Josh K. Posted February 17, 2011 Report Share Posted February 17, 2011 Here's a project I'm currently working on. I'll post pics as I go..... Starting block. Black UHMW 6"x12"x27" After Op1: Quote Link to comment
Josh K. Posted February 18, 2011 Report Share Posted February 18, 2011 End of day progress. I got 4 other things going on at the same time as this PITA! Quote Link to comment
slodat Posted February 18, 2011 Report Share Posted February 18, 2011 Mold? What part does it make? Quote Link to comment
Josh K. Posted February 18, 2011 Report Share Posted February 18, 2011 Mold? What part does it make? It's actually a part for an oil rig. I think it clamshell's around the pipe and aligns it, or something like that..... :) Quote Link to comment
datrod Posted February 18, 2011 Report Share Posted February 18, 2011 It's actually a part for an oil rig. I think it clamshell's around the pipe and aligns it, or something like that..... :) Who cares it's badass. :lol: My guys ask me all the time. What is this part for? I tell em I don't care as long as I get payed to do it, :D Quote Link to comment
Josh K. Posted February 18, 2011 Report Share Posted February 18, 2011 I hear that! I've made some strange stuff in the past.... :) Started back on it this morning. Quote Link to comment
Josh K. Posted February 18, 2011 Report Share Posted February 18, 2011 Ready for the next op. The mounting flanges are temporary tooling and will be removed in a later op. Quote Link to comment
Aaron Datsun Posted February 18, 2011 Report Share Posted February 18, 2011 That part slides down into the casing (hole) and keeps the smaller diameter tube from falling down into the hole while they attach the next length of pipe. Working in the oil field got me through college :D. Very cool This whole thread is cool Quote Link to comment
Josh K. Posted February 19, 2011 Report Share Posted February 19, 2011 Thats what I thought. Thanks Aaron! Quote Link to comment
Josh K. Posted February 21, 2011 Report Share Posted February 21, 2011 Here's where it sits currently. Have to drill/tap/finish diameter. Quote Link to comment
Josh K. Posted February 22, 2011 Report Share Posted February 22, 2011 More pics as we go! Quote Link to comment
datrod Posted February 22, 2011 Report Share Posted February 22, 2011 That's pretty cool. If what aaron says is true some of my parts might end up going thru some of your parts. I make alot of adapters & couplings for the oil industry. Cool beans :lol: Quote Link to comment
Josh K. Posted February 23, 2011 Report Share Posted February 23, 2011 That's pretty cool. If what aaron says is true some of my parts might end up going thru some of your parts. I make alot of adapters & couplings for the oil industry. Cool beans :lol: I wouldn't doubt it! Only manifolds I've made were for last years winning BMW/Oracle - Americas Cup boat. 4 manifolds was $25K! Had to knock 2deg angles in 2 areas. Time for some fixturing, ghetto style :) One more Op to go! Quote Link to comment
jbirds510 Posted February 24, 2011 Report Share Posted February 24, 2011 Holy crap is this cool!!!! Paula sent this to me!! http://widgets.nbc.c...ba4377d3bfd6c81 Im dying to know what "this" is..I cant get it to open...Im sitting here chanting open open open haha. Quote Link to comment
mklotz70 Posted February 24, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 24, 2011 After 2 years....that link is dead and I have no recall as to what the heck it was! :( Quote Link to comment
jbirds510 Posted February 24, 2011 Report Share Posted February 24, 2011 haha sorry man didnt notice the date..owell guess well never know. <_< Quote Link to comment
mklotz70 Posted April 3, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 3, 2011 Thought about putting this info in a couple of different places.....once this project is finished(like I ever finish any of them :( ) ...I'll be posting the spacers in the for sale section :) Too tired to go through this very thoroughly....sorry. Basically, I got this idea from Wayno to dimple an existing washer. I made a spacer in a different style a few years ago, but I didn't like the way they registered to the outside of the spindle boss. These spacers will do the same thing....allow 620 drum bearings(readily available) to be used in place of the non-existant 521 inner bearing. Anyway.....it still needs a few tweaks, but you'll get the idea. :) The caliper pics....one spindle is the 620 with the taller boss, the other is the 521 with the spacer...both with the 620 drum bearing. Edit....I did find a better version of these washers at Tacoma Screw...they don't crack!!! :) Quote Link to comment
krecs Posted April 4, 2011 Report Share Posted April 4, 2011 you know guys, john and mike have a point, there is not a lot of machinist that can run manual machines or single point a thread. In the late seventies cnc started to bloom i was in my first cnc shop after 5 years running manuals now warehouses took over starting salary for machinist trainee is 10.00 hr after 5 years if they are good may be 12.00 or 12.50 the warehouse starting salary is 9.00 after 5 years some are making over 18.00 hr so there is no justice we lost in the inland empire first kaiser steel, then Santa Fe railroad then they closed March and Norton air force bases. as machinist you invest on tools and a lot of time learning. my son went to MTNA TRAINING SCHOOL FOR MACHINIST to learn the basics, after 5 years as cnc machinist and making 13.25 hr. he move to electrician now he makes prevailing wages working on solar systems, in California is 38.0 to 42.0 per hr. i do not make that king of money after 35 years as machinist on tool and die, mold making and cnc programing. now i enjoy making parts for DATSUN'S AND HOT RODS. i will love to teach the new generations. but the pay is not there and industry is out of the country, so like 20 years ago some one wrote in the sun telegram news paper. "THE FUTURE OF THE INLAND EMPIRE IS WAREHOUSES JOBS" AND THATS ALL WE HAVE NOW. so if we can enjoy getting together with the local guys and show off our cars we will always have fun, until the next one. Quote Link to comment
krecs Posted April 4, 2011 Report Share Posted April 4, 2011 I hope not. :lol: Just gonna use it to remove mat'l real fast. Should be here in late March or early April. I'll get pic's as soon as it comes off the truck. I actully made a mistake it's 3,980 pounds of Z axis thrust. (Floor space 142"X71" Net Weight 12,600 lbs.) It's a nice size machine. john i will love to see it and run it to make some real cool parts see you at portillos for a cold one next time. Quote Link to comment
mklotz70 Posted April 4, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 4, 2011 I keep thinking about taking some vacation time to come down and help out in john's shop for a few days. I'm qualified to push a broom......so I'm not completely useless!! :) krecs.....along the lines of what you're talking about.....the master machinists that can run the manual stuff are all getting to retirement age...when the baby boomers really start to retire, there will be some huge holes in the available experience available in most career fields!! :) ...hhmm....maybe I can get sucked out of mine and into something I enjoy!! :) Quote Link to comment
mklotz70 Posted April 4, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 4, 2011 got tired of the spindle wobbling. :) Quote Link to comment
datrod Posted April 5, 2011 Report Share Posted April 5, 2011 I keep thinking about taking some vacation time to come down and help out in john's shop for a few days. I'm qualified to push a broom......so I'm not completely useless!! :) krecs.....along the lines of what you're talking about.....the master machinists that can run the manual stuff are all getting to retirement age...when the baby boomers really start to retire, there will be some huge holes in the available experience available in most career fields!! :) ...hhmm....maybe I can get sucked out of mine and into something I enjoy!! :) Yeah it's sad. Most young people want to work for the DMV or a bank or Government agency. They don't want to get to dirty. Or work hard to make a living. There are more people working for the Goverment in the U.S. than all orher fields of work. IE. Manfacturing, Farming,You get the idea. That's why this Country is so fucked up. Somebody has to make something for us to survive. I've been doing this for over 35 years. Shit back in the late 70's early 80's guys were getting some good money for cranking handles. Now if you hire a guy they don't even know what a manual mill or engine lathe is let alone know how to operate it. And they call them selfs "MACHINISTS" :lol: Don't even get me started on this shit. I can rant for days. Quote Link to comment
]2eDeYe Posted April 5, 2011 Report Share Posted April 5, 2011 dang....what the heck happened!! Sure had a bad glitch with Ratsun just now! Fixed that for ya ;) I hear ya John I was told today that one of our fabrication suppliers didn't like welding up a bunch brackets I designed? WTF? That's the job you signed on for...I mean it's what you do? Quote Link to comment
mklotz70 Posted April 6, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 6, 2011 2eDeYe' date='05 April 2011 - 10:28 AM' timestamp='1302024539' post='455069']Fixed that for ya ;) I hear ya John I was told today that one of our fabrication suppliers didn't like welding up a bunch brackets I designed? WTF? That's the job you signed on for...I mean it's what you do? Thanks :) I'm guessing they under bid the job and are whining about it now :) Geez....maybe I should get my welding cert :) Quote Link to comment
datsunwizard Posted April 9, 2011 Report Share Posted April 9, 2011 Here is the latest out of the Fast Guido Motorsport's workshop from the past week, bump stop spacers for the S12 200sx VG strut, that adapt to the stock 510 steering arm. 54mm on the top side for the larger bottom hole on the 200sx strut, 40mm hole on the bottom for the 510 steering arm. With a spacer height of 1.25". A nice big chunk of aluminum, just a little bit of de burring to do and then their done. Monte Quote Link to comment
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