for the sheet or 6061.

[RCP57]

Originally Posted by mog

nice combo arch what are you going to use for your winch. i have to give you a big high 5 for all your tig work i know it's not eazy what kind of AL are you working with 3003for the sheet or 6061.

I'm not sure what I will make for a winch yet. I haven't really decided whether it will even function or not. I get the AL material from a local sporty boat builders scrap bin so I'm actually not sure of the grade. I do know that it is not 6061 though because it bends easily. TIG welding it can be a pain for sure, especially if the parts don't fit perfectly or their of different thicknesses. I've learned a lot over the last year and a half through trial and lots of error so it is getting a little easier but I have a lot more to learn(always will too)! I'm waiting on a price for a CNC kit for my BF30, if I can get that and learn how to use it the parts will fit better and be easier to blob together!

Reg

[mog]

funny you should say that you are converting your bf30. that what i am doing right now too well my is a g0704 so just a littler smaller head.
you check got g0704.com hoss has every thing you need to know and then some. one tip i will give you don't buy chinese driver bords i know there only 50.00 but there not woth 1/2 that. i figger it would be cheaper to convert than to buy a DRO. not shere if i when down the right road yet lol but bean lost of fun. good luck

[RCP57]

That should turn out well! I've been waiting to get a quote on an optimum cnc kit from one of the canadian dealers. I'll see how crazy the price is and decide whether or not I save up and order it or just slowly piece one together. I like the idea of everything being matched and proven in the kit but I think that it will cost nearly twice as much so we'll see.

Reg

[RCP57]

Well I finally found some inspiration and started working on this again. I was really struggling with how to steer it but I figured out an easy way so here it goes! http://youtu.be/rAHZnO534VU http://youtu.be/TpoiG-i_IuY http://youtu.be/v73wry7NRf8 http://youtu.be/S9Er-TYFkM4

Thanks for looking

Reg

[dabears]

Looks great!