Pics of some of the tools Chris made in order to help the restoration go easier.
Date(s): Oct 4, '09. Album by chris case. Photos by chris case. 1 - 16 of 16 Total. 6384 Visits.
1 Press break, outlet to show scale.
2 You can see the sngle-iron bottom die, made by sawing down a large, heavy piece of angle iron.
3 Blast cabinet extension, plus a base with wheels and brake, to fit a Harbor Freight cabinet. The extension will be held to the cabinet with HD 'suitcase latches', easily detachable for compactness when not in use. Long parts will need to be blasted in two shots, after flipping.
4 Extension with door open. I built it 24" long, 58" total, so that the cabinet can be used for leaf springs and drive shafts. And a crossmember. I sprayed it white inside, original cabinet too, to brighten it up. It probably needs a bigger light source too.
5 Proof of concept of a small sand blast tent for blasting the truck frame. Vinyl 'clothes pinned' over a PVC pipe frame. Plus cyclonic dust collector. Sand will be swept off floor and re-used.
6 Tent will catch 'sand' for reuse by sweeping it up. Cyclonic Dust collector will trap dust, second stage filter, earthmover sized paper element, will catch the fine stuff.
7 A pipe extension on the sand blaster hose will allow control through the tent wall. It will also prevent operator fatigue when rested on the PVC pipe frame.
8 Actual ten in use. Center section of cover is clear vinyl, like for storm windows or convertible top window.
9 Side wings of cover are Visqueen. Joints between sections are rolled together, then clamped with spring clamps.
10 Extension pipe on sand blaster hose. Fittings are teflon taped, hand tight. Rotating joints allow best angle for blowing the rust off, and maximum comfort for operator. In actual use, lance is inserted through a gap in the cover, operator look in through gap. Glasses/face mask are a must. Actually nicer to use than a blast cabinet, the extension makes it very easy to handle with two hands. .
11 CTD chop saw, undergoing modification to 'dry saw', lowering rpm and adapting to 12" blade.
12 Right side of machine, jack shaft temporarily bolted down with Grade 8 vise grips. ;^) It works. Now load it into truck and take it to the Napa store to get matched sets of belts. The drill chassis to suit belts, and built new guards.
13 4" Riser block for Klausing 8525 vertical mill
14 Riser block weldment- 6x6 square tubinh, 3/16" wall, plus the bowed layer to the rear to match the column of the machine. The shelfes welded along the sides are needed for the clamp plate that keps the turret from turning under the load of cutting.
15 Rear pic w/ bowed layer.
16 Uni-head. Usually used to hold milling cutters for sharpening on a horizontal grinder, I turned the B&S #9 taper shaft to use it as a milling indexer.Also turned down the OD of a 32 tooth 10DP gear to act as the index wheel- that gives me 8 & 16 sides options. OE was a 12 pointer, it did 2,3,4,6, and 12. The hight of the index head was the impetus for the riser block project.
